it’s sunday – which means it’s creating dreams come true day. creating dreams come true is a free ongoing e-course and creative community to support you in living your dreams. if you are new, please feel free to join right in. the more creative dreamers the better!
i have mentioned here that i am participating in jamie ridler’s circe’s circle this summer. one thing that came of our work so far is a commitment i am making to explore new ways to nurture my creative energy and be more consistent about actually doing those things that nurture me.
one of those things is dance. dance is powerful!
i attend dance your prayers workshops and the startree integration adventure workshops i love so much have a huge dance component to them. dancing gets energy moving and flowing. dancing moves us out of our old patterns. dancing shakes up emotional blocks.
dance is a powerful tool for creating dreams come true.
so let’s dance.
creative dream assignment: join the creative dream dance party
this is maybe not the best recording – but i was there at that performance and it was amazing in person! its from the winnipeg folk festival in 2008 and i’m going to be at the winnipeg folk festival today.
please go down into the comments section and add your favourites.
let’s dance. let’s play. let’s shake loose anything that is in the way and dance our way into our dreams.
creative dream check-in
also join us the comments below and let us know where your dreams are growing and flowing and where they’re stuck. also share any questions or ideas about this week’s topic, or just say hello. everyone’s dreams grow more fully and beautifully when we grow them together in creative community.
last week we had a creative dream healing circle. how did you bring that healing energy into your week?
my check-in:
i opened up my creative dream spa this week. i am so excited about this!
and now that i am focusing on nurturing my creative energy more, i can get more done with less effort. sweet! so this week i am back at work on my love your life creativity kit.
i am also bringing a lot of play and adventure into my summer and am just all around happy right now.
also, i contributed to nicola warwick’s loss love life workbook which is available starting today as a free download – check it out!
looking forward to your update and hearing your songs at the dance party…
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It’s very hot here to dance. Maybe tonight on “borderline” from Amanda Jenssen.
I’m in a sad mood without reason. I exhausted myself art journaling and asked myself : why am I doing that ? collages, piece of art journaling… that leads nowhere. I don’t know where I’m going, the art therapy formation is having me broke, and I miss a general frame.
What if anyway I have to teach math all my life ? What if I never meet someone to live with ?
… overwhelming questions. Bad time.
sorry to hear that scylliane. we all have down times and self-doubt… that is exactly when dance is the most powerful – to get those feelings moving. to dance yourself into a new state of mind.
Hey, Andrea!
I dance salsa (VERY good for the creative spirit!) – my favorite form is salsa rueda, which is danced in a circle, changing partners in time to a caller. I love the music so much – it’s very energizing. So here is a clip of the group I learned with so you can enjoy the dance and the music together.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2868248110337294329#
Ooh! Lovely!
It’s family day here at the Goodmanson house, and we had a family dance party -me and Matthew and our little monster (who will be TWO in less than a MONTH now! GAH!). So fun! I must get these tracks on iTunes so I can use them in my Groove-Back-spin-off parties! Do you have any more you could share? I am WAY out of touch with current happy-music, and I need new stuff!!!!
(Also, I just want to say that I FINALLY started Creativity 101 this weekend, and I love it! Mind you, it’s brought up a lot of blockages and issues, but maybe dance is just the way to move through those!)
awesome cyndi, thanks that is so fun!!
family dance party sounds great meg! i will see if i can think of anything else for you… most of the music i have been gathering for my workshops is slower and doesn’t have words because i find the lyrics kind of invade people’s create process as times. i think dance is the perfect way to go through blockages. and just keep doing the work and things will get flowing :)
I love the idea of a dance party!
This has been a very healing week for me. I had my Apprenticeship and during that time I was shown that I am not alone…we all have an amazing support system…with space to breathe and grow. I was also given such a beautiful gift when one of my classmates was given the task of following me and telling what she observed. The words that came out of her heart towards me were incredibly healing…brought me to tears and filled me with such gratitude and validation. XO We all need that sometimes :)
Dance is a gift to the spirit and something we dont do enough – not nearly enough. Emo trance dance is a wonderful way of self healing!
