I was in my twenties when I was first introduced to Contact Improv–an improvisational dance technique. The unrehearsed nature of this art form did not give me the luxury of knowing what I was supposed to do and getting good at it. It also didn’t give me any preliminary clues on what everyone else was…
Dr. Bruce Lipton’s research has shown us that our beliefs and perceptions, not our genes, control our biology. Additional research has shown us that only 5% of our day comes from our creative wishes, desires, and aspirations, while the other 95% of the time we operate on autopilot with the default program that resides in…
It’s official! After a year of preparation, we are launching our crowd funding campaign to raise $22,500.00 so we can offer the I Create What I Believe! (ICWIB) training to a 150 preschool and elementary school teachers for FREE. If we can reach this goal, then within two years we will have provided this life-changing program to over 4500 children.…
I invite you to view this wonderful video where Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D talks about how the beliefs we acquire in the first seven years of our life impacts not only our ability to succeed, but also our health. He goes on to say, “…the I Create What I Believe! (ICWIB) program is a gateway…
It may look like you are merely moving your crayon around the paper aimlessly but doodling can help you shift effortlessly from the reactive (subconscious) mind to the problem-solving mind (where learning takes place). Harvard research has also shown that there can be a significant increase in comprehension and recall when an individual is allowed…
Randy Pausch, in his last lecture, said, “…Brick walls are there for a reason: they are there to prove how badly we want something…” “…A wall is not necessarily created to stop you, but rather to stop the people who don’t want something as much as you do.” Growing up with multiple learning disabilities, I…
Are you so focused on becoming successful that you have lost track of your own value? Are you spending so much time trying to get things done and check them off your list that you are no longer present in the moment or listening to your inner voice? Are you under the illusion that when…
I think this tongue-in-cheek twist of the Serenity Prayer (“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”) is really quite brilliant, because it highlights the source of many of the problems we face today. Let me translate the…
Historically I have turned to nature for my answers. When I was a teenager, I found that going to the woods and listening would help me reconnect with myself and what was important to me. I also found that working outside with nature had a similar affect. One day when I was doing some landscape…
This short excerpt from the ICWIB Instructional Guide DVD explains that within us is an innate tolerance for the opposite states of chaos and order. It also explains what happens when that threshold is crossed and how and why this particular ICWIB activity can help one restore balance in a positive and constructive manner. ICWIB…