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Do you feel reflective as a new year comes, unsure what to take with you and what to leave behind?
Do you wish to start 2026 with clarity and a sense of direction?
Join this creative workshop to explore your experiences, reconnect with your inner wisdom, and open space for what wants to emerge in the year ahead - helping you stay on the path toward more fulfillment in yourself.
No prior art experience or skills are needed - just a curious heart.
* What to expect *
This workshop offers a gentle and reflective space to slow down, look inward, and engage with your personal journey.
Through intuitive art-making and guided reflection, you will look back on your experiences of the past year, access insights and inspiration through creative expression, and sense what you want to carry forward into the new year. Creatively connect with your intentions, longings and new possibilities, so you can start 2026 with vision and more ground.
No need to have any art skills or talent to benefit from this journey! It’s all about the process.
You will be welcomed in the cosy creative nook of art shop Artools. We will ease in with a short introduction and some tips, then move into a two-part intuitive art exploration (with a break), pause for some gentle journaling, and close with a supportive sharing circle.
✅ You will enjoy a supportive, non-judgmental space where you can cultivate a deep inner listening, create, reflect, and tap into your inner wisdom
✅ All materials are provided. You’re welcome to bring your own (crayons, markers, paint, brushes, glue, scissors, old magazines…) if you'd like - you don’t have to share them, but it helps with the distribution of supplies
✅ Tea and snacks will be offered
✅ And you can bring home your unique creation :-) 🌿
You can expect to leave with:
✨ a sense of what naturally wants to move forward in 2026
✨ an openness towards new possibilities
✨ a feeling of warmth, soft creativity, and inner understanding
✨ a personal artwork that symbolizes your path forward
Price: € 39,00
Time: 18:30-21:00
Materials, tea and snacks included
Place: Artools shop, Nachtegaalstraat 14, 3581 AG Utrecht
* The power of art explorations *
When we say “art”, we mean free-form, intuitive expression - nothing to do with talent, skill or being an artist.
Art-making is a gentle way to connect with yourself, often reaching what lives beneath the surface. When you play with colours, materials and shapes, you can access parts of yourself that don’t always express themselves through words. By observing what you create, you can begin to look for meaning. Your creative choices and reactions can reveal emotions, needs or insights that usually stay out of sight.
Making art can support emotional release, reduce stress, and increase your self-awareness, confidence and inner calm.
No experience needed - it's all about the process, not the result.
* Who is this for *
This workshop is for anyone who wants to experience the year ahead with more alignment and fulfillment. If you want to make choices with more awareness, or feel curious about your inner landscape, this space is for you.
It is ideal for those who enjoy creative processes and personal growth.
Maybe you simply want to (re)connect with your creativity, or try something new.
No art skills or experience are needed - only openness and curiosity.
* What to Bring *
- A journal & pen
- Any personal art materials you’d like to use (optional)
- An open and curious heart
* About the facilitator *
Valerie has always been drawn to the connection between body, mind, and spirit - from her early years in Belgium practicing karate and dance, to discovering yoga in her teens and returning to it later as a source of softness, grounding, and truth. As a certified yoga teacher and an expressive arts facilitator, she brings a gentle, mindful and embodied approach to everything she shares.
Her intention is to create a safe and nurturing space where others can slow down, listen inward and give expression to what lies inside. She believes that creativity, like movement, can help bring the unconscious conscious and reconnect us with our natural wisdom. She hopes to guide you toward a deeper connection with yourself - so you can move through life with more ease, authenticity, and joy.
* Any questions? *
Write us at hello@soulhug.nl or visit
https://soulhug.nl
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