Give yourself permission to be creative

As we continue our work with the sacral chakra, I hope you'll connect with that inherent creativity we ALL within us...

Read on for:

• some self care coaching ideas to support your creative journey

• a gorgeous interview with

  Suzy Walker
  for Episode 14 of The Feel Better Every Day podcast and

• your Full Moon oracle card reading with the glorious images by Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné (complete readings for Extra Embodied members below the paywall. All subscribers can choose a card)

Being creative doesn’t need to involve paint | Photo by Taelynn Christopher on Unsplash

Too many of us experience the delight adults had in our early creative endeavours (finger painting!) only to feel shame when we get even a little older and creativity seems to become less about EXPRESSION and JOY and more about pleasing and performing…

As we continue to connect with and love our sacral chakras, I hope you’ll give yourself a little (or a lot) time to let your creative self bubble up and experiment.

Use your mind

But don’t let it inhibit you. There’s ALWAYS a gap (or even gulf) between what we imagine creating and the actual result, there on the canvas / stage / page / recording / new business idea / storage solution or way you rearrange furniture in your home / get dressed etc etc.

Give yourself permission to play and start over.

As Miles Davis said, it’s not about the note that was a mistake but the note that comes straight after it. Style it out! Or start again (I’m incapable of styling anything out). Have FUN with your mistakes as much as you can.

Use your body

Maybe you’re experimenting with dance or something physical? Maybe you’re knitting or writing or taking photos or playing music or singing - we all have bodies.

Notice how yours FEELS as you create. As you imagine. As you make those sounds / write those words / smell that new dish you’re experimenting with / etc…

Let your heart sing

The latest podcast episode with the fantabulous Suzy Walker has lots about her gorgeous Heart Leap philosophy. Whether you’re writing (if so - check out her Heart Leap membership. We have a great time in communal writing hours and in other sessions) or doing anything else with your inherent, innate creativity, be open to those little leaps, that sense of lightness, of a full bodied YES.

Soothe your soul

Know that it’s NORMAL to fear rejection. Put things in place to make every STEP of the process - from creating to sharing - as possible. (Suzy and I talked about electric blankets and duvets in the exclusive interview for Extra Embodied members that’s available in the Membership Area)

The Feel Better Every Day Podcast episode 14 with Suzy Walker

I so loved talking to Suzy about everything from Buddhism to meditation and (a HUGE part of self care) reaching out for support and help. YOU CAN WATCH OR LISTEN HERE

Your Full Moon (tomorrow) oracle card reading

Make yourself comfortable and connect with the soles of the feet and/or any other parts of the body that are touching the ground / bed / chair etc. Notice the earth’s nourishing energy and let it ground you as you breathe in and out.

Lengthen through the spine to a degree that feels comfortable and imagine reaching all the way up into the heavens, drawing on a sacred light source to guide you to a card for your highest good at this time.

Choose A, B or C

If you got A

If you drew B

If you drew C

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Keep reading (if Extra Embodied - from just €1.53 per week) for your complete reading below the paywall.

And you’ll get your self paced self care goodies by Tuesday evening (this week’s includes a guided imagery exercise for you to try with crayons and paper as well as another unique EFT meditation and yoga nidra).