Stop Holding Your Breath

The other day Big Bird asked: Have you stopped to consider that the Source of the Universe (aka God) has infinitely more imagination that you do…so that when we have an idea, and begin to act on it: we don’t have to be holding our breath ?  (which for starters, doesn’t help, and even if you try, Byron Katie says, you can’t do it. It’s really impossible.)   My resolve this year is letting gooooooooooo  ~~  Let Go, Let God.  You’re taking actions? You’re making a move on what you know to do?  So, relax;  in the face of the many challenges we all face, stop holding your breath. Reminds me of one of my favorite Einstein quotes: Imagination is More Important than knowledge. 

Stop Holding Your Breath and TRUST.......you can do it.

 

Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone

NOW WE’RE NOT SAYING comforts in life aren’t important (because we know they are).  This here is referring to finding yourself in inertia ~that state when you really want to be trying something new, and can’t seem to. You’ll hear yourself saying “it’s out of my comfort zone”. You’re feeling all shy and nervous. AND WE’RE HERE TO  SAY: In order to be creative and move, use your ‘magination and step forward ~~ and know Big Bird is watching and helping!

2012: The Year of Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zone! ©Ula Einstein

 Ula Einstein is a working exhibiting artist who also facilitates activating creative potential in others.  (e) coachulaeinstein at gmail dot com

Culture: Labiennale TV Featured Artist

*…and a
FEATURE / INTERVIEW about my process and work — 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEGJsMWnS3o
The video offers a partial glimpse and talk about my expanded art practice…

Ula Einstein, Sept. 2011

I met the vibrant Italian women ( producer, and photographer) in NYC, from labiennale tv in 2010 where they first saw my work at an exhibition in NYC.
Returning to NYC in 2011, they connected to feature my work in their documentation about culture in NYC. (Below I’ve included a few of the full images where often only details were shown).

Inter-disciplinary work – more work: ArtistSpace_UlaEinstein

Replenish, mixed media ©Ula Einstein

No Rest ©Ula Einstein

Passage ©Ula Einstein

Almost (T)here ©Ula Einstein

Codify ©Ula Einstein

Wearing Her Tracks ©Ula Einstein

Cosmic-Scape ©Ula Einstein

Renewal, rice paper, fire, branch, wire ©Ula Einstein

Questions to Ask When Deciding A Coach / Mentor ?

Don't Block The Light aka Listen from the Inside/Out....trust our instincts!

EXPRESS IT FORWARD  

Here are Questions to ask yourself when making the important decision regarding the coach/mentor to work with… to move you forward!  Of course, word of mouth is helpful.

VIBRATIONAL MATCH: Do you have a gut feeling that the person is a good fit? In our culture of speed- we can sometimes bypass and neglect our instincts ….listen to your body when on an initial phone consultation. If the hair on my arm rises, it’s telling me to question this.

INSPIRATION: The desire to work with this mentor comes from – fear or inspiration? Are you considering working with this mentor or coach because their marketing presence has created the shakes in you as to what will happen if you don’t work with them? OR are you contemplating it because you feel inspired about that person being able to help foster and ENCOURAGE YOUR CREATIVITY!?

ADMIRATION: Do you see something in them or their art/creativity/business something that you admire or want to have?   Have they achieved something that you want to achieve? If so, then it is likely they can help guide you there.

The PATH: Where are they on the journey of developing their creativity/art/business? A few steps ahead of you, or many steps ahead of you? Of course, this is relative. I know I like to work with people who are more advanced than I, because I am there for “mentoring” and at the same time  feel would also remember what it was like to be where I am now.   Because I have much experience in my own work, and my own new projects – I know what it is to be beginning and/in advanced stages as well.

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INSPIRED 2012: Show It in Pictures

SHOW & TELL ~~ 2012 IN PICTURES 
I adore words, yet in this open explorative exercise/ritual collage…. aim for SHOW rather than tell. Explore the difference!  Invent your year -  It doesn’t get more fun than this ~~ and requires no $ expense.

NOW IS THE TIME to do it- before January 23rd…plant the seeds, find the image, feel the image, make it up, get visceral about what you want to create and express in 2012!  Recycle or retire magazines — Tear through images, tear and cut away at images or make your own. Collage It ~  Assemblage it~  Spark You Imagination and have Fun!  Scissors, and glue stick and Play is all that’s required!

Here’s my collage – integrating…spirit, creativity, imagination, connecting with you, dancing, climbing, building culture, leaping, lush living, colour, textures, wellness, autonomy, art, traveling, a beloved partner, , the comfort of water, a space to live and work …there’s my new higher resolution camera- I left it on the pink couch!

