How to Choose Lightness

This past week, a client worked through a heavy emotion and found herself wishing for more lightness, so I invited her into a mindfulness exercise where she connected with her body and breath and found that lightness in her body. Then I invited her to go around her space and find any art materials that …

Playdate with Stress

Today, a client asked for a play date with stress. Here’s what arrived for me. Pushing my graphic stick through the thick lump of clay and trying to stitch with a needle and thread as that lump quickly dried and hardened brought on some interesting feelings. Stress was totally at the party! I don’t think …

When the Inner Child Comes Out to Play

One of my clients is doing some really powerful inner child work. During one of her sessions, she felt inspired to make art on one of her walls. Not on a canvas. Not on paper. Directly on the wall. I felt my own heart quicken at the possibility. Was it a bit of anxiety? Yup. …