Open Studio - Group Art Therapy
Open Studio is a simple and profound process. Beginning with mindfulness practice, trusting the wisdom of the body, we come to the page without expectation. We might choose to simply allow the flow, or we might set an intention in the form of a question or particular inquiry. Our movement flows onto the page and we create. We then speak to the process of unfolding and what is present for us in the art making, with our peers in the role of silent witness.
Cocoon Open Studio is currently running from the SWell Centre Hawthorn, Thursday 2.30-4.30pm. Please call 0409946994 to book your place.
To arrange an Open Studio process in your organisation, please contact Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies today.
Cocoon Open Studio is currently running from the SWell Centre Hawthorn, Thursday 2.30-4.30pm. Please call 0409946994 to book your place.
To arrange an Open Studio process in your organisation, please contact Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies today.
SpiritSong - Vocal Collective
Have you been longing for a nurturing space in which to share your voice and creative expression?
Do you love chant, bliss out on harmonies, and get energised by toning and improvisation?
SpiritSong Vocal Collective is a community of people who intuit the power of sound to connect, expand and transform. At SpiritSong, we value embodiment, creative expression, connection to and honouring of the Earth, and community connectedness. The SpiritSong repertoire incorporates material from sacred song traditions and contemporary artists.
SpiritSong is a ten week immersion in chant and song, building a repertoire of meaningful, heart opening and connecting songs with rich layered harmony and improvisational elements.
Michelle has been offering sacred sound circles and community choir facilitation for ten years. Weaving together the elements of ritual, intention, song, improvisation, toning and instrumentation, these sessions are both nourishing and transformative.
Sounding together can help to free your voice, develop confidence, enhance connection with self and others and open your heart.
Read Michelle's recent publication in Living Now Magazine: The Courage in Song
To book your place in this very special experience, please contact us at michelleamymorgan@gmail.com
Do you love chant, bliss out on harmonies, and get energised by toning and improvisation?
SpiritSong Vocal Collective is a community of people who intuit the power of sound to connect, expand and transform. At SpiritSong, we value embodiment, creative expression, connection to and honouring of the Earth, and community connectedness. The SpiritSong repertoire incorporates material from sacred song traditions and contemporary artists.
SpiritSong is a ten week immersion in chant and song, building a repertoire of meaningful, heart opening and connecting songs with rich layered harmony and improvisational elements.
Michelle has been offering sacred sound circles and community choir facilitation for ten years. Weaving together the elements of ritual, intention, song, improvisation, toning and instrumentation, these sessions are both nourishing and transformative.
Sounding together can help to free your voice, develop confidence, enhance connection with self and others and open your heart.
Read Michelle's recent publication in Living Now Magazine: The Courage in Song
To book your place in this very special experience, please contact us at michelleamymorgan@gmail.com
(re-) Awakening the Creative Self
After many years of experiencing the profound benefits of engaging in a variety of creative modalities, I’ve created a fabulous immersion in creativity in the form of a short course; (re-)Awakening the Creative Self!
This course is perfect for people who have been longing to bring more creativity into their lives, or wishing to expand into new creative territory. Perhaps you've been sitting with the belief that you're 'just not creative' at all? Perhaps you find it easy to paint, but singing feels like an impossible thing for you?
This is not about developing technical skills in any particular mode, but more about the meta-processes involved in opening to flow, listening into inner impulse and witnessing what is wanting to emerge.
We'll use meditation, reflection, and sharing, along with writing, movement, sounding, visual and sculptural explorations.
To book the next course, please contact Michelle on 0409946994
This course is perfect for people who have been longing to bring more creativity into their lives, or wishing to expand into new creative territory. Perhaps you've been sitting with the belief that you're 'just not creative' at all? Perhaps you find it easy to paint, but singing feels like an impossible thing for you?
This is not about developing technical skills in any particular mode, but more about the meta-processes involved in opening to flow, listening into inner impulse and witnessing what is wanting to emerge.
We'll use meditation, reflection, and sharing, along with writing, movement, sounding, visual and sculptural explorations.
