The Players
It Takes A Village To Raise A Children’s TV Show
Meet our Creator, Ash, and all the incredible executive, production, vision, and talent players from The Inner Space Place.
Meet Ash
She’s been an inner space explorer for over fifteen years, and she’s never gonna stop staying curious!
Ash is a mom of two amazing young girls, and was the director of Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies Kids Programs for eight years where she helped schools, teachers, parents, counselors and kids help themselves through self-awareness and self-help practices. She’s enjoyed over 15,000 hours as a wellness educator, over 20,000 hours as a professional performance artist, and over 20,000 hours in deep exploration of inner space in many, many ways. She’s the creator of THE INNER SPACE PLACE and CREATOR BEING PRODUCTIONS, providing media medicine & edutainment for our highest becoming and hopefulness.
Ash’s magical media influences in the making of THE INNER SPACE PLACE have included Mary Poppins, Mister Rogers Neighborhood, The Wizard of Oz, Gabby’s Dollhouse and her own HMHB children’s wellness programs she created for ages 4-18.
She currently lives in Bali, Indonesia with her family whom she’d like to thank from the bottom of her heart for their hearts: Lulu, Avah, Rae & Yeshe-dog.
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Ben Wickham
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
“Feelings matter, and most of us never got a proper introduction to them. If a film can give children a language for what’s going on inside — before they spend thirty years pretending nothing is — that feels worth showing up for. “Most problems that look like communication problems, strategy problems, or leadership problems are actually feelings problems in a good suit. He’s spent his career in advertising and filmmaking, which means he’s had to understand what moves people long before he had clinical language for it. He’s just always been able to see what’s underneath — and now he knows what to do about it.
He’s spent twenty-five years helping some of Europe’s largest organisations understand the stories they tell — and the ones they don’t. Clients have included Heineken, ASML, ING Bank, and Tata Steel. These days he runs Single Session Coaching and constellating, which does something most leadership development can’t: it changes behaviour in a single ninety-minute session by working at the level where the behaviour is actually running.
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Alexis Joy
VOICE OF ORBIT & MAKEUP ARTIST
“The world of edutainment for children is ready for something that goes beneath the surface, that honors the inner life of a child as something sacred and worth tending to. And then there was Orbit. A character who feels everything fully. Who is honest, expressive, sometimes messy, and completely allowed to be. She gives every child watching permission to be honest with themselves, with others, and to never stop being curious.”
Alexis is a creative, a deeply sensitive being, and a mother. She had to lose herself before she could truly come home to herself. It was the hard stuff that brought her back to who she is and why she’s here. This led her to guide others to turn their own deepest challenges into wisdom.
Through her work, she holds space for women to come home to themselves. Right now she’s building Well Within, a space for women to clear the fog and return to their own truth.
Being a mother has been the greatest invitation of her life. It has asked her to become more honest, more present, more alive than anything else ever has.
And through The Inner Space Place, she brings that same devotion to the inner lives of children, reminding them, through Orbit, that their voice matters. That their feelings matter. That they are allowed to take up space.
She trusts her knowing, it has never led her astray. She believes the inner world is the most important place we’ll ever explore.
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Anna Laska
VIDEOGRAPHER & PHOTOGRAPHER
“I often think that I wish something like this existed when I was a child. These kinds of conversations were not really present in my home or in school. If children learn early how to connect with themselves on a deeper level and understand their emotions, they build a strong internal foundation before stepping into the world. That kind of awareness can change how someone navigates life.”
She feels very lucky in this lifetime to make a living doing something she’s completely obsessed with. Photography is one of the ways she shares joy and connection with people. Sometimes she simply brings her camera and offers photos as a gift. A mother playing with her daughter, a couple hugging, a quiet moment between people.
She’s been working as a professional photographer for over 12 years, beginning in Scotland, now Bali, photographing weddings, couples, brands, families, and portraits.
One of the things she loves the most is showing people how beautiful they actually are. She has a small gift for seeing beauty in everyone and revealing sides of people they might never have noticed before. She offers a “Self Love Experience” for women. These sessions are designed as something deeper than a photo shoot. It starts with breathwork, guided meditation, and journaling prompts that help women reconnect with themselves, then a confidence photo session. It becomes a transformation experience rather than just creating beautiful photos.
She’s also developing education and retreats for photographers. She will be hosting retreats in Bali for female photographers, combining photography education with self-connection and self-love practices.
@annalaska_branding_photography
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Ryno Bengawan
ANIMATOR
Ryno was born & raised in Bandung, Indonesia. Graduated on 2008, he has experiences in various fields from digital illustration to video directing.In 2016, Ryno mastered strobe light portrait photography. Living among the lush greeneries in Ubud-Bali, he'd spend his free time strolling around to greet some dogs or watching sunset. He and Cecil said YES to creating Orbit together!
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Cecil Hidayat
ILLUSTRATOR
“Weezer says: Love Is The Answer. I Agree.”
