2025 Hollyhock: Slow art, somatic practice and creative rest.
I’m happy to announce that Shauna Kaendo and I are back again at Hollyhock this July!
Author: Trudi Smith
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breathwork
What is the feeling and shape of breath?
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rhythm, repetition, unplanning
at play with repetitive rhythm, movement, colour, texture, unplanning, unfixing…
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2024 Slow art, somatic practice and creative rest
I’m delighted to share that my friend Shauna Kaendo and I are co-facilitating a workshop at Hollyhock in August!
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Stonecast and felt ground
Yesterday I wrote about a simple, creative practice for nervous system regulation using stones and bilateral movement. Today I want to share a little bit about how to extend our connection with the practice through a series of art explorations. Temporarily modify the stone to build softness or texture by wet (wool) felting, stitching on…
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Found Ground
A practice for nervous system regulation. As the return of the sun mixes with the deep January light, this invitation connects with the winter season, earth elements, rhythms, and body regulation. The found ground is a simple and creative practice meant to support nervous system regulation as you invite your body into a relaxed state…
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ecosculpture as co-therapist
Ecosculpture supports befriending and learning with the world, slowing down to pay attention, encountering nature as a co-therapist and co-participant in the experience. It requires the cultivation of attention, a central feature of expressive arts therapies. Creating ecosculpture is noticing line, colour, shape, texture, seen in the way that a caterpillar chews a leaf line,…
