A seasonal guide of holistic practices that offer clarity, activate
hope, honor nature, and inspire the creative seeker all year long
"The seasons and cycles of nature have incredible power to affect
everything in our lives--especially our creativity," says poet
Jacqueline Suskin. "The earth shows us when our creative reserves might
wax and wane. When we listen and follow nature's lead, we tune in to an
inexhaustible source of imagination, inspiration, and beauty." With A
Year in Practice, Suskin shares holistic methods to help readers
explore and fortify their creative practice by accessing guidance
provided by the rhythms of nature.
Written in sync with the progression of the seasons, A Year in
Practice is a program of holistic techniques and journaling prompts to
nurture the creative seeker all year long. Four seasonally themed
chapters keep you connected to natural phases of creative contraction
and expansion, from the quiet hibernation of winter to the jubilant and
expressive communing of summer. Used regularly, you will move through
artistic blocks, deepen your capacity for self-reflection, cultivate
creative routines, and find new levels of inspiration and contentment.
"It's crucial that we spend time dreaming, crafting, and resting in a
state of reverie," says Suskin. Here, she offers practical tools and
creative rituals to help you attune to the energies of each season--to
enrich your creativity through awareness, emotional expression,
explorative whimsy, and ever-deepening levels of imagination.
