Creative Circle Coaching with Pamela Yates | Holistic Gentle Coaching

    PamelaYates
    Creative Circle Coaching
    1887 Grand Avenue, Suite 11
    Saint Paul, MN 55105
    phone: (651) 698-1311
    email: pamela@creativecirclecoaching.com

Be courageous, take a leap. Decide that 2008 will be a year of creative renewal for you. Choose that as your intent and then allow your heart, mind,

spirit and handsto manifest that intent. And get support to help you along the way. If you think creativity coaching might help you, please call, there's no obligation if you'd like to learn more about the services and my style of coaching.

Authentic unbiased support and gentle encouragement can make all the difference in acheiving the steps and goals you have in your creative life. Naming our next creative steps can feel frightening or even impossible, we may feel restless and vulnerable. Creativity coaching does make a difference. You can become more deeply creative in ways that are unique and meaningful to you. You can become the creative person you believe you are or yearn to be.

Some results feel effortless while others are very challenging. Working with a creativity coach can be an effective, supportive, compassionate, practical and enjoyable way to help you to manifest your creative dreams, explore goals, become more productive and deepen your creative life. Why not you? Why not now?

My style of creativity coaching is based on gentle ancient teachings of the Circle which helps my clients and I to create friendly, inspiring conversations to help them explore creative dreams and goals that are important to them. The Circle teachings provide a natural, holistic process to nurture and empower each client confidence as she or he explores more deeply their natural creative power, curiosity, unique style, ideas and talents in a supportive, compassionate environment.

Art for Mind Body and Spirit
Our sessions provide a place to gain insight into your dreams, set goals that are small or audacious, while keeping a friendly eye on what's working and what's not.

You'll have a place to make explore ideas, doubts and decisions about all aspects of your creative work and life. The client decides what she or he would like us to work at together, and the steps or achievements that will feel authentic and meaningful to her or him.

Wrap Your Heart Around Your Creative Goals
These kinds of topics come up in conversations with creative clients in our work together:

   new beginnings: creative goals and dreams that feel meaningful and important to you; personal creative vision; where you are now; where you're going; risk-taking; the true dreams and audacious goals; new techniques; recognizing achievements and successes; when to start over.
    wellness and healing: rest and relaxation for the feeding and nurturing of your creative spirit; doubts and fears; finding balance; empowering your creativity as a sober person in recovery; letting go of expectations and frustrations; observing our inner dialogue; issues of age, different abilities, chronic illness; aloneness versus isolation; creating just the right amount of companionship and community.
    power & ritual: supporting each day's creative work; feeling productive; doodling, doohickeys, daydreaming and journaling; befriending barriers and minimizing obstacles; procrastination; dealing with distractions and other creative issues; disarming the inner critic; feeding your Muse.
    clarity: the tools of your trade; techniques and knowledge; mentors and teachers; assessment and reality checks; knowledge versus creativity; beginning the work ; nuts and bolts including sharing your creative work with in public venues, publishing, technology, web presence, galleries, marketing, etc.; creative development and maturity; passing it on.

If you're interested in working together please call or drop me an email.

My background & credentials
I work individually with each client, our sessions are private and confidential, and I accept only two or three clients at a time. Clients include working artists, beginning artists and folks who're undecided about how to expand their creative life. Coaching sessions are available via email, by phone or in person.

You decide the goals that are important in our work together. I combine a nuts-and-bolt approach with a dynamic Circle process for creative growth. If you'd like to talk informally about whether coaching is right for you, send me an email or call and we can chat more. There's absolutely no obligation.

My professional credentials as a creativity coach include certification at the advanced level through training with Dr. Eric Maisel, an internationally recognized creativity expert, creativity coach and trainer; plus more than 20 years experience in artmaking, business, training and writing. I'm a member of the Creativity Coaching Association, the professional organization for creativity coaches. I'm also a trained Circle Keeper, mediator and facilitator for community, peacemaking and sentencing circles. My hands-on experience in the Circle process brings an adventurous, unique and compassionate set of skills to the collaborative work my clients and I do together.

