Unlocking Creativity through Mindfulness: Being in the Present Moment
- Date
- 15 Oct 2025 · 7:00PM - 8:30PM
- Price
- £20 (Single Workshop) or £50 (for all 3 workshops)
- Venue
- Online (via Zoom), UK time
- Programme type
- Workshops, Talks, Business Skills Training
Connect with the theme of experimentation and play through close looking in this workshop with Limina Collective, specialists in mindful art observation. Explore Annibale Carracci’s 'Four Studies of Heads' and discover how looking, drawing, or writing can help you arrive in the present moment, deepening your connection with art and creativity. Examine the sensory experience of the here and now and learn how to use art to create daily mindful moments.
The workshop begins with guided meditation and includes focused, mindful observation of Carracci’s drawing. You’ll explore mindfulness techniques that enhance creativity and self-compassion, with time for reflection and discussion.
Attend individually or as part of a mini-course, based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s mindfulness principles: paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. Experience how engaging with art can boost mindfulness and wellbeing.
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£20 (Single Workshop) or £50 (for all 3 workshops)
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Wed 21 May 2025
£20 (Single Workshop) or £50 (for all 3 workshops)
Image credit: Annibale Carracci, ‘Four Studies of Heads’, c.1585, Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
FAQs
Our workshops aim to link makers, craftspeople, manufacturers and enthusiasts with each other, whilst exploring key topics essential to nurturing personal growth or business success. We do not record or broadcast our workshops to encourage the open sharing of ideas and experiences. Popular topics will be repeated over time.
Who are Limina Collective?
Limina Collective was founded in 2018 by Karly Allen and Lucia van der Drift. They contribute to the emerging international field of mindfulness in museums, through bespoke workshops and recordings for among others the National Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery, Wallace Collection, Royal Academy and the Royal Collection Trust.
Lucia is an experienced teacher and writer in mindfulness, meditation and Buddhism who specialises in mindful art engagement and guided meditation. Karly has 25 years of experience of designing art engagement programmes for museum collections, with a focus on the art of close looking and the practice of drawing.