Videos:
Brené Brown: The Anatomy of Trust
What does it mean to trust someone? What does it mean to trust yourself? Brené Brown breaks down her world renowned research into a jar of marbles…yes, a jar of marbles. Brené Brown’s SuperSoul Session takes you step by step through the acronym B.R.A.V.I.N.G, revealing the anatomy of trust and why it all starts with the small, everyday moments you might be missing.
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Feeling Gratitude, Giving Love by Tara Brach
Like breathing in and breathing out, gratitude and generosity allow us to live fully. This one-hour talk explores what blocks these natural capacities, and three pathways of nourishing a grateful and giving heart. Includes the “What Do You Love” meditation.
Duration: 1 hour
Books on the Creative Life:
The Artist’s Rule: Nuturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom by Christine Valtners Paintner
Paintner invites readers to discover and develop their creative gifts in a spirit of prayer and reflection. This twelve-week course draws on the insights and practices of Benedictine spirituality to explore the interplay between contemplation and creativity. (Amazon)
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
The seminal book on the subject of creativity, The Artists’ Way presents a concrete plan of creative action (including the oft-lauded “morning pages“) for anyone wishing to explore a deeper, fuller, more present way of being in the world.
The Creativity Cure by Drs. Carrie and Alton Barron
This book provides detailed tools and strategies to engage creative action as a critical part of a long-term path to well-being by overcoming unconscious barriers to happiness, and linking thought to action.
Painting Your Way Out of a Corner: The Art of Getting Unstuck by Barbara Diane Barry
Based on author Barbara Diane Barry’s popular course Art for Self-Discovery and supported by research in psychology and the science of brain function, Painting Your Way Out of a Corner guides readers through the process of overcoming blocks and expressing themselves freely in painting. (Amazon description)
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon