by Alina | Feb 24, 2021 | Creativity
Hello again! I am back to continue my series on Rewiring for Creativity. From this point on, you can find a new blog post from me every other Wednesday. I received feedback from readers that my posts were a little lengthy, so I thought it would be more helpful to...
by Alina | Jan 29, 2021 | Creativity
Today is National Puzzle Day—a day that recognizes how puzzles can engage and exercise our brains. 🧩🧠🌱🌷 Puzzles can be used as a mood elevator, because they increase the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that regulates mood, memory, and concentration....
by Alina | Dec 30, 2020 | Creativity
Welcome back to my Rewiring for Creativity series! Each month I elaborate on how I used creativity to enhance neuroplasticity and encourage shifts, as well as how retraining served to reawaken my imagination, which had become dormant due to limbic system impairment. I...
by Alina | Dec 7, 2020 | Creativity
I recently was one of eleven artists selected to paint a mural in downtown Tallahassee as part of a beautification effort with the Downtown Improvement Authority for a historic area that is about a block from Florida’s capitol building. Gallie Alley is the...
by Alina | Dec 3, 2020 | Creativity
Welcome to part 3 of my Rewiring for Creativity series! If you missed part 1 and part 2, no worries—these entries don’t necessarily need to be read in any particular order and are also available for you to come back to again later. 🙂 The basis of my series is...
by Alina | Nov 4, 2020 | Creativity
Hello again! I am back for the second installment of my Rewiring for Creativity series. If you missed my first post, there I simplified the methods I used for reconnecting to my creative self and feeling passion again. I will be going into more detail each month with...