Trying to add “Smile” by Wide Mouth Mason
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMzffiSfHzI
wow, i love what you wrote about dancing – “dancing gets energy moving and flowing. dancing moves us out of our old patterns. dancing shakes up emotional blocks. ”
I love dancing to this song – go check it out, you’ll love it andrea its got a real catchy chorus!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1IHTi_FCAo
xxxx
Ooh, dancing!
I love Roisin Murphy. To dance around my house to, preferably (overshare warning) in my undies.
Your creative dream spa treatment sounds amazing, Andrea!
lee ann yah that is wonderful!
kadira YES!
thanks little elf – that’s so fun!
thanks holly – great song that is catchy!
thanks nadine, i love my new spa :) i’m going to go check out roisin murphy, i haven’t heard them.
Hi All! I am a huge lover of dance and have been blessed to have been raised with it as my mother was a ballerina. I love to start my day, when I first get up and moving, by putting on my Itunes list and dancing. It changes the entire mood for the day..instead of being sluggish, I feel ready to create. I usually find myself listening to “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles and most definately, “Respect” by Aretha Franklin. One song that really makes me happy and dance like a nut around my bedroom is by Coldplay…the La Vida..??? Can’t remember the whole name…but, at the end, i am singing at the top of my lungs and feel so good to be alive. Andrea…thank you so much for doing what you do. You are an angel.
thank you bertie! and what a wonderful way to start the day, love it!
Of course I am at work reading this and ready to bust out dancing!
One of my favorite practices is Trance Dance with Shiva Rea. I have the cd, but I think there are new dvds out. Here is one of many on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRou8B31Hic
I find whenever I feel my mind seizing control and trying to force things in my art or in any endeavor, I turn to movement to bring me back into balance, back into flow. You’ve got me thinking I need to do some dance before I start painting – that will loosen up the creative juices! I am in Connie’s BIG fearless painting course and a lot is happening there. I am waking up every day ready to dig in deep, to play, explore and most of all, ready to LET GO. I listen to your meditation for creativity and the “I deserve all good things” meditation every morning while I walk my dog. I end with goddess Leonie’s Radiant Goddess affirmation meditation. Talk about energetic orange juice for the soul! Am loving all of these tools. I am embracing play and letting go of needing to know where this is all headed. Feels good!
lis i have that dvd too – i absolutely love it. and good for you for using all of these wonderful tools that are available to us.
Such yummy music you’re sharing Andrea, thanks! It didn’t make me dance (for now…), hehe, but I’m listening and gluing stuff into my journal and feeling my mood lift high. Thanks!
hi iHanna! glad to hear you are enjoying the music :)
Yes dance is powerful! I had been having terrible energy this year, almost unable to leave the house. Then I went on holiday to see my family. My sister had a bbq one evening & thought I might cancel going. But I did go. She put on some music after an hour, and I got up to dance. I danced and danced all night thinking this is going to kill or cure me! Next day I felt really energised.
I gave a party of my own when I got home & put on some really good dance music. Needless to say, I danced and danced. the more I danced the better I felt. Now I dance around the house whenever I get the chance. I even had a jig doing the ironing with good music on my ipod.
Always loved to dance before my car accident years ago. I wasn’t really going to participate in this one because I felt limited in my ability to dance these days, compared to how I used to be. But yesterday I put on some music that I love and I danced for close to an hour. I felt achy enough to need a few Advils to come to the rescue when I was done, LOL, but I also felt good mentally. I felt energized. So I went on ebay and I’m bidding on this Core Rhythms program I’ve been interested in for a while. I’m going to try to bring dancing back into my life. Even if I can’t keep up with everything they do, it will still help get me up and moving. ;-)
On the creating dreams front, I’ve been feeling frustrated. I gave myself a goal to try to finish my romance novel in three months, and now halfway through the second month, I’m really not making near as much progress as I’d hoped for. I haven’t worked on it at all for days because I’m really struggling with that whole what the hell for feeling. I think it’s because I feel like I’m creating in a vacuum, writing and writing for my eyes only. When I started, I had a critique partner who is a trusted friend. But life is awfully busy for her these days, and she’s no longer available to read what I write and give me feedback. Another friend also read some of my novel early on, but feels unqualified to give constructive feedback, and now doesn’t really want to read it till it’s finished so she can see it as a cohesive whole.