She said yes to The Inner Space Place because her husband Ryno said yes too!She’s a freelance illustrator living in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. As an introvert, she feels like she speaks better through her drawings. Having spent several years working in Jakarta as an art director in advertising agencies, she decided she’s not built for the big city's hustle and bustle, and she started following her true passion for children's illustration when she moved to Ubud in 2013. When not working, you can mostly find her strolling through the rice fields, trying to make friends with the stray dogs I find along the way.
She’s developing a merchandise line called “Take A Little Bali With You” as an ode to this island she’s called home for the past 12 years. She loves what she does. You can purchase via offline stores all around Bali, or see the merch online: @takealittlebaliwithyou on IG.
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Landon Rochat-Boeser
ARTIST
“Ash brought together the perfect mix of people for each role, and I trusted her vision from the very start. We sat together and did our first rough sketches for the show and she said we can help teach an entire generation how to better relate to themselves. Being a part of something driven by that kind of passion just felt right and I believed it would absolutely come through in the final product.”
Landon is a life long artist who took a hiatus from his passion to focus on his career and growing family. After becoming a father, he was called back into art through his daughter, and it became ritual for them to create each night together before bedtime. The piece shown here is one of their inspired collaborations titled "Bella and Connie."
Landon adventures into his imagination to create freeform art that is whimsical and abstract, drawing inspiration from music, his children, and his environment. His work is mixed media created through experimentation by blending and layering pens, markers and acrylics.You can see his work throughout the show, as he have form to the Wonders of Wandering Book as well as Mister Beadyeyes.
@misfit_ink_
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Marcela Mota
LADY M (YOGIC MOVEMENT ARTIST)
“This body of ours has so much wisdom. Growing up I didn’t learn how to listen to my body and my emotions. We live in a society that lives from the head up, but we must reclaim the wisdom of the body. When we do this, we can be truly informed, make good decisions, and be embodied sovereign beings, which is what we need in this world.”
She’s a proud momma of two boys and sees this show as tool of empowerment, self-knowledge, and self-mastery, which can guide children to happier lives.
Marcela is trained in 5 Elements Yoga Therapy, Ashtanga, Rocket Vinyasa, Pre and Pos Natal Yoga and Yin Yoga. She is a E-RYT500 (Registered Yoga Teacher) and YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider). She also is certified in Thai Vedic Massage and Reiki Practitioner. She is Co-Founder of 5 Elements Wisdom Academy and Lead Trainer at All Yoga School. She has facilitated more than 20 Teacher Trainings and certified over 300 Yoga Teachers from all over the world.
She is originally from Brazil, but spends most of her time in Thailand, Bali and Europe teaching Yoga Teacher Trainings, Immersions and Workshops. She has a Bachelor in International Affairs and a Masters in Business Economics and Management of Sustainability. She worked for the United Nations as well as in corporate and public sectors for many years.
Her hope is that the kids watching this show have permission to feel their feels and be who they are. Once they are their own authentic selves, they can do and be whatever they want to in this world.
You can see all her upcoming retreats here:
@marcelayogini
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John Tilley
JT/ MUSICIAN
“Growing up a lot of my emotions were repressed, and I didn’t have the tools to explore them. This show would’ve helped me manage my expectations, confidence, and being. We can give this show to younger generations to navigate these difficult times and give them tools to do it in a fun, engaging, and brillant way. It’s a great concept; the world of inner space captured for kids like never before. Who wouldn’t say yes!?”
He’s been a musician for many years playing for some great singer songwriters, including Ed Sheeran, Beyonce, Paolo Nutini, Jamie Lawson, Kubb, Will and the People, La Roux, Katie Melua, Imelda May, Alex Hepburn and Jeremy Loops among others. He wrote a very special song “Lion In The Morning Sun” by Will And The People, a band he was a part of for many years.
He studied classical piano at Trinity College of Music under the acclaimed virtuoso Alexander Adakov.
He’s also writing middle grade fiction, Hist first adventure book is called “Cedric & The Golden Trident”. He’s a father of two children, whom he adores, and their travel together inspires his writing.
https://soundcloud.com/user-70992126
@Tills99
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Marieke Wickham
LINE PRODUCER
As a museum educator for Museum Catharijneconvent, a museum of religious art in Utrecht, the Netherlands, her work has always been about creating meaningful experiences that invite people to pause, reflect and see the world — and themselves — a little differently. She believes education is not only about knowledge, but also about understanding our inner world: emotions, imagination and the ways we connect to others.
That is why she said yes to The Inner Space Place. In a time when children grow up surrounded by constant stimulation, learning to recognise and navigate their emotions feels more important than ever. This series offers children a language for their inner life through art, meditation and storytelling — in a way that is playful, accessible and thoughtful.
Throughout her career work in museums, she has developed and contributed to projects that aim to open perspectives, spark curiosity and move people emotionally. She’s drawn to initiatives that create space for reflection and wonder. Inner Space resonates strongly with that mission: helping young people explore their inner landscape and discover that their feelings, questions and imagination all belong there.
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Barbara Tajan
CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST
“There are no wrong feelings. Anger, fear, and sadness exist in every human being, and serve a purpose (to say no to injustice, to flee danger, to process reality). You don’t have to be ashamed of feeling them, and you are not alone struggling with them. You rain and sun to make a rainbow.”
