The iROSE Podcast

Empowerment Through Creativity

Ep 54: The Archetype Alternative: A Gentle Creative Practice to Start Your Year

art therapy creativity mindfulness sankalpa yoga Dec 30, 2025

At the threshold of a new year, the pressure to “figure everything out” can feel heavy and unrealistic. Instead of creating resolutions, plans, or vision boards, host Jodi Rose Gonzales offers a spacious alternative: inviting one image—one archetype, quality, or energy—to walk with you into 2026. Using Sankalpa (yogic intention) and creative embodiment, we explore a gentler, clearer, more intuitive form of year-making.

Key Takeaways

  1. Sankalpa, Not Resolutions
    Resolutions come from pressure and “not enough.” Sankalpa arises from wholeness and alignment.
  2. Archetypes as Guides, Not Goals
    Archetypes offer energy, direction, and pattern—not a to-do list.
  3. One Image as a Touchstone
    Creating a visual representation becomes a reminder, a compass, and a way of reconnecting to what truly matters.

Art Prompt

Identify the archetype calling you forward in 2026—then create a visual expression of it. Use any materials, and let intuition lead. This becomes your touchstone for the year ahead.

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