Creative clients
Artists at all levels experience some tension because in a very real sense their work requires them to begin with almost nothing and create something magnificent. Taking the risk to do creative work and to continue to develop as artists and creative people is a great and wonderful thing. It takes courage and stamina. The rewards are enormous. Lots has been written about creativity; what it is and isn't. You know it when you feel it, even late-starters who're too shy to talk about it much. Working artists enjoy personal and professional rewards and recognition, usually seasoned with criticism (hopefully insightful and reasonably friendly). But very often creative people at every level get frustrated, halted and exhausted. They give up their work and their dreams. Some give up before they hardly even get started. Without support creative people can feel too outside the norm, become too wounded by criticism, afraid of ridicule, weakened by an exhausting schedule, haunted by self-doubt and distrust of the marketplace. Too many people decide they have to postpone their creative hopes, dreams and goals. Or else they simply decide the creative environment or marketplace is too toxic or too hostile and completely give up their creative work. But creative work is important. It's important for the artist who creates it; important for the culture and places where we live. It is important for humanity. It is essential for life. Creativity deserves time, space and respect. Creative ideas deserve to be birthed and nurtured. They matter. Your creative work matters ~ and you matter.

Creativity blog & journeys
• Please drop sometime at the Creative Circle Cafe, a friendly blog for my clients and other creative people.
• at Creative Circle Journeys we provide national and international retreats which nurture your wholebeing and enhance your creative life.

The Circle
Honor and acceptance for the diversity of life and belief amongst us is expressed by the universal symbol of the earth circle displayed in my studio. All people are honored and welcome: children, elders, veterans, people of all gifts and abilities, gender orientations, nations, ethnic and ancestral origins, colors, creeds, economic circumstances, people of any faith or none at all. The sacred hoop is mended when all voices are heard in the Circle.

Coaching and Peacemaking
My vision for living and my style of creativity coaching engages my training in peacemaking circles and mediation because each calls for the same healthy diet of fresh thinking, compassion, self-awareness, and listening for the unspoken dialogues we carry on with ourselves. My community skills and training include:
• Sponsoring storytelling and community Circles.
• Advanced training as a creativity coach with Dr. Eric Maisel internationally recognized expert on creativity.
• Trained as a Circle Keeper and facilitator for Peacemaking Circles and sentencing Circles - National Restorative Justice Training Institute, Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking, University of Minnesota, including Facilitating Peacekeeping Circles in School and Community Settings, Indigenous Justice: Implications for the Restorative Justice Movement.
• Facilitator for The Wakanheza Project workshops, lending a hand to children and families.
• Mediation trained by Dispute Resolution Center, St. Paul, Minn. Training approved under Minnesota Statute 494 Operational Guidelines for mediating in civil, business, personal, community, and restorative justice matters.
• Training and experience as a Hospice volunteer.
• Creativity coach for new, beginning and experienced creative people.

Coaching Services and Fees
• Visa, Mastercard, American Express, money order or personal check on a US bank are accepted.
• New clients: Phone and email coaching require a 3-month minimum commitment at the start of our work together to provide time for new clients to see results from their work.

Email coaching
Weekly email exchanges - $160.00 per month.
Unlimited emails by client and I will send you at least one response per week.
We can exchange an e-mail or two for free so you can see if this is a good fit for you.

Phone coaching
Twice monthly phone sessions, one hour each - $80.00 per month.
Weekly phone sessions, one hour each - $200.00 per month.
Phone sessions are scheduled in advance by phone or email; client makes calls at pre-arranged times and pays all phone charges.
A first session of 30 minutes is free so you can see if this is a good fit for you.

In-person coaching
Weekly, twice monthly or monthly individual in-person sessions - $60.00 per hour.
New clients - $100 for two 1-hour sessions.
Sessions are scheduled in advance at a coffee shop or restaurant near my studio.
We will meet for a first session of 30 minutes for free so you can see if this is a good fit for you.

Creativity coaching is not therapy
I offer creativity coaching to people working in any medium and who're at any stage of their career. I do not provide and am not licensed to provide professional therapy or counseling. If you think professional counseling would be helpful I encourage you to check it out with a licensed professional. That doesn't mean you can't work with a creativity coach at the same time.

Affiliations
• Buffalo Calf Support Circle
• The Society of Layerists in Multi-media (SLMM)
• International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA)
• Minnesota Artists MnArtists.org
• The Arts and Healing Network, inthe categories of Inspiration as a healing artist) and Artist Support as a career consultant
• Creativity Coaching Association

Home
My home is near the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in St. Paul, Minnesota, with my husband Richard Watson who provides therapeutic massage and energy work for individual clients and organizations through his company, Heart Life Massage. We really enjoy living at the convergence of these two beautiful rivers between the woodlands and prairie.