She enjoys taking part in any thoughtful and creative projects, especially when they are aimed at children. This project resonates strongly with what matters most to her when it comes to children in our society: giving them the right to exist fully, and the right to experience and move through the emotions they feel.
Historically, she’s a certified child psychologist. She’s worked in several different settings: with autistic children, in a pediatric hospital, and in an emergency reception center run by the Paris child protection services.
Alongside psychology, she works as a literary translator in French and English, and also writes articles and books.
Currently, she’s taken a year to shift her life and move to Bali, to explore a different way of living and to experience one of the many cultures the world has to offer.
She tends to approach life in a multifaceted way. She’s not very good at being just one thing, and that openness helps her make links between different fields, perspectives, and people.
In the end, she tries to work with what is, rather than what she wishes things to be — including the more difficult or uncomfortable realities of life.
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Adam Guzman-Poole
WRITER & HOLISTIC COUNSELOR
“If you take care of the youth, the future is going to take care of itself. My hope is this show is a beautiful sanctuary for kids to learn the skills they need to better meet life challenges.”
Through storytelling education and embodied guidance, he helps people transform their relationships and live with deeper purpose, connection, and love.
Growing up he carried a lot of insecurity and self-hatred. He looked for his worth in achievements, perfectionism, and at his lowest points, even substances. Because deep down, what he was really searching for was love.
It sent him on a journey across the globe—to Amazon jungles, to Balinese rice fields, to the feet of Indigenous Elders and Buddhist teachers. He’s learned from yogis, scientists, leading researchers in psychology, and modern changemakers.
Through all of this, h developed a practical, repeatable framework to find that love within— so we can share it with the world.
He’s blended spiritual wisdom from sacred traditions around the globe with modern psychology and evidence-based methods. This isn't just philosophy—it's a practical, tested roadmap that's helped hundreds of people find their way from fear to freedom.
He’s a devoted husband and father and is building conscious couple and family counseling with his beautiful wife Andreanne.
You can find his current best-selling book Lessons On Love along with his helpful programs here:
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Zaneta Gabriela Motkowicz
THINK EDUCATION
“Ash is a true visionary who believes in a better world. A world in which our children, future leaders, have the knowledge and the tools to help them regulate their own emotions. Being a mother of two, I personally struggled to find any educational content that would be worth showing to my children. It was a real privilege to get behind an innovative project like that and contribute with my knowledge and skills in guiding Ash and the team toward clarity and quality thinking.”
Giving life to two beautiful, curious souls is the most special thing she has ever done. Since becoming a mother, she has said yes to living life on her own terms — aligned with her values, centred on her family’s wellbeing, and unafraid to step away from the crowd.
Professionally, she was hired by prestigious universities in London and Milan to guide emerging leaders in their career decisions. She has advised some of the world’s most recognisable companies, as well as high-growth startups, on recruiting and employer branding strategy. Along the way, she mentored young female leaders, spoken at international conferences, and lent her voice to causes she cares deeply about — workplace equality and advancing women in consulting and STEM.
She has also explored the world with a curious eye, solo trekking across the Himalayas, carrying her own pack to Thorong La — the highest mountain pass on earth at 5,416m.
Today, she is joyfully building two brands: Think in Bali and Mindsetics.
Think in Bali is an authentic community for conscious parents who want to deepen their relationship with themselves, their children, and their partners. It brings together mothers and fathers who are tired of rushing, overwhelmed, and running on empty. Through the Moment to Think®️ Programme, workshops, and retreats, participants discover the power of undivided attention — learning to find calm and ease, sharpen the quality of their thinking, and raise children who know how to think for themselves in a world that rarely encourages them to.
Mindsetics is a coaching and leadership company built for the fast-moving, AI-disrupted business world — where the mental health crisis is no longer background noise. Giving your team genuine time to think shouldn’t be a luxury; it’s a strategic necessity. Mindsetics specialises in training leaders to create a Thinking Environment®️ for their people — one where calm minds produce bold results and collective intelligence is fully unlocked. We sit at the intersection of Western expertise and Eastern philosophy. Because busy isn’t productive. Thinking is.
@think.in.bali
LInkedIN: Zaneta Gabriela Motkowicz
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Patrik Harbusch
MINDFULNESS CONSULTANT
Is the founder of Nature of Mind and a passionate explorer of consciousness. He’s also a devoted father and husband.
His work is based on the belief that transforming the way we relate to our minds can have a profound impact not only on our personal well-being, but also on the world we shape together.
He guides purpose-driven individuals on a path from overwhelm to inner calm, from confusion to clarity, and from outer striving to inner alignment. His offerings range from transformative retreat experiences to online mindfulness courses and deep 1:1 mentoring.
His professional background is in real estate - where he advocates for impactful living models in response to climate change and social inequality - and his passion for the arts, where he engages with works that inspire contemplation and inner reflection, both deeply inform his approach to curating transformative experiences.
He believes that the evolution of consciousness is one of the most important contributions we can make to our own lives and to the future of humanity. My deepest intention is to share what I've learned and to walk with others on this path of awakening.