CULTIVATE YOUR OWN CREATIVITY TO WRITE AND PAINT YOUR STRESSES AWAY
For when the anxiety and the overwhelm is too heavy to carry. For when you’ve lost your way. For when you’re focused on everything and everyone but yourself. For when you’re juggling ALL. THE. THINGS!
I’M HERE TO SHOW YOU HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN HEAD AN INTO YOUR JOURNAL
In its most simple form, a creative journal is a notebook that you fill with the bits of your life.
It could be drawings, collage, poetry, keepsakes, song lyrics, as well as being a private space to gather your thoughts, goals, worries, to-do lists and anything else that spills over the edges of life.
It could be a sketchbook, a notebook, a repurposed old book, a scrapbook, a photo album, a handmade book or anything else you can think of.
Most powerfully, creative journaling is about giving yourself permission to prioritise ‘me time’ and getting lost in the process of creating, while finding yourself there too. It is your safe space to tune into and heal your deeper self.
Creative journaling is NOT about becoming an artist or painting pretty pages.
Mindfulness, journaling and tapping into your creativity has been proven again and again to lower stress and improve wellbeing, we’ve discovered a way to gently and beautifully combine all three.
Creative journaling is about the process of creating - not at all about the end result. The healing, the transformations, the personal growth and self-development all come from ‘how’ you use your art journal, not so much about ‘what’ you create in there.
This process is not a ‘dear diary’ style of writing and recording, it is about using journaling as a tool to foster a mind and body connection. It is about creating purposefully and with intention, it is about building habits and rituals that support your mental wellbeing and nourish your soul.
A journal is a place where you don’t have to be anything other than exactly who you are in exactly that moment - that is powerful!
Everything you’ll find here is a beautiful mixed palette of art-making practices, journaling prompts, mindset shifting and personal development strategies.
We know this is what sets our courses apart from other journaling teachings out there.
We revel in a different kind of self-care here.
We’ve traded our bubble baths for journaling time
We’ve swapped the cutesy stencils of the masses to create from our own hearts
We’ve ditched the YouTube tutorials that make us feel like we aren’t artistic enough
We’re telling our story, documenting our days and making sense of our lives as they unfold
We’ve stopped Pinterest-ing self love quotes and instead, we write our own wisdom-filled words
We’re prioritising ourselves and guiding ourselves back to wellness.
THERE ARE ONLY 2 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CREATIVE JOURNALING!
#1 Art doesn’t need to look ‘good’ or ‘pretty’ to heal
#2 There is no right or wrong way to do this - zero rules
You can learn how to start a creative journal even if you’ve never picked up a paintbrush before, think you’re not creative or have nothing to write about.
HEY I’M CLAIRE LARAINE
In case you haven’t worked it out yet, I teach creative journaling as a self-development and self-care tool.
When I’m not busy being Mum or running this small business, you’ll find me with a (probably cold) coffee in one hand, a paintbrush in the other, sat on the floor with my favourite worn-out journals.
I’m obsessed with the healing power of words and art and passionate about sharing these discoveries with others.
Our door is always open for a good cup of coffee. If you’ve got some Q’s, we’ve got A’s. Ask us about a course, an order, what colour you should paint your walls . . . anything we can help with, we will!
