Valda Lāce

30/06/2020

Today I graduate from dance and somatics education and I want to share some of the insights I’ve gained about myself over this last year and I hope that they might help some of you.
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I’ve had my focus on personal development for over five years now. Three years ago I got a certificate in executive and life coaching. It has put me under a lot of pressure to perform as a real professional. I always knew that I din’t want to coach in corporate environment, where most money is.
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Studying somatics has connected me to my inner body wisdom. I’ve become more aware of the things that serve me and things that don’t. This education has been like a continuation of my research into myself.
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Through these last years I have worked mostly with people who are on a self-discovery journey to their freedom, purpose and lately to creativity. I made a little money, but not enough to survive on it alone. I have often heard the advice like keep pushing, keep hustling, but it didn’t sit well with me. I think I didn’t feel like fully having found my place yet, so there was a lot of resistance within me.
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But through working with other people, I have worked a lot with myself. I have discovered that I am more of a teacher than a coach. Particularly after my last two workshop groups of facilitating The Artist’s Way, a 12-week course to unblock the artist within. It’s still a long way, but I have unblocked so much of my own creative energy. The best way to learn and implement something is to teach it to others.
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What’s more, I’ve accepted that slow pace living is really the kind of living for me. Being in the East of Finland really supports this slow energy. I feel at home in this moment. Continuing with my artistic ideas, doing it my own pace, enjoying the uncertainty of the world right now.
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I guess what I’m trying to say is that sometimes it takes courage staying true to yourself, making new discoveries, slowing down, listening to your body wisdom. But I know that each one of you reading this knows deep down what’s true to you.
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27/05/2020

I’ve often thought about the jumps in my working life from one area to another. There can be so many explanations. Human design says that I’m a manifesting generator, which perfectly explains why my CV looks like I’ve lived 9 different lives already.
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Up until three years ago I was made to believe that my inability to choose one path to follow is my weakness. Until it these last couple of years I met so many wonderful people who, like me, were multi-passionate, multi-skilled, multi-talented, sometimes lost in all their choices, sometimes exploring one at a time.
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My own personal development journey on an active level began about 6 years ago with me hiring my first life coach. I have worked with several coaches by now, I have been (and still am) a paid member of different women and business support groups. I have taken several free and paid programmes and workshops to discover myself, I have also created some myself.
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When I started coaching other people towards finding their true path in life, little did I know that it will shift my focus towards creative artistic work. I have felt resistance calling myself an artist all my life. I’ve been artistic, I’ve been creative, but being an artist was not something I dared to admit that I was.
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But it’s not a new path for me. It’s connecting all the dots that have always been there. I’m still doing group workshops on creativity, movement, boundaries, body wisdom, life goals. I’m still offering coaching to people I feel aligned with. I’m also exploring artistic grants for the very first time in my life and what would it take for me to live a life of an artist. I’m doing some random jobs here and there to stay curious and keep myself alive.
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I believe that creativity and inner resourcefulness are our strongest survival tools. The world is abundant. And I’m really grateful if my any of my stories inspire you for greatness. Namaste!
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Photo: Olga Prokhorova
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05/05/2020

Do you know what i did for my somatics movement class? I was raking last years’ leaves. And my intention was on moving my body in many different ways while doing that.
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There are people who often say they don’t have to exercise, to dance or to move. What do you consider an exercise, dance or moving?
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I dance every day, even when it might not look like dancing to a random observer.
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Can you change your perspective on your every day activities and do them with an intention of moving your body? Our bodies are amazing miracle machines. When you set your intentions right, things start shifting in our minds and bodies. What would you like to dance with?
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03/05/2020

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27/04/2020

Dancing on ice.
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I notice the difference in my energy when I go to move outside. It refuels me.
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My dance education continues through video calls and there are days when I feel energy draining from my body. But not when I’ve gone outdoors.
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The world is our playground. Fresh air in our lungs. Our wellbeing is crucial. Let’s keep moving. Let’s keep creating.
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04/04/2020

Guess who made some caraway seed savoury scones?
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I had enjoyed baking for most of my life, and it seems that everyone’s a baker now. And rightly so. Doing something with your hands is one of the best ways to deal with stress (try kneading bread dough for extra tension release). What have you baked during the days? 🥐🥞🍞🍕🍪🍩🥮🧁
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19/03/2020

Use this opportunity to invest in yourself and figure out what it is you’re meant to be doing.
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With so many people staying home and so many forced to think of new opportunities of employment, I’ve decided to drop the price of my online course to way below what it’s worth.
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The world is changing, many of us need to find new ways to provide for ourselves. I created this course two years ago to help people to discover the career with passion and purpose.
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From conversations with friends I already see a huge entrepreneurial spirit of new creative ideas emerging. We all have skills to offer, we all have things we enjoy doing. If you’re not sure of yours, my course can help you to discover it. And also it will help to support me in these difficult times.
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Purchase it here:
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19/03/2020

CREATIVITY IS PLAY. It doesn’t matter whether I put my body in challenging poses or I alter the reality of my images.
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Not allowed to go to the dance studio, so I’m doing hand stands on thin ice. Ok, in truth now I have lots of time on my hands to play with image processing apps, and I love those.
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I really want to be able to perform a handstand without the support of a wall. Up until now I have been practising nearly every day because it’s fun. Creating altered images is also fun, I’ve always been a fan of photo editing for altered reality purposes. But my intention is there, so I just keep playing with things I enjoy until a result appears.
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But don’t forget to play, creative living is a process not an end result (especially in times like these). Do you know what brings you joy?
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13/03/2020

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While there’s pandemic crisis around the world and many of us stranded somewhere without an option to leave or confined to staying at home, let’s look at the bright side.
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What can you do at home or indoors to keep yourself creative? What can you do that you didn’t have time to do before? Maybe it’s time to start drawing, painting, knitting, collaging, playing music, writing, dancing, baking, wood carving, jewellery making, cleaning out cupboards, fixing things, potting plants, or finding excitement in anything that you might have overlooked before.
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Don’t panic! Keep washing your hands, drink plenty of fluids, avoid crowded public places and find the joy in spending time by yourself.
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What are your weekend plans?
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🤹‍♀️🎼💃📝🎭🎷🧶☃️🍪🎣🥁🎮🛠🖼📚
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08/03/2020

Happy Women’s Day, all you wonderfully creative, adventurous, hard-working, change-making, brave and simply amazing ladies! Keep on rocking this world! 👊
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