I’m VERY leery to join some writers group or something and put my stuff out there to be dissected. I know at this stage of the game how important it is to be encouraged, to have my dream nourished and treated with tender loving care, but I also need feedback, so I’m really torn as to what to do.
I was really fortunate with my artwork because I enjoyed great feedback right from the start. I sold pieces for great prices right from the start. But I learned a hard lesson when I got involved with professional craft organizations and that is how much everyone loves to tell you what IS and what is NOT possible. When I first started going to these big trade shows, I had no idea what was possible – therefore, ANYTHING was possible. I got a contract to write a how to book at my first show. I sold a bunch of projects to magazines at my second show and the opportunities and successes continued to flow to me. It was only as I continued to attend these shows and other professional gatherings that the negativity finally got to me and kind of bogged me down. Everybody wanted to tell me how HARD everything was, how little opportunity was out there, and so forth and after a while, it was hard not to get caught up in that negative energy.
I’m really hesitant to get involved with a writers group for the same reason. My friend who was my critique partner did exactly that and encountered so much negativity. I’ve scratched the surface looking for encouragement and support in the writing world and I’ve found much the same. Everyone wants to tell you how impossible getting published is, and so forth. BLAH. Yet I can’t keep creating in a vacuum. I NEED some feedback. So I’m at a loss as to what to do, and therefore frustrated and somewhat stalled in my writing.
Wasn’t going to vent here, but it did feel better to get that off my chest!
Love dance parties! Hmmmm… I may incorporate a 10-15 minute dance party into my daily ritual and also have one with my girlfriends!!!
For a soulful beat, I like Madeleine Peyroux’s “Dance Me to the End of Love” … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl-cVgAU8K8
diana that is wonderful! “I even had a jig doing the ironing with good music on my ipod.” – wow! so glad you are having so much fun!
ginny that is an awesome vent and i’m glad you are finding ways to dance. have you seen bindu wile’s new writing class? http://binduwiles.com/buddhism/the-diamond-cutters-my-new-writing-course/ i found her 21.5.800 writing community was amazingly supportive. and i am seeing you finding that perfect balance and support to help you move forward with your dreams. you have done so much already! it’s great to read that you are not willing to listen to people’s limiting beliefs. that is so powerful.
oh jenn a daily dance party is an awesome idea! thanks for bringing the beautiful soulful music!
It was such an awesome vent, I didn’t dare come back for a few days until the dust settled. LOL Nah, just kidding. ;-) But I definitely did feel better after I vented. I did go and look into bindu wile’s writing class but I don’t think I’m ready for them yet.
I did, however, join a couple writers groups on Facebook and researched some in my area. I live in a really small town in a rural area, so the closest group to me would be about a two-three hour drive I think, but I’m going to look into it further. I also got a couple offers of encouragement and support from writers in the Wishcasting group. :-) I’m still a novice writer with much to learn, so I definitely feel the need to receive feedback from people who will offer encouragement and support and CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. People who will tread lightly on my dreams. ;-)
I just get a little bogged down now and then and my closest friends and family are not at all creative types, so they don’t always get me, if you know what I mean. LOL I get desperate to vent to someone who will understand, and while they care, they don’t really understand what I’m feeling.
Thanks so much for your encouragement, Andrea! Your support through this group and through the creativity 101 workshop really do help keep me going. :-)
OOPS! I meant really DOES help keep me going. LOL
a good vent is really awesome.
great to hear you have joined some facebook writers groups!
and so glad this group and the creativity 101 are helpful.
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