A 2 HR WORKSHOP TO IMPLEMENT PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES FOR NOT SHUTTING DOWN WHEN THE WORLD IS ON FIRE AND YOUR INNER LANDSCAPE IS DISTRACTED

THIS IS TO PURCHASE THE REPLAY FROM THE LIVE RECORDING CREATED ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26 2021 AVAILABLE FOREVER CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED WITH RECORDING

It has been of great interest to me to cultivate a more compassionate inner voice when the simple act of showing up becomes an insurmountable hurdle : this class is how I do it

PRESENTED IN FOUR PARTS

⌓ Getting clear on what we are devoted to in our inner and outer worlds

⌓ Creating lists of devotions, the duality of hope and complete hopelessness, wishes, and intentions for our work and practice

⌓ Cultivating a kinder inner voice by moving towards action

⌓ Community Visioning / Questions

COURSE DESCRIPTION

In this two hour workshop we will explore the ways that the world, with it's constant overwhelm of news, natural disasters, social pressures, illusions of the demands of technology, combined with the internal overload of caring for the self, our families, our traumas, ourselves, our practices, our earning, and our attention - can leave us feeling behind, unloveable, unavailable, burnt out, and completely separate from what we are devoted to.

Discipline is an important part of any art practice, says ... most people who write about art. When I do my morning pages many days in a row not only am I in a state of abundant channeling, I am also in a flow of doing the same thing everyday which builds my self esteem. However, when I miss a day, the inner critic runs wild and it is almost impossible to return sometimes. This feeling seeps into any of my other modalities of art making. If I haven't sat down in "so long" to do the thing I was once disciplined at, I feel worthless and uneasy and go into compare and despair.

Devotion is the only way back. Let me take you where I go! And here is the thing - devotion expands our capacity for more. To take in more of the world, to show up more frequently, and to turn our art and our work into an offering of service to those who could benefit of its presence in the world.

This workshop is to bring you out of smallness, into the public sphere of your own world, and push through creative and emotional blocks through cultivating devotion, new habits, and a sprinkle of discipline on top of the sundae of awe.

TOOLS WE WILL WORK TO IMPLEMENT

◭ Creating a balance of awareness of what is going on on the outside and the inside

◭ Separating the inner and outer landscapes of experience

◭ Clarity around what we are devoted to, so that when discipline goes out the window we know what we are returning to

◭ Moving from generosity to responsibility and mutual aid through money, time, and energy

◭ Replacing negative self talk with action

◭ Mapping out manifestos for our work and practice

◭ Devotional list making practices

◭ Noticing exercises for naming our experiences of overwhelm

◭ What is happening right now and what was happening before

If you’re feeling stuck and like you can’t even sit down to SEE what you are devoted to, let alone bring it into your art : this workshop is for you.

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