Marita Hinnsell

Welcome to my blog, a living field where art, body, rhythm, and soul meet in everyday movement. Here , I share not only what I create, but also how I create, and why. I write about walks that offer insight.Small choices that shift energy.Painting as a mirror of inner process.Self coaching and embodied wisdom.The path between dopamine and oxytocin. This is not a diary, nor is it instruction.It is a weaving.An archive of moments where life is allowed to speak, in color, in steps, in stillness....

Today’s reflection, October 28 Today I chose a shorter and slower walk instead of pushing myself to complete a longer one. It became an experience of both a small dopamine lift, the feeling of having done something, and an inner oxytocin tone, a sense of calm. By not pushing my body to its limit, I also avoided a cortisol spike. I came home with energy still intact, enough to move on to the studio and create. This became a reminder to myself: coaching myself is not about pushing harder, but...

July 2025 I am sitting in my studio in Ystad, sensing that the time has come to begin sharing the work that is unfolding here. The studio has become a kind of nest, filled with color, form, and an energy that has slowly grown. The painting process has now truly begun. The work comes to me in waves. Some paintings carry traces of earlier phases and have received new layers, new beginnings. This spring, the color orange called to me, and several canvases were grounded in that tone. Through...