by Julie Gibbons | June 3, 2026 | Community
Creative practice is beneficial: there’s plenty of science behind it. Creative practice combined with community is doubly good. Okay, perhaps my vague estimation isn’t numerically precise—numbers aren’t my thing. But when it came to devoting May to... 
by Julie Gibbons | March 11, 2026 | Mandala Events
Art Therapist Joan Kellogg’s Great Round of Mandala, Stage Four, is called Beginning. We’ll be exploring this theme in our March Equinox Magic. Gathering in circle to create in real time is one of the best ways we can bring mandala practice into the light... 
by Julie Gibbons | December 1, 2025 | Community, Member Spotlight
I’ve lived for 40 plus years in a small town, Buxton, on the edge of the Peak District in England. Buxton has a rich history dating back to beyond Roman times and I’m close to woodland, hills, dales, caves and rivers. I love to walk and wander and wonder... 
by Julie Gibbons | November 4, 2025 | Member Spotlight
I’m Becca—an artist, creative coach, and founder of The Funky Easel. I help people reconnect with their creativity, confidence, and calm through painting, storytelling, and soulful self-expression. Based in Suffolk, I draw inspiration from nature, colour, and everyday... 
by Julie Gibbons | July 15, 2025 | Community, Mandala Practice
The water was cool as the sun blazed in just-passed midsummer glory from an azure sky. We’d been ruminating on healing ancestral trauma. But it wasn’t a painful conversation, and compassion palpably occupied the spare seats around our wee group. Stepping into the... 
by Julie Gibbons | February 28, 2025 | Member Spotlight
Greetings from Colorado, USA! I’m a self-employed artist, writer, and teacher, with a mixture of training in creativewriting, visual art, teaching, and spiritual practice. I love exploring new techniques andmaterials, and I consider creativity a spiritual practice. If...