Everyone is an Artist:
A Creative Dharma Retreat for women
“Through the ordinary state of being, we’re already creators in the most profound way, creating our experience of reality and composing the world we perceive.”
Being an ‘artist’ isn’t about learning to paint or write. It’s about engaging with the world as an artist would. Dharma practice is similar. It’s not about wearing robes or living in a monastery; it’s about engaging creatively with whatever life presents:
Being curious: Paying attention, noticing what we observe, asking questions, and taking notes. Being open to finding anything and anyone interesting, without any agenda.
Opening ourselves to magic: Trusting our intuition and acting on it. Looking for signs and letting ourselves be guided by something beyond our rational mind. Saying yes and entering into a conversation with life.
Embracing failure and mistakes: Being vulnerable and recognising fear as the biggest barrier. Allowing ourselves to be uncool and welcoming each failure as an opportunity to grow stronger. Not striving for perfection but for something alive, real, and human.
Though Buddhist teachings, meditation and reflection we’ll make connections between the Dharma life and a life of creativity, seeing how they support and feed into one another.
While this retreat won't focus on creating major art pieces, you are welcome to bring small-scale materials such as pens, pencils, needles, thread, and cameras.
Vajradarshini is known for her down to earth approach to Dharma practice. She draws widely on the Buddhist tradition and on contemporary art and culture, weaving them together to create engaging and enjoyable retreats. You can expect a week of reflection and meditation, with some long periods of silence.