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The World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich27. How to Drop In: A Calming Kriya Practice by Mia TaninakaThe fourth in a series of year-end rituals to nurture and inspire your creative heart.This week, we’re re-entering the mystical world of Mia Taninaka, who offers a gentle yet transformative breath practice: Anulom Vilom. This short kriya practice balances yin and yang, guiding the mind into stillness and preparing the body for meditation or creative flow. Perfect for anyone, anytime, this practice is a drop-in moment of calm amidst the chaos of daily life.In case you missed my full conversation with Mia, titled Expanding Beyond What You Think Is Possible, yo...2024-12-1202 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich26. Setting A Sacred Creative Space: A Ritual by Natalie ChildsThe third in a series of year-end rituals to nurture and inspire your creative heart.This week, I’m sharing a short and soulful ritual from Natalie Childs, an artist deeply connected to the land and guided by her ancestors. Known for her reverence for Country and her ability to transform space into ceremony, Natalie’s offering invites you to set a sacred creative space — one that reflects your intentions and honours the gifts of the world around you.Drawing on her practice of foraging natural materials and connecting with the spirit of place...2024-12-0502 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich25. Learning The Language of your Body: A Guided Practice by Kristen Caissie of Moon CanyonThe second in a series of year-end rituals to nurture and inspire your creative heart.This week, I’m sharing a beautiful guided offering from a beloved guest earlier this season, Kristen Caissie—a Guided Grounding Ritual. Kristen, a trauma informed somatic practitioner, has a way of weaving beauty and intention into every gesture. Her ritual invites you to bring sunlight onto the alive parts within you, nourishing your inner soil and awakening the seeds of creativity lying within.If you missed my conversation with Kristen, where we explored the quiet powe...2024-11-2810 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich24. A Mantra For Creativity by Dee Kawai TangThe first in a series of year-end rituals to nurture and inspire your creative heart.This week I’m sharing a powerful gift from a favourite past guest, Dee Kawai Tang—a Mantra for Creativity. Dee, known for her weekly Substack Dear Doris and author of the book - Love Is, weaves wisdom and nourishment into every word she offers. Her mantra invites you to open your creative channel, connecting the unseen realms of inspiration to the tangible world of creation.Incase you missed my interview with Dee earlier this year, you can catch...2024-11-2103 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich23. How Lasting Ideas Take Root.In this closing episode of Season #2 of The World Needs Creatives Podcast, we turn toward a space often overlooked in the rush of continuous making — the cradle of creation itself. This isn’t where creativity begins or ends; it’s the inner sanctuary where our ideas find their home, breathe, and unfold at their own pace. It’s a place of shelter and warmth, where inspiration finds roots and quietly brews into something enduring.Today, I invite you to join me in exploring what it means to tend to this cradle. Together, we’ll consider the art of letting...2024-11-1412 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich22. Why We Hide, When We Yearn To Be Seen.In this solo episode, I’m diving into the raw and uncomfortable truth about stepping out of the shadows and into the light of being seen. We often hold ourselves back, trapped by the fear of judgment and the heavy conditioning that prioritises others’ perceptions over our own. But what happens when we shift from asking, “What do they think?” to “What do I think and feel?”This episode unpacks the ways we hide and ignore our own potential, the deep-rooted beliefs that fuel our doubt, and the journey to reinventing ourselves with each bold step forward. It’s not abo...2024-11-0728 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich21. How to Expand Our Creative Capacity Through the Wisdom of the Body with Kristen Caissie.Today, we are joined by Kristen Caissie of Moon Canyon, whose work invites us to step into a profound relationship with our bodies and the Earth, reminding us that healing and creation are not separate, but two expressions of the same current.Kristen is an herbalist and trauma-informed somatic practitioner who weaves together somatic healing and Earth-centered wisdom. Her work gently guides us to listen more deeply—to our bodies, to the land, and to the sensations that hold the stories we may not yet have wo...2024-10-311h 11The World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich20. Held by Water, Shaped by Stone: A Journey into Elemental Wisdom with Jobi Manson.Today, we enter the elemental world of Jobi Manson—A visual artist and sculptor whose work unfolds as material poetry, where stone, water, light and sound become her artistic language. Jobi’s journey takes us deep into the spaces beyond