Art & Yoga Workshop ~ Rescheduled ~

Are you ready to delve deeper into your authentic self? To discover what you truly want, and truly commit to going after it? The practice of Kundalini Yoga encourages us to chant “Sat Nam,” meaning “Truth is My Name.” This truth is the source of the effortless power that lies within each of us. Our authentic selves, at the core of our being, are our most powerful ally in expressing ourselves and creating the life we truly desire. In this workshop, we will use art journaling to tune into our inner desires and uncover what we really want and need. In addition, we will practice Kundalini Yoga to help us create a physical shift in our mind, body and spirit, to truly open up at a deeper level.

Art & Yoga Workshop

Using Art Journaling & Kundalini Yoga to Connect to Your Authentic Self 

NEW Date & Time: Saturday, September 24, 2016 from 10 am - 2 pm

Location: Sat Nam Yoga Spa, 333 Mount Cliff Road, Hurleyville, NY

Price: 4 hours/$40 at the time of the event

As always, no previous art experience necessary and all supplies will be provided. This class is open to men and women 16 years of age and older. For additional information contact Paulina at design@simplepea.com. 

Healing Art Workshop: Use Art Journaling to Get Unstuck and Inspire Your Life

Healing Art Workshop

Use Art Journaling to Get Unstuck and Inspire Your Life

Are you unhappy in your personal or professional life? Have you tried to change but nothing seems to work? If you need a little help getting unstuck, this workshop can create a shift by teaching you how to connect with your most powerful ally: your own inner-guide. This workshop is all about:

·         Opening energy flow to overcome creative blocks

·         Communicating with the sub-conscious mind to understand "self-sabotaging" behavior

·         Receiving inner guidance to overcome obstacles

·         Awakening artistic abilities and inspiration in daily life

Workshop duration: 2 hours/$25 per person (for participants 16 years of age and older)
Sunday, August 7, 2016 from 2-4pm
Old Stone House of Hasbrouck (map)

To join, please email design@simplepea.com

Join us for a free community art event!

First Aid Kit for the Soul // The Sketchbook Project

It feels good to be done.



For three consecutive years I have participated in a community art project put on by the Art Library in Brooklyn called The Sketchbook Project. The premise is simple: you sign up, they send you a book, you fill it up and send it back. Then they send it around to tour the country. Each year I learn so much about my creative process. This year I also learned about my soul. This book is dedicated to Carrie and Eryn.

Beauty Redefined & Reworked..

In a recent post titled Redefining beauty I shared a first draft of my #sketchbookproject piece with Drew Barrymore's quote "Happy People Are Beautiful." I wanted to take this piece further though, since it's initial incarnation felt too shallow, creatively speaking. Put simply, I wanted to take it further and go deeper into the exploration of my own feelings about beauty in our society. So I just wanted to share some of the process with you here..

First, I decided to add a bit more writing to the piece. I went on a bit of a rant about how beauty, and the pursuit thereof, is used in our economy to keep us ever ready to buy, buy, and buy some more. Here's how that came out.

Although I liked what the piece said, I still didn't love it visually. The purple sharpie marker just felt too strong for the overall design.. and something about all that writing took away the simple beauty of the original. So, I kept on going... that's my mantra these days...

"Just keep going."

I find that continuing on is the only way through being stuck, or not liking what you've created. So I kept on exploring. I decided to gesso over the parts I didn't like and just add more color. I was recently inspired by a book called "Brave Intuitive Painting-Let Go, Be Bold, Unfold!" By Flora S. Bowley and decided to bring in some acrylic action to cover up some of the unsightly areas. I didn't want to cover them up all together though, since I still wanted some of my message to peek through. But I think as I processed that message a bit more, a more important one came up: the simple reminder that YOU ARE PERFECT. It's true. You are. Just as you are at this moment. If you are the type of person that has a hard time believing that on a regular basis, then me saying this is probably still not sinking in. But that's ok.. let it serve as a gentle reminder.. and perhaps a little nudge for your subconscious to take you in that direction.

So here is the final piece:

 

Quietly, thank the Earth: process and progress