Creation for Liberation Podcast
The Creation for Liberation Podcast, hosted by Chetna Mehta, explores themes of decolonization, creativity, self-care, and inner revolution. Each episode features guests who inspire listeners to embrace their inherent creativity and work towards personal and collective liberation. The podcast aims to foster a world of compassion and connection through mindful creation.
Episodes
E26. What Does Liberation Look, Feel, Sound, Smell and Taste Like to You, Today?
In this final episode of Season 2, Chetna talks about what liberation looks, feels, sounds, smells and tastes like to her, on the day of recording the episode!
She names the importance of realizing our freedom here and now on our collective creation and liberation.
She calls back and weaves in various gems from some of the conversations during this season of the pod, and invites you as the liste
E25. More Will Be Revealed & the Making of an Ancestral Instrument with Sara Ghebremichael
In this episode, Sara and Chetna talk about:
What liberation smells like, sounds like, feels like for Sara
All of our energetic pathways as music, and the unblocking of those pathways bringing music and liberation to the world
Chetna’s journey with the Bansuri and the permission to make music
Sara’s relationship with the banjo as a way to soothe her soul as she’s in relationship to the i
E24. The Liberation of “No Choice,” Surrendering & Radical Love w/ Lama Rod Owens
In this episode, Lama Rod and Chetna talk about:
What liberation smells like, sounds like, feels like and looks like for Lama Rod from both an abstract and embodied experience
Contentment and acceptance alongside the wrongness, suffering and crisis of the world
The subtle practice of “holding the chaos and crisis, instead of the chaos and crisis holding you”
Holding space for everything
E23. Trusting the Muse in Creative Practice with Feroza Cayetano
In this episode, Feroza and Chetna talk about:
The creative process being a spiritual one, and how honoring that is transcending the inner critic that says “you’re a fraud”
Feroza’s relationship with her creative muse
Creativity rising up in her like water that have to be poured out based on experiencing a lot of emotions
Creativity also rising up in her when her muse comes gently knocki
E22. Hope, Peace and Solidarity with Ameera and Noa of Tomorrow’s Women
In this episode, Ameera and Noa talk with Chetna about:
What life is like lately for each of them at the time of recording this conversation at the end of February, around 140 days after October 7th
What “peace” means to each of them today, alongside the violence that they’re actively threatened by daily
How Ameera holds the human need to defend and protect against violence while working fo
E21. Inquiries Beyond Binaries About Peace in These Times ft. HawaH Kasat
In this episode, Chetna shares:
The Chetna Unfolding newsletter where she’s been publishing more recently about longing and depression as portals, second arrow suffering, the addiction to binary thinking, and more
Ahimsa and nonviolence, and the confusing contemplation about what peace means today
The day count and loss of 30,000 Palestinian lives, 1,400 Israeli lives, and uncountable plant
E20. The Role of the Artist and Channeling Divine Illumination with James McCrae
In this episode, James and Chetna talk about:
Art as alchemy and permission to be bold and expressed
The importance of leaning into creativity during these times of violence, multiple genocides and divisiveness
How art is often born out of suffering, and how James’ creativity is fueled by grappling, pain and what feels hard to make sense of
Turning the pain, the lead, into beauty or gold;
E19. Longing is a Portal to Purpose
In this episode, Chetna talks about:
Some of Chetna’s recent longings
The pain and ache of longing, and the inevitability of it as humans
The distinction between the content of our longings and Longing itself
The human tendency to chase after the longings, as symbolized by hungry ghosts
The clarity, awe, love and truth that comes with being with longing, especially in community
How
E18. The Great Joys in Partnership, Care & Purpose with Madame Gandhi
In this episode, Kiran and Chetna talk about:
Kiran’s partnership being a space where she could be her full, queer, androgynous self in her vulnerabilities and wins
Morning meditation with Deepak Chopra and Oprah as a way to reset, start the day positively, take responsibility for her self-rhetoric, and get herself ready to step out into the world
