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…. a Sumi-e painting workshop During 2020 I was fortunate to attend a half-day Sumi-e workshop with Ken Lamb* - ...
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Two months ago I’d never heard of this. Now I’m a bit of a fan. For me it’s generally a ...
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We've moved prose and poems to its own section, you can find it at Writing ...
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A local tai-chi teacher** has a wonderful statement on their website that is illustrative of embodied practice. XingMing(性命) Xing ( ...
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When Nadal, Sharipova or Azarenka make those grunts and wails on the tennis court they are doing something that is ...
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I recently heard someone say that yoga wasn’t effective as a spiritual work - instantly I knew that person had ...
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“If it’s not big it doesn’t count”. Do you think like that? Do you dismiss the hundreds of small accomplishments ...
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Often when we wish someone good-bye - we say “take care”. Like most language habits it’s trotted out unconsciously, just ...
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We all drift... sometimes an hour is lost scrolling (more on that another time). Sometimes for weeks or years. Pam ...
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One of my teachers was a man called Henryk who had worked in building, carpentry and eventually used to run ...
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Everyone is creative. Creativity is a birthright. But we seem to have lost the art of it.  As children, we ...
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It’s a quick and fun way to wake up both the analytic and creative sides of the brain.  Face the ...
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Winter is coming to a close. Get a jump start on the awakening of Spring with some sensory outing to ...
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Post workshop palettes I recently rewatched the TED talk "Your elusive creative genius" by Elizabeth Gilbert from 2009.   It reminded ...
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Self-talk Most of us would be embarrassed if others could hear the contents of our internal soundtrack. Our self-talk that ...
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This is not new. As with everything in life, the cycles keep moving - the good times pass, but so ...
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The sensation that is Marie Kondo has the magic of old truths that ring true being repackaged in a new ...
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Taking yourself on a weekly Artist’s Date (that’s a date with yourself) as an opportunity to let yourself follow your ...
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Don't think. Just do. Grab your journal, a book or some paper and write. Take a mundane scene: two people ...
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I've just come back from a couple of days in the country - a complete change of pace, demand, activity ...
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Many years ago I used a bought image in a job for a client for the Asian market. The girl ...
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The Look - it's important - whether it's a one-off unique and personal item, a fully crafted corporate brand or ...
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