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Published Mar 7, 2023

How Stillness Fuels Creativity, Intuition and Joy. With Choreographer Alonzo King

Choreographer Alonzo King delves into how stillness enhances creativity, intuition, and joy, discussing the transformative power of inner peace through meditation and yoga. He highlights the universal potential for creativity, emphasizing the journey towards joy by tuning into our inner voice and moving beyond societal expectations.
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  • Joy & Society

    Societal expectations often strip away our natural inclination towards joy, as explains. He highlights how educational systems can invalidate children's intuitive understanding by demanding literal interpretations instead of appreciating their abstract perceptions 1. This process stabs at a child's intuition, leading them away from their inherent joy.

    Our natural state of existence is joyous peace, love, bliss.

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    Rediscovering this joy involves reconnecting with our inner selves through practices like meditation and breathwork, which help us return to our natural state of bliss 1.

       

    Returning to Bliss

    Returning to joy and bliss requires an internal journey, as suggests. He emphasizes the importance of stillness and self-discovery, recommending practices like yoga and meditation to cultivate creativity and intuition 2. King believes everyone is inherently creative and that life itself is an art form.

    The greatest art is the art of how to live life.

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    By focusing on personal growth and kindness, we can remove the debris that obscures our true selves, realizing the masterpiece within each of us 2.

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