Makers and yarn crafters are talking more and more these days about how their craft is helping them to de-stress and create a sense of calm, and many use it as a vehicle to mindfulness and holistic living.    In this episode, Kara chats about how our knitting can be that bridge to a more meaningful and integrative approach to all aspects of our life. How it can help us be happy and well and connect body, mind and spirit.  Knitting often dictates life, and life often dictates knitting.

 

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Episode highlights

Creating rituals surrounding our knitting How knitting can serve our anchor when we feel the ground fall from beneath us  Knitting as a morning routine Why does knitting make us feel so good? What is knitting intuition and how can we trust in it? How spontaneously picking up your needles can be a form of therapy Bridging the gap between the technical and the divine Kara's journey to podcasting and her quirky approach Why Kara started Power Purls Podcast and where it's going Trusting the process when we're knitting even if we're not sure what comes next Kara shares her two parallel paths - creativity and heath and wellness and how she has "knit them together" Kara shares how her quest for wellness became passion to help others  How a knitting journal can be a mix of technical and creativity and doodles. Find your intuitive quirky approach  In the Power Purls Patreon Community, Kara shares "minisodes" that marry these two worlds How joining the Power Purls Community helps move the needle on your yarn crafting life PowerPurlsPodcast.com/Community to learn about workshops, challenges, unreleased recordings and group coaching   Become a member. Support the podcast. www.Patreon.com/PowerPurlsPodcast