Tap into creativity
The #1 thing that helps me to navigate the highs and lows of the creative process, and make daily progress as a painter is Tapping.
Along side conversations with art mentors and friends and showing up and doing the work of painting, of course!
Like a lot of things in life that are rewarding and worth doing, painting can be hard – and sometimes painful!
If you’re a beginner you are probably familiar with a lot of the pain points that can get in the way of starting out and making progress and having fun with it.
Even as a professional artist, any studio session can involve tricky emotional responses to various aspects of making paintings.
These responses are a crucial part of what drives and guides the work, but also – they can get in the way.
Knowing that this is a normal part of being an artist, and having tools to support the process makes the creative life a super rewarding and rich life. that I keep choosing over any other life.
I’m so excited to share my GO-TO favourite tapping meditation!
TURN YOUR DAY AROUND: Let go & allow
You can access this meditation for free and use it in the studio as often as you like – feel the difference in your self and your creativity!
Key things that tapping has helped me with:
Feeling inspired and having a strong desire to paint but also being afraid of failing
Overwhelm and overthinking
Feeling like my work is not good enough
Perfectionism and holding on too tight
The inner critic blocking progress
Fear of wasting time and materials
Finding my inner voice and artistic voice
Strengthening my intuition
Trusting myself and the my creative decisions - for example being able to feel when a piece is finished
Learning to trust my unique process and know what works for me - learning to ask the right questions of myself
Learning from doing rather than comparing my work to other artists
FAQs
How does Tapping work?
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
This is a frequently asked question?
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
This is a frequently asked question?
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
This is a frequently asked question?
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
This is a frequently asked question?
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
This is a frequently asked question?
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
How does Tapping work?
Tapping is a kind of guided meditation technique that involves tapping on points on your face and body while listening to a script related to the emotional issue or experience you are struggling with. The idea is to acknowledge the feelings and impacts so they can be processed and released. It works particularly well by combining the mind and body and unlike traditional meditation techniques designed to empty the mind, tapping works to acknowledge the issue in order to find relief, rather than pushing it away, and then releasing it.
How long are the meditations?
2-15 minutes
How long does it take for tapping to make a difference?
Often relief can be felt straight away. Other times it takes a few goes or accessing different related topics.
HOW CAN I LEARN TO TAP?
I’m thrilled to be able to offer you access to my favourite meditation - always?
‘Let go and allow’
— Great for people who struggle with high expectations / perfectionist and people pleasing tendencies / holding on too tight! Also really good if you only have short bursts of studio time.
The Tapping Solution app?
There is a free version that offers access to a selection of helpful content, but not access to all the topics.
I moved to the paid version quickly as I was seeing results straight away and wanted to work on more topics and to go deeper with specific topics.
Easy to use, quick.
Free trial of the paid app for 14 days to see what you think
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