how will you move through the rest of the year?

today is the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere! (spring equinox in the southern hemisphere.) the equinox means there will be equal number of hours of daylight and darkness. from here, the days will shorten until the winter solstice, or shortest day of the...
A Letter to Our Community

A Letter to Our Community

To our beautiful community: It’s been two years since I launched Get Your Groove Back, the first 30 Women, 30 Stories Athena Village community project. Last year in April we concluded our second annual 30 women 30 Stories project. It helped us to see even more...
Reframing Ruminating Questions

Reframing Ruminating Questions

Rachelle Niemann Do you have ruminating questions that keep coming back to you? Yeah, me too! Often times we are asking circular questions that lead us back to the same situation. When we ask a question, our brain automatically starts looking for answers and/or...
Collaboration Gone Wrong

Collaboration Gone Wrong

Women throughout history have had their ideas stolen by others. An example is Elizabeth Magie, the original inventor of the Monopoly game which was claimed by Charles Darrow. Check out the article, here.  A worse scenario is to have your work claimed by someone you...
Becoming Still through the Season

Becoming Still through the Season

Becoming Still through the Season by Rachelle Niemann Here we are again, another spring equinox upon us in the northern hemisphere. Our world continues to change in new ways every day. I’m grateful that each change of the season offers a chance to pause and evaluate...
Full Moon Coffee + Creativity

Full Moon Coffee + Creativity

Full Moon Coffee + Creativity Each month on the day of the full moon, join Kelly to share ideas, talk about what you’re learning in the Artist’s Way (if you’re in that course), and doodle… On an energetic level, during the new Moon, what is...
Save Your Sanity

Save Your Sanity

Let’s talk about what systems will save your sanity and make you more productive. Chantay Jennings energetic. committed. doer. traveler. Creative Type: Innovator Launch Your Biz Now “Automation will help you free up time so YOU can create...
Adapting to Change

Adapting to Change

Adapting to Change I don’t know if you felt any different energy during the full harvest moon on Monday, but I know I sure did. There was a lot of energy around me, and there was a lot of wind all day. I also cried almost all day. I can only explain it as a great...
When Play Becomes a Career

When Play Becomes a Career

When Play Becomes a Career The beach is my happy place. Swaying in a hammock on the beach – pure bliss. I’m a travel lover, nomadic soul and a rolling stone. A vegetarian for over 30 years, I tend to have more compassion for animals than people –...
Uncomplicating Self-Care

Uncomplicating Self-Care

Uncomplicating Self-Care Self-care is a term that is used a lot these days. When we take the time to explore the depths of self-care, we help ourselves create environments that support our long-term well-being. And it’s clear we all need to practice self-care...
Creatively Fit

Creatively Fit

Creatively Fit Just as there was a physical fitness revolution in the 60’s, we’re having a creative fitness revolution right now. Before the 60’s, no one intentionally engaged in aerobic exercise unless they were an athlete. Everyone else just did...
Haiku

Haiku

Haiku Express Your Creativity with a Haiku Poetry Practice   by member Wendy Blomseth Some say, “a picture is worth a thousand words.”  As a life-long photographer, I used to agree with that until I discovered the joy of writing haiku poetry. The...