Mind the Muse

Episode 415 - a Voice of Change through Movement Keena Sticker is a certified yoga instructor based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA. She has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 13 years. Her professi…

Spring Poems read by Martha Pineno.  Emily Dickenson, LHTheaker, Kahilil Gilbran, Mark VanDoren, Rumi, William Wordsworth, Patricia Cisco, May Fenn, Henry Adams, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virna Sheard.…

Wikipedia: "In the Bleak Midwinter" is a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti. It was published under the title "A Christmas Carol" in the January 1872 issue of Scribner's Monthly,[1][2] and f…

412 -  Advent Carol "O come, O come, Emmanuel" (Latin: "Veni, veni, Emmanuel") is a Christian hymn for Advent, which is also often published in books of Christmas carols.[1][2][3] The text was origin…

Today's guest is Genavie Royalty, a second-generation missionary who founded Footprints of Jesus International Ministries, Inc. which operates from Villarrica, Paraguay in the heart of South America.…

403 - This is the fourth episode in a multi-part series to share universal art terms used in the study and practice of visual arts.  Today's episode covers words starting with a "H" and continues thr…

402 - This is the third episode in a multi-part series to share universal art terms used in the study and practice of visual arts.  Today's episode covers words starting with a "D" and continues thro…

411-Lilacs, Love and Laughter with Martha Pineno This brief episode "sprouted" during my time in Rebel Writers, a group offered twice a week, hosted on Zoom for predominantly age 50+ women to discus…

410-Somewhere is a Nowhere Van with Adventures, host Martha Pineno, guest Joe Whiting

A couple weeks passed since I launched my newest adventure as an Air BnB host.  This is an add-on to hosting Mind…

400 - This is the second of a multi-part series to share universal art terms used in the study and practice of visual arts.   Today's episode covers words starting with a "C" that are commonly used w…

As part of my ongoing Heal with Your Art -- Wellness Workshop programs, here's a re-broadcast and re-make of a live online session.   The sound may be funky in the center section, but as you listen i…

377a-Sound Portrait Irish Celebration of Harpist Turlough O'Carolan.   Today's presentation features solo oboe performing O'Carolan's melodies. 

Just the facts from the Encyclopaedia Britannica: Tur…

400 - This is the first of a multi-part series to share universal art terms used in the study and practice of visual arts.   Today's episode covers words starting with an "A" and "B" that are commonl…

398 - Be My Love Valentine Celebration with Martha Pineno.  LOVE -- sight, sound, senses -- and sentences -- 

397 - Snow-Ice-Winter-Celebration.  Today's episode features poems from the winter compilation book by Jane Yoland: "Once Upon Ice" a hardcover book, published January 1, 1997. You can purchase it:  …

392 - Writing to Manage your Mind and Muse with host Martha Pineno. Go ahead and try one or all of these suggestions to assist and access more creative writing adventures to increase your productivit…

396 - Christmas carols are written and composed with words and notes that last through the decades.  Many holiday hymns have been with us for centuries.  This episode features reading, singing and pl…

394 - Not a Morning Person -- "Why I Won't Get Out of Bed" with reading and commentary by Martha Pineno.  An entry from a journal of my mother from when she was studying, pursing and promoting her wr…

393 - listen to "The Pumpkin," a poem written by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 - 1892) read by Martha Pineno. Pumpkin puree mixing is "spread" around in sound in the background.  

The music for the M…

391-9 Activities that Clear your Mind.  When you need a break from all your cranium chatter -- try one or all of these suggestions to add ease to your mind and allow for more access to creative thoug…