Class Title: Tapping Into Your Creative Wisdom Instructor: Tina Games Class Term: January 11-March 8, 2010 We are not accepting any more enrollments for Tina's class; the class has started. Synopsis Using the book, Nine Modern Day Muses and a Bodyguard, by Jill Badonsky, class participants will embark on a journey of creative exploration. During our time together, we'll be exploring various forms of creative inspiration. If you're feeling overwhelmed, looking to overcome creative blocks, or just needing a creative boost, join us on this playful journey. Class Description With the help of ten creative muses, we'll be taking a whimsical journey designed to tap into our imagination, our need for creative breaks, our desire for clarity, and our wish to engage in a more creative process. Course lessons will be delivered by e-mail via a Yahoo group list serv. Participants will explore creative exercises (writing, poetry and simple artwork)based on the material in the corresponding chapters of Nine Modern Day Muses. They may either submit their weekly assignments or a weekly summary of their creative process for individual, private feedback from the instructor. All participants will be encouraged to share their course work and/or comments on the creative process with the group. Outline Unit One: Claiming our Creative Territory. Unit Two: Minimizing Negativity and Maximizing Positive Outcomes. Unit Three: Discovering a Sense of Momentum. Unit Four: Overcoming Obstacles. Unit Five: Discovering our Resilience. Unit Six: Finding our Creative Tribe. Unit Seven: Connecting with our Authenticity. Unit Eight: Moving Forward on the Creative Path. Student Skills, Equipment, and Time Required Course participants will need access to the internet and an e-mail address for course communication, as well as a word processor for documenting course work. It will take approximately two hours each week to complete the course reading and assignments. Tuition/Fees for this course SCN members: $256. Non-SCN members: $320. Instructor Bio Tina Games is a freelance writer, creativity and life purpose coach, and journaling workshop facilitator for women who are challenged by issues related to the loss of personal identity and who desire a more authentic life, filled with purpose, passion and creative expression. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband and their two children. Praise for Tina's Classes Tina Games is an awesome instructor who really has the ability to speak to your soul...she uses many sources of wisdom and insight in her course, and respects your privacy above all. She is also able to facilitate good interaction within her group to the benefit of all involved. —Carol W., Bellevue NE I actually wasn't quite sure what the course would really be like, but I really enjoyed having the chance to journal on the topics Tina Games had and I liked connecting my ideas with the phases of the moon. The synchronicities were just amazing! —Mary C., Pine CO