153. Embodying Gratitude: A Somatic Journey of Grieving with guest Tatiana Zamir

TATIANA ZAMIR is an interdisciplinary performance artist and trauma-informed movement facilitator who has been walking a path of evolution, transformation, and deep personal inquiry her whole life. Zamir studied and performed as a dancer and choreographer in the World Arts & Cultures Department at UCLA and developed her natural skills in the healing arts at IPSB Life Energy Institute. From her base in Los Angeles, her work has taken her to Bulgaria, Argentina, Namibia, Zambia, Senegal, Mexico, Cuba, and Bali. As both a healer and an artist, Tatiana holds a uniquely compassionate space, which catalyzes transformation and aids people around the world to embody their joy and live unapologetic, creatively-fulfilled lives — whether in her Afro-Joy Dance classes, her performance art, or movement therapy-based healing arts workshops and retreats. To connect with Tatiana:Website: www.tatianazamir.comInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tatianazamir/Instagram post of her grandmother sharing her last words: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpncxZiPR3w/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Contact Kendra if you'd like to be a guest ont he podcast: griefgratitudepodcast@gmail.comwww.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.comTopics we talk about:· Tatiana Zamir shares her close relationship with her grandmother: Tatiana Zamir talks about how her grandmother, Lisa Montel, was her best friend , who raised her with love and exposed her to the arts. She also shares how her grandmother was a Baha'i and an actress who quit her career to serve the community.
· Tatiana Zamir reflects on how her grandmother's passing has affected her: Tatiana Zamir says that she did not feel a lot of grief or sadness after her grandmother's passing yet, but rather gratitude and joy for their relationship. She says that she feels her grandmother's presence and support even more now, and that she honors her by wearing her clothes and jewelry, and continuing her work.· Tatiana Zamir talks about her healing arts workshops and retreats: she  explains how she uses movement therapy and a technique called vesseling to help people heal from trauma and access their intuition. She shares that she hosts healing arts workshops and retreats that are somatic-based and integrate different creative tools and themes, such as healing mother wounds.· Tatiana Zamir shares how she healed from her divorce: she reveals that leaving her marriage of 12 years was the hardest thing she ever did in her adulthood, and that she went through a depression and a lot of fear and pain. She says that one of the things that helped her was embodying gratitude and affirming what she wanted to manifest in her life. Tatiana Zamir shares how her dynamics with her mom have changed since her grandmothers transition. She talks about how they've worked on their relationship for many years and how it's evolved.