What makes us who we are? It’s a big question, and perhaps one best considered with a background of good music. Invoke writer Siri Undlin has been avidly exploring identity for years as a musician, author, and world roamer, so we
There it was, my grandmother’s 1950s Singer Featherweight sewing machine, glaring at me. Its recently refurbished black frame shone with grease from the repairman’s rags. I wanted to sew, but at the same time, I really didn’t. I had put
The theme for this month’s practice series is BURNING THROUGH, and we’re drawing inspiration from deep earth. The creative flow of the earth is literally embodied by lava. This fiery red flow helped mold all the natural shapes and structures on our
The theme for this month’s practice series is INTUITION. Writing with the Felt Sense is a great tool for getting to the heart of what we know and how we know it. This writing process can also help us recognize the
The theme for this month’s practice series is INTUITION. Have you ever had trouble getting your discursive monkey mind to give you a break so you can tap into a sense of deeper knowing underneath? As a rather left-brained woman who
The theme for this month's Practice Series is VOICE. So far, we've explored more primal ways of voicing and the emotions and fears that hold us back from fully giving voice. This week, we’re moving in a new direction:
Barbara McAfee was a quiet kid. She had a big phobia about being heard. She came from a musical family, yet she believed that was for them, not for her. But then in college a friend overheard her singing
The theme for this month's Practice Series is VOICE. The intention of this week’s 5-minute journaling exercise is to explore your relationship with your voice, so that you can uncover what (if anything) holds you back from your full feminine
Sometimes I grow tired of myself. I grow tired of the doubt and insecurity. Exhausted by pride and fear and love and desperation, I am cautious when I want to be curious, I am still when I want to be
Our Practice Series theme for the month of May is LISTENING. The intention of this practice is to cultivate our capacity to listen deeply. When we listen deeply, we hear what life is saying to us. We become centered in
The theme for this month's Practice Series is CREATIVE SPARK. Creative flow is just moments away. All you have to do is jump in. Today, give yourself five minutes to find out what is flowing through you right now. As with
This week's easy three-minute practice will help you cultivate your connection to creative inspiration. You can do this right now, wherever you are. This practice is for subscribers only: [et_bloom_locked optin_id=”optin_7″] Begin by setting aside whatever activity you are engaged in for
Suzanne Sterling has recorded five solo albums and performed in front of thousands of people. She has a powerful, passionate voice that seems to channel some fierce goddess. She’s the kind of person you’d expect to be comfortable with her
