creative curiosity
I hope you are finding time to cultivate creative curiosity. It only takes 30 seconds. I will unpack some ways I am doing that these days, but first, a reminder: I am a licensed therapist in CA, VT, and FL. I am currently only accepting telehealth appointments this month to reduce my in-office time. I have a low-cost group for stress reduction, expressive arts, and meditation on Tuesdays for the rest of the year. Coaches, doctors, teachers, and anyone who is in the healing and helping field is welcome! Jump in: https://authentic-alliance.com/person-centered-expressive-arts-group/ (all my information, including phone and email, is also available on that page). Please subscribe, like this post, and share it with a friend.
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Here is an AM cultivation:
Photo ID: Green, pink, blue, swirls, with yellow watercolor, and a few boxes fill this watercolor paper. At the top right, something resembling a feather swoops upward. I folded the page while it was still wet, which gave a coral-type shape on both far sides of the paper.
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We had a lovely group of activists who joined our mindfulness space, and we welcome you later this month, on November 24, and one last time this year, on December 22. We meet 12-1 PST.
Mindfulness Support Circle for Activists
Click to sign up: bit.ly/activistrestore Registration is required.
Activism asks a great deal of us: our time, our hearts, and our energy. In the midst of this work, it’s easy to lose connection with the more bottomless well of purpose that brought us here.
We invite you to a mindfulness support group designed specifically for activists—a space to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with yourself and your intentions. This is a place to be present, to reflect on where your activism is rooted, and to nurture the clarity and compassion that fuel your commitment to change.
Together, we will engage in guided mindfulness practices that support grounding, resilience, and renewal. This is not a space for debate or critique. There will be no expectations placed on one another—only the invitation to rest, reflect, and restore.
We’re creating a safe enough space where activists can tend to their inner landscape, be witnessed with care, and replenish the energy needed to sustain their work in the world.
Come as you are. All levels of experience with mindfulness are welcome. Co-led with Ashnie Butler. Find out more about Ashnie at:
https://www.innerworkouterplay.com/
Let’s root our actions in presence, and our presence in purpose.
Ages ago, I would hashtag a lot of my posts #obscuredjournaling since I deleted that account, you won’t find many posts from me, but you will find some from my dear friend Susie https://www.instagram.com/creativity_midwife/ and on this amazing account, also an old friend, Kristi Yeh https://parentselfcare.com/ has created a robust about of free info and some really cute books and downloads on her site.
Eventually, I plan to upload the posts from 2020 until I closed the account in the fall of 2022. There is a lot of funny content. Well, it’s funny to me, but for now, here is one quick, fun post of some long-ago expressive arts inspiration.
In deep solidarity!
Bridget Bertrand (any pronouns with love)
Expressive Arts Facilitator - Creativity Cultivator
https://www.bridgetbertrand.com/
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