E. Bast
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E. Bast

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Memoir, Art, Philosophy

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January 2017


E. Bast serves as a writer, poet, yoga teacher, mentor, visual and performance artist, fusion temple dancer, healing artist, and musician. She studied at New College of San Francisco with an emphasis on Art and Social Change. Her blog highlights adventures with yoga, art, activism, natural health, sacred dance, eco-designers, travel, unique subcultures, conscious lifestyles, vegan whole food, all forms of healthy decadence. Since 2007, she has lived and co-created with artist Chor Boogie. Together, they have produced numerous collaborations of visual and performance art at galleries, museums, and special events. They are also educators and advocates for iboga, sacred medicine ways, the Bwiti tradition, indigenous peoples rights, drug policy ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?
E. Bast Separate the creative process from the editing process. Let creation be messy, wild, erratic, excessive, and "imperfect." Perfectionism is a killer of…moreSeparate the creative process from the editing process. Let creation be messy, wild, erratic, excessive, and "imperfect." Perfectionism is a killer of creativity. Only after the creative process, the editing comes in. Be ruthless with editing. Cut away more than you think you need to until only the most potent bare bones are left. Edit the passages over and over and over. One of my favorite writers claims to edit up to 100 times. (less)
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E. Bast The best thing about being a writer is fostering greater understanding and compassion amongst human beings through the craft.
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“How we treat the vulnerable is how we define ourselves as a species.” — RUSSELL BRAND”
― E. Bast, Heart Medicine: A True Love Story - One Couple's Quest for the Sacred Iboga Medicine & the Cure for Addiction
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