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This week has been about beginning a journey of self-enquiry, learning how to start a conversation with your feelings as a source of creative insight.

We’ve explored theories around deep relaxation, including the hypnagogic state, as a way to reconnect with the root of creativity. We’ve looked at how the brain is wired and how positive self-talk can help create supportive internal pathways.

We’ve practised self-compassion, offering ourselves the same care and kindness we so often give to others and explored tools that help create space for creativity to breathe.

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This poster could have been created in five minutes in Adobe. But knowing my brain, I would probably have made a hundred versions and decided none of them were right.

There was something about the limits of the workshop: the size of the press, the selection of blocks (even though there were many), and the physical process of placing the blocks, choosing the paper, rolling the ink, pressing, then peeling back the paper and placing it to dry.

This poster isn’t perfect.
But it also very much is.

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“Beneath all the chaos, there is a wise, calm, and compassionate you.”
— Richard Schwartz

So often, even in spaces of growth and self-development, we’re encouraged to be more productive, more successful, more healed.

And wanting more — but better — and less of what doesn’t feel good is an incredibly positive thing.

Wanting to feel more aligned in your work or your personal life, wanting to use creativity as a tool for transformation, this is emotional intelligence in action.

But while we’re doing this deeper work, can we also make space for self-compassion?

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“Fear and self-doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential.”
— Brian Tracy

When you engage in negative self-talk, your nervous system listens. Your body responds. This isn’t abstract or “woo” — it’s neurological. The brain is naturally wired towards a negativity bias, meaning it pays more attention to perceived problems and threats than to encouragement or possibilities.

This isn’t your fault; it’s part of how the brain evolved to keep us safe.

The good news is that we can consciously regulate this negativity bias by using positive self-talk, through affirmations, mantras, and compassionate language.

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“If you know how to free yourself of tension, you know how to solve your problems in life.”
— Swami Satyananda Saraswati

We’re often told to relax, and as this quote suggests, learning how to release tension can profoundly change how we meet life’s challenges.

But it’s rarely that simple.

What does it actually mean to relax? If it’s not sleep, or a nice hot bath or lying down for five minutes, then what is it — and how do we do it?

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Today we’re exploring a simple but powerful question:

How do you feel about the way that you feel? And why does it matter?

This practice supports deeper self-enquiry by helping you notice not just what you’re feeling, but how you’re responding to it.

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What is a Creative Reset?

At its heart, a reset is an opportunity to reclaim both your physical, mental and metaphorical space.

It’s a chance to pause, evaluate what’s serving you and what isn’t, and to realign your life with your core values and sense of purpose. A reset is also an invitation to step away from unhelpful patterns and gently regulate the nervous system.

Here, we’re looking at how to integrate simple check-in mini-resets that fit naturally into everyday life.

In a culture that demands constant visibility and productivity, there is real power in tuning in and listening to the most important voice in the room: your own.

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