Exclusive Interview with
Diana Rowan Diana Rowan is the author of The Bright Way. She is a professional harpist, and has performed on six continents. She founded the Bright Way Guild to be able to teach in the digital environment, and she offers students around the world access to her system through an ongoing membership program, several dynamic Facebook communities, and videos. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
What is the “Bright Way System” and why did you create it? The Bright Way System is a five-step path to reclaiming your creativity and following through with it in everyday life. I developed BWS over decades of struggling with performance anxiety and finally learning how to feel confident and consistently motivated. I believe performance anxiety is an intense version of creative based anxieties. And I’d say that most people have at least some anxiety about their creativity. While it’s very normal to feel that way, I don’t think it’s a given and just has to stay that way. I’ve taught music for almost three decades and developed BWS in tandem with my students’ and my own creative journeys. Over time, I came to realize that the epic journey to confident, inspired creativity really boils down to just five steps. Being creative can sound like a very lofty or longterm project reserved for the few, but I believe
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everyone is creative. This is why there can be a universal path to reclaiming creativity; it’s natural to be creative, it’s our birthright. And further, anyone can regain their creativity at any time, any place.them feel like they aren’t alone and empower them to take control of their lives. Why is being creative such an important part of life? When I see people being creative, I see them light up. I see them energized from the inside-out. I see their confidence in themselves return, their kindness increase, their joy spread outward so that others become inspired in turn. Creativity restores you to your true self, and I believe your true, eternal self is always a positive energy. You can be creative - which I define as being actively engaged in whatever you’re doing – at any moment, no matter your circumstances. Being creative reignites your true power and brings
