Workshops

Imagination and Creativity Workshops

Welcome to my Imagination and Creativity workshop series. All of these workshops are based around some of my favourite things, Imagination, Imaginal journeys, creative expression, learning to listen more deeply to our soul’s wisdom, and connection with others, these are present in each workshop.  These workshops can vary in duration and depth, basically the longer the workshop the more space there is to go a bit deeper, take more time with exercises and more time to interact with one another. Regardless of the duration of the workshop each one will have:

  • An imaginal journey, this is more than a guided visualization you will use active imagination to be present to and interact with the imaginal space you are in and any beings who join you.

  • Time for creative expression, this is space for you to create a reflection of your journey that doesn’t only use words.  I open this creative space so you can listen with more than your thinking/rational mind and the words that we are so good at using to define our experiences.

  • Learning to listen more deeply to your soul’s wisdom comes through the whole experience. I do talk about ways of listening, ego and our protective parts, projection and shadow, creativity, curiosity and judgement but it is in the doing that you begin to listen differently.

  • Reflection with the community opens up new insights, ideas and connections, there is so much wisdom that is accessed when connecting with others. It is optional to share but sharing the experience of your journey, your creative expression or what wisdom you heard allows you to be witnessed. I have seen again and again that the sharing hold relevance for the whole group, there is a reason we are drawn to community, we aren’t meant to explore our inner landscapes and outer world alone.

If you are interested in hosting a workshop,
either virtual or in person you can contact me
through email or set up a conversation over zoom

Have some more questions? The answers might be here…

  • An imaginal journey, this is more than a guided visualization there is more opportunity for you to use active imagination to be present to and interact with the imaginal space you are in and any beings who join you.

  • Creative expression is anything you are creating that allows you to listen and reflect differently than when engaging your thinking/rational mind. Common creative expressions people use in these workshops include: drawing, painting, collage, poetry, and song. There are as many ways of creative expression as there are people - your creative voice is unique and beautiful.

  • First you need to have curiosity and an openness to play both things we often loose as we age. So why is this important? Curiosity and judgement can’t co-exist, curiosity opens you so the narrowness of judgement recedes and play is how we discover new aspects of ourselves and the world around us. There is no requirement to be an artist or even consider yourself creative to do this workshop, your curiosity and willingness to play will allow you to listen more deeply.

    Outside of these two important things some supplies are useful, this can be as simple as a pen or pencil and paper and any other supplies are what you have available to you.  There are some common supplies used:

    Paper

    pencils (an everyday pencil or coloured pencils)

    collage supplies (glue stick, magazines, scissors and paper)

    paints and brushes

    a journal if you have one

    If there are specific supplies needed you will be given that information at registration.

  • I work individually with folks as well offering focused on helping people find the “something more” that they want in their life. I infuse my work with practices and invitations that offer experiences of different forms of listening such as, creativity, imagination, nature, embodiment, dreams and symbols.

Workshop Library

We all have resistance to some things in our lives and it often feels like a slog to get through to the other side of the resistance and closer to what we desire. Imagination and specifically Imaginal Journeys (think guided visualizations where you are more actively engaged) can be a powerful practice to work with resistance rather than pushing against it.

Connection with your Soul, your inner wisdom through imagination, visualization, creativity and play can help create the life you want. In this hour long workshop you will learn about different ways we listen and interact with ourselves and the world around us and will focus on accessing your imagination and creativity to deeply listen to your soul and the inner wisdom there.

Our intuition is a deep well of inner wisdom but sometimes it is difficult to hear the soft  voice of our intuition. Join me for an  Imaginal Journey (think guided visualizations where you are more actively engaged)to meet your intuition.

Some emotions we just want to run away from or push down but they don’t go away and often they become bigger, coming out in unexpected ways. What if you had practices that could help you lean into the emotion, to understand what wisdom it holds and allow the emotion to integrate?

We all have stories that form who we are. Many of these stories are no longer reflective of who we are and limit who we want to become. In this 60 minute workshop you will go on an imaginal journey, a guided visualization that you actively participate in, to explore the books in the library of your life, choose a story that you no longer need and then begin to rewrite a new story.