Pathway to Flow: The New Science of Harnessing Creativity to Heal and Unwind the Body & Mind

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A new scientific 7-step process for unlocking your creativity at will and accessing the benefits of mindfulness without meditation Improve your calm, focus and sense of purpose by harnessing the everyday power of creativity. What if everything you've been taught about being an artist was wrong If you've ever experienced the blissful feeling of being fully immersed in a project, of ideas come to you naturally, or of getting lost in thought when cooking, playing music, or dancing, then you've accessed the flow state. Often we stumble into it, but what if you could access and unlock the healing properties of the flow state whenever you need it For everyone who has ever struggled with writer's block this may sound too good to be true, but Dr. Julia F. Christensen, neuroscientist and former ballerina, taps into cutting-edge science, research and case studies of everyday artists to show that the story we've been taught about creativity is wrong. Using ancient solutions to solve modern problems, Pathway to Flow will show you that all of us are artists, teaching you how to harness the flow state at will through seven simple steps and build a routine that will help you be more calm, focused and creative.

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Dr. Julia F. Christensen is a Danish neuroscientist and former dancer currently working as a senior scientist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Germany. She studied psychology, human evolution, and neuroscience in France, Spain and the UK. For her postdoctoral training, she worked in international, interdisciplinary research labs at University College London, City, University London and the Warburg Institute, London and was awarded a postdoctoral Newton International Fellowship by the British Academy.