Respecting your creative space

Yesterday was the first time in months and months that I have been able to take time for lyra. Anybody who performs aerial arts knows the pain associated with getting back into practice. Boy am I feeling it! Learning Ariel is only a small part of the process. There’s a lot of mental and physical preparation that goes into it before hand. Before every aerial session I have to do a yoga and meditation to get my head and body in proper balance. As I am on the road a lot with American pickers and often times touring burlesque venues, I have very little time to maintain my practice. This year I am going to commit myself fully to it… This is terrifying for me, it’s also really exciting😬 I will do my best to document my journey, My struggles and my triumphs. Today I’m waiting for the sun ☀️ to go down a bit so that I can have a pleasant practice without getting overheated. My new lyra practice spot is a gorgeous yoga deck that overlooks the jungle 🌴 and the ocean 🌊 . I’m in love with this spot! I’ve come to realize that the more I love the space I practice in, the more I love my practice. For the performers out there, As you’re taking time going through your studio be sure to clean up after yourself. You deserve to have a space that is uncluttered. I know it’s difficult to keep up on it all the time. As creative’s, we live in our creative space. It Has to become a part of us. Sometimes we are a mess, sometimes we have it together. But I noticed that the more that I keep my creative space clean and tidy and well organized, the more I want to create. The less depressed I feel. The less overwhelmed I feel. Keep your creative juices flowing and respect your own personal space as much as you would respect somebody else’s, if not more! M🎉 I try to be very careful what I keep in my creative space as well. Items that have bad energy or bad memories need to go somewhere else. I don’t need to be reminded of my feelings of insecurity, shortcomings, losses while I’m creating. It doesn’t serve the purpose for what I need. Some people have different processes and they need that pain to remind them. I find that darkness to be unsettling when I’m trying to rise, And for me lyra is about rising. It’s about overcoming your obstacles. It’s about defying gravity and it is a radical act of self love for me. What do you do for yourself as a radical act of self-love and How do you like to keep your creative space? Organized or messy? Photo by King Scheuch