The Artist's Way Project
I'm a big fan of The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron's creative program that encourages everyone and anyone to tap into their latent creativity. We all have it. Sometimes we lose it for a while. Finding it again is the most inspiring thing.
Once I did this program with three of my best friends. We spent 12 weeks immersed in our own creativity. I chronicled this journey here on Cirque du Malaise. Read my entries below.
Week 1: Dating Myself
Week 2: Turning the Tarantula Into a Mandala
Week 3: Following the Ol' Inner Compass
Week 4: The Not Reading Experiment
Week 5: Asking For Guidance
Week 6: Making Muffins
Week 7: Cultivating a Different Story
Week 8: Early Patternings
Week 9: The Resurrection of Spring (and Me)
Week 10: Positive Changes
Week 11: Going Straight to the Source
Week 12: Dating Myself
And so we came full circle. Isn't that always the case?
ECOLOGY OF SELF:
YOGA, MEDITATION & REFLECTIVE WRITING RETREAT
Christy Brown
Joslyn Hamilton
Helge Hellberg
White Lotus Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
May 4-6, 2012
Photo © andyfreeberg.com
After ten years in the yoga industry as a teacher, studio manager, and minion for alleged gurus, I started a freelance writing business: Outside Eye Consulting is based in Marin County, California, ground zero of the vapid yoga scene. Subsequently, I am one of the founders of the irreverent community forum RecoveringYogi.com. And in my spare time, I run my imaginary spice company, SimpleBasic.
In January 2012 I wrote a small stone every day for the River of Stones project. You can read them on my Tumblr page.