Umm, which process? Well I guess there is a process, but it is more inward, and not so visible meaning it's not really manifesting so much right now. I think part of this is me starting to relax a bit after all the things happening in my life recently. I just need a rest. Which is why I only signed up for 6 units this quarter. I feel very much like cocooning and I know something valuable will come out of it, it's just not visible right now. And just as a side note, my "rest" still looks very busy: working on a performance with my impro group, going to massage school three days/week, working on campus and developing my new career.
Anyway, I am ready for a nap now...
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Interview with Kaleo and Elise
Kenna and I interviewed Kaleo and Elise which was very nurturing to my inner artist - in a sense it felt like an artist date to me. Being around artists who have a similar approach to art and spirituality as I do is one of the most nurturing and affirming things to me. There are so many artists who come from a very different angle and I enjoy seeing their art and interacting with them, but it is always nice to connect with people with whom there is more resonance.
During the interview we spoke mainly about bringing art and healing into the community, something Kenna and I are actively working on. Kaleo and Elise had many interesting things to share, some of them very specific like how to figure out how much to charge without depleting one's own energy while still keeping things affordable and accessible. Others were more philosophical like what it means to work as a healer and how to come from a place of sharing one's abundance instead of going into sacrifice and burn out.
They also gave us some good insights on the particular dynamics between Kenna and me and the fact that making room for dealing with them is an important part of collaboration.
All together it was a great experience to spend a few hours with two people whose lives are centered around the sort of work I want to do. And they do have a really cute puppy!
During the interview we spoke mainly about bringing art and healing into the community, something Kenna and I are actively working on. Kaleo and Elise had many interesting things to share, some of them very specific like how to figure out how much to charge without depleting one's own energy while still keeping things affordable and accessible. Others were more philosophical like what it means to work as a healer and how to come from a place of sharing one's abundance instead of going into sacrifice and burn out.
They also gave us some good insights on the particular dynamics between Kenna and me and the fact that making room for dealing with them is an important part of collaboration.
All together it was a great experience to spend a few hours with two people whose lives are centered around the sort of work I want to do. And they do have a really cute puppy!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
my first artist date
My first artist date was going to Ajahn Jumnian's event last weekend. My main intention was to be with myself and drop out of some of the emotional states I have been experiencing lately. Last quarter I explored anger and similar energies, which was really important for me, because I had a lot of it and it had been repressed for a long time. It was empowering and freeing to see that I don't have to be nice and sweet all the time, but lately I've felt like a new phase is starting and I am ready to let go of some of my edginess...
Anyway, Ajahn Jumnian was the sweetest, happiest, most expansive being I've ever been around. His energy is basically that everything is ok. There is not any contraction in his energy field at all, no "this should be different", or "this bad thing could happen". Of course, that's what enlightenment is all about, but for me to feel what it means on an energetic level was very helpful. Now that I think back to other enlightened beings I've been around, I remember that same expansiveness in their energy body, the same not trying to avoid anything, but they all have their own sort of "coloring" to that. Ajahn Jumnian's coloring is one that makes little bubbles of laughter rise up in you and you cannot help but smile, with your face and your heart. I guess he really hits you in your four top chakras.
What did all this have to do with me the artist? I felt the need for a new and deeper alignment with myself and my art, I needed to dig a deeper well to get inspiration from. And I got what I needed and more.
Anyway, Ajahn Jumnian was the sweetest, happiest, most expansive being I've ever been around. His energy is basically that everything is ok. There is not any contraction in his energy field at all, no "this should be different", or "this bad thing could happen". Of course, that's what enlightenment is all about, but for me to feel what it means on an energetic level was very helpful. Now that I think back to other enlightened beings I've been around, I remember that same expansiveness in their energy body, the same not trying to avoid anything, but they all have their own sort of "coloring" to that. Ajahn Jumnian's coloring is one that makes little bubbles of laughter rise up in you and you cannot help but smile, with your face and your heart. I guess he really hits you in your four top chakras.
What did all this have to do with me the artist? I felt the need for a new and deeper alignment with myself and my art, I needed to dig a deeper well to get inspiration from. And I got what I needed and more.
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