The Muse
Online workshop with Clara Strauch
Learn the mystical art of working with muses
such as archetypes and mythological figures
for both inner transformation and artistic inspiration
Merging creativity, somatic healing, and spirituality
Coming home to your heart, body, and soul
In these times, loneliness is an epidemic. It is essential that we gather in circles and community, and also that we maintain a deep connection with our ourselves.
Archetypes and mythological figures are popular subjects, but maybe you feel confused about what to do with your fascination with them? In The Muse workshop, you will learn concrete practices – both profound and playful – that can support personal growth and artistic endeavours.
During over a decade of dedication to a holistic, body-based spiritual path and healing journey, I've noticed similarities and parallels with my profession and training in acting, singing, songwriting, and storytelling. So in my work, I blend the two:
The artistic path and the healing-spiritual path – as one.
I warmly welcome you to The Muse workshop.
The Muse
17-18.30 Central European Time
11 am-12.30 pm Eastern Standard Time
The workshop has 4 segments:
· Teachings about working with muses for inner transformation or artistic inspiration
· Guided meditation: visualization, writing
· Guided embodiment practice: playing with archetypes with movement and voice
· Questions and sharings
“You have such an inviting energy and made me feel safe and at ease to open up and be vulnerable. You were very professional and organized. I enjoyed how you invited me to tap into my creativity through your guided exercises, hearing your perspective on archetypes, how genuinely excited you were to share your gifts and talents, and how you showed up so authentically. I think anybody looking to tap into their creativity would benefit from working with you.”
- Sarah Canosa
In my own creative work as a singer-songwriter and actress, I have long been inspired by myths, fantasy, folklore, and archetypal stories, and "collaborated with muses." This has been the case with my two albums (Persephone and Jupiter ), my folk musical (Wayward Home – influenced by Noah's Ark), and my current album in process (based on a dark feminine figure that I'm not yet ready to reveal...). This has infused my process with joy and mystery. Perhaps there is a certain character that you'd like to collaborate with?
In my spiritual and healing journey, I have found embodiment practices with archetypes to be profoundly healing. In this age of screens and hustling, we may feel a deep, sometimes painful, yearning to be more than just our everyday “selves”, because indeed: we are. It’s extremely nourishing to shape-shift into new ways of being – the whole spectrum is within us – and it may reveal forgotten parts of ourselves.
Perhaps your inner Rebel is calling for you to start saying "no" and to forge your own path; or your inner Lover is longing for you to soften your guard and open up your heart; or your inner Queen or King is waiting for you to begin leading from a place of high self-worth; or your inner Witch or Wizard is beckoning you to remember the magical mischief and wild connection to the natural world that you once used to know. Let's find out.
Who is this for?
· Those who want to develop as artists and find their creative voice. Whether you are a full-time professional artist, or you haven't created anything in ages – you are welcome. This is about finding an embodied soul-connection with creativity and to learn how to work with muses in projects.
· Seekers who wish to deepen on the embodied, mystical, spiritual path, and who yearn to live and love more fully and freely.
· Those in a time of transition or stuckness, who need support to “see in the dark” and wish to gather with others in a healing space and root into their bodies.
· Lovers of myths and folklore who want to expand into the magic beyond their everyday life, reignite imagination, express more freely, and to not forget how to play.
Training & Experience
· BFA, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, with scholarship and honors, 4 years
Major: Theatre (including voice, movement, character, and much more)
Minor: Religious Studies (including theories and methods of ritual and spirituality)
· A decade of freelancing as a singer-songwriter and actress
You can read more about my artistic background on my About Page
· Previously taught drama at Romateatern and Sagateatern, as well as to refugees in Sweden, and assisted in drama therapy at Rikers Island jail, NYC
· Embodiment, feminine mysticism, grief as a spiritual path, yogic intimacy, holistic women’s health: online programs with Nina Lombardo, Mirabai Starr, and Grace Hazel. Regular practice since 2017
· Insight meditation: at Vipassanagruppen, Stockholm, with a former Buddhist monk teacher, and online with Tara Brach and more. Regular practice since 2014
· Nervous system regulation, somatics, neural exercises: Somatic Experiencing for 2 years. TBM for 5 years. Trauma informed. Regular practice since 2019
· The Nordic, earth-based path: living cyclically, ceremonies with Swedish witches, communing with the unseen, animals, plants, and basic herbalism and foraging. Regular practice since teens
· Lucid Body: week-long retreat in therapeutic physical acting with Fay Simpson
· Strong tarot and astrology knowledge
· Previously led kirtan and singing circles at yoga events and festivals
· Yoga: regular practice between 2010-2021
· 6+ years of different personal therapies and mentorship