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Hannah Marsh
Aug 7
Wherever You Are
Where are you right now? What if you took a moment to really notice this place? Perhaps there's a smell in the air: cooking food, damp...
Hannah Marsh
Jul 4
Dear Body
When I wake in the morning, you roll over, curling into a heavy crescent. All night, you've been breathing, carrying on the thread of...
Hannah Marsh
May 2
Celebrating the Process
"All art is a work in progress. It’s helpful to see the piece we’re working on as an experiment. One in which we can’t predict the...
Hannah Marsh
Apr 3
Loving-Kindness
"Metta (Loving-Kindness) then, is this sense of being at home, of allowing, of accepting and being patient with what you don’t like and...
Hannah Marsh
Mar 7
Coming into the Senses
I invite you to pause and notice the sensations of the feet. Perhaps feeling into the points of contact - the sense of touch where the...
Hannah Marsh
Aug 16, 2023
Steadiness and Ease
I invite you to take a moment to pause. Setting aside what you’re doing, or planning to do. Trusting, for this one moment, there's...
Hannah Marsh
Jul 14, 2023
Redefining Flow
"Flow" often comes up in relation to creativity. We might recognize it as a state of mind when we get out of our own way: when our usual...
Hannah Marsh
Nov 17, 2022
The Symphony of a Self
I have a new fern in my study that keeps catching my gaze. Mostly, I enjoy the shades of green, and its messy hair shape. The other...
Hannah Marsh
Oct 21, 2022
Moments of Being
You know those moments when you're utterly captivated? Perhaps you hear a beautiful piece of music, or find yourself immersed in the...
Hannah Marsh
Sep 22, 2022
Receiving Support
As the days grow shorter, I tend to feel a sense of loss. There's a tightness at my chest. An urge to stay in bed. Tears come easily. I...
Hannah Marsh
May 11, 2022
What Opens You Up?
I just got back from a road trip down to Utah and across to California, stopping at several National Parks along the way. Each place was...
Hannah Marsh
Jan 4, 2022
Allowing It All
“And what will be needed, if the story is going to be good, is: everything , all that you are, even those parts you don’t like or usually...
Hannah Marsh
Nov 2, 2021
An Invitation to Play
What might it be like to play more often? Where are opportunities to add play to your day? Play can mean inviting a sense of lightness...
Hannah Marsh
Sep 30, 2021
Meeting Ourselves Where We Are
Where are you right now? We might start with where the body is in space - the points of contact with the floor or chair, the position...
Hannah Marsh
Aug 4, 2021
A Moment's Pause
I invite you to take a moment to pause. Perhaps closing the eyes and tuning in to the sensations in the body - the gradations of pressure...
Hannah Marsh
Mar 23, 2021
Recognizing our habits
Before I sit down to write, I make myself a cup of tea. It doesn't much matter what kind - breakfast, jasmine, mint, or iced in the...
Hannah Marsh
Jan 27, 2021
Feeling Uninspired?
Most of us experience fallow periods when creativity and motivation slow down or appear to cease altogether. We may feel we're putting in...
Hannah Marsh
Sep 23, 2020
Opening to Experience
As we've seen in our classes, creativity involves openness - to new possibilities and ways of being, and to other people with whom we...
Hannah Marsh
Jul 25, 2020
Community of Practice
Join our next Mindfulness & Creativity drop-in for a mini-retreat - a chance to come together in practice. For most of the class, I'll...
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