2013

Enlivening our awareness of the sacred in the Hucklow landscape. We will walk, write, sing, laugh and build… a simple natural shelter for meditation. We seek to encourage in each other the awareness of the exquisitely complex divinity of nature as it brings us time and again to the edge that transforms each of us into creature and creator. We will draw from ecology, conservation, and the writings of naturalist poets such as Thoreau, Emerson, John Muir and Mary Oliver.

Art can provide a powerful means for discovering hitherto unknown aspects of ourselves in relation to our world, our journey through life and the Divine. Participants will be encouraged to take gentle risks in playfully and creatively exploring those aspects that lie on and beyond the edges of everyday awareness. We will use a range of media and activities including: painting, clay, collage, found objects; responding to words, images, music, meditation and visualisation, as a means of exploration. The group will be invited to reflect on their responses to the creative process and share any new understandings and insights gained from their experience. The group is open to all and requires no artistic skill to participate.

A reflective writing workshop taking stock of our lives. From a simple, game-based start, we aim to help you gradually to see the big and bigger picture of your life, noticing the themes and tendencies which have given it the unique character of You, and picking up the threads you will choose to use in continuing to weave your future.

Inspired by Homer’s Odyssey, we will explore the concept of our adventurous journey through life. We will have opportunities to explore our lives through stories, play, improvisation, art, drama, and whole host of creative activities. Join us for a safe and inspiring journey where we will meet our archetypes, heroes/heroines, shadows and hopes and fears. We will explore approaches to better enable us to manage and celebrate our challenges and joys. Absolutely no previous experience of drama or art is necessary – just curiosity and willingness to be creative together.