A Muse's Daydream: Creative Journeys to the Present Moment

Send us Fan Mail Take a moment to revisit a feeling that can only serve you, both creatively and physically. Written and narrated by Jill Badonsky, Author/illustrator of three books on the creative process, creator/trainer, Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching Certification training, mindfulness/yoga teacher Inspired by Sam Harris Find Jill in these places. Support the show Upcoming art and creativity...

Send us Fan Mail "A Muse's Moment" is subbing from A Muse's Daydream while that Muse is refilling. Offered on Mondays for your creative fortification in little messages under three minutes. Play it once, play it fourteen times... the Muse will rearrange your thinking and feeling in the direction of mindfulness and creative dreams. Subscribe where you get your podcasts or on You...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to Season 2. I will be back with new episodes. I'm resting on my maples for a bit (laurels are uncomfortable), and working on a new book. Stay in touch.  Here's where I hang-out Written and narrated by Jill Badonsky. Music by Epidemic Sound Support the show Upcoming art and creativity programs www.themuseisin.com

Send us Fan Mail The nice thing about little stories is you can listen to them again and get something new the second time. I think that might be the case with this story. Our lives wax and wane but one thing remains the same, creativity is a reflection of our brightness  ... and sometimes our darkness.  This episode sheds some light on the creative process. " Sometimes when we just let .. id...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, peacocks, cat hair, and acting "as if" all play a part in the power of a daydream to transport us to a red carpet and the confidence that can ensue by doing so. Written, narrated and engineered by Jill Badonsky with guest voice, Robin Brisebois. Subscribe where you get podcasts or subscribe to my newsletter and I'll send them to your email with prom...

Send us Fan Mail This is a Re-release of the episode called Rain because it just feels like people need a little relaxation and reverie and when I listened to it again, it seemed new, that's the nice thing about forgetting stuff. Written, engineered, and narrated by Jill Badonsky Upcoming art and creativity programs www.themuseisin.com Support the show Upcoming art and creativity programs www...

Send us Fan Mail Celebrating one year of A Muse's Daydream with one of the most popular episodes and a drawing for regular listeners. To enter the drawing: email me at info@themuseisin.com with A Muse's Drawing in the subject line. Tell me where you're from and if you have a favorite episode by August 30th. Prizes: New out-of-print editions of The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder,...

Send us Fan Mail This episode  illustrates how the writer (that would be me), can be influenced by TV shows and movies from the 60s and 70s, a zigzag carpet design that asks me to dance, and the altered state of consciousness one can get into when daydreaming while getting a massage. And of course, there's a nugget of wisdom. Sometimes it's more painful not to follow a creative call than...

Send us Fan Mail What if you could call a hotline to get ideas? I did and for SOME REASON it required a lot of patience. But I did get a pizza out of it, you might get a tip or two about your creativity. Voice Actors: Robin Brisebois - he's an architect Sadie Spikes, Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach Nicky Pitman - Master Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach Kim Selby, Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach with a...

Send us Fan Mail I've been a little stuck with coming up with a new episode lately, so I tuned into Radio Daydream. Where do those kind of daydreams come from? The answer has something to do with brooms, unused amused,  WD40, and a little bit of belief.  What if you embraced your magnificence just a little more? Written, narrated, and engineered by Jill Badonsky . Guest voice and broom sweepi...

Send us Fan Mail Last October, in the middle of election insanity and pandemicness, I found an article about the water found in the Clavius Crater on the moon. I took a trip to the moon to get out of the craziness and found out how relaxing it can be to just float in a relaxing body of water.  I still need moments to revisit that experience and thought you might too. Written, narrated, and enginee...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, I'm revisiting November 2020 when the pandemic was still in high gear. It's interesting to see how I was feeling then - and how helpful the creative imagination was in getting through it. It was time for me to get out of the house for a hike - a haze that smelled like garlic was following me around at home.  The hike was a little foggy, a lot like how the creative pr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode you hear about Evil Witch Dry Cleaners, flying monkeys, and a journey down a yellow brick road of an idea.  Writing gives us the power to create our own reality. Another adventure in the metaphor of the creative process with special powers to relax and inspire you.. Written, narrated and engineered by Jill Badonsky. Music by Epidemic Sound Good Witch played by Kaiz...

