Creativity, mindfulness,
and the beauty of a life well-lived.

“The key to creativity is not to pretend to be someone else, but to free yourself to become the artist you were always meant to be.”
~ Hugh Delehanty

Creativity, mindfulness, and the beauty of a life well-lived.

“The key to creativity is not to pretend to be someone else, but to free yourself to become the artist you were always meant to be.”

WRITING

Booksarticles, and conversations with writers and artists

TEACHING

Upcoming classes on
creativity, mindfulness,
and awakening the heart

MENTORING

One-on-one coaching on
 meditation practice, writing, and leadership

CREATIVITY

Exploring
 the link between meditation
and the creative spirit

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Sit. Smile. Create.

An online workshop on how to break through psychological barriers and unleash your innate creativity.
May 21  –  9am-2pm PDT/12pm-5pm EDT

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Meet Hugh

Hugh Delehanty is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a National Magazine Award-winning editor, and a certified meditation teacher with more than 25 years of practice focusing on mindfulness and creativity.

Author Mark Matousek interviews Hugh on meditation and creativity.

Brooks learned early that the trick to comedy is “what we all know about living and dying.”

Creative Fire newsletter

Top stories in our current issue:

  • Comedian/filmmaker Mel Brooks on the secret of lifelong creativity.

  • Author/meditation teacher Martin Aylward on the role of embodied awareness in the creative process.

  • Novelist Louise Erdrich on how writing saved her life.

  • Abstract Expressionist painter Joan Mitchell on letting your feelings be your guide.

“They say comedians usually have a bad childhood, so they make up for it with laughter and love from the audience. That’s nonsense! For me, it’s about continuing the love you got as a child. I had a lot of love as a kid, and I don’t want that love to stop.”

~ Mel Brooks

The object isn’t to make art.
It’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.
~ Robert Henri

Subscribe to our free newsletter, Creative Fire

The object isn’t to make art. It’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.
~ Robert Henri

Subscribe to our free newsletter, Creative Fire

The object isn’t to make art.
It’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.
~ Robert Henri

Subscribe to our free newsletter, Creative Fire