As of this moment I have taught two Intentional Creativity (IC) workshops as part of my certification assignments. All I can say is wow, after almost 5 years, it feels so good to be teaching again. It is however, a little bit different as its focused on painting/creativity but it is also making me want to teach some of my other classes as well, specifically my Journey Between the Worlds shamanic healing course.

Over the last few years, I've often thought about why I am not teaching. I had excuses and thoughts of, well I don't have a dedicated space to teach, I'm not attracting students, I don't have time, I'm too stressed etc... But most of those "reasons" simply were not true reasons why I was not teaching. The real reason was that I was tired, physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally and I needed an extended break for sure. But art continued to show up for me, to distract me from the stress, to allow me to express myself and lose some time (something I feel I have too much of at times). It was healing for me.

In 2024 I felt the urge to action and signed up for the Milan Art Institute Mastery Program and I began it for a bit, then put it on hold as I navigated more life situations, but then was pulled to do the Color of Woman - Intentional Creativity course with Shiloh Sophia (which I have just now completed) and that really demanded the attention I needed to my art, to complete 5 foundational paintings and then teach a few courses as part of the certification. The past two weekends have been the 13 step classes (one 1 day and one 2 day). The experience of teaching again and combining it with art, all I have learned since 2012 and all the structure that I gained through Color of Woman really made these experiences so powerful and healing for me and the students.

It has been so healing for me, that I feel the pull to teach more, to teach my Shamanic healing course and include the medicine painting that I do. And now that the Color of Woman course is done, I will get back to the Milan Art Mastery Program to develop my skills more as an artist - skills that I am eager and happy to pass on in workshops and working with someone one on one.

I am once again, spreading my wings and flying, following my true north star.