Mindful Art Workshop:The Quiet Ache — Meeting Grief

A calm, creative well-being space is designed to help you slow down, reset, and reconnect.



1.5 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests       £35 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)
Stoke On Trent Activities
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Grounding with a Short Meditation

Grounding with a Short Meditation

We’ll be gently accessing a part of the brain called the insula. It’s a small, deeply‑rooted region that acts as the bridge between your emotions and your body. The insula notices emotional pain, heartbreak, longing, and the quiet ache of grief. It’s the part of you that feels heaviness in the chest, tightness in the throat, or that hollow sensation in the belly when life feels tender or overwhelming.


Map Your Moment Theme Card

Map Your Moment Theme Card

Paint a moment of grief that still lives quietly inside you.
Let the colour show the feeling.
Let the shape show where it sits in your body.
Let it be small, simple, honest.


Untangle with Zentangle

Untangle with Zentangle

Create a Zentangle piece that shows how grief moves inside you.
Use slow lines, waves, spirals, broken patterns, soft shading.
Let repetition be your comfort.
Let broken patterns be part of the story.


Refreshments Included

Refreshments Included

Take a break and enjoy refreshments from the venue café — herbal teas, lattes, cake, plus vegan and gluten‑free options.
Included is a specifically chosen recipe for Your Journal to make at home later.


Journal Reflection

Journal Reflection

Add your journaling questions to your journal and take a few quiet moments to reflect on the month's theme.


Closing Meditation

Closing Meditation

End the practice with the final part of the mindful meditation to check in with your moods, your body, and how you felt before and after your Calm & Creative Session.


Join this creative workshop in Kidsgove and take part in a gentle, guided exploration of creativity and self-expression that's as much about how you feel as what you make.
Through a thoughtful mix of painting, colouring, sculpting, collage, and more, you'll work with materials including paints, papers, and fabrics at whatever pace feels right for you. The session has a quiet, unhurried rhythm to it, moving through:
  • A short meditation or grounding practice to settle in
  • Gentle creative activities including painting, sculpting, and collage
  • Journaling prompts for self-reflection
  • A calming closure to leave you feeling centred
If you're coming in feeling a little unsure, that's completely fine – this workshop is made for beginners, and there's no pressure to produce anything polished or perfect. The atmosphere is warm and low-key, giving you the space to follow your instincts and see where the making takes you.
You might find the experience sparks something unexpected – a moment of calm, a surge of excitement, or simply the quiet satisfaction of having made something with your hands. Whatever unfolds, you'll leave with a meaningful keepsake to take home and a little more breathing room than you arrived with.
What you'll get
  • A journal book to bring back and add to every month.
  • Refreshments.
  • A recipe card to add to your journal.
  • Any artwork, such as Theme Moment Cards, your latest creation, journal, paper, etc.
  • The feeling of calm and accomplishment, and new, like-minded friends.
Knowledge required
No knowledge and no skills required.
What to bring
  • Yourselves and an open mind.
  • Any art items, like your favourite paints, brushes, colours, etc.
Location

Memories Are Made Wool & Yarn, Market Street, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent

Opposite Home Bargains.

Mindful Art Workshop:The Quiet Ache — Meeting Grief location
More info

This class is new, and is covered by ClassBento's money-back guarantee.

Your teacher

Bronwen Pretorius
Bronwen Pretorius
(Holistic Habitat Therapies)

female Women-owned

I’m Bronwen, an FHT‑accredited holistic therapist with 25 years’ combined experience in massage, nutrition and Feng Shui, with additional training in Art for a Therapy. I run Calm & Creative groups as a gentle wellbeing space where adults can slow down in a cosy, relaxed, supportive setting.
I facilitate sessions that blend grounding practices, colour, symbolism and simple hands‑on making to help people unwind, reset and feel more settled. No pressure, no perfection — just a calm place to breathe and create.
If you’re looking for a friendly, restorative session that supports your wellbeing through creativity, connection and community, I’d love to welcome you.

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