Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain

WHY CREATIVITY COACHING

I think creative expression is as essential to us as food, shelter and love. The joy that comes from expressing ourselves creativityly feeds not only our spirit but nurtures the body as well. Imagination is the portal that connects us to an expanded ability to make connections, engage new possibilities and feel a sense of belonging to something greater than ourselves. Theologian and philosopher Matthew Fox said “Creativity and imagination are not frosting on the cake: they are integral to our sustainability. They are survival mechanisms. They are of the essence of who we are. They constitute our deepest empowerment.”  Fox makes me think of our very distant ancestors who wandered north out of Africa settling in Europe around the start of an ice age. In order to survive in the new harsher environment they needed to make clothes and tools, harness fire and create shelter. That ability came from the human imagination.

Yet as a culture we tend to glorify the rational mind and ignore the power of the intuitive. As children many of us had our imagining dismissed with the words, “oh, that’s just your imagination”.  Most of us were not encouraged to be creative. The overall view of the arts and creativity is that it’s a luxury at best. More often it’s considered to be frivolous. I was lucky enough to have a father who really valued literature, music and the arts, so I had a sort of implicit permission to actively work in creative realms. Yet even if you have not been encouraged in the past it is never too late to start claiming our creative gifts.

Creativity Coaching is designed to help you explore your creative gifts in whatever form they take; gardening, cooking, dance, singing, writing, pottery, interior decorating to name a few possibilities; and then support you in getting starting with tapping the latent creative talent buried within as well as the joy.

I am available to work with individuals and groups in exploring & supporting your creative self. I offer both in person and online coaching and can tailor a package to fit your needs and budget.