Category: Announcements

June 25, 2015

Start Your Creative Practice Today!

People often ask me where I get so much creative energy and how I manage to be so productive. Much of the answer lies in the development of a creative practice

Start or Deepen Your Creative Practice Starting Today!

It’s not to late too join me.

Developing a creative practice is the way we tend the soil for all of our dreams and desires. It is how we invite in inspiration and how we assure the muse that we are ready for her arrival. Practice is what brings us home to ourselves again and again when we lose our way. It is the earth beneath our feet as we dance our way through our wild creative adventures.

Practice is with us throughout our creative lives, at the beginning, at the end and every step in between.

When in doubt, practice is the perfect place to start.

Join me for the first of our Studio Seminar Series: Creative Practice

Learn about Creative Practice. You’ll be introduced to the concept of creative practice and the ways it can support you and what you want to bring to life.

Find Your Why: Tap into the root of your creative heart and discover your unique personal why, a powerful key to a sustainable practice.

Discover Options: Discover a wide range of possibilities for your creative practice so you can begin to determine what would serve you best in your creative life without getting overwhelmed!

Learn “Stick to It” Strategies: The nature of practice is to be ongoing, which brings along ongoing challenges like resistance, boredom, life’s natural disruptions. Learn strategies to support you in coming back to your practice again and again.

Participate in Live Discussion: This is your opportunity to ask an experienced coach your questions about creative practice. Plus you’ll hear from other creative hearts about their experience with practice – the ups, the downs, the questions and the successes.

Receive Inspiration & Encouragement: Even if you have experience with creative practice, dipping your toes into this time with the Jamie Ridler Studios community is an opportunity to refresh your perspective and renew your commitment with encouragement.

Access All Summer Long: You’ll have access to the recording for the entire summer so that you can refer to it again and again as you bring your creative practice – and your creative self – to life!

Registration: $30

The Details

Webinar: Take part from anywhere in the world!
Date: TODAY! Thursday, June 25, 2015
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm EST
Recorded: Participate at a time that is right for you. (You’ll be able to watch the recorded workshop until August 31st)
Supplies: Just something to write with and something to write on.

Wondering if this Workshop is for You?

This workshop is for…

Emerging Creatives new to practice: Creative souls new to creative practice who are looking for guidance about where to start.

Committed Creatives ready to renew their practice: Creative hearts who find themselves committed to but struggling with their creative practice.

Experienced Creatives looking for refreshment: Creatives looking to reconnect to the heart of their practice with a new sense of energy and devotion.

Creative Hearts: Like you!

June 18, 2015

Awaken the Power of Your Dreams under the Full Buck Moon

Join me in this Full Moon practice and connect to your self, the Universe and your dreams: big and small, tender and brave, mundane and wild.

Years ago, sitting in my mom’s living room, hanging out with her and my sisters, cutting and gluing, dreaming, chatting, I had no idea that a life-changing practice had entered into my life. Who would imagine that a simple, creative activity could open up the door to my dreams? Over the years, I have developed a practice of creating dreamboards that serve both as magical manifestation magnets and also as powerful reflecting pools. Tying their creation into the cycles of the moon adds a deeper dimension of discovery and builds our connection to the energy cycles around us.

The Full Buck Moon arrives on July 1st and asks us: What are your most powerful dreams?

Registration is now open for The Full Buck Moon Dreamboard Workshop.

Step into your power here.

PS If you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s time to explore your hunger under the Full Wolf Moon.

June 8, 2015

Summer Seminar Series – Creative Practice

Developing a creative practice is the way we tend the soil for all of our dreams and desires.It is how we invite in inspiration and how we assure the muse that we are ready for her arrival. Practice is what brings us home to ourselves again and again when we lose our way. It is the earth beneath our feet as we dance our way through our wild creative adventures.

Practice is with us throughout our creative lives, at the beginning, at the end and every step in between.

When in doubt, practice is the perfect place to start.

Whether you’re relationship to creative practice is new or ready to be renewed, this live seminar will support you in developing and maintaining one of the core aspects of creative living – your unique creative practice.

Find out more and register here.

May 21, 2015

Coming Sunday: The First Ever Studio Garden Hop

This Sunday I am hosting the first ever Studio Garden Hop.

Creativity lives everywhere, including in our green spaces. It’s been a delight for me to share my garden with you through tours and the #goodmorninggarden series on Instagram.

Now it’s your turn!

This Sunday, share your garden, your green space, your plant table, your hanging baskets!

Share a blog post, a video, a slideshow, whatever you like.

On Sunday May 24th, I’ll put up a post with a place for you to leave a link to your “garden.”

It will be like a magical pathway for each of us to walk and discover one anothers gardens.