The practice in partnership of separating b
E17. Freedom, Indigeneity and Multi-Dimensionality in Therapy with Luis Cornejo
In this episode, Luis and Chetna talk about:
Luis’s journey of sharing more of himself in his work, claiming himself as a model, playing with make-up and being free
Going from a stable and “successful” job at Kaiser to a queer-centric and indigenizing therapeutic practice
Sharing himself authentically in room as a therapist with his clients
Luis’s journey of identifying as an indigenous
E16. Reclaiming Our Story and Welcoming All Our Parts (and Money) with Ruthie Lindsey
In this episode, some of what Ruthie and Chetna talk about:
Ruthie’s soul’s work and dharma to welcome and love all the parts of us, including those that have been shamed or rejected
Ruthie’s story of being hit by an ambulance, being hospitalized for a month and getting a wire implanted in her spinal cord infusion
Growing up as a sweet Southern girl and her doing everything she had to do
E15. Magic Beyond Logic
In this episode, Chetna shares about:
The safety of relying on logic
The willingness to be open to possibilities beyond logic
A practice that allows us to consult with our mind and our heart wisdom
The inner critic living in the mind
The importance of movement (getting the heart rate up) to be able to consult with the heart
The ancient intelligence of the heart
Examples of
E14. Mixed Identity & Possibility with Dance with Megan Lowe
In this episode, Megan and Chetna talk about:
What dance means to Megan, a way to relate to the world, to space and other bodies, and self-express beyond what people assume
How in her body and Asian identity, she’s explored her physical strength through movement practices
Breaking through walls of expectation through exploring movement through the body
Going beyond the rigid way of what “d
E13. Authenticity, "Ugly" Art, and Sharing Online with Hana Shafi
In this episode, Hana and Chetna talk about:
Resistance and activism through frizzy hair
Creating new worlds through visual art; drawing what we want to see in the world, from cool fashion to authentic femininity
Clothes as wearable art yet co-opted by capitalism that make it seem frivolous
The paradox in Hana’s art between colorful and vibrant and dark and creepy
The power in what is
E12. Living the Questions in Decolonizing Art, Medicine & Landback Movements w/ Rupa Marya
In this episode, Rupa and Chetna talk about:
How her upbringing supported and didn’t support her creativity
Being in a fallow period with music-making
Processing grief with the lives lost and fundamental shifts after Covid
The artist process, with music and healing, being one of sitting and listening, integrating and express at the edge of the unknown
The Deep Medicine Circle’s landback w
E11. Decolonizing & Interdependent Belonging with Kelsey Blackwell
In this episode, Kelsey and Chetna talk about:
What “decolonizing” means to Kelsey
Holding the both/and of being a settler and belonging on a particular land
Cultivating belonging within oneself and with the larger earth community
Honoring the truth of interdependence as a way to fostering belonging
Practices of connecting with the earth and “offering breath” and care
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E10. Ego & Control in Creative Process with Amit Pagedar
In this episode, Amit and Chetna talk about:
Putting ourselves in roles or boxes with the labels and identifiers we use to introduce ourselves
How the ego relates to over-identification and control
Defending our ideas and needing to protect them as a cause of suffering
The ego’s need for security and its nature of insecurity
Compassion for the ego and how it tries to help us be secure
Season 2 is Coming
Yo! Peace and warmth good people. It’s about to be Season two/dos/be/do/due of the Creation for Liberation podcast!
I’m really leaning into the process of experimentation here, which is what I see creativity as. And in this season, we’re centering conversations with creators and liberators at the intersections of art, education, medicine, yoga, spirituality, science, somatics, social justice and m
E9. Decolonizing Creativity is Being in Right Relationship
Welcome to the final episode of season 1 y'all! What fun experiment this podcast has been and we're ending with some quality conversation and wisdom from two new and lovely friends, Hitoko Okada and Inez Inok't.
