Monday 29th September
You are invited to join us at St John’s Waterloo for our first Creative Salon on Monday 29th September.
Themes of the day are anchored in the passage of summer into autumn, and specifically the cultural elements of harvest, gathering and sharing.
St John’s Waterloo in conjunction with Mental Fight Club presents - A Creative Salon.
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3pm – 4:30pm: Singing Group with Vivien Ellis accompanied by Martina Schwarz
4:45pm – 6:15pm: Painting with Natural Ink with Artist Constança Saturnino
6:20pm – 6:50pm: Gentle yoga session with Anja Nikodem.
7pm – 8pm: Gong Bath with Cathy Eastburn.
Free light refreshments and drinks will be available throughout the event.
3pm – 4:30pm: Dragon Cafe Singers with Vivien Ellies Accompanied by Martina Schwarz on accordion.
You are invited to this extended singing session in which we will revisit some beloved Dragon Café songs in preparation for the upcoming Bloomsbury festival workshops and performances. This is also an opportunity to get to again meet the extremely talented accordionist Martina Schwarz who is accompanying us at the Bloomsbury Festival.
4:45pm – 6:15pm: Painting with Natural Ink with Artist Constança Saturnino
Discover the colours of nature with artist Constança Saturnino, who transforms foraged plants, berries, and everyday kitchen ingredients into beautiful handmade inks. Using leaves, stems, and other natural materials, she also crafts unique painting tools that open up new ways of mark-making.
In this workshop, Constança invites you to step into a playful collaboration with the natural world, experimenting, exploring, and allowing creativity to grow from what surrounds us.
6:20pm – 6:50pm: Gentle yoga session with Anja Nikodem.
Join Anja where we will be celebrating the change of the season with a gentle Yoga session focusing on the gathering the breath into the body and sharing sounds and breath as we release.
7pm – 8pm: Gong Bath with Cathy Eastburn.
Welcome in your week with a Gong Bath.
The vibrations and sound of a gong bath are an immediate and effective way to achieve deep relaxation and enhance well-being. They are particularly recommended for anyone struggling with insomnia, anxiety, depression, anger issues or chronic pain... but can be enjoyed by and helpful for everyone.
Lie back and enjoy the healing sounds of magnificent large gongs, played alongside Himalayan singing bowls, quartz crystal singing bowls and Javanese bronze percussion. Sessions are led by experienced gong-player and trained sound therapist Cathy Eastburn.