Sparking the Wonder Within
Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching
Laurel Aston is a certified Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach.
The Kaizen-Muse creativity coaching philosophy embraces the
traditional tools of setting intentions and accountability.
It is unique in its use of the ten Kaizen-Muse coaching tools,
as well as the emphasis on
self-nurturing,
play,
and compassion.
Kaizen is a Japanese word that means "small steps". The word
Muse in Kaizen-Muse refers to re-invented Muses from The Nine
Modern Day Muses and a Bodyguard by Jill Badonsky,
founder of the Kaizen-Muse coaching program.
I help
clients build success by
• clarifying individual needs in
the creative
cycle,
•
addressing
those needs using the Kaizen-Muse tools, and
• partnering a creative practice that is effective immediately &
over time.
Clients report that what they value most are
•
the skilled and special partnering I provide,
• revealing education
about the creative process, and
• astoundingly effective approaches that work.
AUTUMN 2008
Introductory Creativity
Coaching Package
The first month includes
• The questionnaire
process
• Three 50 minute
sessions by phone
• Email followup
Successive months include
•
Four 50 minute sessions
by phone
• Email followup
Recommended after one month of coaching: The 90 Day Coaching Package
(See below: How to Get Started with Kaizen-Muse Creativity
Coaching)
As a Creativity Coach, I pose these questions...
Could you use more focus, creativity and joy in life?
How about less overwhelm and procrastination?
When
informed about what resistances are normal in
the creative process, a client is equipped to move
past the obstacles of feeling incompetent, overwhelmed,
discouraged,
confused, or feeling a need to avoid or abandon a desired
path.
Kaizen-Muse coaching clients successfully replace fears,
perfectionism, overwhelm, negative self-talk, low self-confidence,
avoidance,
unproductive habits, or self sabotage with more
focus, creativity and joy.
Do you ever wish you had someone who understood your creative
resistances?
Natural to the
creative cycle are periods when enthusiasm wanes.
In the creative process people need validation and support
in problem
solving. A Kaizen-Muse
creativity coach provides the kind
of mentoring
needed to continue moving forward.
For a while, you
might just need skilled identification and confirmation
of
strengths, the kind of structure that builds productive
creative habits, and
more
accountability
through the unique partnering techniques I use.
How could creativity coaching possibly help when
it seems there is just no time for anything more than
what you're doing?
If you have previously abandoned your creative self,
you might need information about the creative cycle,
and what
kinds
of obstacles are operating in your life.
If you have acknowledged
your creative hunger, or you feel the creative project about
to burst out onto the scene, you are in that special place
where it is necessary to learn and
integrate
the tools
that
will
make
time
available
for your dream
to happen.
In either case, you probably need a kind of support which
is required for steady artistic activity and which has been
rarely available to people for their creative dreams in this
exciting and effective way.
Will learning more about creativity with a Kaizen-Muse
coach help you get unstuck?
Yes. There is a cycle to one’s creativity, and it
is different for every person. Sometimes creativity
seems to
disappear
or become elusive; this is usually a stage called
creative chaos, and
there are specific things one needs to do during
this phase. Through Kaizen-Muse coaching, discouragement
and
creative
freeze are converted into preparation
for motion; action does result in creative fulfillment.
What will happen as we start Kaizen-Muse coaching?
As a Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach, I have been
trained to use, and I am experienced in applying
the ten Kaizen-Muse coaching tools. We
start off coaching
with a detailed questionnaire - an incredibly
valuable review
of past creative experiences, present goals &
dreams, and known challenges. This process starts
to shift things in amazing ways.
We allow
difficulties and obstacles to show themselves in coaching;
I gently guide the client into more awareness; together we
strategize and address what's happening.
I guide you in
setting goals
that are purposely creative, imaginative, sometimes playful,
and often indirect, in order to match the mystery
and the non-linear
nature of the creative process.
Clients are empowered and do
find creative time,
direction and
structure,
as well as less
frustration
with creative obstacles. As you receive my coaching,
you begin to
weave your way into the
timeless flow of
the creative process.
How to Get Started
How do I get started with Kaizen-Muse creativity coaching?
You have an excellent start if you've read through the web
page to this point!
By telephone, for anywhere in the world...
