The anthropologist Margaret Meade said that education would never work unless it was based on art, by which she meant that all subjects should be taught in the spirit of imagination, exploration, and play. “We talk too much,” said the poet Johann Goethe, “We should talk less and draw more.” Just imagine what that would…
My current muse is this painting by Tsuguhara Foujita (1886-1968), a Japanese artist who applied Japanese ink techniques to Western-style paintings. There’s something that’s really captivating about it…the simple lines and muted color make me want to go draw and paint. I love the girl’s expression and the cat is cute and hilarious. My photo…
By perceiving the complementary opposites in any phenomenon, you open the door to play.” –Jessica Porter, The Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics
It was a great workshop at Esalen — full of learnings, as well as amazing and gifted people. Thanks to all for your support and good wishes. Here’s a quote that I ended the workshop with: “I used to think Faith was a set of dogmas, something cast in concrete; now I realize it is…
The other day someone asked me how to get to a place of “third space” when one teaches or facilitates groups. Third space, which I also call the “imaginal” realm, is a place of expanded knowing and intuitive wisdom that happens when two or more people come together for a shared purpose. When it occurs…
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