Tue, 05 Jun 2018 19:32:34 +0000   What is Revolution of Voice? Many of us are being called now to find our authentic selves. As with the #MeToo movement, and with people of all races standing up and speaking their truth, we're seeing an outward expression of this revolution. As an artist and coach, I'm intrigued with the inner transformation, those times when we're called to "find ourselves" outside society's restrictive…

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Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:51:14 +0000 In 2007, Harvard Medical School conducted a study around a five-finger piano exercise. Half of the participants were told to play for two hours a day, five days and keep to the metronome's 60 beats per minute. The other half were asked to simply think about practicing the piano, holding their hands still while playing the music in their heads. Scientists then looked at the function of…

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:45:24 +0000 Artists and writers face a lot of rejection. People will tell you to “get over it.” They’ll say: “Who the hell cares what other people think?” I say: Don’t get over it, get into it. carolineallen.com I’ve spent my life peeling back the layers to find my authentic creative voice. As a journalist in Tokyo, London, throughout Asia, and in Seattle, I focused on giving…

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 16:49:53 +0000 7 a.m. Dreams swirl around me as I roll out of bed. My dreams are a pivotal part of my creative life, informing my art, novel writing, coaching. They sink in and come out of my hands or through my voice in mysterious ways. For me, the night time is as rich as anything I do during the day. 7:45 a.m. At my desk writing…

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:38:46 +0000 Years ago, a journalist friend in Seattle came over to my apartment. She’d just returned from Afghanistan, where she was responsible for setting up a newsroom and training local journalists. When she arrived, she was so exhausted and drained to her very core, she could barely walk or talk. I knew the feeling. I’d given up journalism a few years earlier because it had sucked…

Sat, 17 Feb 2018 22:10:49 +0000 For those of you who have read my second novel, AIR, you may recognize this painting. After reading the second novel in the Elemental Journey Series, Massachusetts' artist Gay Tracy (gaytracy.com), felt compelled to paint Usui, the Jesuit missionary who becomes a friend and a mentor to Pearl, the protagonist. In this scene, the homeless Usui is living under a bridge in a Tokyo park.…

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:39:41 +0000With clients from all areas of the globe, different nationalities, different ethnicities, both genders, all sexual preferences, and most socio-economic groups, Art of Storytelling's founder Caroline Allen is proud to be co-presenting a literary event at The Hague in the Netherlands in March. Not only have we delved into the creativity of people from most continents, we've also explored a wild variety of genres, from fantasy…

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:41:16 +0000 I was a journalist in London in the 1990s, when I felt the call to give it all up and follow my soul's path to find my voice. I remember walking like a zombie around the Financial Times, where I worked as a sub-editor, asking myself, "What am I doing here? What does this job have to do with who I really am? Why am…