The Art of Creative Practice
Season 5 Episode 9
On this solo episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem dives into an open discussion about “creative practice” from both the pragmatic and spiritual perspectives. The four elements she journeys through in this episode are:
Grounding yourself in your craft
Cultivating creative practice as defining success for oneself
Embodying our creative essence by way of creative practice
Creative practice as a way to cultivate humility toward Source
This episode is an opportunity for learning, immersion, reflection, and creative inspiration. We hope you’ll enjoy it and share it with another creator who would benefit!
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Timestamps:
00:10 - Introduction to the podcast and settling into the conversation
03:55 - What is the Wellspringwords platform?
07:19 - This episode is about cultivating our creative practice
09:12 - Appreciating the feminine, yielding, principle of creation
13:15 - Storytime! What this looks like in practice
16:51 - Element 1: Ground yourself in your craft
21:54 - Spiritual and intuitive development of our creative intelligence
24:46 - Invitation to deepen your creative practice through Intuitive Writing for Self-Discovery
27:47 - Element 2: Cultivating a creative practice as defining success for oneself
35:39 - Refocusing on cultivating creative essence over profit
38:07 - Element 3: Embodying our creative essence as we are cultivating creative practice
40:13 - Storytime! Coming to understand my unique creative essence
40:64 - Knowing our own creative essence allows us to recognize the beauty of other people
49:29 - My sacred experience with menstrual art: shame, power, and full expression
51:31 - Perceive who and what you attract from a more empowered place
53:40 - Element 4: Cultivating humility towards the larger creative source we emanate from
59:50 - Being aligned with humility from a place of intention
1:01:01 - “Cultivation” is a continual moving moment of journeying. It’s a practice.
1:03:09 - Invitation to subscribe to my personal newsletter and the Wellspringwords newsletter!
1:04:40 - Stay connected + dive into more!
References mentioned in the episode:
Episode recommendations:
Experiencing Yourself Through the Art of Fiction Writing
Practice as Part of Healing with Care
October 12th Online Immersion:
Liberating the Heart: Alchemizing Pain into Poetry
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