The Painting aspect of Creative Resonance is called Intuitive Painting or Process Painting. It is the practice of letting ourselves be silently drawn to what we really love. To stacks of smooth white vellum and packets of oil pastels. To the fanciful array of tempera paints, the gala of glitter and glue, and the huge bouquet of fantastical brushes. Here we open wide the aperture of our imagination and focus on our trustworthy intuition. In this realm, we are not product driven; we obey our inner Muse. We follow our own aliveness, engaged in the potency and simplicity of the present moment. All the while, I tenderly support and encourage you, as you reconnect with your own soul. As you dare to make bold strokes and brave mistakes, playfully celebrating all of the drips, blips, and unabashed splashes. Every expression is welcomed. As your attentive sherpa, I accompany you through the dreamtime, to where the wild things are, toward the woolly shapes and colorful images we adore...and sometimes fear. And in this loving inclusive way, we tend and mend our broken artists’ hearts.

The Poetry aspect of Creative Resonance is the portion of our creativity mandala where we are in conversation with our own soul. In this practice of Process Poetry, we listen deeply for our own quiet voice and invite her to join us on our voyage. We are inspired and emboldened to cross an unknown sea of blank white pages, relying upon the steady needle of our soul’s compass to point the way true north. And like the reliable constellations in the night sky, I am there to proffer elemental clues and prompts to orient you on your exploration. I accompany you as you attune to your own internal Muse and stay the course, sailing upon the high seas of your own creativity. In this way, we paint our words across the page, writing our way home to our own wild hearts.

The Play portion of Creative Resonance is a moving meditation. It is about discovering your own portal to nourishing and delicious movement. A time to include and enliven the body through safe simple movement and breath. Embracing the spontaneous delight of children at play, we engage in gentle, guided, self-regulated movement and stillness. No way to do it wrong. As simple and authentic as breathing in and breathing out. And because Intuitive Painting and Process Poetry are embodied soulful activities, we want to be present in our bodies, so that we may express more freely from our hearts.