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Music, Dance, Art with Creativity Alive

Music, Dance, Art with Creativity Alive
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Unfurling the Wings Within

Unfurling the Wings Within

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SEEN Premiere, April 2023 with Creativity Alive

SEEN Premiere, April 2023 with Creativity Alive

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Healing Journey Series Promo with Creativity Alive 2023

Healing Journey Series Promo with Creativity Alive 2023

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Authentic Movement with Creativity Alive

Authentic Movement with Creativity Alive

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Upcoming Events

Healing Sound Journeys with founder of Creativity Alive, Merlyn Holmes

Group and Individual Sessions

 

In the Labyrinth, First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce, Boulder

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In Merlyn's home, your home, or at your organization

Contact Merlyn to set up:  CreativityAliveBoulder @ gmail.com

Next Group Sound Journey: 

Upcoming Events

  • A Solstice Sound Journey in the Labyrinth
    A Solstice Sound Journey in the Labyrinth
    Sat, Dec 14
    Labyrinth in First United Methodist
    Dec 14, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM MST
    Labyrinth in First United Methodist, 1421 Spruce St, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
    Dec 14, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM MST
    Labyrinth in First United Methodist, 1421 Spruce St, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
    Turn into Winter 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 yoga mats and blankets/pillows. Early-bird $25 thru 12/12, $30 before event, $35 at door. Venmo @Merlyn-Holmes
  • A Lunchtime Solstice Sound Journey in the Labyrinth
    A Lunchtime Solstice Sound Journey in the Labyrinth
    Wed, Dec 18
    Labyrinth in First United Methodist
    Dec 18, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST
    Labyrinth in First United Methodist, 1421 Spruce St, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
    Dec 18, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST
    Labyrinth in First United Methodist, 1421 Spruce St, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
    Turn into Winter 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 yoga mats and blankets/pillows. Early-bird $22 thru 12/12, $26 before event, $30 at door. Venmo @Merlyn-Holmes

Circle Singing returns to Boulder!

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

FUMC congregation special discount here >>

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.

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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

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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.  

SEEN V

Boulder Public Library, Canyon Gallery & Theater

December 11, 2024 - January 31, 2025

  • Opening with clothing swap & fashion show: Dec 11, 2024 | 5-6:30 pm

  • Creativity Classes with Creativity Alive, Jan 9 &16, 2025 | 4:30-6 pm 

Join fellow creatives in fun creativity exercises with founder Merlyn Holmes

  • SEEN Finale: Music, Performances & Sound Journey, Jan 25, 2025 | 1-3:30 pm

All free and open to the public!

  

See details >>

Donations are v welcome to help Creativity Alive provide great programming.   Be part of our effort to Inspire Creativity and Build Community in safe ways, right through this pandemic.

Newsflash!  ​​

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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.

Please contact Merlyn to discuss >>

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

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