Send us Fan Mail Blanche interrupts our regular programming with a Mother's Day message for everyone, even if you're not a mother and especially if Mother's Day isn't all chocolate and roses. Written, narrated, and engineered by Jill Badonsky with special guest... Blanche Baldwin, Muse Broker Subscribe where you get your podcasts. Jill Badonsky links Subscribe to keep up with p...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode a writer is waiting for the perfect conditions to write in a galaxy of complications and distractions. It includes a boar, a Bed, Bath and Beyond flier, and a river of lilacs. A Muse's Daydream is available for subscription if you don't want to miss an episode wherever you get your podcasts. Share with a friend, thank you for listening. Written, narrated,...

Send us Fan Mail I received a brochure for an  art museum where my thoughts were interactive works of art. There is abalone, slippers, and  a belly button in this episode, as well as a busy café where I can overhear my thoughts talking at the next table about a shrimp louie hankering. Written, narrated, and engineered by Jill Badonsky. I'm having a giveaway. Tag two people on my Instagram pag...

Send us Fan Mail The third in the trilogy of Beach muses imparting creative wisdom, this episode is about...  well, I'll have to check my notes, but as I recall its conclusion is vital to the cultivation and execution of creative ideas. It includes drawing coffee cups with the eyes closed and a song I didn't write. Written and narrated by Jill Badonsky The voice of the Muse Scribe was pl...

Send us Fan Mail A Lewis-Carrolesque Yellow Brick Road journey to a Muse or .... staying with an idea through creative chaos and the occasional trio of sandpipers. Dedicated to Tom Robbins. Art-filled Permission Slip to take it to the wildest of edge s, Written, illustrated, and narrated by Jill Badonsky Music through Epidemic Sound With the voices of Linda Blom, Robin Brisebois, Nicky Pitman, Sad...

Send us Fan Mail A Muse's Daydream, Season two, opens with inbred thoughts, a walk on the beach, and meeting up with an eccentric Muse that has an original way of delivering inspiration.  The voice of the Muse Sensoria is played by Sadie Spikes, my good friend and a Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach. You can subscribe to A Muse's Daydream at your favorite podcast app. Written, narrated  and e...

Send us Fan Mail A return to the episode where a poet is under too much pressure to read, so she reads the back of a cereal box.  What happens when the Muse gets exasperated. A Muse's Daydream is available on most podcast apps. Enjoy! Stay safe.  Written, narrated, and engineered by Jill Badonsky, author of the books The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard), The Awe-manac, and The Muse is...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Klee's quote, "A line is a dot that went for a walk," made me wonder what other things dots do.  In this episode, learn an important creative principle as well as a good rule to live by. Cameo appearance by yoga and meditation teacher, and Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach, Nicky Pitman. Written, narrated, and engineered by Jill Badonsky. Nicky raises money for orga...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode:   Tazo Awake Tea (C)  takes me on a journey but then a bunch of Gnomes named Harvey get crazy with mint. It's all in the interest of using the imagination to color our existence with something different than the day to day that might be crazy making during the pandemic and to be kind to ourselves even when we are cranky. Written, narrated, engineered by Jill...

Send us Fan Mail A imaginative sensory journey to tame overwhelm, complete with a scribble dog, aromatherapy, and solutions you may not have thought about. With a guest appearance by my friend and aromatherapy expert, Liz Fulcher. You can find more about her here and she has a popular podcast here . For more practical solutions from The Muse is In to feelings of overwhelm, beam yourself here . Sub...

Send us Fan Mail It was time for me to get out of the house for a hike - a haze that smelled like garlic was following me around at home.  The hike was a little foggy, a lot like how the creative process is sometimes.  . This episode includes owls, squirrels, and garbanzo beans. Written, narrated, engineered by Jill Badonsky. Don't miss an episode of A Muse's Daydream. Subscribe on your...

Send us Fan Mail I happened to grab 17 moonbeams on my way back from Episode 13... A Swim on the Moon . I wasn't sure what to do with them, just like sometimes we're not sure what to do with a creative idea. Despite a nightmare about dishes running away with spoons, I did end up writing by the light of one of them a few secrets about the creative process.  Sometimes ideas don't go a...