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SAYING GOODBYE TO THE COMPARISON CRITIC

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Friday, May 25, 2012,

‘Pssst!’ she said, ‘Here’s something yuuurmmy to think about… there’s no such thing as failure in creativity… no such thing as ‘bad’ or ‘wrong’. Something that you have created never existed before… it may be messy, frivolous, silly, funny or even a little weird …but it can’t ever, ever be wrong’.  

‘Mmmmm….’ I mumbled, ‘but look at the lovely things that other people have made… mine can’t compare’. 

She laughed gently, but she also seemed surprised...


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Make a Delightful Date with Yourself - March 31st

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Thursday, March 22, 2012, In : Intuitive Art 
Intuitive Soul Painting Workshop --- 

 Imagine yourself, paintbrush in hand, maybe feel in' a lil' nervous 'cos you're new... but it's ok because everyone seems friendly.  There's some chatting, some hellos, some intros and some friendly laughter... probably a cupcake or two hanging around the edges... and then there is a moment... an unannounced kinda moment when everyone just cows... It's time to start.

 First you relax.  Just r e l a x ... Your eyes close, you sink back in your chair and sim...
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Dancing our way to Power Painting our Dreams

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, In : Power Painting 
Our dreams start off in the air around our heads and hearts as wispy little white puffs like clouds that disappear when you look straight at them.  We know they’re there, but they are undefined… just a yearning, really… for something… we’re not always quite sure what.

Then we think about them, flitting about in the air like mulit-coloured butterflies… powdery yellows, red and blues start to tint them slightly…oranges, golds and purples embolden them... feint shapes may appear…...
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Heartsong

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, In : Creative Soul Food 
My heart whispered into my ear but I was busy answering the phone.

It waved frantically at my frazzled mind but I was writing out a long to-do list. It thumped against my ribcage trying to get my attention, but I was busy doing laundry.

Then, exhausted by my long day, I sat quietly for a while on the couch, boiled the kettle for a cup of coffee and with multi-coloured koki-pens in hand, started doodling my stresses away.

‘At last!’ my heart said (as my mind relaxed) and sang a song that f...
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Creativity meets high tech!

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Thursday, January 12, 2012, In : Creativity and Technology 
I am very excited to have come across a way to create these tangled word images...have you been seeing them around too and wondering how to make one?

I will be trying to insert the code for it here, but being non-techie I will find out with you if it works!

This is all part of me moving more into the online space and creating digital images and products - I am learning a fortune about being creative technologically every day!

Aha! I see it has worked!  So, this one is all about the Dream Journal...
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Wandering and wondering

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Saturday, October 22, 2011, In : Virtual and Physical Home for Creativity Gym 
I am wandering through the online meadows, wondering when I will be able to create a blog that allows comments.  This bowling down the alley into a curtain, not knowing if I have hit a strike or no skittles at all, has finally reached its logical end for me!  I need feedback!  I am a social creature!  I will try to contact Yola and find out if they support this request.  If not, we will need to move the website n blog to greener pastures.

The other think I am wondering is whether Creativity Gy...
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Good Morning!

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, In : Wake-Up Blogs 
Sweet and good morning to you my darling Creative Hearts! 

How are you doing today?  I have woken early (for me) and have decided to create a morning ritual of journaling today.  I will be checking in with where I am and what I'd love to share as I wake up, and before I put on the kettle for some delicious herbal tea, I'll share that along with a few other treats to get our morning juicy and full.

You can imagine this as our own virtual PJ party!  You may already be at work, or you may be gett...
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Gratitude, Generosity & Art Journaling Party-meets-Workshop Planning

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Friday, October 7, 2011, In : Creative Soul Food 
I am realising as I product develop for the end of this year and next that chakra and colour work will be able to be linked into lots of what we do in the upcoming months. Look out for the Gratitude, Generosity and Art Journaling party-come-workshops in November that will rock right across the eastern/western creative practices of chakra/yoga/expressive and intuitive art/ visual journaling/ going green through digital options and gardening/Xmas time/birthdays and more!

What's been my i...
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Soul Food

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, In : Creative Soul Food 
So, it's officially my coldest day this winter, and despite being indoors, under a divine blanket with the aircon on full blast, I am feeling the freeze.  While I check my mail, unsubscribe from more spam, and tap into a few online circles I'm a part of, I also have a feeling that a blog is in order.  It's been brewing, like a good pit of divine smelling coffee.
And so, here it is.  Tapping away on plastic, my fingers find a rhythm that creates a stream of action between my thoughts and you.  ...
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The Power of Intuitive Art Workshops with Creativity Gym

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Tuesday, June 7, 2011,
I am realising that the power of developing our intuition reaps rewards at every level.  We all long for success in our personal and professional lives, and the practice of intuitive art is showing me how we're able to transform under performing areas into creative oases that flow and grow.  What's outstanding to me is that the process of creating these changes has been enjoyable, meaningful, fulfilling and relatively effortless.  The energy I used to spend on other more traditional technique...
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Creativity & New Business Development

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Friday, October 29, 2010,
I have long thought that improved creativity can lead to more powerful results when developing business strategy, new sales and building companies.  The deeper I delve into both, the more clarity I have on why this is the case.  Essentially, you need the same core foundation, or inner perspective, in order to be successful at both.  There's a myth that "Right Brain", creativity, interpersonal work and the like are all in the domain of "soft skills".  If that's true, why do the vast majority i...
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Intuitive Soul Art journaling

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Thursday, July 29, 2010, In : Visual Art & Soul Journalling 
Isn't time to go beyond words? I for one love love love Julia Cameron's work, and was part of a group we called "The Rivonia Circle" several years ago who did the "Artist's Way" course together. Really great stuff. However, years on, I am not seeing anything to take us all further! What's the next step?

Again, plenty online and overseas when we google, but we want something home grown for locals. Introducing Visual Art Journaling and Soul Pages! Classes and workshops will draw on a wealth of r...

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Intuitive Painting in our bones

Posted by Michelle Jacobs on Thursday, July 8, 2010, In : Soul Painting 
My partner-in-crime, Brenda and I both have Intuitive Painting in our bones. It resonates with our souls...and feeds our spirit. And it makes perfect sense to our "right brains"...the creative side of our minds that craves the light especially when we've done long stretches in the left brain world of business. We're offering our courses because we love it, believe in it and want to learn and share everything there is to experience in it. It engages the whole self - yet gives the "logical self...
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MischalaJ MischalaJ is an intuitive art and creativity business owner, seasoned corporate facilitator, intuitive creative consultant and coach. She started Creativity Gym to have a physical studio available to develop and teach non-traditional creative ways to be our most happy, alive and powerful selves. Innovative sessions and mini-workshops combine creativity and self development to achieve unusual outcomes...see the Creativity Gym FB page for reviews and photos...download products you can do from home from our products page...or book your paintbrush on the "What's Happening" page if you are keen to join me at workshops in Johannesburg!

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