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Perfectionism can keep us from starting altogether, stop us mid-art, and suck the joy out of the finished creative project. Can you relate? 

This week on the podcast, Merideth chats with Enneagram One, Kendra Adachi (aka The Lazy Genius) about holding creative goals loosely, embracing imperfection, and becoming the architecture of your creative life. 

Invitation: 

1. Kendra's advice: "Ask someone you trust what they believe you bring to the creative process."

2. Explore The Lazy Genius' Magic Question: "What can I do now to make something easier later?"

3. Kendra says she lives by Suzanne Stabile's question, "What is mine to do?" Take this question to your journal and see what comes up. 

Kendra Adachi’s Lazy Genius Collective

Elizabeth Joy Hooker’s IG

David Gate, poet, Enneagram Postcards

Enneagram Workshop with Artists for Joy

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This week on the podcast, some coaching questions and beautiful music for your earbuds. Explore these questions and reflect in your journal or with a friend as you listen:

1. Reflect on how you want to grow. Imagine yourself being the person you dream of being. What is it like to be that person in your imagination?

2. What do you need to practice? How can you break down your specific fear into smaller and smaller pieces that you can work through in your time? 

3. In the face of fear, how can you love yourself well? What do you want your inner artist-child to know? What concrete things can you do to love yourself more today, this minute?

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Welcome to the #SPAITGIRL Talk Show with Yvette Le Blowitz

EP.157 - Seeking Wisdom with Julia Cameron, International Bestselling Author of The Artist's Way 

Seeking Wisdom: A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection

Julia Cameron has been Hailed by the New York Times as "The Queen of Change".

Julia Cameron is credited with starting a movement in 1992 that has brought creativity into the mainstream conversation, in the arts, in business and everyday life.

She is the best-selling author of more than forty books, fiction and nonfiction, a poet, songwriter, filmmaker and playwright.

Commonly referred to as "The Godmother" or "High Priestess" of creativity, her tools are based in practice, not theory, and she considers herself "the floor sample of her own toolkit".

The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity was published thirty years ago, and it has been translated into forty languages and sold over five million copies to date.

In Seeking Wisdom, Julia Cameron invites you to nurture your creativity by connecting with your higher power.

Julia Cameron returns to the spiritual roots of the Artists Way in this 6-week Program.

Tracing her own creative journey, Cameron reveals that prayer led her forward at a time of personal crisis.

Unexpectedly, prayer became an indispensable support to her artistic life.

The tools she created to save herself in her darkest hour became the tools she would share with the world through The Artist's Way.

Seeking Wisdom details the origin of these tools, and by Cameron's example, the central role that prayer plays in sustaining a life as an artist.

In this volume, Cameron shares a mindful collection of prayer practices that open our creative souls.

This path takes us beyond traditional religious rituals, welcoming readers regardless of their beliefs and backgrounds.

As you journey through each week of the program, you'll explore prayers of petition, gratitude, creativity, and more.

Along the way, the three beloved tools of The Artist's Way, Morning Pages, Artist Dates, and Walks are refreshed and re-introduced, to provide a proven, grounded framework for growth and development.

Additionally, Cameron introduces a fourth tool, Writing Out Guidance.  

She believes this powerful practice will greatly aid aspiring artists.

Seeking Wisdom issues an invitation to step further into exciting creative practice.

Yvette Le Blowitz Podcast Host sits down with Julia Cameron to share more about her brand new book Seeking Wisdom: A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection.

In Podcast Episode 157

Julia Cameron shares:

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- the meaning behind her book title Seeking Wisdom

- insights into her brand new book Seeking Wisdom

- why is writing a path way to spiritual connection

- what are the Morning Pages and how can practice this

- tips for any person wanting to write a book (Julia has published over 40 books now) so the perfect author to ask

- what her self-care rituals are

- what her hope is for her new found #spaitgirl book club readers

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The truth about sustaining an artistic career or a creative life, is that the less seriously we take ourselves, the more serious work we will probably be able to bring forth. Our creative lives, just like marriage or committed relationships, need romance and playfulness and adventure!

Hey Friends, welcome to Artists Rising! It's so great to be back here on the podcast!

I’m your host JennyRebecca Ronning, and it has been a couple of months since our last episode. In today's episode I share a little bit from my personal story and what I've been learning the last few months about listening and more specifically, listening prayer. Hope it inspires and encourages you!

Follow: @artistsrisingco @iamjennyrebecca

Imagine you're on a path to compete in the Olympics and a spirit crushing, career ending injury occurs, destroying your biggest dream?

Today's guest experienced just that.

Cristi Christensen, author of the newly released "Chakra Rituals: Awakening The Wild Woman Within" is a Global Embodiment Coach, whose mission is to empower women and expand their definitions of yoga and well-being.

After her injury, determined to heal her body and reignite her spirit she embarked on a path of spiritual discovery and was brought to her first yoga class. There, Cristi shifted her focus towards healing herself, while helping others heal and awaken through embodiment movement (yoga, Pilates, personal training, dance, and meditation).

She’s the creator of Soul Fire, a unique style of yoga that incorporates dance, meditation and mudra practices to awaken and empower you.

Additionally, she’s the co-founder of the Asia based Kirana Yoga School and US based Deep Exhale, a transformational experience merging the worlds of breath, music & movement.

