34: The Art of Aliveness with Flora Bowley

<p class="p1">Laura and Nikki speak with the amazing Flora Bowley (who Laura met during her Bloom True painting retreat in Bali eight years ago). Flora is an artist, a gentle guide and author of four books, <em>Brave Intuitive Painting, Creative Revolution, Fresh Paint</em>, and <em>The Art of Aliveness</em>.</p> <p class="p1">Blending over 27 years of professional painting experience with her background as a yoga instructor, healer and lifelong truth seeker, Flora’s popular in-person retreats and online courses have empowered a global network of brave painters while creating a new holistic movement in the intuitive art world.</p> <p class="p1">In her latest book, <em>The Art of Aliveness</em>, Flora explores the vast ways in which the principles of creativity can serve as fuel for a more alive and awakened way of living. No paintbrushes required.</p> <h3>TOPICS DISCUSSED</h3> <ul> <li class="li1">Flora's Startist story, from her initial realization that she could make a living painting to becoming a full-time artist</li> <li class="li1">The process of teaching her first intuitive painting workshop</li> <li class="li1">How she was approached for her first book deal</li> <li>The connection between the intuitive painting process and living</li> <li>Getting out of your comfort zone and breaking free from a rut</li> <li>The importance of authenticity</li> <li>Embracing the layers in both art & life</li> <li class="li1">Examples of how you can add contrast to your art & life</li> <li class="li1">Giving yourself permission… letting your life be art</li> <li class="li1">Being committed while open to change</li> <li class="li1">Adding aliveness into your everyday</li> <li class="li1">How Flora is weaving together her own art practice, courses, retreats and books</li> <li class="li1">Making the in-person Bloom True retreat experience available to everyone at home through REUNITE (begins Aug 4th, 2021!)</li> <li>Flora's shift towards teaching the concepts from her latest book, <em>The Art of Aliveness</em></li> <li>Flora's