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...
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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 4
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 17, 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 12, 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 3, 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
- Oct 1, 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 5, 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 24, 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 24, 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 26, 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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