Led by Cari Bridgen

Creativity and art can help us connect more deeply with ourselves, God, and the world around us. This course offers an opportunity to explore contemplative art, and our creative expression and prayer. Over six mornings, there will be space to creatively respond to themes exploring the relationship between ourselves, God and creation, including our embodied nature; spirituality, theology and ecology; and our personal response to destruction and the present eco-crisis. Each session will include time for prayer, meditations on a weekly theme, music, practical creative time, and sharing.

This course will meet on six Thursdays between 10am and 1pm:
Thursday 20 May
Thursday 27 May
Thursday 3 June
Thursday 10 June
Thursday 17 June
Thursday 24 June

Cost: £95 for six sessions

Cari has been providing Ignatian spiritual accompaniment for the last 10 years. Cari is drawn to the mystical teachings of the saints and living the contemplative Christian journey. She thinks of grief as an integral part of our life's journey, though our culture gives little space to tend to it. We are always being asked to let go of things, whether aspects of ourselves or ways of being we have loved or become attached to. Cari studied Art at Birmingham University and was an Art Psychotherapist for over 20 years. Cari recently learnt the art of icon-making with Peter Murphy and has a deep interest in the environmental issues facing our world.