31 DAYS OF DEEP CREATIVITY DANCE LAB ART JOURNAL LAB
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Be All Your Selves
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¡Hola! 

I am Zoë, and I am here to ignite your creative fire and guide you into being all your selves.

My life's mission is to inspire & support you in living your deepest potential and highest purpose.

I offer intuitive counseling, creativity coaching, online creativity courses & challenges, expressive arts workshops and custom retreats in Todos Santos, Mexico.

My philosophy and methodology is a blend of my training in the fields of psychology, the arts, education & spirituality. I have a Masters in Counseling Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy from California Institute of Integral Studies and a BA in Art from Oberlin College.

I was born and bred in Brooklyn, with years of professional training as an actor, improvisor and dancer. I have been an avid multimedia blogger since 2012, when I started ZOELAB 365 blogging every day for a year. On my blog, I am transparent about my own healing journey, my multimedia creative process and experiences with my husband and son living off the grid in the Baja desert. 

 
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This multifaceted site is for anyone who wants to bring more creativity, inspiration, empowerment, authenticity and vulnerability into your life.

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Remind me to put a fan on the stage with us on Saturday. That is, if we don’t get rained out. This is from the night I discovered is nothing like the feeling of wind blowing on you while you rock out. #rockandroll #loop #video #iwannabossyouaround #bossyouaround #fan #indierock #artrock #riotgrrrl #zoeandthemischief #guitar #riff
I am excited to bust the uke out for some songs in Saturday night at Alquimia. #uke #ukelele #ukelelelady #indierock #artrock #music #rockduo
I am excited to bust the uke out for some songs in Saturday night at Alquimia. #uke #ukelele #ukelelelady #indierock #artrock #music #rockduo
Come rock out with us this Saturday, 15 de Septiembre! Even though it’s hot down here in Sourhern Baja we have so many reasons to celebrate! It’s virgo season and we want to honor all the virgos with this beautiful painting by @jimenagarcialopez and many more will be on display at the gallery at @jardinalquimia.ts which will be reopening its doors Saturday night. 🕗At 8 PM we will bring you the rock and roll and some folky songs too. 🕙10 pm Zoe will put on her DJ hat for 💃🏼🕺 a dance party ‘spinning’ new and old dance classics - pop, soul, latin, disco & a lil bit of hip hop. 🕛At the strike of midnight we’ll make a toast for Día de Independencia! 🇲🇽 Nos vemos Sábado!! #todossantos #diadeindependecia #jardinalquimia #zoeandthemischief #virgo #virgos #artshow #party #indierock #artrock #danceparty #jimenagarcialopez #baja100 #art #rockshow #bajanightlife
Come rock out with us this Saturday, 15 de Septiembre! Even though it’s hot down here in Sourhern Baja we have so many reasons to celebrate! It’s virgo season and we want to honor all the virgos with this beautiful painting by @jimenagarcialopez and many more will be on display at the gallery at @jardinalquimia.ts which will be reopening its doors Saturday night. 🕗At 8 PM we will bring you the rock and roll and some folky songs too. 🕙10 pm Zoe will put on her DJ hat for 💃🏼🕺 a dance party ‘spinning’ new and old dance classics - pop, soul, latin, disco & a lil bit of hip hop. 🕛At the strike of midnight we’ll make a toast for Día de Independencia! 🇲🇽 Nos vemos Sábado!! #todossantos #diadeindependecia #jardinalquimia #zoeandthemischief #virgo #virgos #artshow #party #indierock #artrock #danceparty #jimenagarcialopez #baja100 #art #rockshow #bajanightlife
👂🎶Sound on! Throw back Thursday y’all! This is from a photoshoot in Brooklyn by @lucasbennettgram of my first band, Social Service. The first photo became the album cover for our EP, The Field is Revealed. We were three women new to our instruments and in love with our raw sound, all working in Social Services by day, rocking out at night. We were short-lived, with only 2 gigs before moving away from new york to pursue other dreams and projects. The EP is still available on bandcamp! Drums by @gingerradi bass by Polly Withers. Other stuff by @zoe.dearborn #themoviesruinedmylovelife #socialservice #riotgrrrl #rockband #allgirlband #womenwhorock #ep #tbt #indierock #artrock #feminsim #feminist #rawemotion
From our show at the Songwriters Series at @florafarms in San Jose in April. This song is Don’t Tell Me. It was a magical night. ✨To see the full video, click the link in our bio! #donttellme #songwritersseries #singer #songwriter #rockduo #artrock #indierock #riotgrrrl #livemusic #musicvideo #video #florafarms #zoeandthemischief
It really helps to write down your songs while recording. Also I 💗 this pre-amp. After my beloved Fender Blues Jr. died (to whom I’ve been attached exclusively for 15 years) in the middle of our Tara Mechani gig, I am now someone who uses a direct input and I am loving all this control at my fingertips. #sansampparadriver #sansamp #techie #songs #recording #preamp #homerecording #homerecordingstudio #songlist #directinput #rockband #equipment #songwriter #indierock #artrock #rockandroll
