The Artist’s Way: Rediscovering Your Creative Self – Part 2
Do you want to get in touch with your imagination and learn creative ways of living to the fullest? This 2-part course is based on The Artist’s Way and is suitable for both new students and those who have completed Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self. You will discover activities and practices that will enhance and increase your enjoyment of daily life.
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Wed 03 Aug
- $135.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Wed 03 Aug 19:00 - Wed 03 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Wed 10 Aug 19:00 - Wed 10 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Wed 17 Aug 19:00 - Wed 17 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Wed 24 Aug 19:00 - Wed 24 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Wed 31 Aug 19:00 - Wed 31 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Wed 07 Sep 19:00 - Wed 07 Sep 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Register3 places remaining
Description
Do you want to get in touch with your imagination and learn ways of living to the fullest?
This course is based on The Artist’s Way, a seminal book that outlines how to get in touch with who we are and reignite our creative fire. The course is based on a 12-week programme divided into two 6-week courses, running over two terms. It is not essential to have completed Part 1 before starting Part 2.
Facilitated by experienced arts therapist, you will discover activities and practices and that will enhance your creativity and wellbeing. There will be readings to do each week, along with exercises in class that focus on personal qualities we can develop. The aim of the course is to become more in tune with yourself and explore new activities for a fulfilling creative life.
Expected learning outcomes:
- You'll develop a regular creative practice.
- You will have a toolkit of activities and exercises for self-care.
- You'll have learnt about new aspects of yourself and built confidence in yourself.
- You'll discover productive ways of being present, productive and achieving your goals.
Course outline
- Week 1: Recovering a Sense of Connection Listening; perfectionism; risk; jealousy; the jealous map; archaeology.
- Week 2: Recovering a Sense of Strength Survival; the ivory power; gain disguised as loss; age and time / product and process; filling the form; early patternings; affirmations.
- Week 3: Recovering a Sense of CompassionFear; enthusiasm; creative u-turns; blasting through blocks;
- Week 4: Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection Dangers of the trail; workaholism; drought; fame; competition.
- Week 5: Recovering a Sense of Autonomy Acceptance; success; the zen of sports; building your artist’s altar.
- Week 6: Recovering a Sense of Faith Trusting; mystery; the imagination of play; escape velocity.
What to bring:
Yourself. We'll provide a visual arts diary and pencil. You may find it helpful to have a copy of The Artist's Way but this is not essential.
About Julia West
I am an Arts Therapist who works with people individually and in groups using creative activities to find out what’s happening in our lives and create. I enjoy facilitating groups on creative journeys where we can learn more about our lives and develop creative activities that help us de-stress and live more fully.
