Selfless Expression: A Creativity Workshop with Kevin Townley
Selfless-Expression & The Five Buddha Families
with Kevin Townley
Saturday, May 23rd
12pm et – 3pm et
Every person is inherently creative. But over time, many people begin to believe otherwise. Anxiety, self-judgment, competitiveness, distraction, and the pressures of daily life can disconnect us from the impulse to make things.
In a new live workshop, Kevin Townley will explore creativity through the lens of Vajrayana Buddhism and the teaching of the Five Buddha Families, also known as the Five Wisdom Energies. These teachings suggest that emotions often experienced as obstacles such as anger, craving, pride, jealousy, or confusion are not problems to eliminate, but energies that can be worked with, transformed, and expressed creatively.
Based in part on his book, Look, Look, Look, Look, Look Again: Buddhist Wisdom Reflected in 26 Artists, this workshop combines meditation, discussion, and real-time creative practice in community.
Topics will include:
- What “self-expression” means in the context of Buddhist teachings on no-self
- How difficult emotions can become creative material
- Creativity as practice rather than performance
- Art as beneficial expression for ourselves and others
- Working with the Five Wisdom Energies through creative process
Participants will be invited to create during the workshop using any medium they like. Writing, drawing, painting, movement, music, cooking, collage, and other forms of expression are all welcome.
No artistic experience is necessary. This workshop is open to artists, non-artists, blocked artists, curious people, and anyone interested in creativity, meditation, and transformation.
Workshop Details
Date: May 23
Length: 12–3pm et
Hosted by: Kevin Townley
Sliding Scale Pricing – Choose what’s right for you:
$25
$50
$108
(Note: This higher price allows us to continue to offer programs like this and includes scholarships.)