This month we're focusing on creativity and how to build your own unique creativity practice. I think we often have fairly limited definitions of what creativity is. Thinking about the Body Room and how we might use movement creatively made me think immediately of dance. Dancing is amazing and a great way to express ourselves through movement, however it's not the only way!
What if we could use movement to help feel our way through a challenge we're facing? What if we invited our bodies to suggest ideas or inspiration and allowed our movements and postures to inform our thinking? What if we paid attention to our current needs and then asked our bodies what they could offer?
In our Body Room, we have a number of prompts and guided instructions for different body based mindfulness and breathing practices and I love the descriptions of "Supportive Holds". Intentionally holding ourselves can be a creative way through stress or anxiety.
Creativity gives us permission to experiment without expectations, to explore, knowing there could be any number of different paths to take. It can take some of the pressure off "getting it right" and I think our bodies benefit so much from our willingness to be curious and try something new.