words, where matter, time, and nature all converge, offering us a glimpse of the world that feels both ancient and alive.After a near-death experience that left her temporarily paralysed, Jobi began to explore the profound power of regeneration and the wisdom held in our senses. This life-altering event ultimately led...2024-10-241h 19The World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich19. Mia Taninaka on Expanding Beyond What You Think is Possible.Today we enter into the wise and mystical world of Mia Taninaka, a multidisciplinary artist whose work invites us to peer beyond the veil into the heart of the imaginative consciousness. In this conversation, Mia opens up about navigating the internal battle between creating for yourself and creating for others—a struggle familiar to so many artists. We explore the archetype of the "starving artist" and how it blocks our reclamation of the artist’s role as a conduit of something greater. Mia shares her wisdom on trusting your...2024-10-171h 06The World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich18. From Exhaustion to Inspiration. Breaking Down Burnout in Creative Industries with Dan Sipple.This week, we’re diving into a topic that’s not only close to my heart but also vital for the future of creative industries. We’re talking exhaustion, burnout, and the cultures that perpetuate them.I am thrilled to welcome Dan Sipple—a highly sought after naturopath, nutritionist, and herbalist who’s deeply passionate about helping people heal from the inside out. Dan is also a touring musician, so he truly understands the demanding and often exhausting nature of the creative industries. In this conversation, we’ll explore the very real issue of exte...2024-10-1044 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich17. Natalie Childs on Trusting Your Path, Artistic Awakening and Healing Ancestral Lines.Today we journey into the remarkable life and artistry of Natalie Childs, known to many as 'Woman of the South.' Natalie walks barefoot through life, living off-grid, and deeply connected to the land, guided by the spirits of her ancestors, with kinship ties to the Bundjalung Nation. As an artist, videographer, gallery owner, and mother to her beautiful daughter Kaylee, Natalie weaves together the threads of Country, womanhood, ceremony, and sacredness into her work.In this episode...2024-10-031h 04The World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich16. Dee Kawai Tang on Conversations Across Realms, Embodying Grief and Clearing Karmic Knots.Today, we step into a radiant, joyful conversation with Dee Kawai Tang—a remarkable storyteller and the perfect guide to set the vibe for this next season.Dee leads us through the intricate dance of love, loss, and creative expression with her magnetic energy. Her laughter, wisdom, and openness ripple through this exchange, inviting us to linger in the depths of what it means to live and create from a place of wholeheartedness. As a stylist, scavenger of second-hand treasures, illustrator, writer, and visionary, Dee embodies the...2024-09-261h 24The World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich15. Where Creation and Compassion Collide - Season #2 TrailerA new season of The World Needs Creatives starts on 27 September.This season, we’ll be guided by the theme Where Creation and Compassion Collide. Together, we’ll delve into conversations that awaken the creative spirit and deepen our connection with the living world, inviting stories of personal transformation, activism, and the raw power of artistic expression.How can we become vessels for creative energy, rooted in integrity and care? How do we hold compassion as a guiding force in a rapidly changing world? What does it mean to reimagine creativity through a lens of incl...2024-09-1902 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich14. Cade McConnell on Consciousness over Convenience & Earth-led Artistry.The season finale of The World Needs Creatives Podcast is here, and I’m excited to invite you into the precious and generous world of Cade McConnell - A cook, poet, maker and author.Cade’s artistry is born from reviving traditional ways with food and he lives by the philosophy of consciousness over convenience.Today, we explore what it means to treat food production and consumption as a sacred act. We’ll also walk the path of Cade’s creation story and learn how the unfolding...2024-06-061h 19The World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich13. When to Leave, How to Start, Creative Cognition and Crickets: Q&A EpisodeToday I experiment with our first Q&A episode. Drawing from questions my community has slid into my DMs, together we explore:- The internal conflict we feel when questioning whether to leave a big vision that isn't serving us- How to start the process of capturing a seed of an idea and bringing it to life- What might be in the way if we aren't getting noticed and our work isn't being met- How to move with creative cognition in our meditation practiceHere's a link to the "...2024-05-3031 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich12. Matty Hannon on Finding Purpose in the Natural World.Today we get to see the world