To book the next course, please contact Michelle on 0409946994
Eco-print workshop
Eco-print (or close-contact printing) uses natural materials with metal, silk, fire and water in an alchemical process to create works of exquisite beauty. Eco-print is a gorgeous modality to work with as it teaches us to let go, to trust in the process, and be open to the mystery of the elements coming together. It truly is a collaborative process.
To arrange an Eco-print workshop in your organisation, please contact Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies today.
To arrange an Eco-print workshop in your organisation, please contact Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies today.
What clients have said about Cocoon workshops
"Really loved SpiritSong! A beautiful mixture of gorgeous songs, improvisation, singing theory, harmonies and fun in a safe and supportive group. If you enjoy singing and community I definitely encourage you to join in!" (Daniel, SpiritSong Participant)
"Loved SpiritSong! We learned so many beautiful songs and had lots of fun doing improv and then finished up with some cosy soup - very nourishing!!!! "
(Rebecca, SpiritSong Participant)
"It's a great way to tap in and wake up creativity.... very useful in activating me to push through the inner critic and just do it!"
(Gemma, (re-)Awakening the Creative Self Participant)
"A space of gentleness and warmth; to explore and to just be, because who you are – however you are – in just being, in that moment, is ok".
(Hilda, Melbourne)
"I feel inspired to explore in my own practice the full range of creative avenues that you explored and to allow them to dance with one another"
(Natalie, (re-)Awakening the Creative Self Participant)
"Great energy and atmosphere, and a fun creative space"
(Anna, (re-)Awakening the Creative Self Participant)
"I love the Women's Heart Song sessions, even the challenges have been transforming. I love the energy that happens in my body. A beautiful sacred women's space" (Women's Heart Songs Participant)
"Loved it. Your ability to create a sacred, nurturing space is a blessing!" (Women's Heart Songs Participant)
"The 'Autumn Songs' Journey was an incredibly beautiful experience. Very soul nourishing and a must thing to do in your life. Thank you! Love Eugenie" (Autumn Songs Journey Participant)
"Women's Heart Songs gave me a sense of community, and a safe space to express my voice. Have come away feeling joy-full and in my heart space". (Women's Heart Songs Participant)
"I loved the gentle nurturing space held by you Chelle. The starting meditations were excellent, simple but eloquent. Connecting with women is such a joy and you picked perfect songs/chants to reflect that. Your softness and openness ensures people like me (with absolutely no singing experience) feel safe, honoured and able to join in and contribute to the healing of self and others." (Liss, Women's Heart Songs Participant)
"Loved SpiritSong! We learned so many beautiful songs and had lots of fun doing improv and then finished up with some cosy soup - very nourishing!!!! "
(Rebecca, SpiritSong Participant)
"It's a great way to tap in and wake up creativity.... very useful in activating me to push through the inner critic and just do it!"
(Gemma, (re-)Awakening the Creative Self Participant)
"A space of gentleness and warmth; to explore and to just be, because who you are – however you are – in just being, in that moment, is ok".
(Hilda, Melbourne)
"I feel inspired to explore in my own practice the full range of creative avenues that you explored and to allow them to dance with one another"
(Natalie, (re-)Awakening the Creative Self Participant)
"Great energy and atmosphere, and a fun creative space"
(Anna, (re-)Awakening the Creative Self Participant)
"I love the Women's Heart Song sessions, even the challenges have been transforming. I love the energy that happens in my body. A beautiful sacred women's space" (Women's Heart Songs Participant)
"Loved it. Your ability to create a sacred, nurturing space is a blessing!" (Women's Heart Songs Participant)
"The 'Autumn Songs' Journey was an incredibly beautiful experience. Very soul nourishing and a must thing to do in your life. Thank you! Love Eugenie" (Autumn Songs Journey Participant)
"Women's Heart Songs gave me a sense of community, and a safe space to express my voice. Have come away feeling joy-full and in my heart space". (Women's Heart Songs Participant)
"I loved the gentle nurturing space held by you Chelle. The starting meditations were excellent, simple but eloquent. Connecting with women is such a joy and you picked perfect songs/chants to reflect that. Your softness and openness ensures people like me (with absolutely no singing experience) feel safe, honoured and able to join in and contribute to the healing of self and others." (Liss, Women's Heart Songs Participant)
