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Today’s guests are dear friends of mine and two of the most dynamic and creatively expressed people I know – Renee Airya and Akira Chan. I was especially excited to interview them together as they are both a couple, and co-founders of a production company. They live together, they work together, and they do an amazing job at maintaining their sovereignty. We talked a lot about creativity in this interview, from creative processes, to using creativity as a form of self-care, and how to communicate things to yourself through creativity. We covered rituals to be more creative, and explored the intersection between health, creativity AND productivity. We also got into identifying your “passion wheelhouse” and being a creative channel. This is definitely a “listen more than once” kind of episode. Enjoy!

About Renee Airya and Akira Chan:

Akira Chan & Renee Airya are the creative couple behind RARE Media & Creative Agency. RARE stands for Revolutionary, Artistic, Relevant & Enchanting. Tired of ugly media? RARE creates uncommonly captivating art, music videos, on-line program launches and documentaries. Bonus: They understand business and marketing! And enthusiastically captain a global production team that captures impactful stories and weaves them into visual productions that look good and amplify each client’s worthy message and mission. Their clients include Bulletproof, Chopra Center, Lifebook/Mindvalley and Artists for Addicts to name a few.

RARE’s beginnings are rooted in Renee and Akira’s own RARE Love story, an odyssey that stems from their complimentary skill sets and the dance of masculine and feminine energy of the duo. They enhance each other’s creative and productive energy. Together, their dedication has set a purposeful foundation for their relationship, their life’s work and their individual expression. They hope to inspire other creative’s (and couples) who run businesses together.

In this episode, Renee and Akira share:

1. Your life is not a deliverable
2. Creating from dis-ease or non-health
3. What mental health has to do with stability and creativity
4. Why focus, discipline, commitment and routine are MUCH sexier in practice than they sound in theory

What You’ll Hear:

4:02 Different forms of expression and creativity and being a vessel
16:07 Structures and routines to help cultivate creativity
24:40 On the uses of social media and practicing multiple forms of creativity at once
38:17 The relationship between health and creative expression + the conversation around mental health

Resources:
Akira’s Instagram
Renee’s Facebook Page
Dr. Matt Kreinheder On Integrating Spiritual Experiences
The Wild Soul Woman Manifesto
Strategic Coach

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Srini Rao On Unmistakable Creative
Satyen Raja On The Path Of The Warrior Sage

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