Dalton Welsh is 1/2 of the beatmaking collaborative Open Contact. He opens up about creativity, synchronicity, and connection as a beatmaker. Through the practice of mindfulness, Open Contact explores processing emotion and connection. This is the first In-Practice feature, where we explore

Guest:
Dalton Welsh. Open Contact is a collaboration-based multimedia collective. Dalton is one half of the collective, residing in Fort Wayne, IN. Together with his creative partner, Andy Ong, they are working on creating a meditative sound that extends beyond the boundaries of music. Open Contacts’ creations are produced in healing frequencies, specifically designed to serve as a meditative guide.

To learn more about Open Contact, please visit:
https://opencontact.bandcamp.com/
https://linktr.ee/opencontact

Please note the time stamps for podcast content:
10:20 - Song - Open Contact - Changes
13:30 - Reference - Creativity and Well-being: A Meta-analysis - Acar et al. (2020)
13:30 - Reference - The impact of creative initiatives on wellbeing: a literature review - McLellan et al. (2012)
14:20 - Reference - Unpublished Episode with Musician, Show You Suck
23:00 - Strategies - Taking Time for Yourself
26:25 - Strategies - Taking a Novel Approach or Path to Do Something
40:30 - Parent Strategies - Create caring environment that fosters creativity. See your child can teach you things.
47:45 - Personal Strategy - Breathwork
49:30 - Reference - A historical and critical analysis of park prescriptions - Joy James et al. (2019)
55:50 - Song - Open Contact - Thru Me

Special thanks to musical artists:
Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/
Open Contact: https://opencontact.bandcamp.com/

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To provide suggestions for new topics in future episodes, visit:
present-mind.org/podcast