Here’s a badge for you to include in your post as a participant.

I can’t wait to see how your garden grows!

May 1, 2015

Spectrum Begins Today!

I am delighted to be a part of Spectrum this year, a Holistic Creative Circle celebrating your Mind~Body~Spirit~Nature through the living expression of art and awareness. Spectrum is a collective of holistic-minded artists, healers and visionaries that have come together to offer a unique online experience devoted to awakening, exploring, deepening & celebrating your innate wisdom and intuition through visual journaling and more.

I will be leading a workshop called…

Gathering Words: Finding Your Voice,

Discovering Your Inner Poet(ry)

You are a poet. You are a poem. Inside you and all around you are the words of your heart, your story, your truth. In this workshop, we’ll delight in being collectors, gathering to us words that touch our souls. We will play with words as though they were colours, looking for magical combinations that unlock the door to the part of your creative heart that is alive with poetry – even if you’ve never fallen in love with poetry before. You will learn a process that you can use again in again to find inspired, personal words for your creative work.

Spectrum Starts Today!

Find out more and register here.

January 12, 2015

What Will You Bring to Life this Winter

Julie Gibbons - Circe's Circle — art by Julie Gibbons

Circe’s Circle has been a safe and powerful creative studio for dozens of women. Workshops, e-courses, businesses, blogs, paintings, websites, membership sites, shops, book proposals, self-discovery, self-confidence and new-found friendships have all come to life in this circ!

Bring your project to this programand discover the deep magic of the circle.

What’s a project?

Anything that lives inside your heart that is aching to come out into the world.

Want to create a book of poetry? That’s a project.
Want to create a portfolio? That’s a project.
Want to discover your creative self? That’s a project.
Want to create a blog into supports your business dreams? That’s a project.
Want to run your first workshop? That’s a project.
Want to spend an entire season dedicated to your creativity? Yep, that’s a project too.

Anything you want to develop and growcan be framed as a seasonal projectand brought to the circle.

What we create creates us.

Something magical happens when we bring a project to life – it brings us to life too.

We encounter our ideas and express our abilities. We have a focus for our energy, our passion, our dreams. We stretch and we grow. Sure, sometimes we stumble but we get back up. Sometimes we lead the project and sometimes the project leads us. Through it all we get to know ourselves better, what we think, how we imagine, what we’re capable of.

In Circe’s Circle, you’ll have companions on the journey. You’ll have a tribe to celebrate with and to ask for help. You’ll have an experienced professional guide. And you’ll learn strategies that will last you a lifetime.

Here’s What You Can Expect…

Each & every call, you will…

Gain tools and strategies that will guide you in creating the next project and the next and the next, skills that will last you a lifetime.
Activate your connection with your self, your project and a group of creative, loving, supportive women.
Have dedicated time for your dreams. Your project gets personal attention every single time.
Receive personal creative coaching from me.In Circe’s Circle you have my personal attention every single week. (If you’ve been in other group programs out there, you know how rare this is!)
Benefit from the collective wisdom of the group. Everyone has the opportunity to receive insights, ideas, inspirations and suggestions from the circle.
Exponential learning. Learn not only through your own experience but also that of other creatives. Everyone benefits from sharing strategies and learnings, what’s worked and what, well, can be left behind.
Share the journey. You will know, really know, that you are not alone.

In addition to this, we will cover content ranging from…

Discovering personal touchstones to guide your path & support your decision-making
Learning to draw on your body wisdom
Understanding the core necessity of self-nourishment to project development
Naming and claiming your own unique magnificence
So much more! See the entire outline here.

The Details

Dates: Jan 26, Feb 3, 8, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Day: Mondays (with the exception of Feb 3)
Time: 2:00-4:00 pm EST
Place: Connect from wherever you are to the teleconference. We use an American bridgeline, so if you have a US plan, you’re covered.
Size: This group is limited to 7 participants.
Investment: $700. (installment plan available)

Fill In Your Enrollment Package Today.

If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to email me. You might also try filling out the enrollment form. That alone is a journal practice that will help you discover whether this program is for you.

”When I heard that there was a space open in the winter session of Circe’s Circle, I felt a bit timid, but I knew it was the next step for me. I wanted to be part of a group of women who were working towards their artistic goals, and wanted a feeling of community.

I never could have known how much I’d get out of this ten weeks with Jamie’s coaching and inspiration. Her voice and laughter alone are contagious. She is thoughtful and her visualizations powerful, and her questions to each of us, very thought-provoking and deep.

I am so grateful to Jamie for creating this beautiful circle and sharing her magic with us.

Carolyn Eicher

See what more women have to say about the circle.

