I’m a Vocal Guide, Facilitator and Songtender in the Bay Area and my life’s work is centered around creativity. You can check me out on Instagram, Facebook, and I just started a Substack all about creativity.

Thank you for the question! I will respond with a question: have you ever wanted to play an instrument? Sing? Draw? Did you use to be creative but aren't any longer? Just because you haven't done it doesn't mean the desire doesn't live inside of you. (Wow that line is a doozie). Anything can be creative – from cooking to gardening to roller skating to creating make up tutorials on TikTok to organizing a space… creativity doesn't have to be just an artistic venture. Creativity is your innate nature to connect and grow with the world around you.

If it's hard to think of ways in which your spirit wants to be creative, let’s use a tool from the Artists Way: make a list of 10 professions you wish to do in another life. Once you have that list, choose the one that feels the most appealing to you. What is it? When I was first starting this process, I chose professional chef because I absolutely love cooking but I don't give myself enough time for it. That week, my goal was to do research on different foods I wanted to make, create a menu, go shopping, and cook delicious nurturing foods for myself and loved ones. It was all kinds of fun, and absolutely harnessed creative energy. 

Then my friend, this group was built for you! Julia Cameron emphasizes exploration around the fears of stepping into our creative selves. It's scary, unknown, and daunting territory, but I promise you if you've had the desire to do something creative for a while, that feeling won't just go away. Your spirit knows what it needs to dive deeper into this life and all you have to do is say yes and do the hard work. 

For example, if you used to play music when you were younger, but dealt with setbacks, fears, people being unsupportive, general trauma, etc. – we might not start this process with playing music. We might explore something a little more accessible like: going to the gym, taking a walk, cleaning the kitchen, writing poetry, making a shitty drawing or doing something different with your facial hair. Only when we've created a safe environment for your creativity would we start exploring the music. 

On Zoom! And maybe an in-person gathering at the end.

That's awesome too! Not all of us have a ton of gunk around our creativity and we just want to be in a nurturing and supportive environment. We'd love to have you join us. 

It's definitely not the end of the world, but highly encouraged to try and make all sessions. We will have an online discussion where we share our work and explorations for the week, but I will not be recording the groups unless enough folks ask.

You'll be asked to read the chapter we’re on, which depending on how quickly you read can take a half hour or so, then daily morning pages which take between 5 - 30 minutes, and then a weekly artist date, and then home explorations… So I'd say the total time commitment minimum is about an hour, maximum to your hearts content😂 The more you put into it, the more you’ll get out it!

I believe in equitable tuition. I offer this group sliding scale between $300 and $1,200.

Here’s the breakdown:

• $300-$600: low income

• $600-$900 : general tuition

• $900-$1200 - high income or access to generational wealth to support low-income and scholarship spots. 

I have a limited number of scholarship spots available for those needing more financial support.

Scroll down and fill out the form below. If you don’t need to chat with Lauren about the group, fill out the form and then send her your tuition via Venmo @laurenarrow to register. Make sure in the subject you put “Rise & Shine”.