Celebrating Adversity

Part 2 of a conversation between Steve Andrews and Clark Soriano on climbing and living with cancer. Learning from falling. Being in the moment. Body, mind and heart. Balance. Resources: Steve Andrew's podcast: Bad BetaA Spotify playlist on remembering, letting go and moving: Embracing AdversityProduced by Clark Soriano and Julian Noursi. Post-Production by Cozmic Cat Original music by Cozmic Cat Thank you Michelle Fanzo (for mentoring) and Nis, my darling wife and Julian's dea...

Part 1 of a conversation between Steve Andrews and Clark Soriano on climbing and living with cancer. Take each hold as it comes. Focus on the present. Be humble. Learn to live with uncertainty. Resources: Check out Steve Andrew's podcast: Bad Beta Narration by Julian Noursi Produced by Clark Soriano and Julian Noursi. Artwork by Clark Soriano. Post-Production by Cozmic Cat Original music by Cozmic Cat Thank you Michelle Fanzo (for mentoring) and my darling wife.

Shavasana Part 2: What happens afterwards - vulnerability, giving care, listening to our bodies, to our inner selves and to each other. The conversation on yoga, climbing and healing continues. Resources: Check out the accompanying playlist on Spotify: Shavasana Moments and Liminal Spaces.Try Restorative Yoga and Sound Healing at PhairYoga.Read about Nicaraguan scholars supported by the Key Education Project.Excerpts from the poem, Pandemic by Lynn Unger.Original poem by Clark So...

Shavasana: a transition where we feel "somehow, somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known*..." A conversation on yoga, climbing, liminal spaces and living with cancer. Resources: Check out the accompanying playlist on Spotify: Shavasana Moments and Liminal SpacesTry Restorative Yoga and Sound Healing at PhairYogaRead about Nicaraguan scholars supported by the Key Education ProjectBe inspired by quotes and passages on liminal space from the Center for Transformational Prese...

Part 2 of a conversation between two friends diagnosed with cancer: facing mortality and Covid19, embracing inner demons and finding beauty in adversity. Produced by Clark Soriano and Julian Noursi. Artwork and original poems by Clark Soriano. Post-Production by Cozmic Cat Original music by Cozmic Cat Excerpts on the mental and emotional side-effects of cancer from resources provided by the Ontario based University Health Network and the National Cancer Institute. Statistics on cancer and ...

A conversation between 2 friends diagnosed with stage 4 cancer -- overcoming the unforeseen, finding the strength in caring and embracing vulnerability. Produced by Clark Soriano and Julian Noursi Post-Production by Cozmic Cat Original music by Cozmic Cat Artwork and Poems by Clark Soriano Intro inspired by Cancer Chat. 12 Things Never to Say to Someone Who Has Cancer. Thank you Michelle Fanzo (for mentoring) and my wife Help us reach out and expand. Contribute to our GoFundMe campaign

Defying stereotypes - multiple cancers and chemo-therapy on one hand; climbing, steel mace, rap and yoga on the other. Reaching out to persons living with cancer and care-givers. An invitation to listen, share"what-it-is-like" at stories@celebratingadversity.blog and contribute. Produced and co-hosted by Clark Soriano and Julian Noursi Post-Production by Cozmic Cat Original music by Cozmic Cat Artwork and Poems by Clark Soriano (inspired by Life Is Good, Drake and Future) Thank you M...