It really helps to write down your songs while recording. Also I 💗 this pre-amp. After my beloved Fender Blues Jr. died (to whom I’ve been attached exclusively for 15 years) in the middle of our Tara Mechani gig, I am now someone who uses a direct input and I am loving all this control at my fingertips. #sansampparadriver #sansamp #techie #songs #recording #preamp #homerecording #homerecordingstudio #songlist #directinput #rockband #equipment #songwriter #indierock #artrock #rockandroll
Getting into recording this weekend. Feels so good. I gotta say, even after a month off, we still sound pretty tight. We’ve got 27 of my original songs to record. I think of my songs as my babies. It takes me forever to get them just right before I can let them out into the world where they have a life of their own. My dream is to have my songs be part of the soundtrack to someone else’s life. Also, we have a gig coming up on September 15th at @jardinalquimia.ts to help celebrate their reopening (they will be closed for the first 2 weeks of Sept). More info on that coming soon... 💗⚡️🎸 #songwriter #songwriting #recording #homerecording #guitar #strat #rock #rockband #rockduo #husbandandwifeteam #artrock #indierock #riotgrrrl #ladymischief #singersongwriter #todossantos #jardinalquimia #music #musicphotography #blackandwhitephotography #palapa
Getting into recording this weekend. Feels so good. I gotta say, even after a month off, we still sound pretty tight. We’ve got 27 of my original songs to record. I think of my songs as my babies. It takes me forever to get them just right before I can let them out into the world where they have a life of their own. My dream is to have my songs be part of the soundtrack to someone else’s life. Also, we have a gig coming up on September 15th at @jardinalquimia.ts to help celebrate their reopening (they will be closed for the first 2 weeks of Sept). More info on that coming soon... 💗⚡️🎸 #songwriter #songwriting #recording #homerecording #guitar #strat #rock #rockband #rockduo #husbandandwifeteam #artrock #indierock #riotgrrrl #ladymischief #singersongwriter #todossantos #jardinalquimia #music #musicphotography #blackandwhitephotography #palapa
It’s so good to be back in Baja. Dreaming up next summer’s US tour, recording projects, gigs & more. 💗⚡️🎸 As my heroes @shovelsnrope say: Hail Hail Rock-n-Roll. #rocknroll #rock #tour #rockduo #artrock #desertrock #baja #todossantos #indierock #riotgrrrl #ladyrocker #mischief #ladymischief
It’s so good to be back in Baja. Dreaming up next summer’s US tour, recording projects, gigs & more. 💗⚡️🎸 As my heroes @shovelsnrope say: Hail Hail Rock-n-Roll. #rocknroll #rock #tour #rockduo #artrock #desertrock #baja #todossantos #indierock #riotgrrrl #ladyrocker #mischief #ladymischief
Baby Mischief!!! Levi just loves his new Zoe + The Mischief onesie. Can’t you tell? You too can have one, just order from our online shop. Link in bio. #linkinbio #babymischief #merch #bandmerch #mischief #indierock #artrock #bandtshirt
Baby Mischief!!! Levi just loves his new Zoe + The Mischief onesie. Can’t you tell? You too can have one, just order from our online shop. Link in bio. #linkinbio #babymischief #merch #bandmerch #mischief #indierock #artrock #bandtshirt
Rocking out with Tara Mechani for the last show of our California Mini Tour. Stay tuned for our much bigger US Summer Tour 2019! #summertour2018 #rockband #taramechani #publicshow #publicart #artrock #indierock #riotgrrrl #rockduo #music #busking #sanjose #plazacesarchavez #california
Rocking out with Tara Mechani for the last show of our California Mini Tour. Stay tuned for our much bigger US Summer Tour 2019! #summertour2018 #rockband #taramechani #publicshow #publicart #artrock #indierock #riotgrrrl #rockduo #music #busking #sanjose #plazacesarchavez #california
Here’s a little sample of our Tara Mechani show in San Jose from our minitour in California. You can watch the full length video on YouTube-find the link on our profile page. Rock on! #rock #rockandroll #indierock #artrock #zoeandthemischief #video #musicvideo #publicart #taramechani #sanjose #cesarchavezplaza #riotgrrrl #concert #busking #rockband #rockduo #danaalbany #tour #minitour
Bay Area we're coming for you! 5-7 PM tonight at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez in San Jose! A free public concert. We will be performing next to Tara Mechani, the 15 foot Thai Bodhisatva Robot sculpture from Burning Man by the artist Dana Albany. Don't miss this audacious display of raw female power! 💗⚡️🎸 #Bodhisatva #burningman #sanjose #bayarea #livemusic #publicconcert #freeconcert #mischief #taramechani #feminism #feminist #girlpower #rockandroll #rockband #tour #baja #vivalamujer #lamujer #riotgrrrl #artrock #indierock #ukelele #livemusicsanjose #performanceart #publicart #danaalbany #loveandpower #thefutureisfemale #cesarchavezplaza
Bay Area we're coming for you! 5-7 PM tonight at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez in San Jose! A free public concert. We will be performing next to Tara Mechani, the 15 foot Thai Bodhisatva Robot sculpture from Burning Man by the artist Dana Albany. Don't miss this audacious display of raw female power! 💗⚡️🎸 #Bodhisatva #burningman #sanjose #bayarea #livemusic #publicconcert #freeconcert #mischief #taramechani #feminism #feminist #girlpower #rockandroll #rockband #tour #baja #vivalamujer #lamujer #riotgrrrl #artrock #indierock #ukelele #livemusicsanjose #performanceart #publicart #danaalbany #loveandpower #thefutureisfemale #cesarchavezplaza
