Pause Create offers a calm, welcoming space to slow down, explore creativity and connect with others.
We all know that stress blocks creativity however, research now shows that creativity helps reduce stress. When we do something creative we reduce levels of stress hormones like cortisol and increase positive hormones such as Dopamine. If you develops a regular creative wellbeing practice you can reduce psychological stress, stress hormones, heart rate and blood pressure, inflammatory proteins, it has even been found to slow biological ageing.
Pause Create is based in Winchester and provides a calm space to slow down through gentle mindfulness practice, reducing feelings of overwhelm, increases self-confidence, motivation and creativity.
The benefits of this creative health practice are increased by working within a group, stimulating the release of hormones such as oxytocin, making you feel comfortable and connected. After each workshop you will be provided with resources to continue this practice at home.
Our Services
Collage Evening Workshops
Next Workshops
Fri 9th Oct or Wed 14th Oct 19.30-21.00
At: Design Junction, Winchester
Relaxed in-person collage workshop, combining creativity and mindfulness. You will begin with a short mindfulness exercise before, being guided through several collage activities. You will be given an audio recording of the mindfulness exercise and a new creative activity to do at home, to extend the benefits of the workshop.
Each session is 90 minutes.
Groups size limited to 10 spaces.
No art skills required.
All materials provided.
Business Group Workshops
These sessions are provided to help teams with work related overwhelm, stress and disconnection. You can either have a one-off workshop or four weeks of weekly workshops. All the sessions combining creativity and mindfulness. You will begin with a short mindfulness exercise, after which you will be guided through several creative activities. Each week you and your team will be given an audio recording of the mindfulness exercise and creative exercises to do at home, to extend and embed the benefits from the workshops.
The session is 90 minutes.
Groups size limited to 10 spaces.
No art skills required.
All materials provided.
Friday Afternoon Workshops
Every Friday in September at The Arc, Winchester
Weekly in person workshops, combining mindfulness and creativity. Provided in a calm inclusive space to pause, create and connect. You will be guided through a short mindfulness exercise and then a specific creative practice. Each week you will be given mindful and creative exercises to do at home, to extend and embed the benefits from the workshops. Attend just one or gain benefit from all four workshop sessions.
Each session is 90 minutes.
Groups size limited to 10 spaces.
No art skills required.
All materials provided.
Is this for me?
What is Creative Health?
A growing body of research has showed the significant benefits creativity has for our mental and physical wellbeing. This includes illness prevention, supporting positive health behaviours, management of long-term conditions and promoting a healthier ageing process. This research has supported the developing field of creative health, where we encourage the development of regular creative activities to support our wellbeing.
What is a Creative Activity?
These creative workshops are design for anyone who feels overwhelmed, stress and disconnected. They are a welcoming space to allow you to slow down and take some time for yourself. The creative activities are simple and accessible. We focus on the enjoyment of making, not on the final outcome. Nothing you make has to be shared at the end.
“But, I’m not creative.” A creative activity can be art, crafts, music, dance, performing arts, creative writing, literature, film, photography, cooking, gardening, the list goes on. It may help not to think of these activities in a traditional sense, do you like taking photos with your phone of interesting architecture that catches your eye? This is where you can begin your creative photography practice. Can you create regular opportunities to do this more often, to be more playful with it and to do it with others. In Pause Create workshops we focus on art, with accessible creative activities that anyone can enjoy, regardless of their artistic background. These activities are designed to encourage the participants to repeat or expand them developing a routine creative health practice.
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