On Creativity

What is creativity? What does it have to do with our behaviour and how we live? How does it affect us?

By the very nature of our existence, we are creative. Picture creativity as a current—similar to electricity, and that current is wired up and connected to each and every one of us. It is an enormous current, but because we don’t feel it, we are mostly unaware of its existence.

When we make something e.g. a painting, a cake, a house—even a sandcastle– we are told we are being creative. Most of us believe that some people are more creative than others, and become artists of some kind, but that is confusing talent with creativity. The current of creativity is the same in all of us. The child gives us the perfect example of this creativity in their play.

Play is the tool by which the child learns of themselves and the world. The child’s play is always creative, as they need, in some way, to invent what it is they wish to comprehend.

Formal education often clouds our innate knowing of the creativity we experience as a child, and we lose sight of this delightful essence. It is replaced with knowledge that is derived from a mechanical way of being.

Becoming aware once more of our true creativity is like clicking on a switch and opening a never-ending stream of possibilities—we feel the enormous potential that is really who we are, as opposed to who we think we are.

If you would like to gain an understanding of the creative process, its place in everyone’s life and how it leads to greater understanding, don't miss the‘Evolving to Awareness’ 2-day workshop by Gerry Hillier.  Although primarily a workshop for teachers and childcare givers, ‘Evolving to Awareness’ is also for interested parents who want to understand more about themselves and their relationship with their children.

In this workshop,  you’ll discover why self-awareness matters and the difference it makes to your life and your relationships. We will explore the importance of self awareness and creativity in enabling us to live life fully, joyfully and realize our potential. By understanding this process in our self, we gain important skills and insights into how to encourage our children to explore their own nature and place in the world and expand their creative potential.

Gerry will draw on over twenty years of experience in education, creative expression and yoga to guide participants step-by-step through a hands-on journey of self discovery using many different mediums of creative expression from physical exploration of movement, sound, stillness to narrative and art. Gerry will also share details on how to apply these activities in the classroon and at home.

The schedule for June 2011 is available on the Workshops Schedule page.

      

 

 

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