My favorite moment from Saturday - Finn dancing to Wolf Spider. Thank you @gingerradi ! #wolfspider #video #dance #rock #rockandroll #kidswhorock #kidsrock #artrock #indierock #rockband #topanga #froggys
Rocking out last night at Froggy's in Topanga. It was a very special and very hot night. Thank you so much to everyone who came, to Jules & @johnnynation66 @christopherhawleyrollers and to @dan_levenson for all the rad photos! Long live rock and roll. #rockandroll #rockshow #artrock #rockandrollisheretostay #rockband #rockduo #indierock #topanga #froggys #zoeandthemischief #riotgrrrl
Rocking out last night at Froggy's in Topanga. It was a very special and very hot night. Thank you so much to everyone who came, to Jules & @johnnynation66 @christopherhawleyrollers and to @dan_levenson for all the rad photos! Long live rock and roll. #rockandroll #rockshow #artrock #rockandrollisheretostay #rockband #rockduo #indierock #topanga #froggys #zoeandthemischief #riotgrrrl
Tuesday, July 10th at Cesar Chavez Plaza in San Jose, we are doing a public rock show next to this incredible 15 foot goddess bodhisattva robot by Dana Albany. She was originally constructed for burning man, and now she is traveling around the world. #taramechani #publicperformance #rock #rockandroll #artrock #cesarchavezplaza #sanjose #rockshow #burningman #bayareamusic #indierock #thaigoddess #danaalbany #zoeandthemischief #tour #feminism #feminist #peace #oldandnew #guitar #guitargoddess #bodhisatva #music #musicandart
Tuesday, July 10th at Cesar Chavez Plaza in San Jose, we are doing a public rock show next to this incredible 15 foot goddess bodhisattva robot by Dana Albany. She was originally constructed for burning man, and now she is traveling around the world. #taramechani #publicperformance #rock #rockandroll #artrock #cesarchavezplaza #sanjose #rockshow #burningman #bayareamusic #indierock #thaigoddess #danaalbany #zoeandthemischief #tour #feminism #feminist #peace #oldandnew #guitar #guitargoddess #bodhisatva #music #musicandart
We are on the road, driving up North to California from Baja. We are playing on Saturday, July 7th at Froggy's in Topanga with @johnnynation66 Jules and Johnny Nation, and @christopherhowley Show starts at 6 PM! #summer #roadtrip #familyband #julesandjohnnynation #christopherhowley #zoedearborn #zoeandthemischief #artrock #california #rockduo #thelittlebandthatcould #rockandroll #rock #artrock #indierock #bandtour #topanga #dynamicduo #husbandandwife #mischief #baja #originals #singersongwriter #songwriter
We are on the road, driving up North to California from Baja. We are playing on Saturday, July 7th at Froggy's in Topanga with @johnnynation66 Jules and Johnny Nation, and @christopherhowley Show starts at 6 PM! #summer #roadtrip #familyband #julesandjohnnynation #christopherhowley #zoedearborn #zoeandthemischief #artrock #california #rockduo #thelittlebandthatcould #rockandroll #rock #artrock #indierock #bandtour #topanga #dynamicduo #husbandandwife #mischief #baja #originals #singersongwriter #songwriter
Hey California, we're coming for you in July! Driving up North from Baja. This is Lucky Guy from our Firecracker EP. More info soon. If you want to book us for a house party or public show, let us know. #luckyguy #shy #indierock #artrock #rockandroll #musicvideo #driving #tour #baja #thelittlebandthatcould #roadtrip #roadtripmusic #singalong #zoedearborn #zoeandthemischief #mischief #rockband #california #adventure #music #video #riotgrrrl #ladyrock #mexico #baja #bajacalifornia #rockduo
A little video clip from last night's show at Rock & Brews in San Jose del Cabo. State I'm In. The full song is available as a free download on our soundcloud page. #stateimin #rock #rockandroll #ladyrocker #rockandbrews #rockandbrewscabo #indierock #artrock #riotgrrrl #video #rockband #summerfest #cabo #baja
From Sunday, photo by @kennyviese Tonight we will roll out the rock and no storm is gonna stop us. 🎸💦@rockandbrewscabo 8 PM. #rock #rockandroll #zoedearborn #feminism #riotgrrrl #artrock #indierock #baja #cabo #openofsurf #husbandandwife #dynamicduo #rockduo #openofsurfloscabos
From Sunday, photo by @kennyviese Tonight we will roll out the rock and no storm is gonna stop us. 🎸💦@rockandbrewscabo 8 PM. #rock #rockandroll #zoedearborn #feminism #riotgrrrl #artrock #indierock #baja #cabo #openofsurf #husbandandwife #dynamicduo #rockduo #openofsurfloscabos
So excited to rock out this Wednesday, June 13th, in San Jose del Cabo for the Summer Fest as part of the Los Cabos Open of Surf Contest. At Rock & Brews @rockandbrewscabo So honored to be playing with @shamansbaja and @7herederos ! Music starts at 8 pm. Come rock out with us. #rock #rockandroll #indierock #singersongwriter #surf #openofsurf #summerfest2018 #loscabos #cabo #rockband #surfrock #baja #riotgrrrl #zoedearborn #loscabosopenofsurf
So excited to rock out this Wednesday, June 13th, in San Jose del Cabo for the Summer Fest as part of the Los Cabos Open of Surf Contest. At Rock & Brews @rockandbrewscabo So honored to be playing with @shamansbaja and @7herederos ! Music starts at 8 pm. Come rock out with us. #rock #rockandroll #indierock #singersongwriter #surf #openofsurf #summerfest2018 #loscabos #cabo #rockband #surfrock #baja #riotgrrrl #zoedearborn #loscabosopenofsurf
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Women Awakening 2018
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Current Projects

