creative thinking to help you live a more free life.
How creativity helps us remember what’s really important.
We live in a time that provides endless possibilities and technology that can ‘optimise everything’, we’re more ‘connected’ than ever, with so much more freedom to design the life we want…yet we seem to feel increasingly overstimulated and underwhelmed.
So perhaps we’re getting things wrong. In our connectedness to everything ‘out there’, have we lost a connection to ourselves? Is there a collective craving for simplicity, a return to a less stimulated state that could help us notice more joy in the day to day? Have we forgotten the importance of the mundane, and the luxury of feeling bored?
If we can remove the noise, and connect with creative thinking, we can remember who we are, what’s important, and what we really need.
In this mindset, inspiration flows, life becomes interesting. External noise seems unimportant. Distractions become just that. And everything doesn’t have to be optimised. You can slow down & listen to yourself again.
A Creative Mind;
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Slowly evolves instead of forcing change
We encourage you to know yourself first, then completely accept where you are. Rather than striving for change, this acceptance often brings about the more profound (albeit slower) shifts that last. Just as evolution takes time, so do these more organic, but real transformations.
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Knows that ideas bloom in the boredom
Boredom is a “variety-driving emotion,” meaning that it primes us to seek out new and therefore creative ideas. However, we have to be willing to wait for the ideas to arrive. We celebrate the idea of doing nothing, as a key aspect of creative thinking, and allowing for new ideas in life.
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Finds a smartphone less interesting
We don’t believe in detoxes, but we do want to inspire less toxic relationships with tech that become a part of life. We believe the key is making your life ‘offline’ so engaging that you won’t want to sacrifice it to stare at your phone. Think lifestyle upgrade, rather than a short term restriction.
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Feels free to be exactly who they are
Knowing yourself means removing all external factors, possessions and labels, and seeing what’s there. Instead of trying to present a particular idea of ‘you’ to the world, creativity means expression without purpose, and being who you would be without any audience in mind.
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Remains forever interested in the subject
An artist can paint the same subject hundreds of times without getting bored, because they remain present and curious with what they see. We invite you to see the world with the eyes of an artist, because with this mindset, every day offers the potential to see, and experience something new.
What We Believe
Pay attention • Less is usually more • You are the expert on you • Conflict can bring us closer together • Differences should be embraced • Silence is golden • Knowing yourself is the ultimate peace • The greatest discoveries happen in failures • Curiosity & presence solve most problems • Ideas bloom in boredom • There is a lot to see in the subtleties • An ordinary life is beautiful • Notice what isn’t said • Slow down and smell the roses
Our Founder
Amy is a psychotherapist in training, professional graphic designer, and amateur artist.
She was creative from a young age, and as a sensitive child found strength in her expression through art. But after losing her creative outlet in her 20s, she slowly began to lose herself too. So began a decade of self exploration through yoga, meditation, travel and many other healing modalities. Despite learning so much in this time, only when she decided to go to therapy did she realise how disconnected she was from herself. Getting to know herself meant that she finally rediscovered the joy of creating, and feeling inspired to express herself, she picked up a paintbrush again.
Join Our Creative Retreat
Creativity is not just painting or drawing… it doesn’t have to be an activity at all. Creativity could just be a state of mind that feels MORE FREE. That’s why our creative retreats + events are not just for creatives, they are for anyone that needs to rediscover more joy and ease in their lives.
Do you feel the need to disconnect from external expectations, and connect to something that feels more natural - more like you?
“My (ADHD) mind is always active, and being hyper-vigilant, I tend to notice everything, which can be as overwhelming as it is inspiring. I’m quick to see and feel beauty in the complex connections in the world, and I feel driven to express those insights, but ideas are often fleeting, and getting started is the challenge…
Choosing this retreat was a conscious decision to be in a space without distractions, although I will admit the thought of slowing down makes me nervous, I know it’s needed. ”
Colette Burroughs-Rose • Retreat Attendee
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