Tattoos with Intention
A space to reflect, remember, and mark what matters.
Hosted by Mark Nara.
In a world where tattoos are often seen as style or impulse, this podcast asks something deeper: What are you really marking?
Tattoos with Intention explores the transformative power of tattooing - how it shapes memory, identity, and self-understanding. Through thoughtful conversations with artists, clients, researchers and practitioners, we explore tattooing not just as body art, but as a mirror, a ritual, and a pathway to change.
Listen in as our guests humbly share some of their story and expertise with me.
What We Explore
Core themes from across the podcast conversations.
- Identity formation through tattooing
- Spiritual dimensions of body art
- Relationship dynamics in the tattoo process
- Industry ethics and best practices
- Psychological aspects of tattoos
- Cultural and ceremonial tattooing
Episodes
Start with the latest, then reveal more as needed.
38 total episodes
37. Top 10 Tattoo Searches Decoded: What People Are Really Asking
The top 10 tattoo searches reveal a lot more than just what styles are trending.In this video, I break down what people are really asking when they search for tattoos. From tattoo shops near me and ta
March 29, 2026
36. Dreamworld to Realworld: Tattooing, AI & Everyday Initiation
In this solo episode, Mark revisits a vivid dream from 2018 in which an artificial intelligence silently observed and documented his tattoo practice long before AI became part of daily life. From ther
March 9, 2026
35. Tattooist Lars Widell - Moving Past Pain into Vibration and Trust
Guest: Tattooist Lars Widell (British Columbia, Canada) Themes: graffiti origins, stone masonry, music, apprenticeship era, fasting for healing, spiritual practice, big multi-day sessions, trust and R
February 3, 2026
34. Map The Skin: How Lluna Uses Tattoo Mapping to Guide Real Change
Mark speaks with Lluna of Lluna Soul Ink about stepping from artist into guide, building devotional space, and using tattoo mapping to turn tattoos into living records. They trace her early Berlin yea
December 7, 2025
33. Street Shops & Community: Presence Over Popularity (with Josh Roelink)
In this conversation, Mark and Josh trace a 33-year arc of tattooing—from ’90s street-shop grit and tribal magazines to private studios, bikie threats, and rebuilding community. Josh shares early spar
October 22, 2025
32. Sand, Symbols & Metamorphosis: Pain as a Portal with April
In this conversation, Mark and April explore how play, symbols, and intention open real thresholds of change. April shares her path from disability support work into Jungian sandplay therapy , why the
October 12, 2025
31. Tattoos, Thresholds & The Sacred Hunt with Caiyuda Kiora
In our first video episode, Mark and Caiyuda trace tattoos as living thresholds: from flaming-dice initiation at 18, to a decade of silence, to ancestry-rooted markings and sacred geometry as integrat
August 19, 2025
30. Sacred Geometry: Meaning, Misuse, and the Hidden Order of the Body
April 20, 2025
29. How to Mitigate Tattoo Regret with Research-Backed Guidance
March 2, 2025
28. Meaning and Resilience Through Logotherapy with Dr. Daniel Franz
February 5, 2025