-Performing, recording songs and creating videos with my art rock band Zoë & The Mischief - going on a mini-tour to California this July

-Writing a book of personal essays and poetry

- Founding member of The Baja 100, a community of local emerging and established artists in Todos Santos

-CoCreator & Presenter at Women Awakening, an International Women's Summit in Todos Santos, Mexico

Past Talks:

How To Be Your Self by Loving All Your Selves

The Power of Owning Your Shadow

Upcoming:

The Magic of Singing & Songwriting with Holly Mae Haddock

 

 

I teach, coach & create using the expressive arts:

 
 
 
 

CLASSES IN TODOS SANTOS

 

Blending my training and experience as an Expressive Arts Therapist, creativity coach, professional actor & improvisor, visual artist, dancer and writer, I created two classroom laboratories in Todos Santos, Mexico, designed to help you drop into your authentic self, increase awareness on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels and unleash your inner creative resources:

 
 
 

ART JOURNAL LAB

AT CUATRO VIENTOS

NOVEMBER - MAY

WED, 2-4 PM

 

DANCE LAB

AT CUATRO VIENTOS

ALL YEAR LONG

MON+WED, 4:30 - 6 PM

 
 

PRIVATE SESSIONS WITH ZOË

 
 

Whether you are an artist, writer, or performer needing holistic support and guidance on a project, or yearning to discover and align with your soul's purpose, I will work with you from where you are. Using my unique blend of deep listening, intuitive counseling, creativity coaching, expressive arts therapy, individualized assignments and personal mentoring, I will help guide you on your journey of developing your deepest potential and highest purpose.

I love to meet new people, please get in touch with me, I would love to hear your story!

 

OTHER CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES 

 

NOVEMBER - MAY

Open Reading at Rumi Garden in Todos Santos Every Third Sunday

An open call to writers and storytellers to share up to 10 minutes of your work in front of a supportive audience.

