Happiness Break: How to Awaken Your Creative Energy

The Science of Happiness

PRX and Greater Good Science Center

Science, Social Sciences

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Spring Washam guides us on a gentle visualization to help you tap into the joy, wonder, and possibility that creativity brings.

How To Do This Practice:

Settle In: Sit comfortably, close your eyes, and take a few deep breaths to ground yourself in the present moment.
Invite Creativity: Silently welcome the creative energy of the universe, setting the intention to open to inspiration and joy.
Visualize the Light Channel: Imagine a tube of light running from the base of your spine through the crown of your head, connecting you to the sun, stars, and infinite creative source.
Feel the Flow: Picture this light pouring into your body, filling every cell with energy, possibility, and imagination.
Focus on the Heart: Shift your attention to your heart center, letting it glow with passion, and affirm: “My heart is the source of my creativity. I trust it.”
Anchor and Affirm: Feel your body grounded and open, breathe deeply, and declare: “I am ready. I am creative. I am a vessel of joyful expression.”

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This episode is made possible through the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation.

Today’s Happiness Break Guide:

Spring Washam, is a meditation teacher based in Oakland, California. She is also the author of the book, The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground. Learn more about Spring and her new book: https://www.springwasham.com/
Follow Spring on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/springwasham/
Check out Spring’s YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/22njyd29

Related Happiness Break episodes:

Sketching Serenity: https://tinyurl.com/mpv3d7ey

Making Space For You: https://tinyurl.com/yk6nfnfv

A Meditation to Inspire a Sense of Purpose: https://tinyurl.com/54uuvh7z

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Are You Following Your Inner Compass: https://tinyurl.com/y2bh8vvj

How Art Heals Us: https://tinyurl.com/yc77fkzu

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0:00.0	Welcome to Happiness Break, where we guide you through simple science fact practices to help you feel more grounded, connected, and alive.
0:10.0	I'm Shuka Kalantari.
0:12.0	Today's Happiness Break is all about creativity, part of our series on how art can be medicine.
0:19.0	There's growing signs showing that creative expression,
0:21.6	from painting to stories to music,
0:24.6	lights up reward pathways in our brains,
0:26.6	helps us process emotions, and even eases stress and anxiety.
0:31.6	So in today's guided practice,
0:33.6	meditation teacher's Spring Washam
0:35.6	helps us tap into our creativity, using visualization to spark joy,
0:41.4	whether you're an artist or not. Here's Spring.
0:48.9	Hello, my name is Spring Washam, and welcome to this meditation on creativity.
0:55.8	Any person at any time can begin to access their creative energy by doing meditation
1:02.9	practice and opening the gates.
1:05.7	I believe that we are all creative.
1:07.7	Have you ever gone to a class of kindergartners, you've seen the creativity
1:12.4	in full force. From drawings to painting, everything becomes about expressing this creativity.
1:20.6	And over time, as we grow older into adult years, it seems as if we lose track of this spark,
1:27.0	we lose track of this thread, sort of almost as if life beats us down,
1:32.7	and we move into smaller and smaller and smaller scales of accessing this energy. We move into boxes,
1:41.0	and we feel cut off from this blow in our everyday life.
1:51.0	Creativity and living a creative life is one of joy, one of happiness.
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