Workshops
We value creativity & gathering together
We understand there is a creative wellspring in every one of us; when nurtured it guides and supports our emotional and mental wellbeing and offers creative solutions and direction in our life.
Being part of a group can be a valuable experience in a number of different ways that can enhance your wellbeing. We can become isolated by our busy lives and no longer feel a sense of belonging. Whether you are parenting, retired, over worked, lacking a sense of community, value or purpose or just want to have a new experience, it is within a group we often seek it.
Groups can be helpful in a number of ways and we are essentially social mammals who need connection. Creative groups provide a unique way of ‘being’ while in the company of others. As we engage in your own creative process while in the company of others, it enables our authentic selves to come into community and relationship. This can be deeply nourishing, settling and satisfying.
Art and Soul Creative sessions
(to te kanohi, tona kite. to te hinengaro, tona kite. to te wairua, tona kite)
‘The eye, the mind, the soul, each has its own perspective.’
– Māori proverb
The Art and Soul group is growing interest!
Come along to experience what it is all about.
Carving out time and space to connect with your Heart & Soul through art on a regular basis can have profound benefits in all aspects of your life. For those of you who are yet to experience this soulful time we highly recommend giving yourself this time to just be, no pressure, relax, listen to soft music & create whatever is in your Heart & Soul in the moment. There's something about being in the creative studio alongside others which makes the Art & Soul time beautiful. It is a welcoming creative space to explore and share creativity in a variety of mediums. Learning about art is optional, the main purpose of the group is to make a space to explore, reflect and get in ‘the Zone’.
Explore different mediums such as watercolour, pastels, acrylics, clay, ink, collage, natural fibres and other craft materials. Session includes 2 hours of creative zone time listening to music without chit chat and an hour for self reflection, witnessing & group connection at the end with a cuppa.
Amazing for creative expression & connection, no experience necessary. A
supportive group environment.
The Art and Soul Creative Sessions welcomes new facilitators, Angus and Tania. Both are Artist with a desire to facilitate creative expression. They brings a great deal of artistic knowledge & experience along with a gentle, creative and deeply respectful presence to Creative C. Meet your new facilitators Tania and Angus.
When: Fortnight session on Saturdays at 9.30am-12.30pm
Upcoming Dates: March 2nd, 16th & 30th, April 13th & 27th
Investment: $35 cash, per session
Where: The Creative Continuum, Upstairs 2/2 Colin Ave, Warrandyte
www.creativec.com.au/workshops
Min: 5 participants
Max: 12 participants
The intention of offering fortnightly sessions is so that if your heart desires you have the opportunity to cultivate and commit to a regular practise with a group of like minded souls.
Please note: You don’t need to commit to every fortnight to be able to attend a session you can just come along if and when it suits you.
Booking is required to guarantee a spot as places are limited
For further info & bookings
Contact Angus: angus@creativec.com.au, 0434 158 117
World Labyrinth Day Workshop
World Labyrinth Day is on the first Saturday in May each year and is described as a 'rolling wave of peaceful energy across the globe' in its celebration.
Labyrinths are a meditative tool that allow for inner exploration and reflection. You can use the practice of working with labyrinths to notice an openness to any thoughts, sensations or feelings that may arise. You may also start a labyrinth with a specific question and observe any emerging responses from within.
This gathering will introduce you to the labyrinth. You will be guided through a meditation using a finger labyrinth supplied, with options to explore different labyrinth designs and textures. Using a finger labyrinth in meditation is an embodied practice that allows for a slowing down, relaxation and gentle self-reflection.
There is the opportunity to learn how to draw your own classical labyrinth using pencil and paper. There then will be time to follow your own impulse for art making, whether it be continuing your own labyrinth image, or any other art making. During this time music will be on low volume without chit chat inviting time to connect to yourself and to be in creative flow. Suggestions and invitations may be offered if you feel the need for some guidance.
We will gather in a closing circle with time for reflection, sharing and witnessing over a cuppa with light snacks provided.
All art materials are provided. You are welcome to bring your own sketchbook, journal and materials. No prior art experience is required.
