What makes the
  ARTIST'S WAY CREATIVITY COURSE
so very different from any other 
creativity-self awareness course out there 
are the unique tools that move you 
OUT OF YOUR HEAD
and into YOUR EXPERIENCE of
YOUR ART - YOUR CREATIVITY!!!

"DOING, NOT THINKING
is our key to creative work."
- Mark Bryan - 

These CREATIVITY TOOLS are consistent 
through out our journey together which help build
awareness and confidence in ourselves.
They are simple, insightful and fun! 
I won't give away all of the secrets, but here are a few of the
ROAD-TESTED METHODS.

MORNING PAGES
THE BEDROCK OF CREATIVE EXPLORATION
A daily tool of self-reflection that quiets the mind 
of all its chatter and clutter 
while freeing up precious creative ideas and energy.

Three pages of stream-of-consciousness writing 
done in the morning, every morning, 
that gets you past your critical, sometimes whiney, thinking 
and into the voice of your own 
INSPIRATION, INTUITION and IMAGINATION.

Sometimes profound, sometimes pathetic,
sometimes playful.... 
it is this 24-HOUR FEEDBACK LOOP that tells you 
what you are feeling, thinking and doing. 
An invitation to at last listen to your higher self 
for your own answers and to get out of your own way.

Again done in the morning to set the track and clarity for the day.
A PLACE TO SCREAM AND TO DREAM.
This simple tool, done consistently - not perfectly, 
has transformed many lives

 ARTIST'S DATES
A WEEKLY SOLO-ADVENTURE
that you take you and your artist on 
(no one else is invited)
that gives you necessary time off from your busy-busy life.
With the invitation and intent 
to recognize all  the creativity that surrounds you,
you can explore an old bookstore,
escape to an afternoon matinee,
enjoy a new gallery show, 
or how bout relaxing with a walk on the beach at sunset.
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!

With this tool you are invited to take something off of your
"I WANT TO DO THIS SOMEDAY" LIST
and DO IT!
It is with this simple tool that you 
refocus, reframe and revitalize yourself
and your creative energies.

WALKING
(WALKING IN THIS WORLD and THE VEIN OF GOLD)
This additional tool is added for you to put
ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER
 .....literally and metaphorically.....
to pay attention to who you are 
as you move about in your immediate world.

A CREATIVE PILGRIMAGE
if you will, that quiets the mind and sooths the soul
as you walk prayerfully towards your hearts desire.



CREATIVITY TASKS
Throughout each course you will find a variety of 
playful and insightful tasks 
that invite you to more deeply explore 
who you are and what you would like to do creatively.  
As you engage these tasks,
you begin to anchor yourself while you discover many
NEW and PRACTICAL INSIGHTS and IMAGININGS. 

CREATIVITY GAMES
Using group interaction to 
recognize and focus your creative energies.
Some of which are taken from the course, 
most of which I have designed myself.
IMPROVISATIONAL and EXPERIENTIAL GAMES
are not only fun and insightful but expand your
CREATIVE CLARITY and SENSE OF PLAY.

TRAVEL LOG
I have custom-designed a notebook 
that complements and documents your creative journey.
Many of the tasks, passages and exercises 
are memorialized as you add pages and pages to your 
Travel Log as you travel weekly through the course.
Your TRAVEL LOG is your PERSONAL JOURNEY
separate from the book itself.