“Reflect to Create! ” The Dance of Reflection, Reflective Practice and Supervision for Creative Leadership and Professional Practice”
… Are you ready to discover how reflection can free your natural creativity…?
“Reflect to Create! ” is a holistic philosophy and set of practices which are designed to free your innate creativity and humanity to craft wise, compassionate and skilful leadership, professional practice and supervision.
Explored through the metaphor of the dance brought alive by just under 200 practices, this book invites you - the reader - to dance with your own experience to reflect, learn and create anew for inspired living and great work.
This book is your inspiration and guide as you dance with the rich tapestry of life from your everyday occupations to your search for inspiration and meaning and everything in between!
Based on the my research, my own experiences, and the latest thinking in the fields of relational dynamics, mindfulness, adult learning, creativity, and psychology “Reflect to Create! ” is rooted in learning how we learn to create artful change by first owning your own humanity and then by bringing your shared humanity to work.
"Reflect to Create! is a veritable treasure trove of creative resources - a dance in itself. Elaine’s depth of knowledge and utterly engaging style entices and encourages the reader to dive deep, to experiment, and to be creative both for themselves and with their clients. This is a book that will travel with me in all weathers of my life as an on-going resource inviting me to reflect and deepen who I am and how I engage with the world.
Karyn Prentice, Fletcher Prentice & Associates
"It is not often in my work that I come across an idea that is both original and eminently practical. “Reflect to Create!” is exactly that. Elaine Patterson’s research has clearly thrown up an unexplored area in the current discourse on reflection. I have no doubt that what Elaine is proposing here, is of immense importance. I have known Elaine professionally for many years now and I am always impressed with the keenness of her mind, her humanity, her thoroughness and her considerable gift in enabling her clients and her readers to catch an idea and to employ it. There is a space waiting on all our book shelves for her book!”
Edna Murdoch: Founder and Director of the Coaching Supervision Academy
To download the Introduction click here: Introduction to Reflect to Create!_Elaine Patterson
To order a copy please email: elaine@reflect2create.com or order from Amazon or any online Bookshop.
E Book is available at Apple Bookstore and Kobo.
Proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to support the implementation of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goal No. 4 for Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for all.
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Reflect to Create! Dance Cards
These beautiful dance cards have been designed as a companion to my book “Reflect to Create! The Dance of Reflection for Creative Leadership, Professional Practice and Supervision”
A selection of card spreads and quotations are offered as a way into the dance for you and for your clients. The dance cards are designed for you to mix and match - and for you (and/or your clients) to be guided by your intuition to enter the dance where is needed - and to free flow to choreograph your next steps as your heart, mind, body and soul invites you.
To order a set of dance cards at £20.00 GBP plus postage & packing, please email me at elaine@reflect2create.com
Reflective Journal and Workbook
This Reflective Journal and Workbook has been designed to accompany 'Reflect to Create! The Dance of Reflection for Creative Leadership, Professional Practice and Supervision' to support your own reflections.
To order please email me at elaine@reflect2create.com or order from Amazon or any online Bookshop.