Welcome! The Rise of The Natural Arts
As technological advances sweep through society, there is a counter-balance rising up to match it. Its been described by the sophisticated as a ‘cultural backlash’ or in spiritual terms as a ‘shift in consciousness’, but whatever name you give it – the results are obvious. One-by-one people are feeling a calling and a pull back towards a more earthly rhythm. They are heeding a call back to The Natural Arts. The Natural Arts are activities that feed, nurture and repair. As much as Facebook and Twitter might ‘connect’ us technologically, the Natural Arts are practices that ‘reconnect’ us naturally to our inner selves, to the earth and to one another. Gardening, yoga, meditation, expressive arts, and energy healing are all examples from The Natural Arts movement that are seeing a sharp statistical increase in popularity. The people who are rediscovering these art forms are themselves finding islands of peace in an otherwise loud and chaotic world. Each of us probably now knows someone who has left the ‘corporate world’ to devote more time to one of these inward pursuits. There are people in our neighbourhoods who are smuggling egg laying chickens into their backyards, drying their laundry on outside lines and hiking through conservation areas. We are buying less ‘things’ and instead we are travelling, attending workshops, taking classes and creating. From the simple to the life-altering the Natural Arts are offering us something that artificial economies and shiny products cannot. They are putting energy back into us instead of taking it out.This re-fuelling is addictive. It feels so good to be full, and awake and present. And we are realizing that with some re-prioritizing we can feel like this all the time! The Natural Arts Movement can quickly become a lifestyle. As you perform more aspects of your life with a sense of artistry, appreciation and consciousness you will feel this inflow of energy and life continually. But for the movement to be successful as a lifestyle, we MUST come to rely on...
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