Intuitive art workshop – when emotions take on color
Intuitive art workshop – when emotions take on color
We live in a fast-paced world, where we often brush over our own feelings without really listening to them. Emotions remain within us as invisible layers and, sometimes, turn into burdens that weigh down the soul. The intuitive art workshop offers a safe space where each participant can encounter their own emotions and give them shape through color and drawing.
Color has its own language. Often, what we cannot say in words is put on paper in an intense red, a calm blue or a playful yellow. Without us realizing it, the choice of colors speaks about our inner state. A simple line drawn without any plan becomes a sign of tension or release. A circle, a mixture of tones or a strong contrast can express more than we can say through speech.
The relationship between emotions and color is natural and profound. When we allow ourselves to paint without rules, we discover that our soul finds its own language. No artistic talent is needed, only the willingness to be present and honest with yourself.
Intuitive drawing is a central part of the workshop. It urges us to give up perfection and the desire for control, to listen to what our inner self wants to say. The hand moves freely, without a plan, and the result is more of a map of experiences than a classical work of art. The process becomes a journey in itself, a way of bringing to the surface emotions, memories and inner resources that we do not suspect.
Participants gradually discover that intuitive drawing offers them clarity, peace and greater self-awareness. Colors become partners on the journey: green can be a sign of hope, orange of vitality, and shades of gray can express moments of pressure, but also the need for rest. In a natural way, each person translates their emotions into shapes and recognizes them.
The value of this workshop does not lie in the artistic process, but in the personal revelations it brings. When emotions are put on paper, they no longer remain locked up within us. It becomes easier to look at them, to understand them and, step by step, to integrate them. Many participants discover that through drawing and color they are able to tell stories that they could not express in words.
If we were to summarize the benefits of an intuitive art workshop, they would look something like this:
- Access to emotions that are difficult to express
- When words are too few or too painful, drawing, color and shapes become an alternative language.
- It provides the freedom to say what cannot be said.
- Reduce stress and anxiety
- The creative process relaxes and creates a state of presence (similar to meditation)
- Colors and hand movement on paper induce calm and help with emotional regulation
- Inner clarity
- Through intuitive drawing, symbols and images appear that reflect the state of mind.
- This helps to become aware of problems and find inner answers.
- Improvement of self-image and confidence
- Each work produced becomes proof of personal value.
- People discover that they “can create” and this brings a sense of competence and validation.
- Emotional release process
By putting emotions on paper, they are released and transformed.
It provides an opportunity to reconnect with forgotten parts of oneself.
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Stimulating creativity and inner resources
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Creativity is awakened in the workshop and then applied in everyday life.
More flexibility, courage and openness to new solutions appear. -
Improving relationships
When people understand their emotions better, they become even more available to others. -
The workshop creates a space of belonging and safety.
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Support in managing life stories
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Artistic expression allows for a gentle and indirect approach to pain.
The person is not obliged to tell the details of the story, but can express them symbolically.The intuitive art workshop is an invitation to authenticity. It is a time when the soul can express itself freely, without judgment and without expectations. Through colors and intuitive drawing, each person opens a window to the inside and gives themselves the chance to see themselves, to find themselves and to rediscover their inner beauty.
This was the atmosphere in our workshop on September 15th. There were many emotions: amazement, sadness, joy. Eyes lit up but also filled with tears. It is very interesting and very powerful to talk to yourself, about yourself beyond your mind. And to reveal answers that, in fact, you carry with you.
In the feedback form at the end of the workshop there was a question: “What would you tell others about the experience you had here?”
Here is what the participants answered to this workshop:
“I would recommend them to come. It is definitely something different.”
“Must have!”
“An open, informal, safe space to interact with yourself and others.”
“It was great.”
“It was an authentic experience. The kind of experience that opens your eyes to see things that are normally difficult for you to see. Or you don’t know what to look at. For me, it brought clarity and an inner sense of freedom.”
“To come without having to analyze too much!”
“It helped me calm down and find myself.”
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Baza Ghilgal
BAZA GHILGAL is a dream that was born from the desire to see people restored, with healed souls, living their lives in freedom, with dignity, and knowing their value and purpose for which they were created.
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