Painting Myself Free

Painting Myself Free

We’re happy to offer the following guest post by Diana Pop, who recently attended a Painting Experience workshop at Esalen and shared this wonderful description of her time in the studio. For the longest time, I painted all wrong. I started pieces with specific end results in mind. I worked painstakingly to paint them exactly [...]
For Therapists: Letting Creativity Support Your Work

For Therapists: Letting Creativity Support Your Work

In a recent post, we linked to several articles offering scientific evidence for the benefits of creative practice. As therapists, we may fall into the trap of saying, “That’s nice, but when will I fit that into my schedule?” Prior to her research on wholeheartedness, Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW had this to say about creativity: [...]
A Few of Our Favorite Videos

A Few of Our Favorite Videos

We have a big workshop underway at the Esalen Institute this week. So large, in fact, that it outgrew the space where Stewart usually shows films to participants. (If you've been to one of our programs, you know how this works: During a weekend workshop, you'll usually see one video at the end of the [...]
Creative Discontent : A Talk by Stewart Cubley

Creative Discontent : A Talk by Stewart Cubley

Stewart Cubley and Annie Rousseau recently facilitated the seventeenth annual Painting Experience retreat at Breitenbush Hot Springs in the Oregon Cascades. This year, Stewart brought back several talks recorded live during the morning sharing circles.We thought you'd enjoy hearing one of these recordings, and we chose this short, vibrant discussion on the topic of "discontent." It's a familiar feeling, one that [...]