Cristi’s new book is a self-help guide that makes the ancient science of Chakras accessible through a seven-week step-by-step program.

In this episode we discuss daily rituals for empowerment, honoring our body, reclaiming our voice, and so much more.

If you're interested in Cristi's book, it's officially a #1 new release on Amazon, you can purchase it here.  

Find out more about Cristi via her instagram at @cristi_christensen and via her website chakraritualsbook.com.

Upcoming events to know about:

The Opulent Shift: Group coaching in an intimate soul-led community featuring conscious business resources and hands-on mentorship. Session 3 begins October 1, 2021

* Learn more about my additional community offerings and Culte La Lune at ouiwegirl.com/cultelalune & Seachangers at seachangerscollective.com

Find more to love and join our community at ouiwegirl.com.

Where to find me: ouiwegirl.com @ouiwegirl

Follow the show instagram page: @yourwoowoobff

This show is produced, mixed, recorded and additional music by T'Ben Alleman

Opening and closing music: Pet Fangs

Additional resources: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron 

DUE TO NICOLE BEING QUITE SICK THIS WEEK, THIS WEEK”S EPISODE IS A REPLAY OF EPISODE 2 OF THE STOP WRITING ALONE PODCAST: THE MORNING PAGES. HERE’S WHAT NICOLE WRITE THE FIRST GO AROUND FPR THIS EPISODE:

One great benefit of finding writing community is sharing best practices. Each month Nicole will be sharing a Writer’s Tool on the Stop Writing Alone podcast. This month’s tool comes from Julia Cameron’s THE ARTIST’S WAY. The morning pages are not a new concept, but Nicole talks through what they are, how they help, and challenges listeners to commit to one month of this practice that has helped countless artists find their creative path.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Julia Cameron’s THE ARTIST’S WAY: https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9780143129257 

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607 

Wanna buy NIcole a tea while she’s sick?

She promises to use all ko-fi proceeds https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone 

JennyRebecca interviews Grammy nominated artist, songwriter, and record label CEO Ane Brun about defining success and creating your artistic career on your own terms. Follow Ane @anebrun & www.anebrun.com. 

Register for JennyRebecca's Virtual World Tour on May 15th, 22nd or 29th: www.jennyrebeccavirtualtour.eventbrite.com. 

Just some encouraging words that were needed today! Hope you are inspired!

To check out JennyRebecca & Artists Rising Co's Virtual World Tour coming up in May, go to www.jennyrebeccavirtualtour.eventbrite.com 

FOr more info on coaching or the Mastermind for Creatives e-mail: mail@jennyrebecca.com

I hope you enjoy this interview with musical artist Fleurie! Fleurie means 'bloom' in French and we had such a beautiful time talking about creative process, what it means to flourish as an artist, songwriting, life and spirituality. Follow her @fleuriemusic and join the Artists Rising community @artistsrisingco.

Mini-episode with some more wise words from music maker and storyteller Rebecca Commerford on what happens any time we decide to be bold and pioneer something new creatively.

JennyRebecca chats with Rebecca Comerford about the power of art and artists to bring collective change, the responsibility we all have to use our voices and creativity, rediscovering our true identities through creativity.

Follow Rebecca Comerford @theballadista; follow @artistsrisingco and @iamjennyrebecca.com.

Sign up for the Musical Neuroplasticity Workshop at www.jennyrebecca.com/courses

A mini-episode on finding rest within your restlessness- another important part of cultivating resilience. 

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JennyRebecca shares some thoughts on resilience, commitment, and connecting to purpose in challenging times. 

In every transformative process, there comes a moment when you just have to face down some difficult realities. You gotta size up the skeletons in the closet and figure out what you're gonna do with them. This week's one-on-one is with Adriana, and we fess up to some of the unflattering realities about things that are getting in the way of creative blossoming. (We also mention Nolwen Cifuentes, a photographer and finance influencer whose Instagram account, @dontbe.astarvingartist, has been very helpful for me. Go on and check her out!) To leave us a message about your creative progress, call 818-305-4187. 

A little pep talk about not giving up. 

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JennyRebecca shares one of her favorite creativity prompts and 'feel good' hacks in the 50th episode of Artists Rising! 

Sign up for the last LIVE Somatic Singing Workshop March 26-27th at www.jennyrebecca.com/courses! 

Humming Prayer Meditation mini-course: www.jennyrebecca.online/humming

Follow @artistsrisingco and @iamjennyrebecca

JennyRebecca shares the concept of the German expression, "Vorfreude ist die schönste Freude!"...which means joy, ahead of time, is the most beautiful joy! And how this can become a creative practice. If you haven't joined the private Facebook group for Artists Rising yet, what are you waiting for?! Do it!!! Follow @artistsrisingco and if you're interested in the Humming Prayer Meditation mini-course go here: www.jennyrebecca.online/humming and for more info about the Somatic Singing Workshop March 26-27th go to: www.jennyrebecca.com/courses 

JennyRebecca shares about her experience turning panic into creative energy and offers a creativity prompt to help us use our imaginations for POSITIVE possible scenarios in our heads instead of negative "what if" scenarios. This is the second daily mini-episode that she will be testing out for the next two weeks. If you like these mini-episodes in combination with the long form shows, please let her know and send her a message at mail@jennyrebecca.com or dm her @iamjennyrebecca or @artistsrisingco!