Gentle Musings: Recent Episodes
Maggy Navin
How can we step out of creative dormancy in order to live out loud in beauty and meaning as we embrace our full-spectrum vibrancy? Gentle Musings is all about being creatively seen and celebrated in our multiplicity and sweet humanness. Come with me as I weave the micro with the macro and explore how themes of gumption, belonging, desire, and fulfillment exist within the idiosyncratic space of everyday culture. Both for you and for me, Gentle Musings is about welcoming the fullness of life again and again—gently. Gentle Musings is a project under the creative studio of Regarding Dew, by Maggy Navin.
Knowing what I share here would have saved me MAJOR heartache and internalized shame around feeling behind and alone in what I most care about. If you're in your 20s, this is for you. It’s one to listen to with tea <3
Watch as a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRd555xOE5s&t
Upcoming workshop! Cultivating Clarity: https://www.regardingdew.com/harvesting
New to Regarding Dew? Start here: https://www.regardingdew.com/
Or here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Thank you for leaving a five star review if you enjoyed this episode!
New to Regarding Dew? Start here: https://www.regardingdew.com/
Or here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Get the Harvesting Guide here: https://www.regardingdew.com/harvesting
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@regardingdew
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Thank you for leaving a five star review if you enjoyed this episode!
New to Regarding Dew? Start here: https://www.regardingdew.com/
Or here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Thank you for leaving a five star review if you enjoyed this episode!
New to Regarding Dew? Start here: https://www.regardingdew.com/
Or here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Please leave a five star rating or review if you enjoyed this episode. In doing so, you are making this work possible and helping to ensure that it reaches others who also benefit from it. Sharing this directly with a friend is immensely appreciated… and it might make their day!
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Crafting Your Body of Work: https://www.regardingdew.com/crafting-your-body-of-work
New to Regarding Dew? Start here: https://www.regardingdew.com/
Or here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Please leave a five star rating or review if you enjoyed this episode!
In doing so, you are making this work possible and helping to ensure that it reaches others who also benefit from it. Sharing this directly with a friend is immensely appreciated… and it might make their day!
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Crafting Your Body of Work: https://www.regardingdew.com/crafting-your-body-of-work
New to Regarding Dew? Start here: https://www.regardingdew.com/
Or here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Please leave a five star rating or review if you enjoyed this episode!
In doing so, you are making this work possible and helping to ensure that it reaches others who also benefit from it. Sharing this directly with a friend is immensely appreciated… and it might make their day!
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Subscribe to Regarding Dew Letters here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@regardingdew
IG (archive): https://www.instagram.com/regardingdew
Creative Mentorship: https://www.regardingdew.com/private-sessions
Please leave a five star rating or review if you enjoyed this episode!
In doing so, you are making this work possible and helping to ensure that it reaches others who also benefit from it. Sharing this directly with a friend is immensely appreciated… and it might make their day!
If you feel inspired to reach out directly to let me know what landed, a the way to do that is through dropping a comment on the Regarding Dew Letters (linked above).
In this episode…
- Barren ambition
- ‘Sticking with it’ (whatever your ‘it’ is) is a creative practice in itself
- What does ‘living out loud’ mean for the different seasons of your life
- Pushing open doors of opportunity with one’s whole body! And how staying true to the path of your creative desires opens doors for others.
Links & Resources… for you!
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Growing a Writing Practice:https://www.regardingdew.com/growing-a-writing-practice
Creative Mentorship: https://www.regardingdew.com/private-sessions
Root to Blossom Seasonal Support: https://www.regardingdew.com/root-to-blossom
Subscribe to Regarding Dew Letters here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Principles of your Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChoZf4-RK3A&t
Creative Support Love Note: https://regardingdew.substack.com/p/a-creative-support-love-note
Please leave a five star rating or review if you enjoyed this episode!
In doing so, you are making this work possible and helping to ensure that it reaches others who also benefit from it. Sharing this directly with a friend is immensely appreciated… and it might make their day!
If you feel inspired to reach out directly to let me know what landed, a the way to do that is through dropping a comment on the Regarding Dew Letters (linked above).
Four journal prompts for you...
Links & Resources…
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
I share an excerpt of this poem, V'ahavta by Aurora Levins Morales: http://www.auroralevinsmorales.com/blog/vahavta
Join the next New Moon Writing Gathering and support the Regarding Dew Letters here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/p/newmoon
Writing Dash! (November 29-December 3) free community offering https://www.regardingdew.com/writing-dash
Root to Blossom Sessions: https://www.regardingdew.com/root-to-blossom
Growing a Writing Practice Pre-sale now open: https://www.regardingdew.com/growing-a-writing-practice
Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@regardingdew
In this episode…
- Revisiting a five day writing and publishing creative experiment
- Moving
- Thoughts on what it means to be a ‘writer’
- Feeling creatively stuck and frozen
- Self-forgiveness and the creative process
Links & Resources… for you!
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Growing a Writing Practice wait-list: https://www.regardingdew.com/growing-a-writing-practice
Want to explore working together one-on-one? Let’s talk: https://www.regardingdew.com/private-sessions
Subscribe to Regarding Dew Letters and explore the archive here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Time to do your thing: https://regardingdew.substack.com/p/time-to-do-your-thing
Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@regardingdew
IG (archive): https://www.instagram.com/regardingdew
Please leave a five star rating or review if you enjoyed this episode!
In doing so, you are making this work possible and helping to ensure that it reaches others who also benefit from it. Sharing this directly with a friend is immensely appreciated… and it might make their day!
If you feel inspired to reach out directly to let me know what landed, a the way to do that is through dropping a comment on the Regarding Dew Letters (linked above).
