Unlocking Creativity through Mindfulness: Meeting the Inner Critic by Limina Collective

You'll take a close look at a masterpiece of Northern Renaissance art, 'A Goldsmith in His Workshop by Petrus Christus', through guided meditation and an exploration of its intricate details and historical significance.

Through carefully structured activities, we will investigate mindfulness techniques designed to work with judgmental thoughts, encouraging a more compassionate and appreciative perspective. You'll learn to cultivate a quality of looking that not only enhances your understanding of the artwork but also nurtures your creative practice and self-awareness.

This workshop can be enjoyed individually, or followed as a mini-course,- structured around the three components of Jon Kabat-Zinn’s definition of mindfulness: ‘paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally.’

Unlocking Creativity through Mindfulness: Playing with Focus
Wed 21 May 2025.
Unlocking Creativity through Mindfulness: Being in the Present Moment
Wed 15 October 2025.

Dates: 13 February 2025 .
Hours: 7 pm – 8.30 pm.
Price: 24 euros (Single Lecture) or 60 euros (all 3 Lectures).
Location: (Online via Zoom), UK time.

Who are Limina Collective?
Limina Collective was founded in 2018 by Karly Allen and Lucia van der Drift. They contribute to the emerging international field of mindfulness in museums, through bespoke workshops and recordings for among others the National Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery, Wallace Collection, Royal Academy and the Royal Collection Trust.
Lucia is an experienced teacher and writer in mindfulness, meditation and Buddhism who specialises in mindful art engagement and guided meditation. Karly has 25 years of experience of designing art engagement programmes for museum collections, with a focus on the art of close looking and the practice of drawing.