LET 2010 BE THE YEAR OF YOUR

CREATIVE EXPANSION, EXPRESSION, & EXPLOSION

Do you long to express yourself creatively but can’t find the time?

Do you have art, writing, music, or crafts projects on the back burner that you’ll get to “some day?”

Are you tired of putting off the very thing that gives you joy?

ISN’T IT TIME TO FREE YOUR INNER ARTIST?

IMAGINE how you would feel with space and time set aside for regular immersion in your creative work, balanced effortlessly with the rest of your life.

PICTURE yourself deeply engaged in the flow of your imagination and your craft, feeling refreshed and renewed by contact with your creative wellspring.

IMAGINE the satisfaction of bringing new works into the world, and the joy of sharing them with your friends and colleagues.

EXPERIENCE a fresh creative start by joining with a small group of fellow explorers who are ready to dive in!

 

Diving In – Reclaiming The Joy of Your

Creative Life: A Creativity Support Group

What will you achieve in Diving In? .

If you have a manuscript in your drawer or a half-finished quilt in your closet; unfinished poems, collages, scrapbooks, or a musical instrument hidden on a back shelf – you know how it feels when those abandoned projects look at you reproachfully. Now is your chance to re-connect.

In this group you will recharge your creative batteries, challenge the obstacles, myths, beliefs, and excuses that keep you from the work you love. You will feel inspired and supported by a community of like-minded artists. Most importantly, you will get to work! You will be actively engaged in the creative work of your choice!

Together we will help you find the time and space you need to devote to your art form. You will develop a personal program that fits your life style, in which creative work can become part of your regular routine, in amounts and intervals that work for you. You will discover that it does not have to be all or nothing!

Whether you want to be professionally involved in art, have a wonderful hobby, or take occasional revitalizing “art retreats” – even if you just want to be free to experiment and play – Diving In will help you move beyond the barriers that have been stopping you.

For more information, contact Tomar. Group size is limited, apply now. tomar@yourtimetobloom.com

“Tomar’s coaching is really about earthing inspiration. It’s the missing link between intention and doing it. Working with Tomar has opened up access to energy and hope about something that’s been hopeless for me: follow-through. After one session with Tomar, I now have a weekly routine of working on my poems that is the highlight of my week.” - Elizabeth Russell, poet, Miami, FL

“Through Tomar’s coaching, I realized that I needed permission to play. She helped me overcome potent myths: the myth that I have to do everything on my own, that I have to be productive in the eyes of others and that my art-making is a low priority and selfish activity. I now take pure pleasure from my creative pursuits.. . . And her background as an artist helped me value the creative process as an end in itself. I stopped looking back with regret and now can’t wait to get to my work table each day.” - Naomi Bushman, photographer, business owner, NYC

This group will focus on three important areas:

1) Exploring the barriers that keep us from our creative work.

In my experience, most artists report common themes that keep us stuck, including fears, beliefs, judgments, excuses, habits and outer circumstances.

See if you resonate with any of these statements:

• I don’t have enough time, I’m too busy.
• I have to earn a living.
• Taking time for art would be selfish and self-indulgent.
• I don’t know if I’m talented enough.
• Making art is a luxury; I have to be practical.
• My family’s needs come first.
• There’s no space in my home where I could work.
• I don’t know if I’ve got what it takes.
• Art is for geniuses, not for people like me.

We’re going to be addressing all of these barriers (and more) and will systematically help you overcome all of them.

2) Individual brainstorming/strategizing for each person. You will benefit from the wisdom and support of the group as well as from optional private sessions with Tomar.

3) Diving in! Maybe the most powerful part of this group will be the action steps that you will take, – actually working on your project or art form. We will get you moving!

“My work with Tomar has been a re-education – she got me moving!”

Who is this program for?

This group is for you if you have a connection with ANY art form – sculpture, song-writing, photography, jewelry-making, pottery, watercolor, sewing, memoirs, anything at all – either as an amateur or professional, past, present, or future – that you long to bring more fully into your life.

