Course overview

The art of living creatively is a one year program of four 7-week short courses. 

As well as the 7-week programs, there is also a series of public talks on 'Strategies for Good Mental Health' and a 'Drawing workshop'. Art of Living Creatively provides participants with the opportunity to discover their creative potential and to enhance their mental health and well-being.

The program is based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, Psychophonetics (a therapeutic approach that includes conversation, body awareness, sensing, gesture, visualisation & sound work), and creative expression.

The 2011 program:

• Term 1: Restoring inner peace

• Term 2: Watercolour painting: 2011

• Term 3: Exploring biography: Discover meaning in your life patterns
  

• Term 4: Becoming the Rainbow Bridge: 2011
  

• + Artistic Workshops
  

• creative writing/poetry
• clay work
• drawing
• storytelling
• water-colour painting
• sound
• dance

Throughout the program we will be:

• Creating a safe space to share and to express who we are on our soul journey
• Exploring issues arising from the needs and wishes of group members
• Creating a process of learning from and with each other
• Focusing on our experience and the choices we make in life as the source of self-knowledge and inner knowing
• Developing skills to become more aware and conscious in our thoughts, feelings and actions
• Participating in an experiential approach that embraces our whole being, as body, soul & spirit

Working with clay

About our team

The Art of Living Creatively facilitators bring a wide range of skills and knowledge including the framework of Anthroposophy (Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual work) and the tools of Psychophonetics (an expressive approach that embraces the whole human being as body, soul and spirit) as well as their creative skills to share with participants.

 Details for 2012 coming soon

Judy Greenberg

Jill Fowler

Contact Us

Enquiries can be directed to Kate Casey

Mobile: 0419 246 389

Email: katemcasey@gmail.com

Restoring inner peace with Judy Greenberg

Inner peace is our true nature yet we often don't feel peaceful. The world around us is certainly reflecting that lack of peace.

During our time together we will explore what is in the way of each of us experiencing inner peace and some different ways of restoring it.

We will be guided by the principles of Rudolf Steiner's seven conditions of spiritual development and focus on both inner peace and peace with others; our contribution to peace in the world. These conditions are also the basis for personal transformation.

Restoring inner peace is an experiential process in which you will learn basic and practical tools for exploring and transforming inner dynamics.

Week 1: Self-care: Taking responsibility for my wellbeing

Week 2: Empathy: How conscious is my relationship to others?

Week 3: Reality of inner life: Thoughts, feelings, desires have an inner/outer impact

Week 4: Personal space: Taking care of my needs and considering those of others

Week 5: Steadfastness: Do my intentions and resolutions lead to action?

Week 6: Gratitude: Is my cup half-full or half-empty?

Week 7: Restoring inner peace: Living the 7 conditions

Pastel drawing by Hadas Sorenson

Watercolour Painting: 2011

 Details of course for 2012 coming soon

Watercolour by Kate Casey (done following a weekend workshop with Catherine)

"Catherine's work is inspiring – after a weekend workshop with her I was able, without any other training, to continue on to do the kinds of paintings you see above. The seven week program with her in 2011 will be fantastic." Kate Casey

Exploring Biography Discovering meaning in your life patterns with Jill Fowler

A 7-week course reviewing participants significant life experiences and attitudes, discovering themes and patterns, enriching self understanding and compassion. Opportunities to transform their effects on our lives and inner dynamics.

Each week will focus on reviewing, in depth, the different 7-year phases of development according to Rudolph Steiner.

Using different creative modes in small groups including symbolic mementos, dramatic replay, games, drawing and writing.

Combinations of large and small group and individual learning.

During the sessions we explore multi-modal ways of expression, such as: enactment and movement, visualisation, black and white drawing, pastel drawing, painting, sculpting and creative writing.

Week 1: Steiner’s life stages

Week 2: 0-7 years

Week 3: 7-14 years

Week 4: 12-21 years

Week 5: 21 – 28, the ‘I’ am

Week 6: 28 – present age

Week 7: Review of stages, significant experiences, patterns and themes

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Pastel drawing by Kate Casey

Fees

Details of fees coming soon

Course fees are to be paid a week before the start of each course.

Enrolment

Contact Kate on 0416 246 389 or katemcasey@gmail.com

You are encouraged to enrol as soon as possible to secure your place in each course, as group numbers are limited.