	Pamela Yates		creative circle coaching
	Home Paintings Galleries Shows Artist Profile Published Art Contact Art Quotations Creative Circle Cafe blog		The desire to create in any medium is a gift and our journey expressing that creativity is an adventure that shouldn't be missed. I invite you to make 2008 a year of creative renewal for you and your creative dreams and goals. As a creativity coach I work with clients in all mediums and at all levels in their creative journey. In our work together we discuss and choose creative goals and dreams that are individual and meaningful to you. Clients expand their creative lives in wonderful, meaningful ways. I work individually with each client either by phone, via email, in person or using a combination of these. If you'd like to learn more please call or drop me an email. I hope the information on this page will be helpful as well. You can reach me by email, phone or mail at: PamelaYates Creative Circle Coaching 1887 Grand Avenue, Suite 11 Saint Paul, MN 55105 phone: (651) 698-1311 email: pamela@creativecirclecoaching.com Be courageous, take a leap. Decide that 2008 will be a year of creative renewal for you. Choose that as your intent and then allow your heart, mind, spirit and handsto manifest that intent. And get support to help you along the way. If you think creativity coaching might help you, please call, there's no obligation if you'd like to learn more about the services and my style of coaching. Authentic unbiased support and gentle encouragement can make all the difference in acheiving the steps and goals you have in your creative life. Naming our next creative steps can feel frightening or even impossible, we may feel restless and vulnerable. Creativity coaching does make a difference. You can become more deeply creative in ways that are unique and meaningful to you. You can become the creative person you believe you are or yearn to be. Some results feel effortless while others are very challenging. Working with a creativity coach can be an effective, supportive, compassionate, practical and enjoyable way to help you to manifest your creative dreams, explore goals, become more productive and deepen your creative life. Why not you? Why not now? My style of creativity coaching is based on gentle ancient teachings of the Circle which helps my clients and I to create friendly, inspiring conversations to help them explore creative dreams and goals that are important to them. The Circle teachings provide a natural, holistic process to nurture and empower each client confidence as she or he explores more deeply their natural creative power, curiosity, unique style, ideas and talents in a supportive, compassionate environment. Art for Mind Body and Spirit Our sessions provide a place to gain insight into your dreams, set goals that are small or audacious, while keeping a friendly eye on what's working and what's not. You'll have a place to make explore ideas, doubts and decisions about all aspects of your creative work and life. The client decides what she or he would like us to work at together, and the steps or achievements that will feel authentic and meaningful to her or him. Wrap Your Heart Around Your Creative Goals These kinds of topics come up in conversations with creative clients in our work together: new beginnings: creative goals and dreams that feel meaningful and important to you; personal creative vision; where you are now; where you're going; risk-taking; the true dreams and audacious goals; new techniques; recognizing achievements and successes; when to start over. wellness and healing: rest and relaxation for the feeding and nurturing of your creative spirit; doubts and fears; finding balance; empowering your creativity as a sober person in recovery; letting go of expectations and frustrations; observing our inner dialogue; issues of age, different abilities, chronic illness; aloneness versus isolation; creating just the right amount of companionship and community. power & ritual: supporting each day's creative work; feeling productive; doodling, doohickeys, daydreaming and journaling; befriending barriers and minimizing obstacles; procrastination; dealing with distractions and other creative issues; disarming the inner critic; feeding your Muse. clarity: the tools of your trade; techniques and knowledge; mentors and teachers; assessment and reality checks; knowledge versus creativity; beginning the work ; nuts and bolts including sharing your creative work with in public venues, publishing, technology, web presence, galleries, marketing, etc.; creative development and maturity; passing it on. If you're interested in working together please call or drop me an email. My background & credentials I work individually with each client, our sessions are private and confidential, and I accept only two or three clients at a time. Clients include working artists, beginning artists and folks who're undecided about how to expand their creative life. Coaching sessions are available via email, by phone or in person. You decide the goals that are important in our work together. I combine a nuts-and-bolt approach with a dynamic Circle process for creative growth. If you'd like to talk informally about whether coaching is right for you, send me an email or call and we can chat more. There's absolutely no obligation. My professional credentials as a creativity coach include certification at the advanced level through training with Dr. Eric Maisel, an internationally recognized creativity expert, creativity coach and trainer; plus more than 20 years experience in artmaking, business, training and writing. I'm a member of the Creativity Coaching Association, the professional organization for creativity coaches. I'm also a trained Circle Keeper, mediator and facilitator for community, peacemaking and sentencing circles. My hands-on experience in the Circle process brings an adventurous, unique and compassionate set of skills to the collaborative work my clients and I do together. Creative