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The Body Knows: A Soft Guide to Creative Rituals
Lately, I’ve been softening deeper into my body—learning to let it lead, to let it speak. Not through theory, but through sensation,...
Masa Hilcisin
2 days ago3 min read
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How Breath, Movement, and Stillness Unlock Deeper Stories
For a long time, I didn't understand these practices—breath, movement, stillness. Not truly. I would often feel a quiet resistance rise...
Masa Hilcisin
3 days ago3 min read
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Simple Somatic Exercises to Tap Into Creative Flow Before Filming
As an artist and educator who has spent years within the walls of art schools, I often return to this tender question: What makes a...
Masa Hilcisin
May 233 min read
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What Is Somatic Storytelling? A Beginner’s Guide to Telling Stories from the Body
For many years, I lived in my body like a quiet guest in a foreign land. When someone said, “Connect with your body”, it felt like they...
Masa Hilcisin
May 213 min read
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Whispers of Healing: The Power of Storytelling in the Shadow of Trauma
There are times when I share a piece of my personal journey, and I find myself using the word trauma . It's a word that carries...
Masa Hilcisin
May 133 min read
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Ways We Exclude Ourselves (Without Meaning To)
Recently, I found myself tangled in a familiar heart-knot. I had been invited to a birthday gathering — a celebration of someone dear to...
Masa Hilcisin
May 93 min read
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What Storytelling Reveals: Discovering Connection, Resilience, and the Self
At night, when the world softens and silence tucks itself between shadows, I lie beside my son and whisper the tender echoes of the day....
Masa Hilcisin
May 72 min read
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The Heart of Responsible AI: A Conversation on Ethics, Creativity, and Care
In my classes, where students come together from every corner of the world, we often open our hearts to conversations about the...
Masa Hilcisin
Apr 303 min read
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The Story Behind the Unwritten Letter
I’ve been preparing to send that letter. I’ve been preparing for a while. A letter I imagined as a declaration —a statement against...
Masa Hilcisin
Apr 183 min read
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Whispers of the Night: The Stories We Tell Ourselves as Mothers
Tonight, the house is hushed. The world outside is quiet. And here I am—still typing. Still working.Still pouring myself into all the...
Masa Hilcisin
Apr 163 min read
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Storytelling and Finding Our WHY
Still image from the video: Personal Images "Revelations" (2017) Recently, I had the joy of leading a personal storytelling workshop,...
Masa Hilcisin
Apr 113 min read
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How Storytelling Can Guide US Through Life’s Biggest Changes
Life, in all its unpredictable complexity, is a journey that often feels like we are walking through an ever-changing landscape. The...
Masa Hilcisin
Apr 15 min read
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Stories we carry underneath
Moth is hiding In my cupboard All the muddiness Calling to be looked at I have sat in circles with women —beautiful, brave, open —sharing...
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Oct 17, 20241 min read
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