Draw out the above on an A4. In the first column, write down 3-5 areas/activities in which you can easily be creative (where you can feel the creative energy flow). Next to the first column, write down which positive personal attributes are associated with that activity. In the top …
Freewriting is nothing more than what it says, to write freely, without the inner critic or the grammer police intervening. You can start with or without a prompt (a picture, a word, a topic, a thought) or just set the clock for 10, 15 or 20 minutes and just write …
Take the opportunity to feel your own body with your hands. While walking or standing still, try to cover every body part, holding, feeling, scratching, squeezing, the moment is yours.
Stand up, stand still or walk around, lift your arms up and breathe in simultaneously. Stretch your body and breathe out when dropping the arms down. Do that 5-10 times and by the end, easily let the arms fall and take that swinging motion to start an improvisation.
Stand up and shake of your day. Shake your complete body, altering in shake-intensity. Shake as hard as you have to, or as little as you'd like.
Ask yourself or someone else the question: When thinking about the art you'd like to bring, what kind of feelings would you want to generate among people? Take a piece of paper and a couple minutes to write down what comes to your mind.
After warming up the voice, take a backing track or a put a beat together (ideally without vocals) and play it on repeat. With or without a microphone, start vocal jamming on the backing track, whether you are humming silently, are screaming out loud, use your voice and try out …
Stand in a neutral position, with both of your feet under your shoulders, keeping the arms relaxed. With or without closed eyes, let your head make a small back and forward tilting motion, letting your neck and spine follow, imitating the movement of a wave. Go back and forth at …
Ask yourself or someone else the question: What do you want? Take a piece of paper and 10 minutes to write down what comes to your mind. This question/exercise is good for the very beginning of a process of expression, as it can help to formulate desires. Take the …
Stand firmly on your two feet. Start rocking your body back and forward. Now stretch your limbs and start with waking up your whole body. Can you feel the way your arms are connected to your torso through your shoulders? Now oil your joints. Move your fingers, wrists, elbow and …
Lay on the ground and let your body sink into the floor for a moment. With your heels touching the floor, push them into the floor, pointing your feet slightly towards you. Repeat this movement back and forwards and let your complete body join the rocking. Feel how the movement …
Stand still and breathe. Keeping your feet on the ground, move your torso in different directions. After a minute, slow down until you can't feel wether you are moving or not. Now place one hand just above the pubic bone and the other hand on the chest. Discover the agency …