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Creativity and Innovation, Therapeutic Activities

December 22, 2020

There’s no place like home…

When you’ve been stuck inside for months, it can be challenging to see your home as an exciting place to spend the holidays. You’ve been looking at the same decorations for months, and you’ve been quarantined with the same people, how about a change of scenery? With COVID, that change of scenery might not be […]

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Creativity and Innovation, Mindfulness and Wellness

June 17, 2020

5 Ways to Celebrate the Sun This Solstice

The summer solstice is about reflecting on personal growth, important cycles, and transformations. It is the day the sun stays out the longest, symbolizing the illumination of our consciousness. In ancient times, the solstice was believed to symbolize the journey to enlightenment. Sacred texts and traditions throughout the world admire the sun and it’s life-giving […]

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Creativity and Innovation

Art Therapy, Creativity and Innovation, Mindfulness and Wellness

April 3, 2020

5 Things We Love About Art Therapy

Art therapy helps express what words cannot Creating art helps cultivate self-expression, communication skills, and the ability to reach out and ask for help. The creative process helps individuals who are struggling slowly begin to express themselves and take the necessary steps to move forward.  Creating puts you in a meditative state Making art puts […]

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Change, Creativity and Innovation, Integration

March 8, 2018

stages of alchemy

Down the Rabbit Hole

In the previous article, I did not outline the stages of alchemy as I wanted to present a broad overview of its spiritual importance. It is very easy to get lost in the many rich contours and symbolic crevices that is the alchemical “map”– as many have before us. However, in this article, I invite […]

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Creativity and Innovation

Change, Creativity and Innovation, Integration

February 8, 2018

Why Alchemy?

Thoughts of alchemy might stir in you images of deluded men during the Middle Ages who tinkered with dangerous substances, such as mercury and sulfur, trying to create gold from lead. You might then wonder why in the world I’m writing about alchemy. It is true; there were many charlatans promising riches and eternal life […]

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Brain Science, Change, Creativity and Innovation, Integration, Mindfulness and Wellness, Retreats and Coaching

October 21, 2016

The Pain of Gratitude

There is something fundamentally challenging about gratitude that goes beyond remembering to practice it. If I truly admit how damn fortunate I am, I usually experience a myriad of feelings: pure love, then guilt, and then sheer terror. Guilt and terror? That might surprise you. After all, we practice gratitude to help us become more […]

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Creativity and Innovation

Brain Science, Change, Creativity and Innovation, Integration

January 27, 2016

Imagination: From the Inside Out

Did you know that imagination is one of the most important attributes of the human brain? Think about it. Without imagination, Steve Jobs wouldn’t have created the iPad. Picasso would never have created his dazzling works of art. Without imagination, we wouldn’t have anything that nature hasn’t already provided for us. Wikipedia describes imagination – […]

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Change, Creativity and Innovation, Mindfulness and Wellness, Retreats and Coaching

April 22, 2015

How to Bust Out of a Rut in 3 Easy Steps

Feeling uninspired at the job? Bored with your relationship? Daily grind got ya down? Don’t panic! It’s normal to get stuck in a rut every now and then. By definition, a “rut” is “a habit or pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change.” Here are 3 simple ways […]

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Creativity and Innovation

Change, Creativity and Innovation, Integration

January 15, 2015

Integration & Flamenco

The written history of flamenco only goes back about 200 years, but there are oral accounts of flamenco that are much older. There is much debate about “what is true flamenco.” My aim is not even to attempt to answer that question, which is a very slippery slope indeed. Rather, I would like to share […]

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Change, Creativity and Innovation, Integration, Retreats and Coaching

December 4, 2014

Quiet the Analyst & Honor Your Shadow:

5 fun and safe ways to express your “wild thing” What is your Shadow, and how can you honor it? In Jungian psychology the Shadow is an unconscious aspect of your personality. The conscious ego does not fully identify with this aspect of self. However, our Shadow is often the seat of creativity and recognition […]

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