clients Artists at all levels experience some tension because in a very real sense their work requires them to begin with almost nothing and create something magnificent. Taking the risk to do creative work and to continue to develop as artists and creative people is a great and wonderful thing. It takes courage and stamina. The rewards are enormous. Lots has been written about creativity; what it is and isn't. You know it when you feel it, even late-starters who're too shy to talk about it much. Working artists enjoy personal and professional rewards and recognition, usually seasoned with criticism (hopefully insightful and reasonably friendly). But very often creative people at every level get frustrated, halted and exhausted. They give up their work and their dreams. Some give up before they hardly even get started. Without support creative people can feel too outside the norm, become too wounded by criticism, afraid of ridicule, weakened by an exhausting schedule, haunted by self-doubt and distrust of the marketplace. Too many people decide they have to postpone their creative hopes, dreams and goals. Or else they simply decide the creative environment or marketplace is too toxic or too hostile and completely give up their creative work. But creative work is important. It's important for the artist who creates it; important for the culture and places where we live. It is important for humanity. It is essential for life. Creativity deserves time, space and respect. Creative ideas deserve to be birthed and nurtured. They matter. Your creative work matters ~ and you matter. Creativity blog & journeys • Please drop sometime at the Creative Circle Cafe, a friendly blog for my clients and other creative people. • at Creative Circle Journeys we provide national and international retreats which nurture your wholebeing and enhance your creative life. The Circle Honor and acceptance for the diversity of life and belief amongst us is expressed by the universal symbol of the earth circle displayed in my studio. All people are honored and welcome: children, elders, veterans, people of all gifts and abilities, gender orientations, nations, ethnic and ancestral origins, colors, creeds, economic circumstances, people of any faith or none at all. The sacred hoop is mended when all voices are heard in the Circle. Coaching and Peacemaking My vision for living and my style of creativity coaching engages my training in peacemaking circles and mediation because each calls for the same healthy diet of fresh thinking, compassion, self-awareness, and listening for the unspoken dialogues we carry on with ourselves. My community skills and training include: • Sponsoring storytelling and community Circles. • Advanced training as a creativity coach with Dr. Eric Maisel internationally recognized expert on creativity. • Trained as a Circle Keeper and facilitator for Peacemaking Circles and sentencing Circles - National Restorative Justice Training Institute, Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking, University of Minnesota, including Facilitating Peacekeeping Circles in School and Community Settings, Indigenous Justice: Implications for the Restorative Justice Movement. • Facilitator for The Wakanheza Project workshops, lending a hand to children and families. • Mediation trained by Dispute Resolution Center, St. Paul, Minn. Training approved under Minnesota Statute 494 Operational Guidelines for mediating in civil, business, personal, community, and restorative justice matters. • Training and experience as a Hospice volunteer. • Creativity coach for new, beginning and experienced creative people. Coaching Services and Fees • Visa, Mastercard, American Express, money order or personal check on a US bank are accepted. • New clients: Phone and email coaching require a 3-month minimum commitment at the start of our work together to provide time for new clients to see results from their work. Email coaching Weekly email exchanges - $160.00 per month. Unlimited emails by client and I will send you at least one response per week. We can exchange an e-mail or two for free so you can see if this is a good fit for you. Phone coaching Twice monthly phone sessions, one hour each - $80.00 per month. Weekly phone sessions, one hour each - $200.00 per month. Phone sessions are scheduled in advance by phone or email; client makes calls at pre-arranged times and pays all phone charges. A first session of 30 minutes is free so you can see if this is a good fit for you. In-person coaching Weekly, twice monthly or monthly individual in-person sessions - $60.00 per hour. New clients - $100 for two 1-hour sessions. Sessions are scheduled in advance at a coffee shop or restaurant near my studio. We will meet for a first session of 30 minutes for free so you can see if this is a good fit for you. Creativity coaching is not therapy I offer creativity coaching to people working in any medium and who're at any stage of their career. I do not provide and am not licensed to provide professional therapy or counseling. If you think professional counseling would be helpful I encourage you to check it out with a licensed professional. That doesn't mean you can't work with a creativity coach at the same time. Affiliations • Buffalo Calf Support Circle • The Society of Layerists in Multi-media (SLMM) • International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA) • Minnesota Artists MnArtists.org • The Arts and Healing Network, inthe categories of Inspiration as a healing artist) and Artist Support as a career consultant • Creativity Coaching Association Home My home is near the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in St. Paul, Minnesota, with my husband Richard Watson who provides therapeutic massage and energy work for individual clients and organizations through his company, Heart Life Massage. We really enjoy living at the convergence of these two beautiful rivers between the woodlands and prairie.

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