 

 

 
 

THEMES FROM THE LIFE AS ART BLOG

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FAMILY DRAWING GALLERY

Family Drawing Gallery
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INSTAGRAM GALLERY

I love to start lying on the floor. Let your day fall away as you enter the infinite meditative space and receive full relaxation and restoration and then only move when your body feels that first impulse. Every Dance Lab starts with a rebirth. Let your body guide you into all your selves, at your own pace, in your own style. There is no other class quite like this. This is holistic therapy. And it’s so much fun! Today is Reiki Monday at Dance Lab: Movement Therapy for Mind, Body, Heart & Soul. 4:30 PM only at Cuatro Vientos. #dance #dancelab #beallyourselves #reiki #reikimonday #yoga #shivasana #movement #movementtherapy #expressiveartstherapy #dancetherapy #relax #relaxation #cuatrovientos #todossantos #danceclass #creativity #creativityteacher #healer #heal #restore #inspiration #floor #lieonthefloor
Beginning a mural. I am learning so much, I am going to write a blog post about this mural business. #mural #plants #art #artandlife #lifeasart #artforlife #wall #pared #baja #pescadero #plantas #blogger #drawingonthewall #publicart
Yay! Spent this morning painting the beginning of my mural in Pescadero at the park! I had so much fun. The theme is the flora of Baja. Many other artists are painting a wall as well. I 💛 community art! #communityart #comunidad #art #painting #mural #mixingpaint #artist #publicart #pescadero #baja
I promised little zoe I would look out for her more. So I decided to honor her today. This is the day she ran a race and she did quite well, because she was a fast runner, but then let everyone pass by her after the finish line, so she did not ‘get counted’ as one of the first to pass the finish line. I honor that child who was afraid to stand up for herself, who was afraid of being weird & was often accused of being overly sensitive. I love her the way she is - with her socks pulled up unevenly, with her shyness & tomboyishness. How can you honor your little you today? #innerchild #tbt #throwbackthursday #1980s #race #runner #kid #innerkid #love #littlezoe #tomboy #innerfamilyofself #selflove
Portrait of husband through the filter of rain. #rain #portrait #kitchendoor #photography #husband
The road home. #baja #photography #mexico #home #road #magichour #gold #light #shadow #shadowportrait
Feliz día de Independencia! Viva México! I am proud to say on this Mexican Independence Day that I am a Naturalized Citizen of this incredible country. Everyday I thank my lucky stars to live in such a diverse country bursting with independent spirit. The ingenuity, warmth and beauty of Baja, and Mexico in general, is deeply fulfilling & inspiring for me. Gracias para 10 años aquí. Espero que un día estaré fluida en español. 🙏🇲🇽💗 #immigrant #mexicanamerican #mexico #mexicana #vivamexico #cactus #ingenuity #vasquevuelas
Be All Your Selves. This is my mantra because it is a reminder of the process of becoming whole. I spent a lifetime pretending to be less smart, powerful, angry, spiritual, radical, shiny, sad, weird, insecure, anxious, depressed, scared, childlike, messy & complex than I really am. The truth is The Self is a kaleidoscope of everexpanding mystery. My truth is too big for an insta profile or a concert or any one thing. And so is yours. We all have woman, man & child within us. My music, my work, my life is about integrating the shadows of all these smaller selves. I try to use my own experience as example as much as I can. Getting braver everyday about this. I live my selves outloud to inspire you to remember your own complexity, your own dreams, your many selves, the shadow you’ve neatly tucked away. Self love is a journey of high courage and it is not Selfish. The more you can love your Self the more love you can activate around you. Love begets love. There is more than enough to go around. Every time I doubt myself or my big dreams, I return to my heart which sends me an image of a guitar. I trust this even if I don’t know exactly where I’m going. My story is of a little girl who believed she was powerless and incapable but the images of her souldream would not quit her and so she had to go on an inner healing art spirit journey into the darkest corners of self, recovering the wounded feminine & masculine & child. Everything is my teacher and I am in love with it all. Listen to your heart, my friends. Love all of your selves. Especially the most shameful ones. This is the work to be done. And the great news is we have so many wonderful tools & resources at our disposal to help us with the work. Creativity. Curiosity. Compassion. Consciousness. Art. Drama. Music. Dance. Journaling. Poetry. Storytelling. Comedy. Meditation. Yoga. Sending you so much love. 💗 P.S. If you want to know more about self-actualization, get in touch with me. Send me an email, go to my classes, go to @eldespertardelasmujeres, listen to my music @zoeandthemischief , read my blog. #selflove #selfactualization #love #intuition #beallyourselves #shadow #self #healing #wholeness