[Musing from the Fire] Bored, Un-fullfilled or even Depressed? Unleash What is Within You!

Published: Wed, 07/17/13

New Musing: Unleash What is Within You!

"If your chasing happiness your not going to get it. Don't paint happy. Paint TRUTH! Unleash what is within you and happiness will be a result of what you express."

-Melissa D'Antoni

Greetings Creative One!

I had a student this past weekend who was painting in the studio and at the end of class she was feeling pissed off! Believe it or not, this can happen in the studio where it is safe to honor our emotions and what is true for us in the moment. She said she was feeling this way the majority of the time painting and yet she never said anything. I requested that she stay after class and that I would work with her to shift her energy. This is how our process went:

Me: So what are you feeling right now?
Her: I am irritated, frustrated and angry
Me: Great, the most important thing is to start with what is true for you NOW in the moment. Where do you feel it in your body?
Her: I feel it around my stomach
Me: yes, your Solar Plexus. Does it have a color?
Her: Yes-- its red with some black and purple.
Me: Great what does it feel like
Her: Like an explosion wants to burst through...
Me: Yes! Can you paint it? Can you take the color and while staying connected to the feeling in your stomach stay with it and paint it on the paper. It doesn't matter what it looks like. Just give yourself the freedom and permission to paint what you feel.

she painted for a bit. Then I checked in with her...

Me: So how does this feel?
Her: Wow! I feel great! I feel better than I did all day long in the studio--my process is flowing I feel connected to the painting and I love it-- I feel free!
Me: Yes! because you are acknowledging how you truly feel and you are painting from the feeling place, which is honest fresh and alive rather than trying to paint something else. Or what you feel you SHOULD be painting or HOW you should be painting.

The ego, or the inner-critic loves to try and control our creative process. The mind can get trick trick tricky! ...and this is such a powerful parrell to how we live our lives. It is the inner-dialogue that truly dictates your experience in life. And sometimes being true to ourselves is exactly what we need to get back into the flow!

Do you feel there is something inside of you dying to be expressed?

What hold you back from unleashing what is within you?

Do you feel like you have healthy forms of self-expression?

Can you let go of how you think things should be and embrace what is happening?

Are you allowing happiness to flow in your life or are you chasing it?

Join us this Summer and Fall with several options below to dive into your authentic self-expression and find your HAPPINESS and personal liberation.

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The Art of Creation: From Pain to Peace with Paint
Saturday, August 17th 2013
10am-5pm

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Do you have pain? Most of us are carrying some kind of pain. Whether it is physical illness or symptoms, emotional--such as grief or anger, or spiritual feeling lost, unsupported or neglected, painting can bring you to peace when you acknowledge your pain and move the energy that created it in the studio! That is the magic of the brush!

Science has proven that thoughts create our reality and emotion is energy-in-motion so let's get moving, Unleash what is within you and unlock the door to your well-being!

This experiential painting journey will provide you with the spaciousness and freedom in which to immerse yourself in creativity and play as you tap in, tune in and turn on your creative power within. In the studio the focus is on the process rather than the end result, freeing you to explore and discover your authentic expression with rich, vibrant colors of paint and paper within sacred space and community.

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September 8 -15 2013

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ASK YOURSELF...

What habits or beliefs do I hold that are keeping me from expressing my unique potential?

Do I suppress my intuition and creativity?

Am I following my own heart, my own inner truth?

Do I feel like I am living a life from my own design?

Sign up today for a complimentary strategy session to begin the inquiry and see if 1:1 mentoring is right for you. Email melissa@firetreestudios.com to take the first step.

I look forward to serving you!