January 7, 2015

A Winter Circle

Circe’s Circle will begin on January 26 for 7 magnificent women.

Is one of them you?

Only a few times a year do I open the door to this magical circle, this sacred space where magic is stirred, dreamers awaken and imaginings become real.

If you have a dream that’s been calling, an idea that’s been patiently (or impatiently) waiting for you to bring it into form, this is the circle for you. Ten weeks of dedicated love and support in a circle of like-minded women who believe that you can do it (because you can do it) is a magic infusion.

Each week I’ll provide content to nourish you as a creator and help you discover core strengths, tools and strategies that you can use time and time again. Each week you’ll receive personal coaching from me as well as benefit from the wisdom and learning of the other women in your circle. Each week you’ll take steps towards your dreams, with support, guidance and celebration!

You don’t have to do it alone.

You don’t have to do it like everyone else.

But that dream in your heart, it wants to come to life – Circe’s Circle can help.

Let me introduce you to a few of the Women of Time, women who went through the circle together. Their words express so truly what this experience is like. If this speaks to you, please join me in the circle.

Will It Ever Happen For You?

Letter to My Last-Year Self

Dear One-Year-Ago Shelley,

I see you. I see you with your headphones on–folding clothes–listening to Creative Living with Jamie. You hear the guests talking about living their creative dreams, and I watch how hard it is for you to breathe with all of the longing. You look out the window in despair and wonder if it will EVER happen for you. You don’t even know what your creative dream is–but you have heard the call.

I see you frantically looking for the missing formula–what do the guests on the show have that you don’t? You try to find the right teacher, method, technique, self-help book, therapist, spiritual path. You watch YouTube videos on art journaling techniques and listen to more podcasts. You sign up for newsletters and take online classes.

I see your deep-down fear, Shelley. You are afraid–so afraid that you have missed your chance; that you are too old; that it is just too late for you. Then you hear Jamie talking on the podcast about Circe’s Circle and the yearning to live your life differently hits you so hard, it buckles your knees.

Hear me when I say that your dreams are worth the investment. Hear me when I say that you already have everything you need inside of you to live your creative, authentic life. It is time for you to be brave and step into the Circle. I promise it is going to change your life.

Love,
Your-Magnificent-Today-Self Shelley

Shelley Noyes participated in a Winter session of Circe’s Circle and soon after taught her first art journaling workshop in her local community. Circe’s Circle did indeed change her life.

Step into The Circle Today.

Do You Dare?

Applying to Circe’s Circle felt like a creative dare.

I wanted to claim my creative life and, at the same time, I felt very timid about it. As soon as Jamie gathered us in that first Circle, I felt like I was in the right place. Even though each of us brought different stories and dreams with her, I recognized my own journey as I listened to others in the group.

Each week Jamie brought new content and tools that could help us move further and deeper. The others helped me show up, get it done, celebrate my successes and move through stuck places. Together, we created a safe space for dreams to incubate and hatch. I’m excited to see them move out into the world.

Thank you Jamie and thank you Women of Time.”

Kate Wolfe-Jenson

The Time for Your Dreams is The Present .

Is This the Next Step for You?

” was full of emotion the other day thinking of the healing power of Jamie’s voice and her podcasts that I’ve listened to for a few years. I’ve cooked while listening to her, walked my dog while tuning in, gone on road trips while being inspired by her and all the artists she invites to her show.

When I heard that there was a space open in the winter session of Circe’s Circle, I felt a bit timid, but I knew it was the next step for me. I wanted to be part of a group of women who were working towards their artistic goals, and wanted a feeling of community.

I am so grateful to Jamie for creating this beautiful circle and sharing her magic with us.

Carolyn Eicher

Ready to Step In? Your Dreams Are Waiting for You

These Moments Will Leave You Changed

I had no idea what to expect joining Circe’s Circle. I just had this one thing that I kept wanting to do, but for some reason couldn’t get it done on my own.

So, I joined, and was left with much more than expected. Yes, you will cry, you will laugh, you will be confused, you may get angry, but it will all be worth it when you reach your goals.

You will be a part of a group of unique and varied women from all over, and you will grow together in ways you never thought you would grow. You will see in them pieces of yourself…strong, vulnerable, unsure, and always open…and these moments will leave you changed.

You will be guided by a gentle woman, who only wants you to get where you are going. With her gentle nudges you sometimes get to places you didn’t even think you were needing to go.

It’s just what happens in the circle…it’s pretty magical.

xxx,
Julie Rorrer

If You’re Hearing the Call, Step Into the Circle. Let the Magic Begin

Registration closes January 19th – or when the circle is complete.

If you have any other questions at all, please email me. I’m also happy to book a time to chat with you personally to see if this is the right fit.