Some of what we get into:
Hitoko's background as a lineage craft and textile artist and community arts facilitator
Inez's background as a muralist, mother and indigineous activist
Dec
Quick update: Checking in with y'all
Just checking in with y'all on a few updates since we've been away from the podcast for awhile. Thanks for listening to the unfolding of the Creation for Liberation pod, y’all. So cool! Stay tuned within the month for the final episode of season 1.
We love you!!!
Upcoming events:
Our series of IG LIVE conversations on funk and love, liberation through birthing, compassionate art, and rejec
E8. Excavating Our Creativity is a Social Responsibility
In this episode, we get into:
The inspiration of folks fasting for Ramadan and increasing their God consciousness
The intention of sharing and inviting you into the 3-Month Abundant Creativity Excavation Program
When the program began and how it’s grown to 200+ alumni across the globe
How we use language to open up new worlds for ourselves
The definition of “creativity” and how problematic
E7. My Heart (Not My Mind) is My Master
In this episode, we vibe on:
How in the midst of crisis and violence, it’s pertinent to take the time to love on and uplift the people around you, to check-in on them and know that that too is activism
Heart intelligence from a yogic and ancient Egyptian perspective
Research on the heart organ and it’s impactful communication with the brain
The heart’s “little brain”
Alyssa’s perspective
E6. I Don't Know and In That, I'm Free
In this episode, we get into:
The inspirations of Morning Pages and Evening pages and its effects on sleep and mental clarity
The inspiration of the Devotion Chart and the Aluna Method by Juliana Luna
How “knowing” provides us with safety, control and security
The type of “knowing” that’s valued in our colonial culture
Some history of human rationalism and its effects today
How “kno
E5. Reclaiming Discipline Reinforces My Self-Trust
In this episode, we get into:
Gratitude for you as a listener, reviewer, giver of your valued attention to this podcast, thank you!
The western definition of “discipline”
How Yoga sees discipline
How Kung Fu sees discipline
The balance and yin/yang of empowered discipline
Reclaiming discipline as an empowering practice versus a punishing practice
Using words that resonate with us
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E4. My Inner Critic Has a Back Seat Only
In this episode, Chetna talks about:
Two indigenous women-lead organizations that offer important resources for native and non-native folks: Spirit of the Sun and All My Relations Podcast
What the inner critic is...
Five traits and tendencies of the inner critic: 1. black or white thinking 2. motivating but actually invalidating 3. highly triggered by uncertainty 4. internalizing of oppressiv
E3. Intuition is an Embodied Collaboration
In this episode, we ponder on:
The inspiration of Diwali and the new moon
What intuition is from cognition and indigenous perspectives
Knowing through “implicit knowledge”, “energetic sensitivity” and “nonlocal intuition” according to the HeartMath Institute
Interconnection with nature as a way to tap into intuitive wisdom
Mel Vargas sharing her ancestral dream and lifestyle rooted in int
E2. Self-Compassion Fosters Creation
In this episode, we get into:
Supporting initiatives like the Sogorea Te' Land Trust to return indigenous land to indigenous people
The relationship between self-compassion practices and creativity according to Chetna's experience
The pillars of mindful self-compassion according to Kristin Neff and Chris Germer (mindfulness, self-kindness and common humanity)
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E1. Creative Expression Soothes the Depression
In this very first episode of the Creation for Liberation podcast (!), we get into:
The divinely-timed inception of the podcast
Reaching out for community support as a source of inspiration
Depression as it relates to swimming in the insane soup of oppressive social systems / separation as a cause for depression
Seasons of depression in Chetna’s life when creativity pl
Introducing the Creation for Liberation podcast!
We’re so excited to launch this project! Our first episode comes out with the autumn equinox on September 22nd 🌑
Stay tuned in the meantime on: mosaiceyeunfolding.com/podcast
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