Christina Korp- she’s known as the Astronaut Wrangler- astronaut manager, space advisor, founder of SPACE For a Better World and the president of Purpose Entertainment. For ten years she managed Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and launched his foundations.

Christina Korp—shares how a chance job with Buzz Aldrin ignited her mission to translate space for everyone and help us all aim higher.

Contact: Website: https://christinakorp.com/ Instagram: @Xtina_Korp

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In this intimate conversation, Annie—an Ecuadorian-born organizational psychologist, consultant, and mindset mentor—shares how a career in corporate behavior and team building evolved into purpose-driven leadership and healing work. She explains why the Birkman Method became a cornerstone of her early practice, how the question “Where does it hurt?” reveals a leader’s growth edge, and how integrating purpose (the Big Why) shifts companies beyond profits toward meaningful outcomes.

Annie opens up about panic and anxiety attacks, cancer (early 2000s), losing her savings in 2016, divorce, an earthquake, and starting over in the U.S. at 50—and how faith, hope, daily practices, and community helped her rebuild. She also demystifies quantum healing (breath, intention, and heart coherence), and the art-as-meditation process she now co-facilitates with Loli and filmmaker Maclovia Martel in the I AM workshops and retreats. Themes of flow, frequency, values, and team synergy run throughout, with practical insight for C-suite leaders and anyone navigating reinvention.

If you’re curious about blending science, leadership, spirituality, and creativity—this one’s for you.

Topics we explore

• Organizational psychology → purpose-driven leadership (the Big Why)
• Birkman Method insights: behavior, needs, and stress responses
• From victimhood to winner mindset (resilience & reframing)
• Quantum healing basics (breath, intention, heart frequency)
• Art as mindful practice for leaders & teams (finding flow)
• Rebuilding after loss: hope, faith, and starting over at 50
• Team design, values alignment, and conflict as blocked flow

About I AM Workshops & Retreats Co-created by Annie, Loli, and Maclovia—integrating behavior science, healing modalities, and creative expression to help individuals and organizations clarify purpose, regulate stress, and manifest aligned action.

Welcome to I AM Conversations, a transformative series designed to inspire self-discovery and ignite your creative spirit — hosted by Anna Maria Dávalos, Maria Lanas, and Maclovia Martell.

Today’s guest is Maria Lanas, an artist, co-founder of the I AM Conversations podcast and workshops, and creative visionary behind Projekt Postcard and the Space for Art Foundation.

In this heartfelt episode, Maria shares her journey of bridging art, technology, and healing — from transforming silence into connection during an art exhibit in Croatia, to inspiring children to tell their stories through creativity, and ultimately sending their artwork to space.

Through stories of courage, compassion, and innovation, Maria shows how art can spark mindfulness, emotional healing, and neuroplasticity — nurturing both heart and brain.

Join us as we explore: 🎨 The healing process behind her “Infusions” series 🌍 Building empathy through global classroom exchanges 🧠 How creativity strengthens focus, resilience, and emotional balance 🚀 From Projekt Postcard to Space for Art and Postcards to Space 💫 The deeper message behind the I AM Workshops — learning to reconnect with purpose and possibility

✨ Where this episode was created: Washington, DC · San Diego, CA · Croatia

If this conversation inspires you, subscribe, like, and share it with someone who believes in the power of art to heal and unite. Join the movement and be part of our upcoming I AM Workshops & Retreats — where creativity meets transformation.

Welcome to our I AM Workshop Conversation Series — a transformative journey designed to inspire self-discovery and ignite your creative spirit — with your hosts AnaMaria Davalos, Maria Lanas, and Maclovia Martell.

In this heartfelt episode, our guest Maclovia Martell — filmmaker, artist, educator, and documentarian — shares her creative and spiritual journey. Born into an artistic family where her grandfather was a post-impressionist painter and her mother, Carmen Gutierrez (“Carmen G”), was the first Mexican woman to perform on Broadway, Maclovia discovered suitcases filled with her mother’s forgotten photographs — a discovery that inspired her first documentary, later screened at Lincoln Center.

From there, she went on to create award-winning short films, collaborate on international projects including the Space for Art Foundation, and explore how art, energy, and healing intertwine. Maclovia also recounts a profound spiritual awakening that transformed her outlook on creativity, teaching, and life — leading her to embrace journaling, manifesting, meditation, and the universal flow of energy as part of her daily practice.

Together, we talk about ego and authenticity, the vulnerability of being an artist, and how to trust the creative process as a sacred act. This conversation is a journey through legacy, transformation, and the frequency of love — reminding us that art and spirit are simply two expressions of the same creative source.

🎧 Tune in to rediscover the power of creativity as healing, intuition as guidance, and flow as the language of the soul.

Welcome to I AM Conversations, a transformative series designed to inspire self-discovery and ignite your creative spirit — hosted by Ana Maria Dávalos, Maria Lanas, and Maclovia Martel.

In this episode, our guest Rev. Lisa Marie Boncek (author, Ayurvedic practitioner, medical intuitive) recounts her back-to-back near-death experiences over Easter weekend, profound healings with Jesus and Archangel Michael, and the surprising role of her Higher Self in the process. She describes earlier visions (including Buddha during Shirodhara), how Transcendental Meditation opened the door to spiritual experiences, what telepathic guidance feels like, and why hope became her life’s theme.

We also explore: signs and synchronicities (numbers, animals), using a pendulum wisely, remote healing, integrating spiritual experiences after illness, and her message to humanity: trust the divine plan, watch your thoughts, and lead with love.

Hosted by Ana María Dávalos, Maria Lanas & Maclovia Martell

In this powerful conversation, writer, speaker, and advocate Eldra Jackson III (co-executive director of Inside Circle, featured in the award-winning documentary The Work) traces his path from a life sentence at Folsom to becoming a facilitator of deep healing work. We dive into childhood trauma, the cost of secrecy, shadow work, toxic vs. healthy masculinity, addiction, forgiveness, and Eldra’s vision for “houses of healing” that transform the justice system.

Welcome to I Am Conversations with hosts Ana María Dávalos, Maria Lanas, and Maclovia Martel. Today’s guest is Crystal Ray—author of Love Letters to Your Soul. Crystal recounts two life-altering experiences (including an 80-foot fall in Vail) and the compassionate “life review” that taught her: love is all that matters, timelines are choice, and each soul is here for the bliss of its own existence. We explore manifesting without lack, sound & light as medicine, and practical ways to choose love in the little moments.

Connect with Crystal: crystalraysoul[at]gmail[dot]com (30-min mentorship chats available) Subscribe for more transformative conversations and share this episode with someone who needs hope. 💫

Former Ecuadorian President Jamil Mahuad (ex-Mayor of Quito; HKS alumnus) shares the life-altering stroke he experienced on stage in Barcelona in 1997—and the leadership lessons that followed. We explore recovering from vulnerability, the four bodies (physical, emotional, rational, spiritual), the true motives for power (power, perks, glory, service), the serenity prayer as a governing compass, and why courage is obedience to a serene judgment. He reflects on Quito’s historic-center renewal, the trolleybus project, dollarization, facing a coup, and how imagination + vision (“why not?”) turn dreams into policy. A rich conversation on ethics, purpose, and the art of accepting outcomes without giving up.

Hosts: Ana María Dávalos, María Lanas, and Maclovia Martell. Guest: Jamil Mahuad — Doctor of Law; MPA, Harvard Kennedy School; former Mayor of Quito; President of Ecuador (1998–2000).