Ripple Meditation
One simple process
to keep the creativity flowing
Before you get started, download your worksheet:
And here’s a little more about where it came from:
I think a lot about the creative process.
What is it, really?
How does it work?
How come it is so illusive?
From my studies and work around the creative process, I’ve developed a simple “creative meditation” method that has really changed everything for me in regards to:
how I come up with new ideas
how I paint
how I create trainings for my artist clients,
and how I run my business.
I believe it can help you, too!
This process is for:
Artists
Writers
Makers
Thinkers
Entrepreneurs
Creative Humans
Humans that want to be more creative
I’m sharing this process with you in a webinar because I want you to see my whole process unfold.
If I can do this - ANYONE can do it.
Believe me.
What is The Creative Process?
The Creative Process is defined in many ways, but I’ve found that this definition makes the most sense to me:
Solving problems through innovation.
It can look like the traditional 5-step process that designer Graham Wallas came up with waaay back in 1926 (of course, the so-called “creative process” has worked nonstop since the beginning of time. Even BEFORE time existed!)
Graham Wallas’ “Creative Process” is Door #1 below.
Or, the CP can look like Door #2 or 3 (below - more like it, huh?).
Everyone has their own path.
As I was starting to paint and create a business, I REALLY needed a little calm and focus in my life to help me manage:
Negative self-talk
Idea overwhelm
Impostor Syndrome
Believe me -
there are no magic pill for this - but I have done a lot of work around these ideas to help my clients - and myself.
First, I started meditating - just to calm the fuck down.
Then, those meditation moments started revealing new ideas - I called it “Creative Meditation.” I would write ideas that came to me down in my journal as I sat and breathed.
Then, I found my mind was working on a creative solution - isn’t this what they call the creative process?
I thought it just happened in the studio - but of course not! (duh.)
It is happening all the time, in our brains.
Next, this “creative meditation” practice morphed into a more intentional practice I call Ripple Meditation.
Here are the basics:
Ripple Meditation:
Sit quietly for 10 - 20 minutes
Use soft music without words if that helps set the creative mood
Drop a “thought pebble” into your mind. Watch your mind work with that thought - let it “ripple out” where it will
Jot ideas/thoughts down in your journal
Go create something new!
I hope this process was productive for you. Let me know!
Sign up for a free consultation, and we can chat about your art, your business, and how you can create the results you want.
Thank you!
Email me at hello@shannonborg if you have inquiries or questions!
