How learning AI and building small automation apps is helping me protect time, energy and attention for art-making, study, business and creative life.
Finding Calm 5: A Gentle Evening Sequence for Better Sleep
A practical, gentle evening yoga sequence for better sleep, written as a soft bridge between the busyness of the day and the quiet of rest.
18 June 2026 – Gratitude for Learning AI and Building Apps with Codex
A gratitude reflection on learning AI with OpenAI Codex, vibe coding with Python, and building apps that create more time for art, yoga and crochet.
17 June 2026 – Gratitude for Finally Launching My Corporate Circus Book
A gratitude reflection on finally launching my Corporate Circus book and how writing it helped me process lingering painful feelings.
16 June 2026 – Gratitude for a Neighbour’s Gift of Bak Chang
A gratitude reflection on receiving homemade bak chang from a generous neighbour as Dragon Boat Festival season approaches.
Insider Peek 15: Sketchbooks as Laboratories, Not Showpieces
A look at why sketchbooks matter as private working spaces for experiments, notes, colour tests, composition ideas and unfinished visual thinking.
Finding Calm 4: A Daily Rhythm You Can Actually Keep
A gentle, realistic guide to dinacharya as a daily rhythm you can actually keep, blending Ayurveda-inspired routine with yoga therapy sensitivity.
Finding Calm 3: Peace Through Gentle Breath Awareness
A gentle guide to noticing the natural breath without forcing it, correcting it or turning a calming yoga practice into another task to perform.
Insider Peek 14: Building a Personal Colour Language
How an artist’s personal colour language develops through instinct, memory, restraint and repeated choices, with examples from Danielle’s paintings.
13 June 2026 – Gratitude for a Cinema Date with My Husband
A joyful reflection on watching The Mandalorian and Grogu at the cinema with my husband and returning to a story I love.
12 June 2026 – Gratitude for a Block Party Filled with Neighbourly Warmth
A reflection on a kind neighbour, a shared meal, and the warmth of a community supporting one another close to home.
Finding Calm 2: Health through Personalised Yoga Therapy
What is yoga therapy, and how is it different from a general yoga class? Explore its individual assessment, adaptable practices, goals, safety boundaries and home practice.
Insider Peek 13: The Quiet Decisions Behind a Finished Painting
What decisions turn an idea into a finished painting? Danielle Siauw reflects on composition, colour, symbolism, detail and restraint across her nature and animal artworks.
Finding Calm 1: Rest Is a Practice
The first article in Finding Calm explores a gentle yoga therapy approach to rest through choice, pacing, breath awareness and supportive movement.
Insider Peek 12: How a Painting Begins – From Inspiration to the First Brushstroke
How does an artist begin a painting? Step inside the studio to explore inspiration, reference gathering, composition, colour choices and the first brushstroke.
11 June 2026 – Gratitude for Finding Peace Within the Discomfort
Today I am grateful for a meditation session with Master Ram that reminded me that peace does not require perfect stillness.
11 June 2026 – Gratitude for Rain, Coffee and a Quiet Afternoon at Home
After many days of hot weather, today’s rain brought cooler air and the simple pleasure of drinking coffee and crocheting at home.
Insider Peek 11: The Quiet Importance of Human Creativity
Danielle reflects on the quiet importance of human creativity, and why presence, emotion and care still matter in an AI-shaped world.
Insider Peek 10: Why Imperfect Art Feels More Alive
Danielle reflects on why imperfect art feels more alive, and why visible humanity matters more in a world of polished digital perfection.
15 May 2026 – Gratitude for a Rainy Day at the Bird Park and the Joy of Curious Little Birds
Gratitude for Small Unexpected Moments Some days do not begin beautifully. The weather was grey, heavy with rain and the kind of dampness that usually makes people want […]
17 May 2026 – Gratitude for Completing Another Crochet Envelope Crossbody Bag
Returning to Slow Handmade Creativity Recently, I completed another crochet envelope crossbody bag. It may seem like a small thing, but finishing handmade projects always brings a very […]
14 May 2026 – Gratitude for Finally Receiving My Yoga Instructor Certification After One Year of Learning and Teaching
What Yoga Taught Me Beyond Certification Recently, I finally received my Yoga Instructor Certification after an entire year of learning, practicing, studying, teaching, doubting myself, growing, and quietly […]
13 May 2026 – Gratitude for Making a Handmade Half Moon Crochet Bag
Why Handmade Objects Feel Different There is a quiet kind of joy in making something beautiful that does not rush you. Recently, I finished crocheting a half moon […]
11 May 2026 – Gratitude for Making a Handmade Crochet Laptop Sleeve in a Fast Digital World
The Quiet Comfort of Handmade Things There is something deeply comforting about making an object slowly with your hands. Not for productivity.Not for optimisation.Not even for perfection. Just […]
Insider Peek 9: The Quiet Return of Slow Living and Tactile Hobbies in an Artificial World
A reflection on slow living, tactile hobbies and why crochet, painting, gardening and handmade rituals feel emotionally necessary now.