n this episode, podcast host CJMiller welcomes fellow artist, teacher, and art retreat facilitator Joy Fahey. Joy runs a vibrant YouTube channel offering online art classes and organizes yearly art retreats in Malaga, Spain.

CJ and Joy delve into the artistic and emotional benefits of art retreats, sharing their insights and experiences. CJ discusses how asemic drawing and music can inspire a painting, while Joy explains her process of Zen painting as a starting point for creativity. Joy emphasizes the importance of engaging the whole body, especially the arm, in the painting process.

Both artists describe art retreats as magical places where participants share their knowledge and learn from each other. Joy recounts a traumatic experience that led her to become a more conscious artist, and how this journey has influenced her approach to teaching and creating art. They discuss the transformative impact of art on individuals dealing with trauma, and how painting offers a new perspective on their challenges.

They highlight how everyone on the retreat shares their experiences and gets to know each other intimately. Each participant's artwork is unique, reflecting their personal journey.

Both artists describe the magical aspects of painting, describing it as rewarding, cathartic, and confidence-boosting.

Artist Joy Fahey was born in Manchester, UK, and now lives near Malaga, Spain. She studied Fine Art at Manchester College of Art and has travelled to many countries and spent long periods of time in the USA, South Africa, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand.

She has had many exhibitions both nationally and internationally, including the Gaudi Galleria, Madrid, and CAC, Contemporary Art Picasso Museum, Mijas Pueblo. In July 2017, she was also represented by the Galleria Rimon, Marbella.

Joy lives in the historic and cultural village of Torrox in southern Spain, where she has her studio and teaches workshops and online courses. She also holds Creative Painting and Wellness Retreats twice a year in the beautiful Little Alhambra just outside Malaga.

For more information and to watch a video about Joy's upcoming September Art & Wellness Retreat in Malaga, Spain visit: https://www.joyfaheyclasses.com/creative-painting-and-wellness-retreat-special

For more information on CJ's upcoming Spiritual Artist Retreat in Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 4-8 visit https://www.spiritualartisttoday.com/services-9

In this episode, CJ discusses the importance of monitoring our behaviors and beliefs. What can we learn about ourselves?

CJ shares his story of martyrdom. He noticed that he had surrounded himself with a world of need. He looked beneath the apparent belief of "I choose to help others" to understand how his behavior serves him. He urges the listener to look behind their belief system and ask themselves: what does this behavior give me? How does it serve me? He realizes the behavior might be based on insecurity and unworthiness.

CJ created a full-time job caring for others but realizes he is always at choice. He doesn't need to do anything to validate himself or justify his worth. Does he want to keep being a martyr? You don't need to validate yourself.

Change is a slow, gradual process. He decides to make one small change in his life: he will sell his indoor fish tank.

He removed his indoor fish tank to move his life in the right direction.

Do I still need to be the world's caregiver? CJ urges the listener to make one change in their life.

Finally, CJ reminds the listener to trust that Creative Intelligence/God cares for everything. Trust that Creative Intelligence is working for you and directing you.

Is there a behavior that you repeat automatically? Can you let it go? Let it out of your life. For more information, visit www.spiritualartisttoday.com.

CJ's book, "The Spiritual Artist" is available on Amazon.

In this short episode, CJ discusses what he means by working on the spiritual level to resolve an issue. He shares a recent experience at a doctor's office and the increasing use of autoimmune disorders to explain cause and effect.

We learn about cause and effect at an early age; behind every effect is an originating cause, but we often forget this when trying to solve our own issues. CJ asks us to examine the reason behind any life situation.

With any issue in your life, always be willing to examine it from the causal or spiritual level. While it's sometimes challenging to see one cause, we can simply set the intent for it to be revealed and listen.

CJ shares some thoughts on creating in the state of love. If we create with money in mind, we limit ourselves to the physical plane and work from a place of lack. We create with spirit most successfully when we keep our eyes and hearts in a place of love and make decisions from that place.

Enjoy this 5-minute message and share it with your friends. For more information, visit www.spiritualartisttoday.com.

Podcast Host CJMiller sits down with Lisa Tahir, LCSW, to discuss her book, "The Chiron Effect: Healing Our Core Wounds through Astrology, Empathy, and Self-Forgiveness."

According to Lisa, The purpose of The Psychoastrology® of Chiron is two-fold: The first purpose is to reveal the unconscious patterns sourced in the reader's core wounding. The second purpose is to learn how to heal those places through empathy and self-forgiveness.

Chiron is a heavenly body with an odd elliptical orbit, first discovered in the 1970s. Although it was first called an asteroid and classified only as a minor planet with the designation "2060 Chiron" in 1989, it exhibited behavior typical of a comet. Today, it is classified as a minor planet and a comet named after a Greek Centaur known for the healing arts.

Lisa combines the study of astrology with psychotherapy to review patterns in our lives that return repeatedly in different variations. According to Lisa, her process helps people heal those wounds. She explains that our thought patterns dictate our belief systems and actions.

"We are like a mini solar system," she said. "We orbit things, and they orbit us, and we can shift those orbits to bring more joy in our lives."

CJ asks Lisa to explain the three primary attachment styles: secure, anxious, and avoidant.

These attachment styles are formed in our youth and are often carried throughout our lives. They are based on how we felt love when we didn't and the meaning we assigned to it. The early template of our relationships imprints on us and becomes a model for the future.

Truly healing invokes forgiveness and compassion. Lisa shares a process of visualizing a younger self and walking them through forgiveness. Her book is an invitation to make small shifts in your behavior, thoughts, and belief systems.

According to Lisa, we tend to have the same attachment style with prosperity and abundance as we do with our inner personal relationships. 23:16

For more information, visit https://www.nolatherapy.com/chiron/. Scroll down the page and click on the blue button to find out what sign your Chiron is in. Be prepared to enter your date of birth, place, and time.

To learn more about CJ and his Spiritual Art Retreats, visit www.spiritualartisttoday.com.

I truly appreciate all of the Spiritual Artists who have followed me during my June Doodle Book Club. Here's a bonus reading of a very relevant and informative chapter from Pema Chodrin's book titled, "The In-Between State."
It reminds me of the chapter from my book called, "The Rule of Medium," but speaks to our human situation. Enjoy.

Take the Doodle Book 30- Day Challenge This June

Podcast Host CJ Miller is taking a break from recording interviews through June but will be uploading his 30-day Doodle Book Challenge the entire month.

Commit 20 minutes each day to your Spiritual Art Practice. Starting on June 1st, 2024, CJ will begin reading excerpts from his book while the listener doodles and lets their subconscious mind process the ideas. He recommends purchasing a sketchbook or ream of white unlined paper and a box of 24 or more Crayola crayons for this exercise. Expand your creative expression by working on the spiritual (conscious) level! The book can be purchased on Amazon.com.

If you have any questions, feel free to email him at cjmiller@spiritualartisttoday.com

Take the Doodle Book 30- Day Challenge This June

Podcast Host CJ Miller is taking a break from recording interviews through June but will be uploading his 30-day Doodle Book Challenge the entire month.

Commit 20 minutes each day to your Spiritual Art Practice. Starting on June 1st, 2024, CJ will begin reading excerpts from his book while the listener doodles and lets their subconscious mind process the ideas. He recommends purchasing a sketchbook or ream of white unlined paper and a box of 24 or more Crayola crayons for this exercise. Expand your creative expression by working on the spiritual (conscious) level! The book can be purchased on Amazon.com.

If you have any questions, feel free to email him at cjmiller@spiritualartisttoday.com