by Ariane Goodwin PhD | Jul 31, 2020 | Uncategorized

I suspect this question is so deeply personal that it’s like a fingerprint: each of us will respond from the life conditions that have shaped each of us, and shape us still.
There is strong folklore about the value of the suffering artist to her art; that dark times allow for greatness. Personally, I’m not so sure it’s a useful way to look at suffering.
I suspect some of us are (more…)
by Ariane Goodwin PhD | Jun 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
As I illuminated in Part 1, the power of intention is a simple, decades-old practice that blends the spiritual with the psychological and the practical.
And then, there’s intention as a specific neurological landscape.
What doesn’t get a lot of airtime is how (more…)
by Ariane Goodwin PhD | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

The power of intention is a simple, decades old practice, one that blends the spiritual with the psychological and the practical. (more…)
by Ariane Goodwin PhD | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorized

Words are a big deal.
No matter how many times we chant―sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me―some part of us knows this is not true.
True, they can‘t break bones, but that‘s because words don‘t operate in the physical dimension. Jump into the emotional dimension and it‘s a very different story.
Centuries ago, words were (more…)
by Ariane Goodwin PhD | Apr 13, 2020 | Uncategorized

My unique mask by artist Carol McIntyre
Working in your studio, writing a novel or a song, arranging a show, outlining your next article, planning your next presentation, getting a gallery meeting, detailing a business plan, making your unique mask, most of this time you are by yourself, yes?
Your natural habitat is Keep On Reading