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An Art Meditation on Evocative Aesthetics

Musing on how beauty and…

Caitlin Bourbonnais in Seven Mindful Muses

Basic, Crafty, and Artsy Ways To Set Up a New Journal

That you can do in ten, twenty, or thirty…

Caitlin Bourbonnais in Seven Mindful Muses

A person sits in meditation down a pathway accented by flowered archways and stepping stones leading us in.

QUESTIONS FOR THE MUSE OF MEDITATION

How to Begin a Meditation Practice

Caitlin Bourbonnais in Seven Mindful Muses

A person sits in meditation with an inner light extending outwards. A rainbow of colour rises in the background first like dripping paint and then like a soundwave. Ten dancers pose against this, some mid flight.

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Meditations for Peaceful Being

Different ways to sit with your inner…

Caitlin Bourbonnais in Seven Mindful Muses

A black background fades to indigo. A person meditates in this space with stars and colourful lines flowing into their mind. The cosmos swirls within them.

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Meditations for Creativity

How to invite the muse by quieting the mind

Caitlin Bourbonnais in Seven Mindful Muses

Two people write surrounded by ripped pages of text, gold and blue pieces of tape, and stickers of moths and mushrooms and dried flowers. A peaceful wintery mountain with a rainbow sits in the background.

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The Spaces Where We Rest

How do we know when it’s the right time to…

Caitlin Bourbonnais in Seven Mindful Muses

At the top it reads: How can you motivate yourself to go outside even when it’s chilly and/or rainy? Underneath are some ideas for warm clothing, protection, and ideas about rain creating growth. A mandala of unfurling leaves sits beside flowers and butterflies and a rabbit venturing forth into spring.

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Creative Expression is our Birthright

So how do we keep practicing it…

Caitlin Bourbonnais in Seven Mindful Muses

A set of books sits on a desk with an explosion of colourful pencils beside it and flowers behind it. You can’t hear it, but there’s relaxing music playing in the background as the smell of a warm tea wafts through the air.

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Journalling With Many Muses

How to make journal sessions more…

Caitlin Bourbonnais in Seven Mindful Muses

Space and time entwine. Violin plays as two dance and artist paints lines. A girl in headphones as another reclines with their reading sublime.

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Artistic Activities of Daily Living

How to craft beautiful moments and…

Caitlin Bourbonnais in Seven Mindful Muses

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Deep Work & Deeper Downtime

Do good work for the people you love…