How will you use your creativity in 2017?
We all have access to our creativity. Some people call it "thinking outside the box," but that is also a limiting strategy. To really utilized our creativity for our own growth we need to manifest in the world, in some form, the quintessential us. It is the interior manifested in form in the third dimension. When we have a canvas in front of us it is two dimensional, but when we do a drawing or apply paint it becomes three dimensional. Whether visual artists are painting a st
Sassy Yoga Sequencing and Creativity
Greetings Creatives, Today I want to talk about how intuitive sequencing can open creativity. When we attend a yoga class we are following the instructor and focus on how he or she is executing the pose. We rarely pay attention to where we are in time and space. Thinking outside the box in the sequencing of our postures challenges the left side of the brain to come up with creative ways of moving. Making our own connections between postures without worry about whether we are
5 Easy Methods to Increase Creativity
There are many ways to increase and tap into creativity. I am listing five that have consistently worked for me over the years. I do not differentiate the energy between creating art, yoga, and writing. They all spring from the same source. For example, I am in the process of finishing my second novel so a lot of my creative energy is go into that form, but I am also developing a drawing for the cover of the book. Both are related and use the same energy. In the yoga arena I
Teaching Prenatal Yoga and the Benefits for Teachers
1) Improves Teaching in a General Class- The amount of focus and detail it takes to teach a prenatal class will spill over into your general class. You will develop what I call "subtle alignment abilities." If someone is slightly out of alignment for their body, you will see it. 2) Supports and Encourages Creative Thinking- Once you notice someone subtly out of alignment what do you do? You use your creative use of props from your prenatal class and apply it. Props are useful
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