A course of workshops exploring creativity through meditation, play and experimentation

This six-week course explores the space between creative practice and meditation practices, finding ways in which each can enhance and inform the other.

We'll use meditation to explore new ways of creating, and creative practice to explore attention, imagination, embodiment and wellbeing. Through guided meditation, drawing, visualisation, creative experiments and playful exercises, we'll explore what happens when we let go of the pressure to make something "good" and instead focus on the experience of making.

This isn't just an art class, and it isn't a traditional meditation course. It's an exploration of what happens when the two practices meet.

A different way of practising

Throughout the course, we'll work with a few simple principles:

Process over outcome.

The point isn't to make something impressive. The process itself is the practice.

Curiosity over judgement.

There is nothing to get right. Follow what interests you and see what happens.

Play over perfection.

We'll experiment, disrupt, make mistakes and occasionally mess with the rules.

Be well to create well.

Creative practice doesn't have to come from struggle. Attention, wellbeing, curiosity and play can all become part of a sustainable creative life.

What to expect

Over six weeks, we'll explore attention, receptivity, embodiment, imagination, expression and transformation, developing practical ways of combining meditative and creative practices.

Each session will combine guided meditations with creative exploration. Activities may include:

Guided meditation and somatic practices

Tapping into the subconscious with automatic drawing

Visualisation and imaginative exercises

Creative experiments and playful provocations

Group reflection and discussion

You don't need to be an experienced meditator or an accomplished artist. The emphasis is on exploration rather than skill, and the exercises can be approached at whatever level feels appropriate to you.

Who is it for?

The course is deliberately designed to bring together two perspectives.

Perhaps you're an artist or creative practitioner interested in discovering how meditation could support your creative process.

Or perhaps you're interested in meditation, mindfulness and wellbeing and are curious about how creative practice might become part of that exploration.

The course brings these perspectives together, creating space for you to share ideas, learn from one another and discover practices that can work in both directions.

Come with an open mind. Leave with some new ways of paying attention, creating and being.

Practical information

The course takes place over 6 weeks on Thursday evenings, starting on 05/11/26 and ending on 10/12/26

Each session lasts 2 hours, from 18:00 to 20:00

Materials are provided, but you are welcome to bring your own

Some activities might get a little messy, so dress in clothes that you don't mind getting charcoal or paint smudges on!

Two ways to take part

There are ticket options to pay one price for the entire six week course, but you can also purchase week by week drop in tickets if that works better for you.

Try it out first at our Taster Session

If you're curious, but not quite sure if this is for you, you're very welcome to join the taster session.

Saturday Oct 17th, 10:00 - 12:00

Taster Session booking (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/between-meditation-and-creativity-taster-session-tickets-1999266105741?aff=oddtdtcreator)

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