In this episode…
𓇗 The creative process as one of losing and finding yourself again and again
𓇗 Solitude, loneliness, and aloneness
𓇗 Sacred, invisible milestones that only you witness and see yourself through
𓇗 Outpacing ourselves with coffee!
𓇗 Slowing down to catch up with yourself
𓇗 Creative impatience
𓇗 Showing up when you don’t have the ‘right’ materials or equipment
Links & Resources… for you!
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
I share a practice by the ever-wise Hiro Boga: https://hiroboga.com/
Growing a Writing Practice wait-list: https://www.regardingdew.com/growing-a-writing-practice
Let’s work together one-on-one: https://www.regardingdew.com/private-sessions
Subscribe to Regarding Dew Letters and explore the archive here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@regardingdew
IG (archive): https://www.instagram.com/regardingdew
Please leave a five star rating or review if you enjoyed this episode!
In doing so, you are making this work possible and helping to ensure that it reaches others who also benefit from it. Sharing this directly with a friend is immensely appreciated… and it might make their day!
If you feel inspired to reach out directly to let me know what landed, a the way to do that is through dropping a comment on the Regarding Dew Letters (linked above).
What to do when part of you wants to write and the other part is screaming “I don’t wannnnna”? Let’s talk about it!
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Growing a Writing Practice wait-list: https://www.regardingdew.com/growing-a-writing-practice
Subscribe to Regarding Dew Letters here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@regardingdew
IG (archive): https://www.instagram.com/regardingdew
Read 'What happens when you sit down to write': https://regardingdew.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-you-sit-down-to
Read 'Three pivotal concepts to shift your mornings': https://regardingdew.substack.com/p/three-pivotal-concepts-to-shift-your
Thank you for tuning in. If you loved this episode, please share with loved ones, drop a five star rating, and even share a screenshot on Instagram! As a one-person, DIY production, it means the world when you spread the word so that any a-ha moments that you had can impact others too.
In this episode…
- Re-animating past efforts beyond shame, judgement, and doubt
- Sleep deprived days and working with what you have
- Interruptions stepping in when we take action on our desires
- Slooowwwing down to catch up with what you know
- Creative tenacity and showing up imperfectly
Links & Resources… for you!
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Growing a Writing Practice wait-list: https://www.regardingdew.com/growing-a-writing-practice
Read Harvesting Your Insights: https://regardingdew.substack.com/p/harvesting-your-insights
Read Iterative thinking as a way of life: https://regardingdew.substack.com/p/iterative-thinking
Subscribe to Regarding Dew Letters here: https://regardingdew.substack.com/
Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@regardingdew
IG (archive): https://www.instagram.com/regardingdew
Please leave a five star rating or review if you enjoyed this episode!
In doing so, you are making this work possible and helping to ensure that it reaches others who also benefit from it. Sharing this directly with a friend is immensely appreciated… and it might make their day!
If you feel inspired to reach out directly to let me know what landed, a the way to do that is through dropping a comment on the Regarding Dew Letters (linked above).
Thank you for being here.
Episode 2 of Gentle Musings is here!
Join me as I gently muse on... - Embracing the ripe potential in makeshift circumstances - When you can’t ‘catch the current’ of flow and practices to honor your capacity in moving through the day - Using comfort, beauty, and playful reverence to create an altar for your creative projects or business
Thank you for tuning in. If you loved this episode, please share with loved ones, drop a five star rating, and even share a screenshot on Instagram! As a one-person, DIY production, it means the world when you spread the word so that any a-ha moments that you had can impact others too.
Before each episode drops live, it'll be shared in the Gentle Musings membership community and content portal. Oooo what's that? It's a place of reflective prompts, videos, and audios—on topics like creative gumption, belonging, practices of joy and introspection, and figuring out this whole human thing.
All content is exclusive to patrons of Gentle Musings (this ensures that I can keep doing this!). Plus, you'll get behind-the-scenes looks into Regarding Dew through personal essays and ‘harvests’.
You'll also receive early notice of all workshops and courses: for offerings with limited spots, they might fill up here first. As of this year, there have also been exclusive offerings to patrons, including Quarterly Visioning Sessions. The second one is July 2 and rich with supplemental support. Think co-working but for your visions!!
In addition to seeing my personal altar for Regarding Dew, you also get a digitized handmade zine called This is Blossoming: Visioning. I hope to see you there! To learn more: https://www.regardingdew.com/grow-wit... To become a patron: https://patreon.com/gentlemusings/
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music! To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regardingdew/ Website: https://www.regardingdew.com/
Regarding Dew is an integrated creative research studio that nourishes communities of practice through gatherings, courses, and a membership community. It is a garden of inspiration, practices, and resources to create a life of beauty, wonder, and meaning.
The world of Regarding Dew offers you a place to move through creative dormancy and into living out loud in tenderness and boldness. It is a place to see and nourish yourself as a steward to your unique contribution in this world, and to feel your gifts held in a web of support. Regarding Dew is a place of liberation and delight.
Explore more of Regarding Dew: https://www.regardingdew.com/grow-with-me
If you want to go deeper, join me in the Gentle Musings portal. There you will find…
Prose, prompts, and audios—on topics like creative gumption, belonging, practices of joy and introspection, and figuring out this whole human thing. Plus, you'll get behind-the-scenes looks into Regarding Dew through personal essays and ‘harvests’.
You'll also receive early notice of all workshops and courses: for offerings with limited spots, they might fill up here first. And a digitized handmade zine! It’s called This is Blossoming: Visioning. I hope to see you there! https://www.regardingdew.com/grow-with-me
Big thanks to Monsieur Mo Rio for the music. To hear more: https://monsieurmorio.bandcamp.com/
Follow along with Regarding Dew…
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