Workshops
Workshops
‘To speak of sorrow
works upon it
moves it from its
crouched place barring
the way to and from the soul’s hall.’
– Denise Levertov
World happenings and the pace of modern life is a lot, no? It can be difficult to stay present and in touch with our power. We may be moving in and out of difficult states – fear, isolation, freeze, despair, grief etc…
Reclaiming the space, sensitivity and right to feel deeply and inhabit our bodies is an honouring of the power of the erotic – the very source and wellspring of life, desire, true power, rooted heart-led action and creativity 🌱
In this devotion, we return to depth and soul by descending into the ground of being, inhabiting the flesh, soil, bones, rock, water, earth, rhythms and heartbeat of our very human lives.
The true feminine (which we all have access to) acknowledges that life is cyclical – we move through ongoing cycles of life and death. A colonial, patriarchal order that presses the idea of constant ascension and rising is inhumane. An unsustainable and life-denying growth culture that has lost touch with the reality and beauty of slowing down, human being, living and dying to avoid vulnerability and the shadow of death.
Come de-shame and reclaim your right to rest, slow down, be, feel, create, in community!
From this communal, creative heartbeat we find our natural source of being and can live and act more in step with life and what truly matters to us.
GRIEF & PRAISE SPACE
New dates:
Thursday 3rd July: 10am – 12.30pm UK
Thursday 17th July: 6-9pm UK
A warm invitation to gather virtually to feel, create and express together
A space to be held in gentle creative community to connect with the living movement of grief, joy and enjoy guided rest
Tickets: £30/ donation-based (whatever works for you)
50% from ticket sales will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians to support the liberation of our brothers and sisters. The other 50% supports me as a freelance practitioner to hold the space
Link to dates, info & booking here-
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grief-and-praise-space-tickets-1370365051759
Now, more than ever, creative practice can be a pathway home, through the external noise and chaos. So we’re back, from next week! With new invitations into the creative den, where we make in an exploratory way – for the joy of creating, letting our hands and bodies lead the conversation. You would be so welcome to join us online on Wednesday evenings to gather around the virtual fire, to make, connect, be and share.
Creative Discoveries Online: The Five Elements Series
Invitations in playing, dreaming, exploring and remembering our true nature. A creative community space held by 2 Arts Psychotherapists.
For adults of all ages. No experience or ability with art necessary! No fancy art kit required – we will make with what we can find in our homes.
5 Workshops inspired by: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether
Bi-weekly, Wednesday evenings, 6.30-8pm UK
Come on a drop in basis or receive a JUICY discount if you book all 5! £25 each / pay what works for you or £100 for all 5 workshops (which means one FREE).
Rosemarie Fordham and Rosanna Cooper (Art Psychotherapists) offer you a safe, supported space where you can express, create and really be yourself, whether you think you are “arty” or not.
Earth: Wednesday 5 March, 6.30 – 8pm UK (click here for details and tickets)
In connecting with the earth energy, we explore how it is to show up more fully in the world with our feet firmly on the ground. We will use art and mark-making to explore how it is to be on the earth plain with a greater sense of awareness.
Water: Wednesday 19 March, 6.30-8pm UK (click here for details and tickets)
We will connect with the element of water through freewriting, mark and art making. Water is vital to a sense of flow and life and can symbolise purification, rejuvenation and transformation.
What happens if we surrender to the flow of our longing and desire? What happens when we get blocked?
Fire: Wednesday 2 April, 6.30-8pm UK (click here for details and tickets)
In this workshop we use art/mark making to connect with the passion and power that sits within. Connecting with the element of fire we explore this vibrant energy, particularly helpful when seeking the drive and determination required to move forward in our lives.
Air: Wednesday 16 April, 6.30-8pm UK (click here for details and tickets)
In this week’s workshop, we will hold creative dialogue with the element of Air. Tuning into the vast spaciousness of sky, and our most intimate friend -the breath of life.
What does getting intimate with our breath bring us home to? And what do we want to share with others in communication?
Ether: Wednesday 30 April, 6.30-8pm UK (click here for details and tickets)
In this workshop we use art and mark making to explore the place in between. We will allow ourselves to step into the emptiness, the sense of space, from which all of life emerges, connecting us to our innate inner wisdom.
Northeast Arts Therapies Group
9th Annual Conference
Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th April 2025
Middlethorpe Hall Hotel and Spa, York