025: Unblocking creativity, tapping into essentialism, & finding your truth via the art of Process Painting

For over four decades, Stewart Cubley has pioneered a way of integrative and creative living through the practice of process painting. His method is one of respectful questioning, inviting you to extend yourself into new areas of thought and feeling. Stewart has the ability to meet you where you are and to ask the right question at the right time. He is a down-to-earth teacher whose personal interactions allow you to see yourself differently in ways that can be life changing. Stewart travels throughout the world, teaching his unique approach to thousands of people at personal growth centers such as the Esalen Institute and the Omega Institute. He has brought his work to multinational corporations, programs in prisons and countless other public forums. Stewart is the co-author of Life, Paint & Passion, Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression (Tarcher/Putnam). He and his wife, Shae Irving, live in Fairfax, California and spend part of the year on their homestead near Denali Park, Alaska.

💫 We cover :

• How what we “resist” may be the door to spiritual awakening
• What “painting for process” vs. the product looks like
• The process of navigating “unknowns” and creation - the parallels between painting and life
• Tapping into and flowing with “energy” as your guide
• Process painting as a tool for personal self discovery
• Breaking patterns of perfectionism
• Reframing “blocks” (writers blocks, creative blocks, etc.)
• How the process of creativity can be beneficial to honing our nervous system and getting in touch with your inner child, your authentic self
• How to balance the flow of intuition with the practicalities of building a business
• Tapping into essentialism; how less might really be more

💫 Mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.processarts.com/
• Process arts programming: https://www.processarts.com/programs/ 

💫 To connect with Stewart:

• https://www.instagram.com/paintingexperience/
• https://www.processarts.com/