Celebrating our senses!

Art is the language of meeting, of intimacy, of closely fitted things. Nature, of course, is exactly the same. We can learn to draw up our lives and our art close to the ways Nature draws up the world – Peter London

We tend to rush in our daily lives to get things done; we devote much time to our work, or fall into habits or corseted hobbies. Art can be part of our lives in a subtle way, art of the everyday in our cultures, in our personal way of expression, understanding ourselves to heal some ongoing processes we are not happy with. Slowing down to draw closer to nature without fixed rules or preconceptions, to remember experiences of childhood, memories of familiar tastes, smells, sounds, textures, we can explore our cultural and ecological roots through creativity.

Gill and Lidia will be joining participants in different workshops on arts, creativity and mindful action, walking the asturian landscapes and getting inspired by nature. Open up our senses to other “worlds of perception”, be guided by intuition! We will explore our inner qualities and find healing processes for our lives and the socio-ecological spheres in which we are immersed.

Participants will have time to explore and rediscover their creativity, perceiving the world that surrounds us in a different way, experiencing spontaneity and art without frames. An opportunity to embody art and creative processes in our everyday life, nurtured by the qualities of Asturian nature, its landscape and psyche. A place to feel free and express our emotions in harmony with everything else.

Gill Coombs has over ten years’ experience working with organization and individuals. She also has a private ‘ecological self’ coaching practice and developed workshops about living in harmony with self and others, human and non-human. On this workshop she will be facilitating opportunities to reflect on our experiences and to share our reflections; supporting us on our own personal journey, to explore our inner qualities and our vocation.

Lidia Fanjul holds and MSc in Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Management. She develops creativity workshops, facilitating and sharing creative experiences closer to nature; exploring arts and landscapes through our senses, feelings and understanding of the world. She is interested in traditional cultures, to heal our natural systems and live closer to nature.