This is your invitation to creative liberation.
This is were you can find consistent support for deep transformative change.…
Congratulations on taking your first step towards transforming your creative practice.
Please complete the following steps:
Print out this program guide in its entirety (the exercise I mentioned is inside).
2. Take your printed program guide away from the energy of your computer to a place that is special for you. Bring a highlighter or pen with you.
3. Read through your printed program guide in its entirety completing the exercise ritual as you go and marking anything that stands out to you with your highlighter or pen.
4. Scan or take pictures of your entire marked-up program guide, including an image of your completed ritual, and send it to me at connect@subnormalchild.com before our next scheduled call. This way we can review it together and co-create your next steps.
Please know that there is energy infused into each line of this guide to resonate with those that are a match for these programs.
Do you resonate with any of these?
Feeling overwhelmed in your creative life or feeling too overwhelmed to create.
Feeling stuck in old patterns with your art practice that are holding you back from creating in a way that feels good.
Dealing with creative blocks often, and getting frustrated that you don’t know how to move forward.
Needing to hit deadlines but dealing with anxiety that keeps you from working.
In burnout recovery and not sure how to regulate your nervous system to how you felt pre-burnout.
Feeling like you are heading towards burnout with no end in sight.
Trying to find inspiration but you just can’t find that spark to carry you forward.
You are not alone in feeling this way and art as ritual can create some deep change for your creative practice.
Why is art as ritual such a game changer?
Simply put, art as a ritual gets us out of our heads and into the wisdom of the body. Art as ritual is about empowering authentic creativity for individual and collective healing.
Through holistically reframing art as ritual, we can work smarter, more intuitively, and with a focus on fulfilling our soul’s purpose. Allowing for deep transformation that can look like:
Supporting mental health - Work through heavy emotions with art to support your overall well-being.
Inner-child play - Connect to your inner child through creative play. Allowing yourself to engage in your curiosity in a way that ignites your joy.
Intuitive connection and creative ease - Work through creative blocks with confidence and more grace! Trust your magic and the life you are creating.
What is explored in each container:
These are the five steps to your creative transformation!
1. Reframe the work
We start by building a strong foundation for the journey ahead by reframing your artistic practice into one of ritual. This ritual can take many forms: art as a form of emotional and nervous system regulation, art as a form of connection to the body and the heart, art as a form of channeling our intuition, and even art as a form of connection to pleasure and play.
By focusing on your process rather than your product, you will begin to experience a pivotal energetic shift in your relationship with creativity. No longer will your practice leave you feeling drained, stuck, or overwhelmed. Instead, your artistic practice will fuel and nurture you.
2. Find what feels good
This is where we start our creative exploration together. I'll support you in connecting with your inner child and you will discover what does and doesn’t serve you in your artistic practice by playing around with different materials, music, movement, etc.
When you examine what is of service and not of service, you then start to build confidence in your connection because you will be working from your strengths. When this confidence is nurtured, you begin to understand that every mark is sacred. Seeing every mark as sacred, or with a curious eye, connects us even deeper to the transformation of using art as ritual.
3. Break through blocks and wounds
This step is all about deep self-reflection to better understand where these barriers come from. When we understand the root cause of the blocks, burnout, and any self-doubt in our practice we will begin to move forward with coping skills. These skills allow you to find ease through the discomfort rather than trying to force your way through it. This is where deep healing in your practice can begin. We will honor everything that comes up, especially what comes up emotionally, doing so with a great deal of compassion. We’ll be nurturing your inner child so that your art practice is not a place of tension or stress, but rather a place of healing.
4. Find your anchor
The next step is finding the anchor that can lead you back to yourself. This is where we create a plan for you when inevitably you fall out of routine and are looking to find center again (It happens to us all!). An anchor can be a connection to the moon, the seasons, or anything that allows you to tap into some outside magic. All things on earth work in cycles, including you. In this stage, we will begin to better understand and flow with your unique creative cycles. This is also where we tackle the issue of burnout by working with your creative cycles in a way that serves your overall well-being.
5. Integrate the work
The final step is making the magic stick! With any work together, the intention is to give you the tools you need to thrive on your own. During this last step, we focus on building an art as ritual practice that you can come back to with full creative joy. We focused specifically on your personal needs to work through overwhelm, burnout, and feelings of being stuck. You will live the magic we have cultivated together by integrating the work into real-life practice. You will have all the skills you need to continue forward with true creative freedom!
You are magic. Let’s nurture that magic by reframing art as ritual in your life.
Client Success Through These Steps:
“I had such an amazing experience with this process. I was able to set my intentions for my piece of art, identify blocks and tension and where it stemmed from. I was also able to work through these blocks through the art ritual process. I would absolutely love to do this again. This was so therapeutic and necessary.”
— Zuwena Mshale (Art teacher and muralist)
“Lauren really was able to create sacred space for us, even on zoom. She had such nurturing energy about her and guided me through the entire progress with ease. It was super fun to create with her! I loved that there was no judgment and that she created with me. As we were reflecting at the end of our session, I felt like a kid excitedly asking a loving parent, "Can I show you what I made?!". Her response was so nurturing and made me feel even more proud of my inner creative. 10 out of 10 would recommend. Super soothing!”
— Carlee Myers (Small business owner)
“The containers held by Lauren are always caring, supportive & expansive. Thanks to her creative offerings, I've been able to reunite with practice of art for joy and pleasure – unraveling some wounds, blockages & mindset shifts within the safe spaces held for exploration & healing. Lauren really helps us connect back to the core of our creatives selves as both a spiritual vehicle & fulfilling practice that impacts all areas of life.”
— Rachael Amber (Artist and Graphic Designer)
3 Levels Of Support
Each offering has varied levels of support and commitment. Made with intention to support you and your needs moving forward into the space of creative magic with art as ritual.
