by Renée Silvus
Ron, a true renaissance-man-polymath, introduced me to Beethoven’s Opus 131. It contains 7 movements instead of the usual 4. Without pause. Which means the musicians have to keep playing even when they are out of tune. Musicians simply accept this fact in agreeing to...
by Renée Silvus
When an idea recurs, pay attention, right? This month it’s resilience. In a conversation about aging gracefully, a friend said, “I think it’s about resilience.” In my creativity research, it came up with Dr. Dan Siegel’s work on Interpersonal Neurobiology. He...
by Renée Silvus
What does stress have to do with creativity? Great question, since we may not initially see the connection. Stress research is very clear here~ it is not the stress that matters, it is how we respond to it. When we experience stress, our Autonomic Nervous System...
by Renée Silvus
This is a Big One. It keeps coming up in my research through different disciplines and terminologies. Basically, everyone agrees that we may cultivate insight and problem-solving within movement. Nancy Napier of Boise State’s Centre for Creativity and...
by Renée Silvus
Reverse Thinking is a Reframing method. It’s fairly easy to employ~ just reverse your language from negative to positive. Switch complaining or scarcity into a positive expression of desire. Don’t into do. I hate when I have a long day and you don’t start dinner. I...
by Renée Silvus
I’ve asked what you will do differently in 2015 as your Call to Adventure. I shared mine: to celebrate turning 50 instead of ignoring it. All year. Adventures in Spirit. Here is more of the Adventure Map and a New Year’s gift for you! After accepting your Call,...
