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Creativity

D.C. Crafty Bastards and Creative Beauties

October 6, 2009

Following a brilliant night of creative visions at the Dream Box workshop, I had another fantastic day in D.C.  I took my second yoga class at Tranquil Space and then strolled around Dupont Circle enjoying the sunshine and soaking up the local neighborhood character.
That afternoon I met up again with creative beauties Ana, Lauren and [...]

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Dreaming Big in D.C.

October 2, 2009

I’m loving my visit to Washington D.C. so far!  Today was filled with dreamy and inspiring adventures.

I kicked the day off with yoga at Kimberly Wilson’s gorgeous studio Tranquil Space.  The class was challenging and grounding.  Just what I needed to decompress from all the travel.  I love the quote on the wall of the [...]

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More Fun from Boston Trip

September 23, 2009

What a treat it was to visit Leah in Boston this past weekend.  She’s such a sweetie!  Not only did I have a blast co-leading our Creative Play workshop with her, I really enjoyed just hanging out, meeting her great hubby and her cute kitties and getting the local’s tour of the city.
On Friday, we [...]

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Creating and Playing in Boston

September 22, 2009

I had so much fun in Boston this past weekend visiting with Leah Piken Kolidas.  Our Creative Play workshop on Saturday was a blast and it was such a treat to finally meet so many creative souls and online friends in-person.

Carolyn Rubenstein of A Beautiful Ripple Effect and her co-worker Whitney got crafty.  I was [...]

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The Power of Play

September 6, 2009

When you were a kid, what were some of your favorite playtime activities?  Did you enjoy building forts out of blankets?  Playing a game of tag with your friends?  Putting on talent shows for your family?  Stuart Brown, author of Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul invites us [...]

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Creative Connections

September 5, 2009

The other weekend Brian and I met up with the fabulous Carla White and her husband Colin while they were visiting the West Coast.  They’re such a fun and adventurous couple.  What a treat to finally meet Carla in person.  Our hubbies had lots of interesting things in common, too!
One of the things I love [...]

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Putting Things in Perspective

September 1, 2009

Last week’s Wild Heart Expressive Arts Teacher Training program was a blast.  I can’t believe how quickly the retreat flew by.  I discovered and re-learned so many colorful lessons.  I mean, how could I not when my huge paintings were staring me right in the face giving me loads of perspective?!  It’s like a visual [...]

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Going Deeper with the Painting Process

August 26, 2009

We’re more than half-way through our first week-long Wild Heart Expressive Arts Teacher Training retreat in Calistoga.  As I go deeper into the process, I’m bumping up against my own edges in new ways.  From the start, I showed up here with confidence in myself.  I’ve asked for what I needed.  I’ve been really practicing [...]

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On BlogHer: Curing Writer’s Block

August 25, 2009

BlogHer’s inspiring Jory Des Jardins interviewed me about curing writer’s block on this week’s The Juice.  In addition to Gretchen Wegner’s fun MuseCubes that I mention in the video, a couple of other great writing resources are SARK’s Juicy Pens Thirsty Paper and Write or Die: Dr. Wicked’s Writing Lab.
I’d love to hear some [...]

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Day 2 of Expressive Arts Teacher Training

August 23, 2009

Another colorful day of Expressive Arts Teacher Training filled with tears of anger, sadness, laughter and joy.  I’m learning tons being in my own experience of creative flow and personal edges.  This group is amazing, too!
Here are a few photos from today.  I used the cover of my class journal as a blotter ala my [...]

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