
Music, Dance, Art with Creativity Alive


Unfurling the Wings Within

SEEN Premiere, April 2023 with Creativity Alive

Healing Journey Series Promo with Creativity Alive 2023

Authentic Movement with Creativity Alive
Upcoming Events
Sound Healing with founder of Creativity Alive, Merlyn Holmes
Turn into your heart with fresh vision and clarity. Allow Merlyn's music to flow through you in a sacred practice & a sacred space. Manifest your intentions to rest, heal, and envision.
• Reduce your stress and anxiety
• Enhance your mental clarity and emotional balance
• Improve your sleep quality
• Support your nervous system and overall well-being
Group and Individual Sessions
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In the Labyrinth, First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce, Boulder (FUMC congregation 20% discount) or
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In Merlyn's home, your home, or at your organization
Contact Merlyn to arrange >> CreativityAliveBoulder @ gmail.com
Next Group Sound Baths:
Upcoming Events
- Wed, Mar 19LafayetteTurn into This Spring and your life with fresh vision and clarity. Allow Merlyn's music to flow through you in a sacred practice & a sacred, beautiful space. Manifest your intentions to rest, heal, and envision. Bring mats/blankets/pillows. Limited space. Reserve yours now: $25 Venmo@Merlyn-Holmes
- Sat, Mar 22Labyrinth in First United MethodistTurn into your life with fresh vision and clarity. Allow Merlyn's music to flow through you in a sacred practice & a sacred space. Manifest your intentions to rest, heal, and envision. Bring mats/blankets/pillows. Early-bird $25 til 3 days prior, $30 3 hrs prior, $35 at door.
- Wed, Mar 26Labyrinth in First United MethodistSoothe your soul. Find fresh vision and clarity. Allow Merlyn's music to flow through you in a sacred practice & a sacred space. Manifest your intentions to rest, heal, and envision. Bring mats/blankets/pillows. Early-bird $22 if 3 days prior, $26 3 hrs prior, $30 at door. Venmo @Merlyn-Holmes
- Wed, Feb 12Labyrinth in First United MethodistTurn into your heart with fresh vision and clarity. Allow Merlyn's music to flow through you in a sacred practice & a sacred space. Manifest your intentions to rest, heal, and envision. Bring mats/blankets/pillows. Early-bird $22 if 3 days prior, $26 3 hrs prior, $30 at door. Venmo @Merlyn-Holmes

Circle Singing in Boulder
Facilitated by Roy Willey. Hosted by Creativity Alive.
2nd Thursdays in the Labyrinth, 7-8:30 pm
First United Methodist Church,
1421 Spruce, Boulder
See details and register now through Voice Circle Colorado >>
Authentic Movement
Facilitated by Founder of Creativity Alive, Merlyn Holmes
Most Mondays in the Labyrinth, 9:30-11:30 am
First United Methodist Church,
1421 Spruce, Boulder
Outdoors when weather is beautiful in the summer
$25 drop-in by Cash or Venmo>> Punch card discounts available.
$20 FUMC members
Open to a few new members now, so we can dive in deeper together.
Contact Merlyn if interested mer@hottea.com
“Movement, to be experienced, has to be “found” in the body, not put on like a dress or a coat. There is that in us which has moved from the very beginning. It is that which can liberate us.” – Mary Whitehouse, Pioneer of Authentic Movement
Authentic Movement is a subtle yet powerful therapeutic practice that allows individuals to explore the relationship between the creative, psychological and sacred dimensions of their experience through bodily expression. Developing kinesthetic awareness, interpersonal skills, empathy, and a sense of embodied presence are often natural outgrowths of the practice. The sensing world is awakened, perceptions clarified, and feelings affirmed – restoring a sense of authority to one’s own bodily-knowing.
Meeting in First United's labyrinth provides a uniquely sacred, inspiring space for this practice.


What others say:
"Authentic movement has been an empowering experience, where I get in touch with my inner voice. It has allowed me to connect in a deeper way with my body, leaving behind thoughts, limiting beliefs and expectations.
"Merlyn holds a safe space where you can flow and your body can express freely. Attuning yourself with the group energy is magical for a self and group healing. Each experience feels like peeling several layers of heaviness that I've been carrying around. After every session, I leave the room feeling lighter and re-energized." - Laura Casillas
There is movement in the circle: loud; expressive; honest; desire - a want.
And... in this moment, a part of me shies - fear in my belly.
Something calls me, not sure I am hearing it, how it calls, what it calls, how to hear....?
It is palpable. It holds a truth. Can I reach....?
And... in this moment, I feel, even though it is hard for me to open and participate in the circle of movement, I also feel, simultaneously there is an opening up in the energy space for me to enter, and I am able to feel welcomed into the dynamic, a new part of myself blossoming......
I can explore this feeling: internal & connected (to the movers/others) vs. internal & hiding - a powerful analogy for my life. -- Loretta Luchau
Creativity Alive has been working with Boulder teens and adults to cultivate mental health, creative expression, and human connection in this difficult world through the intergenerational
SEEN exhibit and performance series.
Stay tuned for news about "Glimpses of SEEN V" continuing...
In the Press
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KGNU Interview about Carnaval Dance


One-on-Ones:
Cultivating your creativity
Founder of Creativity Alive, Merlyn Holmes is available for one-on-one or small group Creative Living Embodied Arts Training (CLEAT) sessions with individuals who wish to find their way back into, or more deeply into, their creative flow as a way of navigating these times we are in.

Photos of Merlyn Holmes by David Silver at Contemplative Movement practice and Mmmwhah! to Flagstaff event.


