By definition, creativity is not exactly something which can be taught. But the way to it can be cleared, so to speak, and we can be re-connected with (mainly childhood) memories of how to access it. Julia Cameron, author of the Artist’s Way, has done much valuable work in this respect.

At the end of the day, though, creativity emerges from each person in a different form. It can be expressed as improvisation – through use of the voice or through the discovery of improvised dance, either to music or “from the inside out”, for example. Creativity can also take the form of original poetry, prose, music, painting or drawing, new thoughts and ideas, or designing and making something decorative or practical (or both!).

As the various Pavanis strands help disperse blocks and tensions, the joy and spontaneity, fluidity of thought and feeling, and emotional energy which often catalyse creativity, can gradually emerge. So, in many ways, enhanced creativity is a result of the work done in other parts of the Pavanis spectrum, but exploring the different outlets and the most satisfying form for the client can be done here, sometimes with the help of visualisation (see Vision section).

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