Nadja Marks-Shafton doesn't work for money. She works for God. And she says that's the actual source of abundance.

On this episode of the spiritual podcast The United States of Us, Tammy and Lori sit down with the award-winning artist, educator, and creative leadership mentor behind Casa Nadja and Free Art Skills. After two episodes on the Divine Masculine, this one brings it full circle with the Divine Feminine. Nadja shares the three stops of her virtual art school, the Krishna story that reframes surrender, why choosing purpose over money is the real abundance mindset, and how she teaches oil painting for beginners so complete non-artists go from blank canvas to a painting they'd hang on their wall in one month.

This conversation covers creativity and spirituality, art as healing, emotional expression, and leaving corporate America to build a life that fits like a glove. If you've ever said "I'm not an artist," this one's for you. Bring it. Put it on the altar.

Connect with Nadja:
Instagram: @CasaNadja
Art and gatherings: CasaNadja.com
Learn to paint free: FreeArtSkills.com

Timestamps:
(0:00) Welcome and Nadja's introduction
(1:34) A Leo birthday and shining the light
(5:16) Three stops on the train: skills, soul, and why
(10:33) Krishna and the bamboo flute
(13:00) Leaving corporate and the gilded prison of safety
(18:19) Squirrels over screens: choosing presence
(26:15) A system for creating anything from a blank canvas
(30:50) Turning a home into a permanent exhibition
(33:42) Emotions are fuel, not something to numb
(36:09) A life that fits like a glove
(39:37) Inside the Soul Journey: your inner visual language
(48:56) Bring it to the altar
(53:38) Where to find Nadja
(56:11) When a commission becomes a divine appointment
(59:06) The divine feminine is in you