A day of Meditative art practice, exploring sacred geometry and the resonance of colour, with an autumnal theme of fruits, seeds & gathering in.
Guided visualisation, traditional herbalism and the Ayurvedic concept of 'rutacharya' (seasonal adaptation), will inform our journey together.
Gathering In
'Return, return, to the quiet earth return
Return with the water flowing'
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Having crossed the threshold of Autumn Equinox, the nights are growing longer, leaves changing colour and trees starting to sink their energy back down into the ground. It's a time of sweet apples, bright hips and haws, fungi magically emerging overnight. Golden days before the storms begin.
A time to reorientate; gathering in towards the oncoming months of winter.
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How may we best prepare?
What are our joys and fears at this point in the wheel of the year?
What colours, plants, animals, qualities are most alive for you?
Mandala Painting with Anne
This creative day retreat centres around the practice of mandala making, an ‘artistic meditation’ that involves a careful, quiet, prayerful kind of attention, helping you:​
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Feel more balanced and centred in yourself
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Be a bridge between your conscious and unconscious self
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Improve concentration and develop mindfulness
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Enhance your sense of colour, spacial awareness and perception of shapes and patterns
We learn how to create our own, unique designs using geometry, with the ancient tools of compass, straight edge and pencil.
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Your design is a journey of exploration, as you extend your curiosity outwards from the centre and inwards within your self. The process is in itself a wonderful metaphor for Life's journey: How we navigate pathways, intersections, follow lines of interest, pause to step back and contemplate the whole, trust the gradual unfolding without knowing the end result.
The design may be completely instinctive, or you can work with an affirmation. The completed mandala becomes a focus for meditation, a personal shield or sigil.