In art and practice, it’s about getting in there, exploring, and probing to see what’s alive. It’s about doing whatever you need to get into contact with your body before you start your creative exploration. It could be Tai Chi or Qigong, dancing or swimming, taking a walk or sitting in meditation—whatever puts you in touch with the felt sense of being human and the senses of being human. Creativity is often deeply entwined with that free flow of sensual experience.
Anne Cushman
Spirit Rock Residential Teacher
Anne Cushman is the author of the memoir The Mama Sutra; the novel Enlightenment for Idiots; and Moving Into Meditation, a mindful yoga guidebook. A dharma and yoga practitioner since 1982, she is a Spirit Rock residential retreat teacher and director of mentoring for the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program.