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These full moon events usually sell out so early booking recommended.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL - limited places
£20pp booked before 30th May
£23pp booked on or after 30th May
The lunar cycle has long been known by the ancients to not only rule the tides and influence the female menstrual cycle, but also to create energies that enable us humans to move through cycles of our being and our evolution. The full moon is associated with:
- bringing issues from darkness to light
- the beginning of the period of releasing (energies, thought patterns, emotions, behaviours, beliefs)
- more extreme mood swings
Mandalas are circular, often geometric designs with intricate patterns that can be drawn, painted, created through collage or natural materials outdoors. Mandalas are commonly used cross-culturally, where they represent the cosmos and the interconnectedness of all things. In this class, we use freehand intuitive drawing of mandalas with some initial guidance as a tool for self-reflection, inspiration and transformation.
As the longest day and shortest night approaches, this is a wonderful time to use vast lightness of the summer and the illuminating qualities of the full moon, combined with your innate creativity to contemplate yourself, your relationships, your strengths and challenges and your life (past, present and future) more generally, to help you release what no longer serves you and plan for what you need to change, accept, do or be in the coming days and weeks.
There are many ways of using mandalas to self-reflect and bring transformation. In this class, we will meditate together to welcome the light and energy of the full moon and come into a calm and creative state ready for our mindful mandala drawing practice. You will have time to explore shape, colour, pattern, symmetries and asymmetries and repeating movements and lines until we all feel we have reached a final piece or a convenient stopping point.
I will then share with you a guided contemplation and meditation practice that uses colour, shape, pattern and symmetry interpretations along with shamanic directions and elemental interpretation to name a few. And there will be an opportunity to share your reflections or journal privately on what you have discovered. And, if you wish to, you may like to set some intentions or make some promises to yourself at the end of the class.
You may already be a creative or you may think you don't have a creative bone in your body, but let me promise you, you don't need to think you are creative to use this session successfully and to your great advantage. Freehand mandala drawing most definitely should not look perfectly symmetrical! So come and explore and discover what secrets your creativity holds and use the energy of the full moon to illuminate what you really need to see and know.
This class definitely has an air of lightness, feeling inspired, calmness and quiet. It welcomes freedom of expression and experimenting with your creativity with the curiosity of a child. And it may lead to new growth, new ideas, intentions and promises for the season ahead.
During this class, there will be a range of fruit and herbal teas available.
- bring warmth to the body
- engage in a mindful practice of drinking the cacao, engaging all the senses in the present moment
- open the heart energies to aid the process of release
- honour the full moon and invite its energies to support our inner work
- welcome the warmth of the energies of motivation and awakening to the season ahead.
We will then contemplate what is coming to light in our lives for release and share our thoughts about where we're currently at physically, mentally, emotionally & spiritually (as much or as little as participants wish to share), journalling for those who would like to.
We will engage in a simple, embodied movement practice to begin & and really feel into the process of release. The evening will finish with a guided awakening from the darkness full moon visualisation to bring further release, transformation and healing.
All paper and drawing materials are provided to use/borrow.
Tea is also included in the ticket price.
For booking & payment information, please contact Detzi Simpson directly on:
- 07944 570551
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