by iDvlpr Marketing | Nov 25, 2016 | Articles
Earlier this month, the facilitators and affiliates of The Painting Experience came together for a week at Still Meadow Retreat Center outside of Portland, Oregon for our annual gathering. This is a time for us to explore the experiences we’ve had during the year leading process painting workshops and classes, as well as to deepen our [...]
by iDvlpr Marketing | Nov 15, 2016 | Articles, Uncategorized
To look within is an act of courage. To be with yourself exactly where you are can be anything from mundane to blissful to almost intolerably uncomfortable. To be present requires letting go of judgment. In order to truly explore, there needs to be a stillness in which we can begin to let down the [...]
by iDvlpr Marketing | Nov 1, 2016 | Articles
There’s a pointing mechanism in the painting process: When we attempt to control, aliveness and vitality diminish, and this reads back to us through our experience—tiredness, boredom, conflict, and judgment. The illusion of control projects the desired outcome on one side and the feared result on the other. Duality is born before our very eyes. [...]
by iDvlpr Marketing | Oct 18, 2016 | Articles
The moment you get into the quest for the Self and begin to go deeper, the real Self is waiting there to receive you, and then whatever is to be done is done by something else and you, as an individual, have no hand in it. ~ Ramana Marharshi With twenty, thirty or even forty [...]
by iDvlpr Marketing | Oct 11, 2016 | Articles
“Self-compassion entails being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves with self-criticism.” ~ Kristin Neff In the first part of this series on self-compassion and process painting, we explored how staying present and compassionate toward ourselves can free us to more fully [...]
by iDvlpr Marketing | Oct 4, 2016 | Articles
We're excited to offer the following guest post by painter Sue Dolamore, who attended our Painting Experience workshop in Asheville, North Carolina this summer. These reflections first appeared on the blog at her website, The Art of Sue Dolamore. Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Sue! It is the heart that has infinite resources so it [...]
