Meditative Art - Adults

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once you grow up."
- Pablo Picasso

Meditative Art are holistic sessions that integrate therapeutic art techniques, yoga principles and meditation with colors and music – creating a playful way to spend quality time together as a whanau.

Starting planting the seed and setting the intention of being open in returning to who we are, we are going to use Art as a tool to tune with our inner-artist and qualities. We will allow our emotions to come out as an expression of creativity in order to accept our feelings and thoughts and create emotional balance in our life. The deeper we connect with our Inner-self, the more we trust our intuition and we relate with everything around us.
We will strengthen our imagination, self-esteem and self-awareness closing the course with a deeper connection and acceptance of our being.

SERVICE

DURATION: 60 to 90 minutes session
TARGET: Youth, Grown Ups, Seniors - Anyone can enjoy the benefits of making art.

BENEFITS

Improves self-esteem
Increases self-awareness
Reduces stress and anxiety
Enables to effect change and grow on a personal level
Gains a better understanding of the Self and the nature of difficulties and distress.
Helps to express thoughts, feelings, and conflicts for those who find verbal expression difficult.
Gives expression to people of diverse cultures who may lack English verbal ability or be unaccustomed to talking about themselves.
The "Dark Side" of the psyche is more easily expressed in art.
Focuses concentration on a single activity, shutting down intrusive thoughts.

INFO & BOOKINGS

YOUTH SESSIONS

MEDITATIVE ART
KIA KAHA YOUNG WOMEN'S PROGRAMME

TUESDAY 13 JULY
from 3:30-5:30pm
Women's Centre Waitakere 11 McLeod Road, Te Atatū South

Are you a young women between 14 - 18 years old?
Struggling to make sense of your world?
Anxiety? Depression? Anger? We get you!

ENTRY FREE

Booking required

MEDITATIVE ART ONLINE
INVOLVE 2021 REUNION

SATURDAY 10 AUGUST
from 2:15-3:30pm
Michael Fowler Centre 111 Wakefield Street, Wellington

It’s a space for the youth sector to come together to connect, share, learn, grow and celebrate our diversity and strengths.

TICKETS HERE

ADULTS SESSIONS

MEDITATIVE ART
GROWN UPS

FORTNIGHTLY MONDAY - Starting from 3rd May
from 6-7:30pm
MoveSpace 473 Dominion Road, Auckland

Our well-being is intimately connected to our experiences of the world.
Therapeutic Art works well with Mindfulness because being engaged in creative endorsements helps us focus on the artwork, which becomes our centre of consciousness.

ENTRY FEE $15 per person

LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
Booking required

MEDITATIVE ART
Supported by Albert-Eden Local Board

Poipoia te kakano kia puawai.
Nurture the seed and it will bloom.

When paihere are mindful, they are fully aware of their senses and experiences.
They are encouraged to focus their full attention on what they are currently experiencing and let their incoming thoughts gently flow away.
Paihere are supported to accept their thoughts, feelings and behaviours and not to judge them. Mindfulness includes techniques such as breathing, meditation, and creative activities.

INFO

SENIORS SESSIONS

ART & TEA
SENIORS

FORTNIGHTLY MONDAY - Starting from 21 June
11am-12pm
Highbury Community House and Early Learning Centre
110 Hinemoa St, Birkenhead, Auckland 0626

Art & Tea is a workshop which allows Seniors to get involved in Art projects and practices of Mindfulness. The intention of this pilot session is to offer a creative way to connect with others, reducing the feelings of isolation and loneliness.

ENTRY $10 per person

LIMITED TO 8 PEOPLE
Booking required