Creativity can often be chaotic, and its untamed nature may block or even postpone the actual work to be done. The Onion coaching is a series of nine coaching sessions covering topics and themes that support the creator (of any genre) in embracing, organizing, and planning their creative universe to benefit both themselves and the world.

During the coaching, the participants are given time and space to explore, understand, organize, ground, articulate, and make their creative universe conscious through practical exercises, being asked key questions and by creating series of maps. Through embodying, mapping, writing, moving, voicing, sketching, listing, thinking, and discussing, the creator will tune in to their creative core and let go of whatever is not needed.

The philosophy of The Onion

Creation is usually the development/construction of an idea towards an end result. In the Onion participants are given a different perspective to the creative process as a process of undoing rather than doing, by removing the unnecessary so that the outcome can be revealed rather than developed. Using the onion as a metaphor, the participants are guided to become aware of the layers of their creative universe and peel off / release the layers that keep their creativity hidden or blocked.

A tried out method

The Onion has been created in 2018 and was offered to over a hundred participants so far. Read testimonials below on their experience.

1.     Creative values - Recognizing the values that drive you to create, and articulating the core purpose of your project.

2.    Ideas / desires / interests - Organizing and mapping our your creative ideas, desires, and interests

3.     Tools - Identifying the tools you use or want to try out when creating

4.     Needs - Listening to your needs and planning their fulfillment

5.     Practices - Embracing and forming the practices, patterns and habits that will support your creativity

6.     Blockages - Dealing with fears, doubts, and blockages in the creative process

7.     References - The role of your references and network in creation

8.    Impact - The Impact and ripple effect of your creative work and its importance

9.    Short andf long term planning - Creating a long and short-term plan for your creative projects

10 Reflecton - An extra session taking place ususally a month after the end of the nine session circle where the participant reflects on the overall process.

The Onion is for anyone who desires to create a project or projects, for makers or artists of all genres and disciplines (amateur or professional), who want to invest in the development of their work and desire to become financially sustainable through their creativity.

To help you understand if the Onion is a process for you in this moment in time, see if you resonate with any of the following questions:

-Do you ever notice you have a million ideas and projects, but you don’t know where to start from? 

-Or even if you do know where to start from, do you ever feel guilty about leaving other projects aside, not knowing what to prioritize?

-Or have you even wondered how cool it would be if you found a way to make a living through your projects and have freedom of choice in how and how much you want to be working?

-Do you want support and insights in how to clarify, organize and impliment your projects?

-Do you believe in creating the reality you desire by making the right steps and choices towards accomplishing it?

According to many participants of the Onion so far (see testimonials), by the end of The Onion coaching:

- You will get to know the strengths, the characteristics and the potential of your authentic creative universe.

- You will become more clear and confident in what you do, why, and how you do it.

- You will have the unique opportunity to create your own set of maps, a practical component of the anatomy of your universe. These maps will serve as a guide as your work evolves, allowing you to adapt, add, or complete them as you progress in your creative journey.

- You will have created a short and long-term plan for your projects based on your intentions, goals, and priorities and have planned the steps to implementing each project.

- You will learn about creative networks, digital platforms, artistic institutions, and professionals who are a match to your work.

-By the end of the Onion, you will discover innovative ways to juggle with your creative authenticity that might even surprise you.

- You will not be able to wait to get to work and fulfil the potential of the projects you imagined

Read here

The Onion started forming when I went through a huge burnout sometime in 2018. I had worked extremely hard on my projects while ignoring my needs. I felt paralyzed and didn’t know where to begin from again, as my creativity seemed chaotic, blurry, and confused from various unprocessed information.

I decided to pause, breathe, and reflect.

Slowly and steadily, I returned to basics and started questioning what was important to me and my work. I began organizing my thoughts according to my inner values by listening to my intuition. I started unlayering and acknowledging the elements that formed my creative universe by mapping it out and listing its parts. It was a long and challenging journey, in which I really took my time.

By looking at my work in this way, I could distinguish the ideas and desires that were still interesting to me, honor my values, have compassion for my fears, appreciate my references, realize the impact of my work, and imagine the future I would like to head towards. My thoughts and intentions became more precise, and I was able to make room for inspiration and clarity. I recharged and restarted with a conscious mind about where I wanted to go next.

I then decided to share this process with other creatives and support their own processes as I passionately believe in the power and strength of creativity as a transformative tool for a much healthier world. I named this way ‘The onion’ as it is a metaphor for un-layering and unraveling what is already there in you, the creator, and making it work for you through offering it to the world to enjoy. 

During the Onion coaching, I will take you step by step to understand, embrace, and map all the parts of your creative universe and eventually make a future plan of projects and products you cannot wait to offer the world.

Feel free to find out more about me here