• You might be ready to request a free 40 minute introductory
phone consultation,
In-studio, if you are local to Mountain View, CA or Athens,
GA...
• You might be ready to set up an in-depth studio session.
Email Laurel at coaching@sparkingart.com
NOW IS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO SIGN UP!
Introductory Creativity Coaching Package
How much does it cost?
There are several programs and packages, so I speak with you
in person about cost.
The first month includes
• An extensive questionnaire process, review, and summary
• Education about
creativity from the Kaizen-Muse perspective
• Three 50 minute sessions by phone
• Weekly email followup and exchange
How much does it cost for successive months, by the month?
I no longer coach by the month. We tailor a package that fits your needs.
After you have invested in your creative life for coaching, I set up refresher
coaching sessions with you.
How can I save money while investing in my creative future?
By committing to a 90 -day plan, after the initial
month, you can save on the cost of coaching. Please contact
Laurel
for more information...
Email Laurel at coaching@sparkingart.com
Can I get coaching in person?
Yes, please inquire about custom coaching packages.
Receive coaching:
•
via telephone & email, anywhere in the
world
• in-person, at the Mountain View studio, or
• combine in-person
coaching with telephone & email
coaching
Customized coaching packages can also include:
• a Muse
Journey creativity class series
• a SoulCollage creativity workshop
• online Yahoo group for coachees
• Group dialogue in an artists'
support group
Email Laurel at coaching@sparkingart.com
Who benefits from creativity
coaching?
People come to Creativity Coaching when they are
- reactivating an abandoned creative life
- discovering a new creative talent or interest
- looking to get off the couch because of boredom
- wanting to find the time to engage in a creative passion
- wondering how to have more family art activities in the home
Many people hire a coach because they
- start creative projects and abandon them
- have creative urges but don’t know what to do
- try a new creative activity and don’t feel satisfied
- think they have no talent but would really like to find out
Artists and creatives work with Laurel to get
- assistance getting a creative idea off the ground
- possibility thinking for expanding current projects
- structure and accountability for the creative personality
- new tools and techniques to address creative blocks
Laurel’s coaching includes
- gentle and effective mentoring for your creative pursuit
- sensitive partnering that honors the demands of your personal life
- compassionate support for challenges and obstacles
- joyous discovery of the artist/healer within you
What we do in the coaching process
- learn about the creative process
- identify your sparks of inspiration
- build on what you already know
- set short-term goals and complete them
- use current knowledge of how the brain works
- identify and address obstacles
- reinforce the awakening artist spirit
- celebrate, play and have fun!
How coaching will benefit you
As you succeed in your goals to embrace your creative essence, you will experience more joy, vitality, healing, insight, intuition, empathy, relatedness to others, and spiritual awareness. To learn more download my
Top Ten Reasons Creativity is Essential.
Testimonials
My coaching with Laurel provided me with the space, permission, and gentle guidance I needed to begin to explore the creative process through my emotions. She gave me the tools and confidence I needed to incorporate art as a part of my healing process.
-- Julia, Artist and College Student, U.C.S.C.
Palo Alto, CA
It has been a lifesaver to me to focus on my buried creative self. I had already been working with Laurel before I decided to leave the corporate world. With her coaching I feel like I am waking up to life and my artistic nature. Now I can begin to contemplate what kind of creative work would really be possible.
—Steven C., Software Engineer
Austin, TX
I've always felt frozen and uncomfortable making art. Whenever I start with any art project I feel a familiar discomfort arising along with some resistance. I love Laurel’s approach! It was so fun and enlightening that I want to keep going.
-- Donne Davis, Life Coach
Menlo Park, CA
I am so impressed with Laurel’s quick ability to intuit what helps me. She worked with me on some personal goals, and her support was instrumental in my success meeting my goals on my timeline. Plus I learned some new tools that I now use for myself, my clients, my new business venture, and with my kids. What a powerhouse!
—Charles, Business Coach & Entrepreneur
San Diego, CA
My life became uninteresting and I had this sense of not having any balance. After working with Laurel and a drawing process in her studio, I immediately felt my consciousness shift. Wow! Now I’m reconnecting with what inspires me! I love my sessions with her.
—Trudy A., Executive Assistant
Sunnyvale, CA
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