By the end of this group you will be motivated, focused, and inspired. Other people will start to notice how you have moved from dreaming about your creative projects to manifesting them and actually sharing them with others. Many of your self-perceptions will change, as you start to feel more confident, empowered, and optimistic.

“Since working with Tomar there has been an explosion in my life. My creative art life has resurfaced! I had wanted to return to creative work for over 20 years, but motherhood and earning a living always came first…. With Tomar’s help, I implemented very practical steps to create more space, more time, and a structure to work on my photographs again . . . gradually my whole life began to transform. I challenged my old habits of procrastination, my resistance has dissolved, and I feel exhilarated. My work with Tomar has been a re-education – she got me moving! Now I take my camera with me everywhere, just as I used to when I was young and unencumbered.” - Naomi Bushman, photographer, business owner, NYC

“When I first came to see Tomar , I was crippled by a lack of confidence and direction. The forward steps I began taking under her guidance eliminated the feeling of inertia that had been so paralyzing, and in its place a sense of momentum arose. I felt much more capable, powerful and confident… The passion, creativity and sense of empowerment that had been latent for so long, and which Tomar helped me cultivate, has now taken hold. There is no way for me to describe what a profound impact Tomar had in helping me reach this point in my life.” - Jed Goldberg, assistant film editor, Brooklyn, NY

Want more information? Contact Tomar whether you’re interested in this group or would like to be informed of future events: Phone 212-662-2662 or email: tomar@yourtimetobloom.com

Here’s what you can look forward to in Diving In:

Two groups a month, each one 1 1/2 – 2 hours long.

(Meetings scheduled for Tuesdays at 8 pm Eastern.)

An online forum for discussion, support, sharing goals and even sharing work, that will be administered by Tomar.

Assignments and exercises to do between sessions.

Email access to Tomar.

An opportunity to have up to four hours of private sessions with Tomar at a reduced rate.

An optional bonus “Creativity Retreat Day” on a Saturday or Sunday.

Logistics

Dates: Nov. 17, Dec. 1, 15, Jan. 5, 19, Feb. 2, 16, Mar. 2, 16, 23

Tuesdays, 8 pm ET

(All sessions will be recorded and can be downloaded later.)

Fees: $35/session, paid in 5 installments of $70

Or pay in one payment of $315 – and get one session for free!

Bonus One: Option to add up to 4 hours of private sessions with Tomar at a reduced rate of $50/half hour, $100/hr.

Bonus Two: Option of one Virtual “Creativity Retreat Day” on a Saturday or Sunday to be determined, 10 am to 6 pm, including three 45-minute check-in sessions at beginning, middle, and end.

For one wondrous day we will set aside 8 hours to devote to our creative work – it will be a true immersion experience. You will feel the excitement and support of the group in breaking through barriers and diving in, letting your inner artist have free reign. Your time may be focused and results-oriented or playful and exploratory. This day is for you and your art, however it wants to express.

Virtual “Creativity Retreat Day” Fee: only an extra $50!

“I’m really looking forward to the start of this creativity group. I have a very good feeling about it. It’s not even out of the egg but it feels rich and nurturing and inspirational already!” - Kei Anderson, artist, Brooklyn, NY

Who is Tomar?

Tomar Levine is a certified Life Purpose, Career, and Creativity coach who has been a holistic counselor for over ten years. Before that she exhibited her paintings in New York City and nationally for twenty years and lectured on art in museums and galleries for ten. She has a masters degree in fine art and one in creative arts therapy. For at least three decades she has been a student of spirituality, psychology, and the fascinating mysteries of human consciousness.

Contact Tomar now if you are interested in Diving In!

Maximum number of participants accepted into this program is set at 10 – Apply now!

As soon as you apply, I will set up an appointment to talk so we can get to know each other and determine if this is the perfect program for you. So apply now!

Phone 212-662-2662 or email: tomar@yourtimetobloom.com