A short form podcast, hosted by Kit Bihun (an art school kid turned professional movement person) - Making Shapes introduces research and interesting bits of history to draw connections between all forms of art and wellness.
More info:
KitBihun.com | PilatesDojo.com
Welcome to season 2 - a full season of quick follow ups to season 1 plus fresh new episodes about life and the art that may be discovered.
The original episode this quick follow up is for is called "Navigating Before I thoughts and Painted Diaries". Listen to it here (https://open.spotify.com/episode/449YgslLvnKOfOOrjQAbEn?si=3bd75304daa94e0f)
Read The NY Times article I reference in the podcast here (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/well/mind/gratitude-health-benefits.html)
Support this podcast by:
taking a virtual class with me (https://dojoflows.com)
buying my book GHOSTS ALL NIGHT (https://kitbihun.com/#book)
subscribing to my Substack (https://makingshapes.substack.com) (it's free!)
or subscribing to my Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuiYLa95YEmwsLH_QB4ExdQ) (also free!)
2 Jun 2023
What is the Deal with Our Feet Pt.2 -ish
A very brief history about shoes AND some shoe recommendations for keeping your feet comfortable.
23 Feb 2023
How Surreal
What started as a follow-up episode on feet turned into a journey through the subconscious! Hear how the unconscious mind influenced an art movement, learn about some tips and tricks by that movement, and get a crash course into why we are still intrigued by what lies beneath...or under or hidden, in our bodies and minds.
This episode took forever because there was so much to look into, but I've got the general ideas down to 20 min (which is long enough!). A quick note: I mention Freud being problematic two times and that's because he and his methods are. I didn't have the bandwidth to get into that but please read this excellent summation by the folks at Gizmodo if you want to learn more. https://gizmodo.com/why-freud-still-matters-when-he-was-wrong-about-almost-1055800815
Other notable reads:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23273-autonomic-nervous-system
https://www.ideo.com/blog/5-creative-exercises-from-the-surrealists
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persistence_of_Memory
https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/surrealism/tapping-the-subconscious-automatism-and-dreams/
**free class to the first person who sends me the correct number of how many times I say the word “actually”**
2 Feb 2023
My Reluctant Yogi Life - An Essay
A audio read of my most recent essay for the Making Shapes Substack.
How do we get to where we get to? Can we recall the moment things changed? Here I jot down what I can recall that brought me into this iteration of my journey with Yoga. Remember, this is a personal essay, and my experience is not the same as anyone else's (vice versa).
6 Jan 2023
Make Good Face
Taking a casual look at the importance of facial expressions, their relationship to our brains and as a part of our general wellness understanding.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6103217
https://program.allyoucanface.com/history-of-face-yoga/ - history of face yoga
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/muscles-smile.htm - How many muscles in our face
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/341832-scientists-discover-new-organ-hidden-within-the-face - New Organs in our faces!
https://healthfully.com/facial-exercises-for-stroke-patients-6285223.html - Face Exercises for Stroke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5abq6YZuSNM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNOjmiwoEPE
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/323
https://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/kapa-haka-maori-performance/ - Haka info
https://hakatours.com/blog/haka-meaning/ - Haka info
31 Dec 2022
5 minutes of breath - fireworks edition
A five minute mindful breathing practice - inspired by episode 4.
A way to settle in to yourself and your space while remaining on theme for the moment.
21 Dec 2022
Cuz Baby - you’re a firework
What happens when a well thought out plan turns into something else. Inspired by a conversation this episode changed from one of New Years staples to a trip into the history of fireworks. Show links include history, research, art and more. Also - there’s a fireworks inspired meditation.
https://vimeo.com/783405304/d9931a44fb
https://makingshapes.my.canva.site
https://www.pilatesdojo.com
https://www.nga.gov/press/2019/pyrotechnics.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/the-hidden-toll-of-july-fourth-fireworks
https://www.americanpyro.com/history-of-fireworks
https://ssec.si.edu/stemvisions-blog/evolution-fireworks
https://www.livescience.com/63468-fireworks-history.html
https://www.getty.edu/publications/resources/virtuallibrary/0892364173.pdf
https://edu.rsc.org/feature/fireworks-the-art-and-science/3010867.article
https://www.atf.gov/explosives/qa/are-“display-fireworks”-considered-be-explosive-materials-subject-regulation-under
https://brightly.eco/blog/fireworks-environmental-impact
https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-blog/2020/july/the-overlooked-effects-of-fireworks
https://www.popsci.com/fireworks-fear-neuroscience/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cai-Guo-Qiang
https://www.cnn.com/style/amp/cai-guo-qiang-explosive-art/index.html
6 Dec 2022
What is the deal with our feet? Part 1
The feet are complex and amazing - don’t think so? Take a listen and learn about some of the workings of our feet and how they assist our brains in becoming more dynamic than they already are.
Making Shapes Home Site - https://makingshapes.my.canva.site
Take a class with me - Pilatesdojo.com
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/what-makes-the-human-foot-unique/
https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/file-downloads/9781909686834_High%20Res..pdf - da Vinci’s sketchbooks
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/12/what-do-iraqis-find-so-insulting-about-shoes-and-feet.html
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Foot_Washing https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1800818115
https://yogainternational.com/article/view/free-your-feet-free-your-movement https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30206910/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30242943/
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326321 https://www.yogajournal.com/teach/anatomy-yoga-practice/brain-foot-connection/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plastic-fantastic/201909/what-happens-your-brain-when-you-use-your-feet-hands
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190910111412.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6633212/
https://neurosciencenews.com/foot-face-pathway-14265/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21021-balance-problems
https://www.livescience.com/33525-foot-fetishes-toe-suck-fairy.html
24 Nov 2022
Navigating Before I thoughts and painted diaries
Do we understand the difference between being thankful and grateful? Do we know how to actively practice either? A quick (ish) trip in trying to understand gratitude and how to practice it.
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/9AWxmDksayhmJA - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4CGIkQhW8aRcQUIEUTWShM
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_evolution_of_gratitude https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/gratitude/definition
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/gratitude/definition#why-practice-gratitude
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227527844_Primate_Reciprocity_and_Its_Cognitive_Requirements
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspb.2006.0125 https://www.fridakahlo.it/en/scheda-news.php?id=91 - FRIDA’S DIARY
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/reciprocal-altruism
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886922003968 - the mindfulness effect https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0087035 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-020-01178-1 https://artsandculture.google.com/story/exploring-frida-kahlo’s-relationship-with-her-body/EQICSfueb1ivJQ
https://candychang.com/work/before-i-die-in-nola/
23 Nov 2022
Making Shapes (Trailer)
18 Nov 2022
A brief (very brief) dive into SAD aka Seasonal Affective Disorder
What is SAD and what are some things we can we do about it?
CHECK OUT THE SHOW LINKS! Really great info and tips that go a lot deeper into the topic.
Show links:
http://www.histmodbiomed.org/witsem/vol51.html
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500054-overview
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4673349/
FOOD SUGGESTIONS- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/14080-eating-to-lift-your-winter-blues
https://www.webmd.com/depression/features/serotonin
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/in-depth/seasonal-affective-disorder-treatment/art-20048298
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6746555/
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00085/full
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/red-light-therapy-benefits
https://www.everydayhealth.com/depression/the-best-foods-to-soothe-seasonal-depression/
**the first person who can share with me the minute I say ocean air instead of sea air OR spaceship instead of space shuttle gets a free spot in one of my classes!**
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