Since 1996, when I dared to open an art center with ZERO art background, I have been committed to creating my own most inspired life & then helping others to do the same.

Turns out, what we spend our most attention on, and where we send our intention (often without awareness) is truly what determines our life experience.

For me, learning to live as a Life Artist gives us the perfect perspective through which we can TAKE BACK our power. What does that mean?

It means that you go within to reconnect to what YOU want, what LIGHTS YOU UP, what INSPIRES you, what calls to your FEARLESS self & what you want to CREATE in this lifetime. Let’s FREE your mind from the should’s and have-to’s and reconnect to the present moment magic that can take your breath away!

You absolutely want to check out my books, including my latest Rise Above, FREE Your Mind One Brush Stroke at a Time.

It is PURE magic!

You absolutely want to check out my books, including my latest Rise Above, FREE Your Mind One Brush Stroke at a Time.

It is PURE magic!

My own Inspired Life has included co-owning two wine bars, travelling the world to kick off international festivals, lead guided meditations and Sacred Painting Practice Workshops. I was “picture perfect” married, had it all, left it all, and am now “wild woman” free! At age 46 I GOT MY WINGS and became a paraglider pilot. Last AND not least, I am the super proud Momma of three jaw-dropping souls who are always creating their own Inspired Life!

➤ I AM the element metal and therefore am a conductor of energy and expression.

➤ I AM here to help you silence your inner critic.

➤ I AM the kid who grew up wishing she could paint.

➤ I AM the 26 year old who started painting AFTER she opened an art center.

➤ I AM in love with the land I live on in NE Oregon.

➤ I AM truly honored to circle up with other “Rainbow Warriors,” those of us who know like we know that there is more to life than ticking things off the “To Do” list.

As someone who is often stuck in my head – particularly the left side, I have found Whitney’s programs, workshops, retreats and exercises beneficial and so easily accessible. After following Whitney’s inspired teachings for 10+ years, I’ve not only been given a whole new way of looking at creativity, but have rediscovered and/or released parts of myself that had long been ignored. By learning to let go of the final “product” and enjoying the journey of simply creating, I have released the unwavering need for things to be perfect and ha Kven opened up to a new level of freedom. Thanks, Whitney, for your continued guidance, support and vision!

LEANNE K.

I started working with Whitney’s painting programs and loved her energy, her artwork and her tribe. Last year I got to meet her at a live workshop where we painted angel wings from the Rise Above book and earlier this year I was thrilled to spend the entire weekend with her and the others that were training for the Unstoppable Dream Workshop. Whitney is absolutely amazing live! Whitney brings heart and soul to her work and those that work with her. Her positive energy and vibe fills the room and the building that she is, all while being grounded, down to earth and light-hearted. Working with Whitney has inspired me to confidently take my artwork to another level and has offered valuable tips and information while allowing space for my individual creativity to flow. I also find Whitney to be innovative, an free form thinker inviting others to think outside the box and expand their thoughts, perceptions, thinking to create a different reality that is filled with love, light, grace, compassion, magic and fun. Working with Whitney has transformed my life in many ways. I can’t wait until the next time I get to work with her again in person.

Pamela A. Mann

I started working with Whitney’s painting programs and loved her energy, her artwork and her tribe. Last year I got to meet her at a live workshop where we painted angel wings from the Rise Above book and earlier this year I was thrilled to spend the entire weekend with her and the others that were training for the Unstoppable Dream Workshop. Whitney is absolutely amazing live! Whitney brings heart and soul to her work and those that work with her. Her positive energy and vibe fills the room and the building that she is, all while being grounded, down to earth and light-hearted. Working with Whitney has inspired me to confidently take my artwork to another level and has offered valuable tips and information while allowing space for my individual creativity to flow. I also find Whitney to be innovative, an free form thinker inviting others to think outside the box and expand their thoughts, perceptions, thinking to create a different reality that is filled with love, light, grace, compassion, magic and fun. Working with Whitney has transformed my life in many ways. I can’t wait until the next time I get to work with her again in person.

Pamela A. Mann

I’ve known Whitney for years. I was part of her first online coaching certification & it literally blew my world open. The online coaching program wasn’t “enough for me”… I have attended several of her live trainings & even brought her in to conduct special ones for organizations I worked with… being with her live is truly magical – each time being in her presence opens me up to new possibilities. I am so grateful to have her as my teacher & friend. Whitney is a gift to me & the world.

Kathy Strauss

A little left-brain satisfaction:

1992
Graduated from the University of Michigan. Left the day after graduation to sell books door-to-door (my parents loved that… NOT!).
1995
Had the classic light bulb, voice-from-heaven experience: Open an art center where people can work out their right brain muscle.
1995
Made record-breaking numbers selling books door-to-door the “right brain way.”
1996
Opened The Creative Fitness Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
1998
Started writing my first book, The Artist Within: A Guide to Becoming Creatively Fit. It was “the one thing I knew for sure.”
1999
2003
My three beautiful and unique kids were born.
2004
Relocated, rebranded, and co-opened a wine and art bar. In 2007, co-opened a second wine bar.
2008
My first book was published! I also walked away from the second wine bar, where I truly experienced failure.
2010
Moved from urban Nashville to a ranch in northeast Oregon and launched the Creatively Fit Coaching Certification Training, inspired by an email from a woman in Nigeria.
2012
Reconnected with my own sense of freedom. Faced my greatest fear, became un-married, reclaimed myself, and realized truth and harmony mattered more than appearance or security.
2013
Renamed and rebranded myself as Whitney Freya.
2014
Launched my Artual line with my set of sacred symbol stencils.
2016
Created and launched Super Soul Flow: The Meditation Course. Flew my wings for the first time all by myself.
2017
Rise Above: Free Your Mind One Brush Stroke at a Time was published.
2018
“Just Do It.” Traveled to Greece, taught my first Art Gypsy online program, created The Watercolor Experience, and DailyOM published Painting with Heart.
2019
The year the rubber met the road. Life challenged everything I thought I knew and reminded me to live inspired no matter what.
2022
The Festival of Feminine Power + Artistry launched online, and we were able to donate $13,000 to help end female genital mutilation through Frontline Women’s Fund.
We also retreated together in Joseph, Oregon, where I live, for the first of four years of creative empowerment and fun!
2023
I traveled to Colombia for the first time to paraglide and visit my daughter Riley. Still rising above! I also had the opportunity to assist Suzanne Hanna at her Golden Shadow Retreat in Bali. AND I launched my new guided meditation app, Dreams Made Visible. Download it now in your app store.
2024
This was the first year our community chose a shared intention for the year:
SELF-RECLAMATION! Rise Above: A Transformational Painting Challenge launched as a delightful culmination of 28 years of guiding “beginner” painters into their own sacred and personal painting practice. I also heard the call from Great Mother in November 2024.
2025
I presented Painting the Dark Goddess at Gathering of the Shamans. The overwhelming popularity of the workshop led to Hierophant Publishing offering me a publishing deal. Stay tuned for my new book in June 2027!
2026
The Great Mother March! Hundreds participated in the opening, middle, and closing events, as well as the pilgrimage from Asheville, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C., to be the change we desire and make the empowered, wise, and loving feminine visible. Join us every other year through 2034. Step by step, we are going to come back into union.
2027
Stay tuned for my new book, our first retreat in Colombia, and much more!

The time is now.
Do not waste another millisecond of your wild & precious life settling, compromising, or ignoring the call in your heART. Allow me to remind you how to live in a space of freedom and infinite possibility!

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