Violet Psychology Presents “Therapeutic Art Workshop”

Violet Psychology Presents “Therapeutic Art Workshop”

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Violet Psychology Presents “Therapeutic Art Workshop”

30 apr 2024

Violet Psychology presents Therapeutic Art Workshop, an ND and LGBTQIA+ affirming art workshop to explore, examine and support.

About this event

This workshop will not be art therapy but it will be a therapeutic arts space which means it is being held by two mental health professionals, an art psychotherapist, Elinor Rowlands, and a health psychologist, Silvia Plaza.

Silvia Plaza is the founder of Violet Psychology, a therapy practice that is both ND and LGBTQIA+ affirming. Elinor Rowlands is also part of Violet Psychology. They both practice feminist psychotherapy.

Schedule

6:45pm – Brief introductions about Violet Psychology and schedule of the arts workshop

6:55pm – In the workshop, Elinor will read out a short story generously offering you to take yourself on a journey to encounter your creative self.

7:05pm – Participants will be invited to journey using any art materials they feel comfortable using. These art materials might look like paints, soft pastels, clay, sandtray, colouring pencils, charcoal, watercolours or anything else you might like to use – digital art is very welcome. Please have your art materials ready in front of you. Please note: Music will be played, if you find this inaccessible, please turn your volume down and then you’ll be invited back into the circle at 7:40pm.

7: 45pm – Art making ends. Participants will be invited back in the “Art Circle” to share.

8:25pm – End of share, participants are reminded of time and will end with a short ritual, appreciation and mantra.

 

In the Zoom in Chat

All information will also be available in that along with a short schedule of the workshop to be accessible to any participants with process delay. Participants are welcome to put feedback or thoughts in relation to other people’s art in the chat, likewise if you’re non-verbal or do not wish to verbalise during the sharing you’re very welcome to add your voice through text in the chat.

 

Please note!

Whilst this workshop is being held in collaboration with Magical Women (an arts platform for ND women and non-binary artists) – this workshop is open to all – not only those who identify as women and non-binary so please be reminded of this when you sign up – this workshop is open to all.

 

Rules

We expect everyone to respect the timing of the workshop and this means that during the share to be mindful of the other participants and that each participant will have space and time to share. We will be there to prompt, encourage and support you.

This space has been set up to be relaxed, welcoming and generous. To support you to make art in a neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ affirming space, we do not tolerate any hate speech, homophobia, sexism, bullying or hostility of any kind. If anyone does this, they will be immediately removed from the space.

Whilst this is not therapy, there might be mention of some sensitive topics so we ask everyone to respect each other’s lived experiences, survivorship and to respect participants’ right to confidentiality.

 

Where, when

This is an online event
Tuesday, April 30 ·
6:45 – 8:35pm GMT+1

 

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.
Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.

 

Pheroza Sahni: PERMISSION TO PAUSE

Pheroza Sahni: PERMISSION TO PAUSE

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Pheroza Sahni: PERMISSION TO PAUSE

18 March 2024

Join us in a space and place to consciously step away from the stresses of our lives – to move away from busyness and doing.

About this event

PHEROZA SAHNI: PERMISSION TO PAUSE –

“creating a space for students to find their own space”

 

Workshop Info

In this workshop, we will begin by considering the effects of stress on both our bodies and minds. We will explore the function of the stress response and the impact of chronic stress.

Our practice together will be a space and place to consciously step away from the stresses of our lives – to move away from busyness and doing.

We will explore some simple practices that can help ground us; come into our bodies and into the present moment; focus our awareness through the use of the breath; release tension with gentle movement and experience restorative rest.

No previous experience of yoga is required. Please make sure to be somewhere private, warm and comfortable for the practice – with access to either a yoga mat or bed and blanket.

 

Biography

Pheroza Sahni is a Yoga Therapist, Yoga and Pregnancy Yoga Teacher, Mindfulness & Compassion Teacher based in North London. She has been teaching for over ten years and practising for almost twenty!

“My classes are open to everyone. I encourage my students to practice in a way that best supports and nourishes them, to meet themselves where they are.

“It feels like there is so much to worry about nowadays: the world is in chaos, we suffer with greater stress, we work longer hours with little support and are often busy and rushed. We often feel alone. Using a combination of mindful movement, breath work, awareness and relaxation practices, we are better able to support and empower ourselves. Simple tools help us navigate the messy path of being human – opening our hearts, and providing us with a greater capacity to be kind not only to ourselves but also to those around us.

