“If you think you're falling, dive”. 

                                                 Joseph Campbell  

What could you discover?

I believe in an and/ both world. A world where we can be analytical and imaginative. Detailed and sketchy. Strong and gentle. That we need not choose to be sun or moon, but rather we can embody both. That we can try and fail and fall and stand up and fall again, over and over again. And that it's not only OK, but necessary to our own learning.

Through my extensive studies across the arts, movement and therapeutic practices, I have discovered that these spheres in which we orbit are not so disparate; that they in fact share beautiful in-between moments of coalescence.

On the surface, this turbulence of opposing natures can appear destructive. However, when we dive a little deeper we actually find that these natures are actually held in relationship through tension.

We find such meeting points, or ecotones (from the Greek Oikos meaning ‘home’ and Tonos meaning ‘tension’) echoed in our environments. From hedges to shorelines, river-banks to grasslands, these ecotones act as borders between ecosystems, encouraging biodiversity and dynamic overlap.

These rich, fertile boundaries exist because these 'opposing forces' come into contact. Like the brew that follows a ferment, so too are these spaces opportunities for kindling life from life.

We become who we are through one another.

We can learn so much from nature because we are part of it and not apart from it.

By exploring your own areas of ecotonality, you can find how what excites and scares you actually share an edge; they coexist within your nature.

Each month you are invited to join a 2 hour online workshop in which you will learn different ways to tap into your ecotonal creativity. Through the lens of the ecotone, these workshops consist of guided group sessions and set tasks designed to develop your skills in imagination and expression.

I have found that these cross-relationships emerge best through creative, movement and nature-based practices. As such, the workshops incorporate artistic, somatic and living world influences. You will also have the opportunity to join a WhatsApp community with other attendees so you can share and collaborate during and post event.

2 hour Workshop cost: €50