TAOS CREATIVITY FOR LIFE WORKSHOP
August 30 - 31, 2008 | At the historic Mabel Dodge Luhan House
Other Events
Wed April 16, Noon - 1 pmat the Main Branch of the Albuquerque Public Library, John & Viv will deliver their interactive multimedia presentation, "Exploring Creativity"
Eric Maisel, PhD
I am a San Francisco-based creativity coach and trainer of creativity coaches. I am also a California licensed marriage and family therapist and a national certified counselor, but these days I only do creativity coaching and not any therapy or counseling. I have been working with creative and performing artists for more than twenty years and have been writing for thirty-five years. My more than thirty books include Coaching the Artist Within, Fearless Creating, A Writer's Paris, The Van Gogh Blues, The Creativity Book, Performance Anxiety, The Ten-Second Pause, and many others.
I hold undergraduate degrees in philosophy and psychology, Master's degrees in counseling and creative writing, and a doctorate in counseling psychology. For a decade I taught personal and professional development classes at St. Mary's College, Moraga, California. I founded and wrote Callboard Magazine's Staying Sane in the Theater column and currently write for Art Calendar Magazine and Artist's Sketchbook Magazine. I also write periodically for Writer's Digest Magazine, The Writer, and other publications, among them Dramatics Magazine, Intuition Magazine, and The California Therapist.
I've presented on creativity issues and creativity coaching at venues like the American Psychological Association annual conference, the Romance Writers of America annual conference, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the American Conservatory Theater, the Writer's Digest Writers Conference, the North Carolina School of the Arts, the Savannah College of Arts and Crafts, the Paris Writers Workshop, and more. As a keynote speaker, I've presented the keynote address at the first-ever Arizona State University Arts & Letters Faculty Convocation, the Oklahoma Writers Federation Annual Conference, the Win-Win Writers Conference, the 25th Annual International Lettering Arts Conference, the Jack London Writers Conference, the 2005 Indiana Community Arts Conference, and more.
What Creativity for Life Participants have said:
"I loved this workshop. You have a talent for guiding artists through the maze that is the creative process. Just when I thought I'd learned everything from your books, this workshop added clarity and cohesion to your message."
-- Jennifer B.
"A friend who knows me well said, 'You don't need a workshop in creativity!!' As it turned out, this workshop is not about creativity alone but about how to manage your days, weeks, years and personality—and how to survive and thrive in your creative life. Contrary to my friend's advice, I needed this workshop more than anything at this point in my career. Thank you, Eric!"
-- Susan L.
"What a gift to myself—this weekend with other creative souls and a teacher who really understands us just the way we are—because he's a creative soul, too! I found support for going where I've always wanted to go—inside me. Your workshop is a tremendous resource for the creative person!"
-- Barbara K.
"I have taken your workshops online and coached with you on the phone but nothing compares with the experience of these two days in Taos. The personal contact and the great group dynamic made for an inspiring weekend, learning about the process of creating meaning in my work. You are a real gift to me professionally and personally. Thank you!!"
-- Lois T.
"This workshop has been a godsend for me in affirming myself more deeply as an artist. Creativity for Life will be my new motto. You are an inspiration beyond my expectations. The workshop was thorough and enlightening and I can hardly wait to get home and get to work. Thank you so much!"
-- Hope P.
"Your workshop is the beginning of a breakthrough for me. I finally feel that I have the ideas and tools to bring my creative work to life. You created a very warm and inviting atmosphere where we could safely discover how to maximize our creative potential. It was a tremendous experience. Thank you so much!"
