The making of “Cat Skillz”, a Beats Antique music video, as experienced through the eyez and lenz of Producer, Robin Nicole Sol. Wanna learn about Relationships? Make film. Big shout outs to the buzzing brilliance of production mates, Melissa Wynn-Jones, Paradox Pollack, and Beats Antique! We mimicked the working genius of a hive to produce our music video honey. Watch the sweetness of raw humanity in combat dance at Beats Antique – “Cat Skillz”: (official video)

World renowned artist, Arius Hopman, talks with Robin Sol about the benefits of expanding beyond our instinctual drive for comfort. Arius says that when we take Creative Risks, we become deeper, more fun-loving, more joyful, more sexual, more alive! If you decide to take a risk, we’d love to hear how you grow!

Learn the two simple practices that 20 guinness world record holder, Wim Hof, a.k.a. ‘The Iceman’, uses to raise his immunity and fight diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and diabetes. Track Wim Hof’s great work at www.InnerFire.nl

Wim Hof, ‘The Iceman’, tells us about his amazing life story and mission. We’ll learn about the scientific research that he underwent at the Feinstein Institute, including his ability to suppress the immune response, thus showing the power that his breath and ice practices have on curing a variety of conditions. Note: It is recommended that you practice these techniques with supervision of a certified instructor within the Wim Hof Method, or Wim Hof himself. For more information on Wim Hof’s classes please visit www.innerfire.nl

In the pouring rain of a sad day at Lago Atitlan, Guatemala, Robin and her 2 girlfriends return from just bearing witness to a dog getting run over by a car in a remote village. Robin talks about the richness of being exposed to raw life in third world travel and the opportunity to use gruesome experiences like these to open our door to compassion. In the next video of the series, watch what happens as one of Robin’s friends, Dr. Amanda Ward, transforms her helplessness in Guatemala into dog activism in America.

Out of suffering, I wrote this poem. It is called
“Please Call Me by My True Names,” because I have many names,
and when you call me by any of them, I have to say, “Yes.”

—Thich Nhat Hanh—

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Don’t say that I will depart tomorrow –
even today I am still arriving.

Look deeply: every second I am arriving
to be a bud on a Spring branch,
to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings,
learning to sing in my new nest,
to be a caterpillar in the heart of a flower,
to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone.

I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry,
to fear and to hope.

The rhythm of my heart is the birth and death
of all that is alive.

I am the mayfly metamorphosing
on the surface of the river.
And I am the bird
that swoops down to swallow the mayfly.

I am the frog swimming happily
in the clear water of a pond.
And I am the grass-snake
that silently feeds itself on the frog.

I am the child in Uganda, all skin and bones,
my legs as thin as bamboo sticks.
And I am the arms merchant,
selling deadly weapons to Uganda.

I am the twelve-year-old girl,
refugee on a small boat,
who throws herself into the ocean
after being raped by a sea pirate.
And I am the pirate,
my heart not yet capable
of seeing and loving.

I am a member of the politburo,
with plenty of power in my hands.
And I am the man who has to pay
his “debt of blood” to my people
dying slowly in a forced-labor camp.

My joy is like Spring, so warm
it makes flowers bloom all over the Earth.
My pain is like a river of tears,
so vast it fills the four oceans.

Please call me by my true names,
so I can hear all my cries and my laughter at once,
so I can see that my joy and pain are one.

Please call me by my true names,
so I can wake up,
and so the door of my heart
can be left open,
the door of compassion.

—Thich Nhat Hanh—

Dr. Amanda Ward talks about her rescue of little Jasper Jones, his surgery, and the incredible experience of being a mother to such a helpless yet spirited puppy. Mandy talks about how she would like to see dogs treated around the world and applauds organizations like www.Noah’s-Bark.org

Join Robin and friends as they explore the inner sanctum of a gorgeous eco home in Mexico. See how cob is made. And watch as a local gardener closes up his gravity fed natural irrigation system for the day.

After 3 days of breathing with Wim Hof, ‘The Iceman’, Marla Mervis and Robin Sol talk about their experiences with the practice. Learn more about this vibrant, alive, detox practice through their intimate forest conversation.