“In my own life, these practices have supported me immensely. What I most love about teaching is the journey with students as they discover for themselves what it is that they most need. Through slowing down, and creating moments of space and pause, the ability to listen more deeply arises. In learning to trust and become more familiar with our heartfelt desires, true transformation arises. I look forward to practising together.”

 

Pheroza Sahni: PERMISSION TO PAUSE

Workshop 1 – January 23rd January 2024 11:30am – 1pm – We have had to move the 12th December workshop to January.

Workshop 2 – Thursday 14 December, 11:30am – 1pm

(different workshops each time – a participant can attend one or both)

 

Magical Women presents Continuing Professional Development Training Workshops for neurodivergent artists and creatives in the arts and cultural landscape, academia in the arts, wild artists and beyond. Come join us for these wonderous Arts Leadership workshops that support, enhance, and nourish your artistic practices. Open to women and non-binary artists and creatives.

 

Where, when

Online

Mon, 18 March
6.20pm GMT

Cost

£15

Refund Policy

No Refunds

 

MEG PEPPIN: THE THINKING ENVIRONMENT

MEG PEPPIN: THE THINKING ENVIRONMENT

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MEG PEPPIN: THE THINKING ENVIRONMENT

18 dec 2023
27 feb 2024

Learn how to truly think for yourselves and to create an environment where others can do their best independent thinking.

About this event

Part of the MW’s CPD for Neurodivergent Artists & Creatives! collection

Workshop

Meg’s workshops will introduce participants to the notion and practices of The Thinking Environment, work pioneered by Nancy Kline which has been personally and professionally transformative for so many people.

The workshop will help participants to learn how to truly think for themselves and to create an environment where others can do their best independent thinking. Attention from one person produces fresh thinking in another. The quality of what we do and what we create is based on the quality of our thinking.

The teaching of the Thinking Environment is experiential; a shared experience of thinking and conversing together, where the findings and way of being in this work are gently explored.

 

Biography

Meg Peppin established MP Partnership in 2003 having worked for many years in corporate life in a range of Organisational Development and Customer Service roles. Meg has an MSc in Organisational Consulting, is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, part of their faculty teaching Organisation Development and Design and active in mentoring other consultants and OD/HR people.

Meg’s work in organisations focuses on building quality relationships and quality thinking to create energised and pro-active teams and cultures. Her mission is to create workplaces where people can flourish so great results can be achieved. Creating the conditions for people to flourish needs people at all levels to trust each other. This enables individuals and groups to do their best thinking, which generates solutions that are unique and relevant to their organisation. Meg’s work is influenced by all the people she has met throughout life, and in particular Nancy Kline, whose work is focused on creating the conditions for people to do their best independent thinking.

 

Magical Women presents Continuing Professional Development Training Workshops for neurodivergent artists and creatives in the arts and cultural landscape, academia in the arts, wild artists and beyond. Come join us for these wonderous Arts Leadership workshops that support, enhance, and nourish your artistic practices. Open to women and non-binary artists and creatives.

These workshops are accessible and supportive for neurodivergent creatives.

Please note: There are no refunds. Should you not be able to make it the money will go into the Magical Women pot to continue the work they do for ND artists. If you email us your address we can send you a MW Zine so you can get to know more about our work. Please note we are not an organisation. We are freelance artists.

Where, when

This is an online event
December 18, 2023 – 11.30 am
February 27, 2024 – 2pm GMT

 

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.
Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.

 

Facilitator

Elinor Rowlands is a PhD researcher in autism and the arts. She is an art psychotherapist (HCPC), arts mentor, neurodivergent access in the arts consultant, and founder of Magical Women a platform for autistic/ADHD (AuADHD) women artists and writers. Magical Women is committed to removing the risk found in neurotypical situations.

Wellbeing for the Winter Season

Wellbeing for the Winter Season

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Wellbeing for the Winter Season

19 feb 2024

About this event

Join us for a guided visualisation/journey into the forest, what will we discover there?

Join Elinor, an art psychotherapist, arts mentor and artist to explore what you can discover in the wintry forest when you are open to receiving.

This session is a supportive space for artists and creatives who would like to be taken on a short journey to explore a sense of relaxation and rejuvenation.

There are no introductions in this session and no small talk, guests to the session will be taken into the journey and then will be able to share (if they want to) either in the chat or verbally their experience and what they discovered.

Everyone will be invited into a short ritual at the end and the session will end with a mantra for participants to use throughout the wintry season.

 

For this session you will need:

Somewhere comfortable to sit or lie down

Blanket

Somewhere quiet so you can relax and enjoy the journey.

Art Materials (this is optional)

Pen/pencil and paper

Where, when

Online

Mon, 19 Feb 24 
7:30 – 8.30pm GMT

Cost

Free