Ace Of Wands
3 month container.
Bi-weekly 60-minute art ritual sessions each month.
Messaging access and email to support you when we are not meeting.
1 personal creative prompt emailed to you for each month.
Access to join the live recordings on Patreon.
Three Of Wands
6-month container
Bi-weekly meetings each month that are broken down into:
one 60-minute art ritual session a month.
one 120-minute art ritual session a month.
Messaging access and email to support you when we are not meeting.
2 personal creative prompts emailed to you for each month.
Access to join the live recordings on Patreon.
The Sun
9-month container
Bi-weekly meetings each month that are broken down into:
one 60-minute art ritual session a month.
one 120-minute art ritual session a month.
One Reiki or Tarot session a month to be used as you choose. (can be added to the beginning or end of an art ritual session or outside of that)
Messaging access and email to support you when we are not meeting.
3 personal creative prompts emailed to you for each month.
Access to join the live recordings on Patreon.
Three online community retreat days. (These are held so those in the individual containers can come together for collective healing, held every three months. These are held over Zoom.)
By committing to this consistent work, you receive the bonus that each session comes at a discounted rate to support your commitment to self.
Ace Of Wands - 3 month journey
Begin to make big shifts in your practice in a way that allows you to tap into your magic with a 1:1 connection through this three-month container. Reimagine your practice as ritual in a way that will support you for the long haul!
Perfect for those new to an art practice or those looking to reconnect with art in a new way.
The exchange for this container is $333 for the three months and is broken down to $111 each month.
About the Ace of Wands in tarot: Follow your heart and live your passion. Often seen as a call for creativity and ambition. An offering is being given to you from spirit.
Three Of Wands - 6 month journey
Dive deeply into a heart-centered practice that helps you avoid burnout while moving through creative blocks and artistic wounds in this six-month container.
Perfect for creative professionals looking to build a practice that fulfills your needs long term.
Exchange for this container is $900 which is broken down into 6 monthly payments of $150.
About the 3 Wands in Tarot: looking forward to something with optimism. Preparing for a journey that you have dreamed of. Visualizing the future you desire.
The Sun - 9 month journey
Radical and revolutionary. This is art as ritual and ritual of self-care. You are ready to change your relationship with art in a way that holds space for not just these 9 months but beyond. This is a healing portal and is for those who understand that change is not an overnight thing, but a consistent commitment to self.
Perfect for those who have been dealing with burnout and are ready to ignite the fires of creativity again with additional energetic tools.
Exchange for this container is $2,250 which is broken down into 9 monthly payments of $250.
About the Sun Card in tarot: This represents the universe conspiring to support you though heart-centered fulfillment and achievement of your soul’s purpose. Happiness, joy, and harmony are here for you to receive.
The power of art as ritual.
More:
Creative ease
Joy when creating
Connection to your intuitive gifts
Creative play and connection to your inner child
Artistic liberation
Fearless expression
Faith in the creative process
Healing old wounds around your creative gifts
Using art as a way of processing heavy emotions
Holding space for yourself in times of stress
Tools to support you through creative blocks
Less:
Stress
Anger because you can’t get it “right”
Anxiety about how to move forward
Disconnection to your inner child
Artistic burnout
Fear of not being good enough
Overwhelm in the creative process
Old cycles that keep you in the same place creatively
Unable to process your heavy emotions
Holding on to old habits
Frustration on how to deal with creative blocks
My Promise To You:
I am here to support you and I take that role seriously. I am not an automated machine, and this is not a self-paced course. This is a face-to-face, deeply human, space-holding, inner worlds exploring, and a real container of creativity.
The shift is not about changing who you are but how you engage with your creative magic. With these private containers, you can feel safe to express what is coming up without judgment.
The focus is always grounded in the intention that you set for our time together. Holistically approaching your needs but in no way bypassing what comes up. You will have deep support that will keep you accountable without overwhelming you with fancy words or heady theories. You are magic, I am just here to support you in harnessing it.
Upon entering into a container together, I am committed to supporting:
Your intuitive gifts, your creative magic, your healing journey, your unique transformation, and all the facets of that work. I am here to show up for that magic we cultivate together.
An Exercise For Exploration:
The next step is opening yourself to a little art as a ritual on your own through some journaling prompts. Please do this with the most gentleness towards yourself. (this is for exploration, not a grade and I am not a client) I invite you to find a calm space in your home or outside and take a sketchbook with you along with a pen/pencil.
Feel free to bring any tools that support you but don’t overwhelm yourself.
I invite you to start by setting an intention for yourself. Take a moment to close your eyes and drop into your body. What comes up for you as an intention? Place that intention on this form or a separate paper. Once you are done take a moment to explore these prompts:
1. What are the creative dreams that you hold for yourself and your future?
2. What fears, concerns or doubts do you have about investing in one of the containers?
3. What would your higher power or higher self say to you if you brought these fears, concerns or doubts to them?
4. How do you sense working together might support you in achieving the results that you desire?
5. Connecting into the wisdom and guidance of your higher power or higher self, how would you like to move forward?
After you explore these prompts feel free to sketch or journal what came up for you as a way of reflecting a little deeper.
I look forward to connecting again to explore what came up for you.
A final reflection.
Congratulations!
Now that you've printed this out, read through it, completed the exercise and marked everything that really tugged at your heart in this guide, you are ready to complete the fourth and final step of this powerful exercise:
Please scan your entire marked up program guide and your answered questions/reflections, and send it to me before our next scheduled call at: Connect@subnormalchild.com
As a facilitator, I am not attached to any specific outcome and trust your Inner Guidance will lead you to the option that is best for you. I look forward to connecting soon to talk about your experience with this powerful exercise and to co-create your next steps for moving forward.
With so much love,
Lauren