Integral: building, playing, singing, leaping, stepping, wellness, movement, lush living, work, art, connecting, reinventing, co-creating culture, spaces, relating, all the elements, and love ©Ula Einstein 2012

What does 2012 look like? Send a small jpg: coachulaeinstein at gmail dot com

Friends: The Ones Who Believe in You

The poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is in the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else BELIEVES in him.”

Find and Be with people who believe in you – who go beyond nodding about your ideas. Whether in light and/or shadow, connect with those who encourage you to take steps to follow through on your ideas!

BIG asks "what's holding us back?" Sometimes it's a false belief, sometimes it's lack of encouragement. Step out, and the universe steps in to meet us. Ula Einstein 2012

What clients say:

3 client recommendations on LinkedIn ~ See below.

A client I worked with over 4 months time just posted this.  As of Feb. 2012 Annette will rent her first working studio ever!

Ula is tremendously gifted as a creativity coach. The results of our work together have been absolutely tangible: I have overcome a huge block and am now engaged in a creative process I literally contemplated for years. More importantly, I have learned to integrate artwork into my daily schedule as a practical, ongoing, step-by-step process that is fully compatible with the myriad responsibilities of a busy life. Ula brings deep life experience to her coaching, and a remarkable ability to intuit in the moment what is going on with you, what you need to hear and what you need to do. She is quick and articulate, devising brilliant exercises on a dime. She has a remarkable ability to re-frame a scenario, consistently offering clarity and a fresh perspective. She creates a framework for partnership that feels safe, committed, and loving. She has the highest integrity and seriousness of purpose, and she’s also a lot of fun. It has been my great honor to work with her.                    -A.Trivette, Graphic Designer – MA –

 

2) Worked for several months with a client longing to be reignited with her creative passions

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative

“”I worked with Ula as my creativity coach for a few months as I sought to explore and (re)connect with the creative aspects of my life and career. I found Ula extremely engaging, and thought provoking. Her sensitivity and deep listening were invaluable bringing much clarity in identifying my own blocks, and how I was stuck in old patterns of undervaluing myself and interests. Using her wisdom, insight, and experience to reframe my circumstances and approach, contributed to my opening up to more of what is possible. She stuck with me all the way, and was always encouraging. I am moving forward in my own practice now and valuing my self and creative interests. I admire that Ula also practices all she preaches as she is always stepping into the unknown in her own path and work. Her invention, playfulness, and even whimsy in her art are also unique and thoughtful.  A real Coach with a living present and vibrant testimony, Ula brings her own inspiration to the process. Thanks Ula, Samurai StimULAtor!   -Annabella Roig Vice President, Esperanza, Inc. Philadelphia, PA” -  January 16, 2012

 

3) A client so moved by a breakthrough session she got inspired to write…

As a theatre artist interested in continuously breaking through to new levels of creativity, I’ve found working with master coach Ula a great catalyst for action. Ula’s experience as a successful working artist has proven indispensable in getting me to the next requisite creative leap.

Finding myself at yet another crossroads with my EDEN project, I worked with Ula. and was amazed at her presence, intuition and capability. She quickly grounded the issues, and constructively cut through certain blocks to help me find the optimum path back to my own deepest knowing on how to move the vision forward into the world.

Ula’s wise reading of the blocks while framing and re-framing the issue, prompted an immediate shift that facilitated simple and direct actions in a new direction. Her recommendations, which included re-introducing a more playful, experimental, open approach to the process, resonated deeply, relieving months of being quite stuck at a critical juncture that felt like an either/or dilemma.

I highly recommend Ula Einstein as a master coach, to any individual, whether an artist or business professional, regardless of industry or discipline. Whether you find yourself at a difficult crossroads; wading in a complex and growing project; in need of a brainstorming session; or, finally very interested in developing your own creative emergence, I highly recommend availing yourself of Ula’s powerful intuitive sense of direction. Ula truly brings all of her experience and creativity as a practicing visual and performance artist to her coaching.
Alana Ruben Free, Beginner at Life, Playwright/Director

ONE – The Journal of Art, Ideas & Literature

Ula Einstein | /One/ onethejournal.com

These images are from THE UNWINDING DESTINY PROJECT, an ongoing installation and photography project initiated by artist Ula Einstein in 2008. The text on broken eggshells… (click here to read more)

addresses the disrupted and partial messages that language can convey …