Exactly a year ago, I launched the newly created MuseCubes. How fun, a year later, to read through all the buzz on the internet about the MuseCubes. Here are some of favorite MuseCubes mentions of 2009:

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“What clever, sparkling, creative simplicity.”
~ Jamie Ridler, Starshyne Productions

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“The movement certainly changed my energy, got my blood moving, shifted my perspective, and made me smile.”
~ Leah Piken Kolidas, Creative Every Day

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“Lovely and whimsical creations.”
~ Christine Valters Paintner, Abbey of the Arts

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“MuseCubes were SUCH A HIT on campus at Yale last week! SUCH A HIT! … people letting loose and feeling more ready than ever to tackle their end of year classwork!”
~ Dorothy Finnigan, InterPlay Facilitator and Juggler

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“A great way to connect back with the intuitive wisdom of your body.”
~ Jennifer Lee, Artizen Coaching.

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“If I want to have an open mind, it is helpful to start from a place of movement.  It’s the fastest way to do it. … This is one of the reasons I love Gretchen’s MuseCubes.”
~ Cynthia Winton Henry, founder of InterPlay

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“Gretchen is doing her part to help shake creative folks into new mindstates with her MuseCubes.”
~Liz Massey, Creative Liberty

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“It may sound silly, but they really do make you feel better.”
~Britt Bravo, Have Fun, Do Good

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“They’ve worked! I’ve howled and bended, sang and wiggled. It’s helped! It lets me get out of my head for a minute and then return to work again with a fresh mind. They’re one of the most thoughtful gifts I’ve gotten in a long time.”

~Kathryn Cabunoc, Composer and Taiko Drummer

Awwwww! I’ve always known that MuseCubes make great gifts. But it’s nice to hear it directly from the recipients. Here’s how composer and Taiko drummer Kathryn Cabunoc, describes how the MuseCubes helped her break through stuckness:

…writing solos is so hard. That’s one of those things that have never come easy for me. I sit down and get up and sit down again and I get one line out at a time–and very laboriously so. I suppose it will get easier someday.

A friend of mine gave me a great gift a week ago. They’re called Muse Cubes, and when you find yourself with writer’s block, you pull out these babies and give them a roll. … The instructions said that we’re more creative when we’re not standing still. And they’ve worked! I’ve howled and bended, sang and wiggled. It’s helped! It lets me get out of my head for a minute and then return to work again with a fresh mind.

They’re one of the most thoughtful gifts I’ve gotten in a long time.

Judging by the picture in Kathryn’s blog post, she got one of the original MuseCubes sets, no two designs alike.  Some day this  might be worth a lot (finger’s crossed!).

Feel free to read the rest of Kathryn’s blog entry about MuseCubes here.  To order MuseCubes, go to our Etsy store.

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Welcome to the MuseCubes^TM.

Research shows that people think effectively when they move their bodies.

Yet when we’re stuck, many of us hunch over and sit still.

So I designed this set of dice to get us moving again.

Imagine: people all over the world wiggling and howling to new perspectives and greater productivity.

Makes me smile.

aMusingly yours,

Wow. You showed up! Thanks for checking out the MuseCubes.

The folks at Muse Monkey are excited to launch this smart little product.

It makes us smile when we think about people all over the world — in offices, cars, classrooms and living rooms — whooping, wiggling, and howling their way to new perspectives and greater productivity.

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