Sea Change: Transmuting Emotion into Art

Sea Change: Transmuting Emotion into Art

with Kevin Townley
Saturday, August 8
12pm–3pm ET

Meditation helps us become more aware of our inner lives. Along with that clarity often comes a closer encounter with the emotions we would rather avoid. Anger. Jealousy. Craving. Pride. Confusion. These energies are part of being human, and they shape both our suffering and our creativity.

In Vajrayana Buddhism, these emotions are not obstacles to get past. Through the teaching of the Five Buddha Families, they become gateways to wisdom.

In this workshop, Kevin Townley will show how meditation and creative practice can work together to turn emotional energy into art. Through meditation, discussion, and art-making time, you’ll look at how the very emotions that seem to block creativity can become its source.

Whether you write, paint, dance, compose, bake, make collages, or just want to reconnect with your creative impulse, this workshop offers real tools for bringing more awareness and honesty to your work.

Topics will include:
* An introduction to the Five Buddha Families and the Five Wisdom Energies
* Working with difficult emotions as creative material
* Turning confusion into wisdom through meditation and art making
* Creativity as a path of self-knowledge and benefit to others
* Practical exercises for bringing emotional energy into your creative process

You’ll be invited to make something during the workshop in any medium you like. Writing, drawing, painting, movement, music, cooking, collage, photography, and more are all welcome.

No artistic experience is necessary. This workshop is open to artists, non-artists, blocked artists, meditators, and anyone curious about how creativity, emotion, and spiritual practice fit together.

Workshop Details

Date: Saturday, August 8
Time: 12pm to 3pm ET
Hosted by: Kevin Townley

Sliding Scale Pricing – Choose what’s right for you:

$25 

$50

$108 

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Register Here

One scholarship is available for this workshop.
Please apply here by July 29th.
We will notify all applicants by August 3rd.