1. Do not listen to your gut. Intuition is for suckers. The scientists that back it up are probably closeted new agers. 2. Let everyone else around you take the blame. It’s much easier than realizing every situation represents a choice. Remember: Ignorance is bliss. 3. First thing in the morning, tune into the biggest,…
Here’s something to really throw some of us for a loop: locking down our innate nature and tendency towards freedom and flow—as in the standard 9-5 office setting or high school classroom, or, as in my own life, the 12-hour-day entrepreneurial workweek—actually works AGAINST our ability to learn and produce. Let’s combine two things: 1….
A question for pondering: If your essential self was a food, what would it be? Hint: whatever comes up first for you is often a good thing to go with. Your auto-instincts are often from deep in your essential self. This is the good, true stuff. Here’s what came up for me—on the first call…
Music can be yoga, too. Huh? Yup, in the same way that yoga in its most fundamental, last-of-the-8-limbs understanding can spark our flame, inspire us to greater depths, and lift us up to greater heights, music can do that, too. Some music does this more than others. Enter Heatherlyn Music. This self- and accurately-described soulful,…
You don’t have to be a starving artist to be creative. The proof is in this video by the founding father of positive psychology.
It’s sensation stimulation grande central. Vancouver BC’s Granville Island is known as a mecca for creativity: musicians, artisans, clothing designers, pottery- and broom-makers, specialty coffee roasters, and many more. Buskers fill the streets with music. Children skip through the Kids Market. Students at Emily Carr University of Art + Design haul their canvases between classes….
5 Qs with Anusara Yoga Founder John Friend 1. Anusara, which you founded, is one of the fastest-growing styles of Hatha yoga today. Can you tell us why? Anusara yoga is one of the fastest-growing styles because it is an artistic, celebratory, and empowering practice. It is based on a life-affirming vision with an overall…
Uta Hagen was a German-born American actress and drama teacher. Here she is in action: Some inspiration for participants in our upcoming Vancouver, BC creativity retreat: Spark: Re-Ignite Your Creative Self.
Everyone—no matter how creative—needs a little stimulation sometimes. A little inspiration. Thankfully, a little inspiration goes a long way. Take 5 minutes to check out one of these uber spark-inducing blogs compiled for you by us here at Libre Retreats, and dive into your creative self. She (or he) is waiting. 1. Idea Sandbox The…
Music—making it or listening to it—can tap us into that same space where our own creativity comes from. Watch the Ahn sisters in action. Listen deeply. Get inspired.
