Summit Schedule - Free Your Inner Artist Summit 2026

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Live Summit Kickoff Call

with

Suiko McCall

Materials needed:

Writing pen & paper

Productivity for Perfectionists: Outsmart Your Inner Critic to Access Inspired Action

with

Deborah Hurwitz

Break free from procrastination and the inner critic with three surprising productivity keys that help you actually start—and finish—your creative work.

Materials needed:

Writing pen & paper

A Poppy Blooms: Unlock Confidence by Embracing Mistakes

with

Lea Seigen Shinraku

Learn how embracing mistakes and practicing self-compassion can transform creative fear into confidence and playful experimentation.

Materials needed:

Mixed media sketchbook or paper, black waterproof marker (like a fine-point Sharpie), watercolors, brush, water

Anti-Preciousness Practice: Finding Freedom Through Imperfection

with

Zak Foster

Discover how letting go of perfection and embracing “anti-preciousness” can unlock a freer, more joyful creative process where your intuition leads the way.

Materials needed:

Needle, thread, scrap of fabric, scissors

Mistakes Welcome Here: How Painting Practice Unlocks Life-wide Confidence

with

Whitney Freya

What if every “mistake” was actually a portal? Explore how playful painting can build creative confidence that ripples into every part of your life.

Materials needed:

You favorite drawing or painting supplies (Whitney paints with acrylics in her art journal during the session. You could really paint or draw with and on anything you already have!)

Your Inner Revolution: Using Breath & Mantra to Clear Artistic Blocks

with

Tina Mundelsee

Discover how breath, mantra, and ancient yoga wisdom can help you dissolve the inner critic and create from grounded inner stability.

Materials needed:

Just your sweet self

The Body Knows: Bypass the Inner Critic and Align with the Generative Principle

with

Rachel Blackman

Learn how to bypass the inner critic by dropping beneath the thinking mind and letting the deep intelligence of your body guide your creativity.

Materials needed:

Your favorite art materials: paper, paint, pens or comfortable clothes you can move in

Relax Into Art: Why Letting Go And Trusting Your Body Produces Better Work Than Trying Harder

with

Nadia Colburn

Learn why relaxing into your body and letting go of “trying harder” often produces deeper, more authentic creative work.

Materials needed:

Writing pen & paper

Five Minutes to Freedom: Quick Mindful Practices for Gentle Unblocking

with

Cynthia Hauk

Experience how tiny mindful art practices—just a few minutes long—can gently unblock creativity and restore your sense of flow.

Materials needed:

Art journal / sketchbook / unlined paper, watercolors (or any coloring supplies you enjoy), a black pen or marker

Awaken Your Authentic Voice: Unlock Creative Flow in Any Medium Through Embodied Sound and Resonance

with

Rush Dorsett

Unlock creative flow in any medium by reconnecting with the power, resonance, and playful freedom of your authentic voice.

Materials needed:

Just your sweet self

Sound as Portal: Accessing Creative Guidance Beyond the Thinking Mind

with

Laura Inserra

Enter a transformative soundscape where ancient instruments and vibration awaken the creative energy already alive within you.

Materials needed:

Good headphones, a quiet place to take the journey

Creative Draino: Clear Creative Blocks Through the Power of Voice

with

KJ Song

Clear creative blocks with a powerful voice practice that turns sound, breath, and vibration into a pathway for truth and creative liberation.

Materials needed:

Just your sweet self

Creative Courage: a Zen Approach to Dissolving Artistic Resistance

with

Brooke McNamara

Explore how fear, tenderness, and courage weave together in the creative process—and how meditation can help transform resistance into artistic fuel.

Materials needed:

Writing pen & paper

Stop Overthinking: How Weirdness Opens the Door to Sacred Creativity

with

Robyn McClendon

Step beyond overthinking and into “sacred weirdness,” where symbols, play, and intuition open unexpected doors to creative insight.

Materials needed:

Sketchbook or paper, magazine(s) for cutting up, scissors, gluestick

Empowering the Inner Artist: Realistic Drawing & Intuitive Markmaking

with

Megan Saunders

Discover how meditation and simple drawing techniques can quiet the mind, sharpen your perception, and reconnect you with everyday inspiration.

Materials needed:

Sketchbook or paper, pencil, eraser. Optional: print your own copy of the reference photo (it will also be visible on screen) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PtsymP_K7g8IL7YVnJNSp12sc3nXBrLs?usp=sharing

Confidence Through Sacred Symmetry: Finding Freedom in Geometric Art

with

Clarissa Grandi

Build creative confidence through the surprisingly accessible beauty of geometric art, where simple patterns transform into mesmerizing designs.

Materials needed:

Printout of the freebie download, sketchbook or drawing paper, tracing paper, HB pencil, eraser, 12" ruler, drawing compass, coloring medium of your choice, spoon, optional: low-tack tape

Trust Your Hand: 3 Simple Practices to Unleash Authentic Expression through Intuitive Painting

with

Maria Freebairn-Smith

Reconnect your hand to your heart through intuitive painting practices that dissolve self-doubt and open the door to authentic expression.

Materials needed:

Your favorite art supplies. Maria recommends simple tempera paint, 12 colors in an ice cube tray, a brush, paper and water. But anything will do! Craypas, colored pencils, brush markers, a pen and paper.

Sacred Containers: Finding Structure and Freedom Through Mandala Practice

with

Julie Gibbons

Explore how the mandala can become a powerful container for creativity, offering structure, symbolism, and spaciousness for intuitive expression.

Materials needed:

A sheet of paper (ordinary drawing paper works fine), three round objects in graduated sizes (largest about 4.5 inches/11 cm, then medium, then small - Julie uses an incense burner, a drinks coaster, and a small lid), a pen or pencil to draw with (Julie uses a waterproof pen, but any writing tool works), two marker pens or coloring tools in complementary colors (Julie uses brush markers, but you can use crayons, colored pencils, or paint)

Keep the Channel Open: Understand Your Natural Rhythm and Clear Space for Inspiration to Move Through You

with

Day Schildkret

Learn how honoring your natural creative rhythms and the quiet pauses of daily life can keep the channel of inspiration flowing through you.

Materials needed:

Just your sweet self

Cultivating A Contemplative Path to Creative Expression

with

Emma Freeman

Explore how mindfulness, journaling, and contemplative practices can turn art-making into a deeply nourishing spiritual path.

Materials needed:

A journal and a pen you enjoy writing with

Rewilding Language: How to Unleash Your Authentic Imagination

with

Mary Reynolds Thompson

Reawaken your imagination through the wisdom of earth’s landscapes and learn how writing with nature can unlock your wild creative voice.

Materials needed:

Writing pen & paper

Limitless: Transform Your Life with Intuition & Creativity

with

Gwyneth Flack

Materials needed:

Just your sweet self

The Three Keys to Total Creative Freedom

with

Suiko McCall

Materials needed:

Writing pen & paper