S. 2 Episode 9: Exploring Creative Flow

May 3

A Conversation with Julie Dean, Potter and Owner of The Clay School

Description:

Julia Dean is a production potter and community studio owner in Ithaca, New York. Her love affair with clay started as a child, but her practice of working with clay started with her first wheel class in 1997. Listen to this conversation and learn about creative flow, how it helps release the inner critic, and how understanding flow cycles can help you balance creative production and rest. We also touch on practices for entering creative flow, including cultivating stillness; embracing process and play; and the healing power of a creative community.

Topics

.How creative flow helps release the inner critic

.Focus on process vs. product

.Freedom and ease in states of creative flow

.Embodiment as a gateway to flow states

.Understanding cycles of creative flow

.Importance of rest

.Cultivating stillness

.Letting go of perfection to embrace process and play

.The healing power of a creative community

Episode 9 Notes and Resources:

Read more about Julie at juliaedean.com