through the eyes of Matty Hannon, a writer, director, producer, filmmaker, painter, father, and ecologist.Matty is the creative force behind the captivating film "The Road to Patagonia," a stunning and intimate series of love letters within a documentary – firstly a love between two people, and secondly between humanity and the Earth. In 2014, Matty embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. He planned to ride his motorbike solo from the top of Alaska to the bot...2024-05-231h 10The World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich11. A Reframe on Rejection.The experience of rejection comes hand in hand with the creative life... and it hurts.In this episode I share a recent experience of rejection and how I moved through it. I also discuss the psychology of rejection, why we do everything we can to avoid it and how we might reframe this very human experience as a helpful guide on our path to creative evolution.Episode Links - Internal Family SystemsQuiet Rebellion - 1:1 Creative MentorshipFollow Rachael - Instagram - ...2024-05-1616 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich10. The Making of a Pearl. Why we need Grit & Irritation in the Process of Creating our Greatest Work.An extra mini-episode for you this week that shines a light away from the fortuitous feeling of creative flow and honours the deeply uncomfortable, grit-producing glory that transforms us not only into our best selves but also into the people we need to be to deliver our best work.In this mini episode I delve into:- What we can learn from our meditation practice to shift our perspective about the creative process- Why people give up, burnout and miss the opportunity of transformation- A reframe on the sticky, hard and...2024-05-1215 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich09. Haylee Collins on Honouring the Role of the Creative Mother.I am delighted to introduce Haylee Collins to the show—a writer, marketer, mother, publisher, and the creative director of the new magazine publication, HOWL. From conceptualizing campaigns for best-selling and award-winning books, to creating publications credited with changing people’s lives, Haylee is a champion of sharing impactful stories and diverse perspectives.Her latest venture, HOWL, is a magazine exploring the intersection of creativity and motherhood. A culmination of a career spent observing the artist-mothers she’s long worked alongside, and then stepping into this juxtap...2024-05-091h 09The World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich08. Kirsten Shanks on Pioneering a Plant Based Legacy.Today, we step into the visionary world of Kirsten Shanks—a naturopath, herbalist, nutritionist, and the founder & creative director behind the beloved brand and healing movement known as Orchard St.As a pioneer in the realm of true health, Kirsten saw an opportunity to bring a creation into being that the world so deeply needed. She embarked on a bold journey to dissolve the barriers preventing her community from readily accessing nature's healing medicines to support and heal their common health challenges. What initially started with the seed of an idea to create a seasonal sel...2024-05-0254 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich07. How to Trust in the Pull Toward Reinvention.I'm riding solo again this week with a stream of consciousness on all things personal and creative reinvention. I share my personal cycles of reinvention and all the sticky and uncomfortable moments that have come along with the new edges of growth... and why it's all worth it.I also explore:- What reinvention looks like- The different stages of the journey and how you might be feeling- Why we would want to reinvent ourselves and is it all worth the risk?- The difference between the roles of maintainers and...2024-04-2530 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich06. How to Live With a Creative Mind: Expert Episode with Dr Julie CrabtreeI am thrilled to welcome today’s guest, Dr. Julie Crabtree, to the show. Julie is an experienced and highly sought-after clinical psychologist and the Director of Zebra Psychology, a practice dedicated to working with creative individuals. Her curiosity and passion for understanding the inner workings of the mind, led her on an extensive research journey, culminating in the completion of a Ph.D. in clinical psychology through UTS.Alongside her research and clinical experience, Julie personally interviewed many creatives about their processes, resulting in the successful creation of her own. Together with her mu...2024-04-1851 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich05. Hana Azab on Being Guided by Intuition and Playing with the Fabric of the Future.Join us as we journey into the revolutionary mind and creative universe of trained engineer, creative technologist, media designer and artist - Hana Azab.Hana's vast portfolio of visionary talents have attracted collaborations with influential figures such as musical recording artist Grimes and Spatial Labs CEO Iddris Sandhu.In this episode, we transcend the confines of the present to shape the path for a more ethical future, guided by Hana's latest venture - The Kinship Project, and it’s recent exhibition at the Tea at Shiloh teahouse.Throughout our conversation, we explore:Ho...2024-04-111h 14The World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich04. Redefining Success & Advocating for our Attention.A solo episode for your listening pleasure before our next guest episode drops on Friday. Sparked by questions from my community on how the podcast is moving and shaking, I share how I define success as a way of honouring self worth, and some of the not so obvious ripples this creation is already having on my community. I share my reasons for choosing long form media as a platform to share wisdom and knowledge. I invite you into the early stages of my creative process and share how I create space for new ideas, and I go deep i...2024-04-1024 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich03. Amelia Zadro on Leading with Integrity, Being a Values-Led Model and Creating the World You Want to See.Today, I’m excited to welcome a truly captivating guest whose presence resonates with depth and authenticity. With over a decade of experience as an international model, Amelia Zadro has seamlessly expanded into many diverse creative roles encompassing acting, photography, content creation, and brand collaboration. But her creative journey doesn't end there. As a certified yoga teacher and Embodiment coach, she is deeply committed to living and teaching holistic wellbeing. Amelia and I crossed paths a few years ago and we had a short but potent conversation that left an imprint etched in my mind...2024-04-0454 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich02. Heath Wae on Cultivation, Reciprocity and Making a Living Ecology of your Art.This week's episode is one you might like to carve out some intentional space for, not only to listen to deeply but also to fully feel in your body, as it's bursting with wisdom that will leave a lasting impression on you for days to come.Today, we step into the ethereal realm of multidisciplinary artist and mentor, Heath Wae. Heath crafts masterpieces from hand-foraged and elemental materials, singing each creation into being with the whispers of nature's symphony.What drew me to Heath was more...2024-03-271h 33The World Needs Creatives with Rachael Sardelich01. Holly Rankin on Using Your Creative Voice For Social Change.Today’s guest is Holly Rankin an ARIA nominated artist and strategist, but you might know her best as the musician and songwriter - Jack River. The magic of Holly’s work is that she uses the power of pop culture to make political change. With a track record boasting over 100 million streams, Platinum and Gold singles, and a debut album, Sugar Mountain, that garnered 3 ARIA Award nominations, Holly's impact extends far beyond the realms of music. She has collaborated with Senator David Pocock, Climate 200 and The Au...2024-03-2154 minThe World Needs Creatives with Rachael SardelichPrelude: Why The World Needs Creatives with Rachael SardelichWelcome to "The World Needs Creatives," a podcast hosted by Vedic Meditation Teacher and Consultant to Creatives, Rachael Sardelich. In this episode, I share what led me to create this podcast, my vision, journey, and set the stage for Season #1, entitled "Being in Multiple Worlds."This space is designed to amplify and champion the voices of creative minds engaged in making remarkable work. It’s your go-to sanctuary, providing a dose of creative inspiration, nuggets of wisdom and to touch the void of infinite possibility.Episodes from Season One will drop each we...2024-03-1409 min
The Shared Road PodcastSpiritual Bypassing, trauma-informed mentoring and the non-linear healing journey with Rachael Sardelich.Rachael Sardelich, Vedic meditation Teacher, Creative Mentor & Somatic Practitioner.
Rach discusses how her own trauma led her to becoming a multi-modality trauma-informed practitioner.
Rach and I discuss on this episode the concept of spiritual bypassing, “keeping the peace” during toxic relationships and the importance of being trauma-informed to support other through these situations, particularly when working with people who have experienced abuse. We also touch on connection to Self, and how when gaslighting occurs we can lose our sense of agency. There is so much more we could have shared, however we hope this discussion help...2022-12-0143 min
Ora, A Different PathEpisode 4, Detoxing with Nicola Johnson from pH ClinicSponsors this week.....
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Creative Wellbeing#2 Embodied Wisdom with Rachael SardelichRachael Sardelich is a Creative Mentor and Vedic Meditation teacher. Her deep curiosity and desire to build a community of rich, secure and creative inner lives is what led her to support and empower others to embody their highest expression.
Her approach is multi-disciplinary and informed by Vedic wisdom & ancient technologies, modern neuroscience, somatic healing modalities and a deep understanding of working alongside artists and creative professionals.
Rach and I caught up to discuss the power of connecting to our bodies and the deep well of wisdom that can be found within…
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