Welcome to Week 4 of Mindful Arts and Creative Expression, a reflective space where you can connect with yourself and express your feelings in a creative way.

Each week we will offer a theme or creative suggestion and will talk you through ways to feel centred and connected. We will be including a variety of art forms, for example drawing, painting, sculpture, poetry and rhythm/music. 

Remember, you do not need to have any previous experience or having taken part in any of the previous weekly activities so… turn on your audio, watch your video and start to mindfully create!

When you have finished, we invite you to share your responses as seeing others’ interpretations can create a sense of togetherness in these changing times. If you choose to do so, you can share your creative reflections with others on our INSTAGRAM @MindfulArtsCreativeExpression. Guidance on how to upload can be found HERE.

Enjoy the experience and we look forward to seeing the mindful creative outputs shared in our INSTAGRAM gallery!

See you next week, at the same time at the same place! To make this a reliable weekly routine and receive a reminder with a link to next session, please join the mailing list/follow this blog.

Be well and stay safe,

Jude & Erminia

 

If you are unable to access the audio, here is a brief summary:

Week 4 – Hopes and Dreams

• This week we would like to invite you to focus on the themes ‘hopes and dreams’.
• Take some time and allow your thoughts and feelings to settle.
• Take a long, deep breath in, breathe out and check in with yourself, allowing space for how you are feeling in the here and now. 
• Think about the emotions you are experiencing in response to these words and think about what hopes and dreams mean to you right now.
• Try to stay with the connections that come to mind for you personally.

• If you are limited in what you have available you can use natural or found objects to make a collage, picture or sculpture, or you can create charcoal from burnt sticks.
• If it is helpful, set yourself a time limit, if not take the time and space you need to express yourself until you feel ready to stop.

• Remember that it does not have to be finished for you to share it with others, all creative expression is equally valued.
• if you would like to share your creative response with others, please share a picture of it on our Instagram gallery. Guidance on how to upload can be found HERE.
• If you use photography, please remember to avoid pictures of identifiable people or places.