Dissolving Limits with Creativity and Surrender. Alexandra King and Dr. Lori Hops

Financial hardship, conflict, and despair are transformed by the gifts of love, self-discipline, and art as a spiritual practice. Moments of desperation and acclaim are treated with equal tenderness, in a revealing interview with this renown writer, dancer, choreographer, producer, director, and designer. Join Alexandra King, and Dr. Lori Hops licensed psychologist as they trace intuition, synchronicities, and willingness for change as wise guides through life's challenges. Episode 38. Https://www.facebook.com/bellydancewithalexandraking/ https://www.instagram.com/alexandrakingdancer/?hl=en Podcast website https://www.Hopshealingtips.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Dr. Hops website https://www.drlorihops.com⁠⁠ Topics with Links Fung Shui https://www.britannica.com/art/fengshui Seraglio https://www.seraglioballet.com/about UCSB Middle East Ensemble https://music.ucsb.edu/participate/ensembles/middle-east-ensemble Alexandra King Bio: Based in Santa Barbara, CA., Alexandra King is highly regarded Middle Eastern dance artist. She is the dance director of the UCSB Middle East Ensemble, which she co-founded with Dr. Scott Marcus in 1989. Her training includes ballet, pointe, tap, Middle Eastern and Greek folk dances, classical Persian dance, Polynesian dance, flamenco, Bharata Natyam and four styles of cabaret belly dance. She produced a four-part instructional video series, “The Ancient Art of Oriental Dance” which sold internationally from 1986 -1998. Since 1981, she has produced dozens of concerts and festivals, including the folkloric ballet, SERAGLIO which she wrote and largely choreographed. From 2000-2004 she was a lecturer in the UCSB Dept. of Dance and Dramatic Arts, teaching Middle Eastern Dance. She has traveled extensively throughout North Africa and the Middle East studing the dances of this region. 2005 Nominated Lifetime Achievement Award, SB Dance Alliance, Santa Barbara, CA. 2003 Awarded Best Instructor, IAMED Awards, Hollywood, CA. 1995 Best Instructor, Nafisa Gem Award, California. 1999 Winner, Best Cabaret Dancer, IAMED Awards, Hollywood, CA. 1998 Best Instructor, Nominee, IAMED Awards , Hollywood, CA. Lori Hops Bio: Lori Hops, Ph.D., DCEP is a Licensed Psychologist in California, USA, with a Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology. ⁠⁠Dr. Hops⁠⁠ teaches online seminars and workshops on embodied intuition. She has also taught in the US and abroad to professionals, students and the general public about compassion, self-care, spiritual practice, and finding meaning in life. Dr. Hops is certified as a ⁠⁠Diplomate in Comprehensive Energy Psychology⁠⁠, a certified ⁠⁠Logosynthesis practitioner and instructor⁠⁠, and is a registrant with the ⁠⁠National Register of Health Service Providers⁠⁠. She is credentialed in Telepsychology Competencies by The American Insurance Trust. Dr. Hops served as Past President (1/2023- 12/2024) on the Executive Board of Directors for the ⁠⁠Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP). ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Dr. Hops’ psychotherapy practices⁠⁠ are based in conventional western empirical science, and wisdom traditions from around the world, including holistic systems, energy psychology practices and use of intuition and inner guidance. Dr. Hops is a Reiki Master, a mind body and spirit approach to healing that fosters harmony and balance through universal life force energy. Reiki can be used in person, or at a distance, similar to prayer. Dr. Hops uses Reiki in her practice at a distance only. Lori enjoys movement arts, fine arts, and nature which serve as muses for creative writing. Thank you for joining us for today’s podcast. If you want to learn more, you can visit my website for podcast and resources at ⁠hopshealingtips.com⁠. You can also like, share, and subscribe to this channel. This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only, and is not providing health care advise. Please seek guidance from your professional health care team should you need assistance.