After the workshop you can enjoy the beautiful scenic setting of Warrandyte with bushland, the river and plenty of cafes.
ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR
Natasha Hund (she/her) has a BA in Fine Art, and further studies with a Graduate Diploma in Play Specialty and Diploma in Holistic Couselling, and is a registered counsellor. She enjoys bringing her creativity to all her professional roles which has included as a play specialist in a hospital, in early childhood settings and she currently works in community services. With her skills she guides people to use art for self-reflection, recreation and wellbeing. Natasha has professional trainings in the therapeutic application of meditation practices for wellbeing.
Life Spirals also offers gatherings in consent and connection in the form of cuddle events.
Life Spirals
When: Saturday May 1st
Time: 930am-12:30pm, 3hours
Cost: $40
Where: The Creative Continuum
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/world-labyrinth-day-meditation-art-and-community-tickets-842588704497?aff=oddtdtcreator
Image to Symbol
Expressive Play with Collage
This workshop guides you though the creative process to make an intimate book or set of cards unique and personal to you. It aims to expand your awareness while settling you into a mindful state of being. Based on Jungian psychology and Senea Frost’s Soul Collage, this visual journey will nurture your personal growth, strengthen your intuition and recognise your innate wisdom.
In whatever stage of life you may find your self, collating images into a personal artwork in the company of others is a joyful and rewarding way to nourish and expand your self-understanding for greater acceptance.
No prior art experience needed. All sessions will guide you step by step through a creative process to connect with your inner experience.
To find out more about Tania your facilitator
www.integratedtraumatherapy.com.au
When: Saturday July 13th 2024
Saturday Nov 29th 2024
Time: 1-4pm, half day, 3hours
Investment: $190+GST
Where: The Creative Continuum
Register: by email info@creativec.com.au with subject title ‘Image to Symbol’
All materials provided. No prior experience required. Beverages and afternoon tea available.
Drawing For Regulation
Find your way out of stress and feeling overwhelmed by surrendering yourself to the process of Guided Drawing. The use of bilateral movement will support you to find your rhythm and connect to your authentic impulses to move stress and tension from your body and mind, to experience greater presence, stability and space. With drawing materials you will be guided to explore the experience of expansion and contraction, fast and slow, soft and hard gestures in your mark making and within your body. This is a wonderful method to discover and build your internal resources to experience greater capacity, resilience and understand where your choices, preferences and desire lies.
To find out more about Tania your facilitator
www.integratedtraumatherapy.com.au
When: Saturday March 8th 2024
Saturday Sept 7th 2024
Time: 2-4pm, 2 hours
Cost: $150+GST
Where: The Creative Continuum
Register: by email info@creativec.com.au with subject title ‘Drawing for Regulation’
All materials provided. No prior experience required. Beverages and afternoon tea available.
Workshop: Pandora’s Box
Free from the constraints of everyday life this creative journey is all about you. Allow yourself to be taken on a journey of self discovery exploring the myth of Pandora’s box. A range on tactile experience using images, objects, fabrics and words to transform a 3D box that reflects your authentic self. With step-by-step creative processes we slowly unwind, de-stress, trust our intuition and find self-acceptance, the final gift in Pandora's Box.
To find out more about Tania your facilitator
www.integratedtraumatherapy.com.au
When: Sunday 11th August 2024
Time: 10-4pm, Full day, 6hours
Investment: $220+GST
Where: The Creative Continuum
Register: info@creativec.com.au with Subject heading Pandora’s Box
All materials provided. No prior experience required. Beverages and afternoon tea available.
Altered Books
Creating an alter book can be a transformative and empowering experience!
This workshop will provide you with the opportunity and materials to creatively alter a book. Experience how your creativity gives you access to the agency within to recreate your narrative. Using paints, images, fabrics, collage, craft, text and more, you will be invited to alter a pre existing book to create your own personal object exploring themes unique to you. The book you choose to alter will lend you ideas and guide you in a direction that is different to a blank canvas.
Altering a pre existing book can offer possibilities and ideas that will ignite your imagination. Share in this creative process in the company of others and allow the group environment to support your themes and open you to possibilities.
To find out more about Tania your facilitator
www.integratedtraumatherapy.com.au
When: Saturday June 22nd 2024
Time: 1-4pm, 3 hours
Investment: $190 + GST per person
Where: The Creative Continuum
Register: via email info@creativec.com.au with subject title ‘Altered Books’
All materials provided. No prior experience required. Beverages and afternoon tea available.
The Nourishment of Clay:
The Felt Sense of Contact and Connection
This workshop will guide you through an exploration of clay and the felt sense (Peter Levin). This process aims to develop the felt sense of touch through the hands and to connect to deeper layers of you and your body. You will be led through a non-verbal mindful process, that will enable you to connect with the earthen, forgiving and yielding clay. You will be supported to find what touch, text, pressure, movement or holding feels nourishing and right for you at any given moment to slowly allow a 3D object to emerge. Reflection of the process will follow to integrate your experience.
To find out more about Tania your facilitator
www.integratedtraumatherapy.com.au
When: Saturday 11th May
Saturday 24th August
Time: 2-4pm, 2hours
Investment: $150 +GST
Where: The Creative Continuum
To make a booking: Please register your interest via email info@creativec.com.au with subject title Nourishment of Clay
All materials provided. No prior experience required. Beverages and afternoon tea available.
Workshop:
Embodied Wellbeing
Workshop activities
Mindfulness, self-compassion, breath, and somatic practices for regulation of nervous system
Self-exploration through psychodrama activities
Collective sound circle
Voice, rhythm and mindful movement exercises
Sound journey combined with guided meditation
Psycho-education on stress, polyvagal theory and emotional regulation
Workshop Outcomes
Practical skills to shift from distress to state of regulation, grounding and social connection
Musical and rhythmic skills for authentic expression and self-regulation
Social and emotional intelligence skills
Connection to deeper sense of self and child-like creativity and playfulness
About
Dr Kamil Wolyniec is a psychologist (PhD) and musician. He is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who has performed at major festivals e.g. Melbourne Fringe, World Music Festival in India. Kamil teaches online about music and mental well-being for New York University students.
When: TBC
Investment: $175
Where: The Creative Continuum, Upstairs 2/2 Colin Ave Warrandyte
Contact:
M: 0404 727 025
E: wolyniec.kamil@gmail.com
Sunflowers: Still Life Painting with Linda Brown
As the blossoms unfurl and the scent of spring fills the air, we extend a warm invitation to our Still Life Painting Workshop. What could be more delightful than welcoming the season of renewal with brush in hand, as you create a captivating acrylic portrayal of a sunflower?
Led by the lovely Linda Brown, an accomplished artist and experienced visual art instructor, this workshop is an ideal retreat for anyone eager to explore the art world or to polish their existing talents. Under Linda’s expert tutelage, you’ll master the essential techniques of drawing and painting, using the medium of acrylics to capture the bright cheer of a sunflower.
Linda champions the belief that creativity is not merely an artistic endeavour but a vital aspect of well-being. Our sessions are thoughtfully crafted to foster inclusion and to strengthen community bonds, creating a space where imagination is supported, and personal expression is embraced. Regardless of your artistic background, you’ll find inspiration and companionship within our Creative C community.
All the necessary materials are supplied, including a detailed workshop booklet. This workshop offers a serene haven for stress relief, a boost to your energy, and a wonderful opportunity to be open and connect with fellow enthusiasts.
Embrace this chance to create, engage, and rejoice in the vitality of spring with us. Artistic experience is not a prerequisite—simply come with an eager spirit and a willingness to delve into the rich potential that paint and canvas afford. Join us, and let the fresh energy of spring inspire your creative journey!
CONTACT Linda : 0438 581874
Workshop time: 2.5hr
When: TBC
Time: TBC
Where: The Creative Continuum
Book a Workshop
The many ways of gathering to facilitate good company, community and connection are on offer here at the Creative C. Whether it is group therapy for personal growth, self-reflection and support, or cooperative learning and engagement to learn a new skill or craft via a workshop, we aim to offer a range of group facilitation experiences to meet your needs and price range..