Lorena's Expressive Arts classes can help you use your own creative resources to find new perspectives, solve problems and navigate your life.
There is no wrong way of doing things. No experience is needed. There is no evaluation. Everything proposed during the session is only a suggestion. Lorena uses the Person Centered Approach as taught by Dr. Natalie Rogers.
For questions email: lorenafernandezsg@yahoo.com
Location near the Museumplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
CREATIVE PORTRAIT OF YOUR BUSINESS WORKSHOP A workshop offered April 2019 for Amsterdam Women Entrepreneurs
All feelings and improvisations are allowed. No experience necessary
Are you in a new country, a new job, a new relationship, something else new? This enjoyable class will help you take advantage of creative resources to successfully navigate this new stage.
Everything proposed during the class is only a suggestion. For Questions email: lorenafernandezsg@yahoo.com
Exploring Self through mask making
“I would definitely recommend this workshop to persons in transition. I think these 4 sessions gives each woman the opportunity to reflect on what you have been doing so far, where you are now and where would you like to go. This is a time where you can set yourself goals and aims. This is also a place where you can meet other women who share diverse feelings, emotions and interests like you. It is a place of understanding and comforting one another." Participant from January 2019
About to paint our inner landscape
"When you live far from your family and friends this is a warm and hugging space. You can start growing and developing something new in your life. I think these sessions are empowering women! On even more personal note, I already feel the footsteps and the effects on my life from the workshop. Thank you, Lorena, for open your heart to us, share with us your education, knowledge, experience, feelings and warm hospitality.” Participant from January 2019
Freedom and safety in community
“I would recommend it to a friend because it was a fascinating journey! I’m happy because we were not afraid to talk about our feelings. And I understood that being happy is not destiny but a result for those who can travel inside themselves. We did it! I met brave, strong and sensitive women. Each gave me love, serenity, strength and courage. A special thank you to you Lorena, you are a special woman with a big heart.” Participant from January 2019
Release Stress and unwanted emotions
“I would and I will highly recommend the Creativity Workshop to a friend. Three words to describe it would be: Very private, very emotional and very touching. I had such a warm and special experience when I did all these creative art works. I am very grateful to have met all who took part.” Participant from January 2019
There is no wrong way of doing this
“For me the creativity workshop was a very gratifying experience, totally recommendable. I loved meeting the other participants and sharing our creativity, our fears and believing in ourselves a little more.” Participant from January 2019
Freedom within Collaboration
The previous Creativity Workshop in Amsterdam took place in January 2019 and was attended by a very international group of women from Israel, Italy, Germany, Venezuela, Spain and the United States. Important issues emerged including: feeling muted as an immigrant in a new country and how to regaining our voice,
Experimenting with paint and paper
the journey of our personal roots in the world, using our power, exploring our creativity and untapped possibilities, the need for deep and meaningful friendships and connections, being strong but also flexible to adapt to the varying speeds of life, growing and changing together in our romantic relationships with our partners, and living a healthy, long and interesting life.
What participants said
"The in-class art making, text writing, and sharing has helped me deal with certain emotions and feelings in a healthier way and allow myself to become in tune with my creativity, rather than suppressing it." K. Dubai
“Me divertí, goce como loca. Además me permitiste entrar en las profundidades mas secretas de mi misma. Tu espontaneidad, tu diosa interna, tu creatividad y mera presencia hicieron de este workshop una experiencia inolvidable para mi (y para muchas también.) Sos una facilitadora y una artista incredible!! Gracias.” Rosario Sammartino. Argentina
“This class can help shape the future by enabling a better sense of common humanity amongst us all, to help us be respectful and empathetic in all situations and delete a lot of biased thinking.” Crystal. USA
“I have always been able to communicate with other people, but I used to worry about what they were thinking of me when I was talking to them. Now I worry less about that and focus more on how I am talking to them, what I am saying and whether they understand my message. I try to focus on the conversation more and I feel that it makes me communicate more productively." Tiffany. USA
" This class help me realize the importance of really listening to others. Listening to others can change our whole perspective and make us see the bigger picture that is usually blurred out by our ego.” Omar. Israel
“You Divine phenomenal Woman Being! You are a great and I mean great facilitator. You were and are so calmed and centered. Everything to me flowed well from one thing to another. It was fun and energetic, yet it was deeply moving. I was really surprised by my reaction and my art. I admire your courage to deal with a controversial topic. It was beautiful! Thank you.” Lisa Maria. USA
“Your relaxed, fun presence worked. You constantly gave permission to ‘do what you want’ A lot of freedom to explore any direction, nice. Glad you had people up and moving for ½ hour. Nice timing and design of movement, art and sharing. Your enthusiasm for life inspires others. Thanks” Natalie Rogers. California
“Congratulations on doing such a great job! I admire you for doing a workshop on this, I would like to have that kind of courage. The sharing was very important and interesting to hear the variety of insights that came out in your offering.” B.K. USA
“You are so warm and genuine, your love, excitement and enthusiasm are infectious. They drew me in to your workshop. I was very surprised how much came out for me in the art and in sharing it. It was good that you kept the plan simple. It gave me time to let my feelings really emerge and to have time to explore them and share them. It left me with some feeling of vulnerability my “difference” from other group members. You responded directly to me when I shared with the whole group – That was very valuable to me, gave me a feeling of being heard and really acknowledged. I needed that after sharing, helped me feel safe again.” Lisa. A. UK
