Upcoming In Person Workshops
Autumn Craft and Care Workshop Series
Marton Community Centre, Cypress Road, Marton, Middlesbrough TS7 8PZ
Every second Saturday from September to December
Time: 10.15am - 12 Midday
September Saturday 12th — Fresh Start Journal
Collage a journal and create a bookmark. Plus affirmations, journaling prompts and inspiration.
October Saturday 10th — Web & Wire
Weave webs in a mix of materials including copper, beads and semi precious stones.
November Saturday 14th — Print Christmas Cards
Gel plate printing with festive foliage and shapes.
December Saturday 12th — Stitch & Shimmer
Watercolour and simple stitch - festive mini hoop decorations
Single session £25, Two sessions £45, Three sessions £60
All four £75 — buy three get one free
All materials included
Teas and coffees available at the Community Centre coffee morning.
Small friendly group - Beginners welcome
Get in Touch to Book!
Email: gillian@circlesandshadows.co.uk
Phone/Message/WhatsApp:07963792156
Craft and Care Workshop Ts and Cs
Cancellation Policy
Workshops are prepared and materials purchased in advance, so the following applies to all bookings:
More than 2 weeks notice — refund - minus any payment platform costs incurred, transfer to another date if available, transfer your booking to a different person
Less than 2 weeks notice — no refund. You can still transfer your booking to a different person.
Bundle bookings
If you've booked a series bundle the price reflects a discount for committing to multiple sessions. If you need to drop a session we'll simply move you to the nearest bundle that reflects what you can attend, and refund the difference - minus any payment platform costs incurred. Please note bundle refunds / part refunds are only available with more than 2 weeks notice before the session you can no longer attend. Less than 2 weeks notice — the bundle simply stays as booked with no refund for the missed session.
If you've booked a series bundle the price reflects a discount for committing to multiple sessions. If you need to drop a session we'll simply move you to the nearest bundle that reflects what you can attend, and refund the difference - minus any payment platform costs incurred. Please note bundle refunds / part refunds are only available with more than 2 weeks notice before the session you can no longer attend. Less than 2 weeks notice — the bundle simply stays as booked with no refund for the missed session.
Workshops cancelled by me will always receive a full refund or transfer.
Ideas for Workshops in your space:
Inspired by skies, seas and summits — these in-person workshops offer grounded, embodied spaces for creative reflection and adaptive wellbeing.
Circles & Shadows workshops are reflective, structured, and creatively embodied spaces designed to support noticing, rest, transition, and reconnection.
These are not performance spaces.
They are not therapy sessions.
They are not fitness classes.
They are not therapy sessions.
They are not fitness classes.
They are guided environments where attention, creativity, and pacing are gently explored.
Workshops are available for community groups, retreat programmes, wellbeing initiatives, and private bookings. Indoor and outdoor formats are available.
Some Examples of Available Workshops
🌊 The Tide Journal
A guided reflective writing workshop
A structured journaling session exploring internal “tides” — energy, attention, mood, and change.
Participants are guided through short, contained writing intervals with clear prompts and optional visual mapping. Alternatives to writing (sketching, mind-mapping, symbolic drawing) are always offered.
Themes may include:
Surface thoughts and deeper currents
What feels in flow / what feels held
Cycles of capacity and rest
No writing experience is needed. Sharing is optional.
Available indoors and outdoors.
🐚 Casting Gentle Intentions
A symbolic spellwork workshop
A reflective session using metaphor and symbolism to mark change.
Participants are invited to:
Name something they are releasing or calling in
Choose words, gestures, or natural materials to represent it
Create a small contained symbolic “spell”
This workshop is not religious instruction. It is a structured, creative way of marking transition and intention.
Indoor and Outdoor formats available
🌿 Mindful Mandalas
Art-based reflection
Using circular forms as a container, participants create mandalas that reflect their current emotional or energetic landscape.
We explore:
What feels centred?
What feels scattered?
What feels protected?
Indoor and Outdoor formats available
🌊 Things a Mermaid Might Notice
Field-based noticing practice
A guided outdoor session inspired by slow observation and sensory awareness.
Participants move slowly through a chosen landscape — coastline, woodland, moorland, park, or urban environment — recording small observations through writing, photography, sketching, or quiet attention.
This is not about spectacular views.
It is about micro-noticing.
It is about micro-noticing.
Ideal for creative reset days, wellbeing retreats, and seasonal transitions.
🌊 Skies, Seas & Summits
Perspective as embodied practice
A somatic workshop exploring how physical perspective influences emotional perspective.
Participants experiment with gentle shifts in viewpoint.
We reflect on how perspective alters narrative and internal story.
Can be run indoors or outdoors depending on location.
Booking & Enquiries
Workshops can be delivered as:
90-minute sessions
Half-day programmes
Full-day retreats
Multi-session series
Each offering can be adapted to suit group size, venue, and access requirements.
