ART 4 Sanity

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”   (Pablo Picasso)
	Intuitive Painting  Workshop with a Theme Identity and Self-Esteem Saturday 19 of May 10.30 am to 4 pm   at the VILLA ROTANA Sheikh Zayed Road Located between Mazaya Center and Business Bay Metro Station 1 Location
Identity and Self-Esteem  That workshop is all about our Self, who we are – or better who we think we are and how we think other people see us. We will find out what hinders us to accept and love ourselves as we are. And how we can find the key to a healthy self-esteem and self-confidence.   This workshop belongs to a series of easy and playful life-reflecting painting sessions. It will give you a chance to discover yourself in a new way. Essential issues of life will be the guidance through each workshop.   Beside different themes per workshop (i.e. Stress, Anger, Self confidence, Relationship and Family, etc.) the focus will be to experiment with colours, brush and fingers! You will explore in a fun and playful way unknown sides of your Self. No skills or knowledge are required – just the joy to be creative and open for a surprises and a change. We will start the day with a joint breakfast, which is included in the workshop fee! Come and join us!	Fee: AED 390.00 (USD 106.00) incl. Breakfast Buffet and Coffee Break   REGISTER   Just let me know whether you will attend at the latest on Thursday 18th of May 11am. R.S.V.P. Seats are limited to 10 only.   Secure your seat by making  your payment via PayPal before the workshop starts.
	De-Stress with Expressive Painting weekly session at DUCTAC, Mall of the Emirates every Sunday 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm
Usually many people do sport to de-stress, but there are more ways to get rid of the daily strains and burden. One of it is to clean your mind and calm down your emotions by expressive and intuitive painting. Painting can work like a vacuum cleaner in a reverse way. You can release strain, anger, stress, worries, and all what you have sucked in during your daily activities. In a weekly session of 2 hours you will learn to turn your spinning mind off for a certain time and to dwell in colors and the rhythm of your brush strokes. To make a mess is part of the program! No artistic skills are necessary. Just your openness to LET GO in a fun and playful way.	Material will be included. Minimum attendants: 3   Fee for a single session: AED 50 plus Material AED 20   Fee for a package of 4 sessions: AED 250 inclusive Material   REGISTER and Payment at DUCTAC counter (Mall of the Emirates, Dubai)

Private Art Lessons  at the student's home. Drawing, Acrylics, Watercolor   Ask for monthly packages and small groups. If you are a group of minimum 4 people I offer weekly classes at your home.   REGISTER

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" It is not through struggle and effort and trying

that resistance is released, but instead through

distraction and releasing and relaxing. ”

(Abraham Hicks)

Do you often wonder why small children seem so happy and relaxed?

Very simple. They do not think so much as we do! When you watch a child playing, it is totally absorbed of the play. It seems the time stands still for them, like being in another world. They forget time and space…… They are in the flow, in the Vortex.

Until they have to face the “Reality” of adults…!

On the way to become an adult most of them loose that magical skill to play and to be in that timeless, creative flow. That happy condition where is no stress, no fear, no needs – just BEING.

As an adult it seems we have to work very hard to get back into that condition of real relaxation. But it can be so easy. We just have to become playing kids again! With an open heart and mind for magic.

As an artist I found out that I have every day the chance to be a child by playing with colors on canvas.  And I invite you to do the same!

Art is a healing tool for our soul and children seem to know that instinctively. Give children paper, crayons, watercolors or colored felt markers… observe what happens. It is a natural instinct of kids to create and play and be happy.

In my various painting workshops you can experiment the same. I will show you how you can relax, de-stress and heal your soul and your body system. You will experience to turn your mind off; what is the first thing of the LET GO process: to let go the swarm of overwhelming thoughts in our head and start to play…..