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A creative, nature-inspired workshop offering a gentle space to find comfort, connection and calm through making, reflection and simple ritual. Grief can feel overwhelming, isolating and difficult to navigate. This workshop offers an opportunity to slow down, take a breath, and explore thoughtful ways to care for yourself through creativity and reflection.
Join us for a gentle afternoon where we'll create a meaningful self-soothing toolkit to support you through difficult moments. Together, we'll explore simple practices inspired by nature, creativity and ritual, leaving you with practical tools you can return to whenever you need comfort and reassurance.
This creative and reflective event isn’t a counselling session or grief support group. Instead, it's a workshop designed to help you build small acts of self-care and connection into everyday life, in a safe and supportive environment.
What to expect...
We'll begin by settling into the space with a warm welcome, a grounding meditation, and a short introduction to Creative Rituals.
Next, you'll be guided through a reflective journalling practice, with prompts designed to help you gently check in with yourself and explore what comfort, support and self-soothing mean to you.
Our main creative activity involves sewing a small fabric pouch by hand. This simple keepsake can be used to hold a pebble, crystal, note, herb, photograph, or other small symbolic object that feels meaningful to you. No sewing experience is needed, and we'll guide you through the process step by step.
We’ll have a short break after this, then create your personal self-soothing tool kit using:
- A grounding practice card you can keep and revisit
- Nature-inspired reflection prompts
- Your own mini self-care plan, which you’ll be supported to create
- Your handmade pouch and chosen symbolic item
Together, these elements will become a practical and personal resource that you can return to whenever you need a moment of comfort, grounding or connection.
We'll close with a gentle ending and optional sharing. There’s no pressure to talk about your experiences, and participants are welcome to engage at whatever level feels comfortable for them if they choose to.
This workshop is for you if...
- You're looking for gentle, creative ways to navigate grief or loss
- You find comfort in crafting, journalling or reflective practices, or would like to
- You'd like practical tools to support yourself during difficult moments
- You enjoy connecting with nature and meaningful rituals
- You're craving a calm, welcoming space to slow down and reconnect with yourself
- You value creativity as a way of processing emotions and experiences
What you'll leave with...
- handmade fabric pouch
- A personalised self-soothing toolkit
- Simple grounding practices you can use at home
- Nature-inspired reflection prompts
- A mini self-care plan tailored to your needs
- New ideas for supporting yourself with compassion and care
Your hosts...
Hello! We're Sami and Yvette, the friends behind Creative Rituals.
We create warm, welcoming spaces where people can slow down, get creative, and reconnect with themselves through seasonal living, crafting and community. Our workshops blend creativity, reflection and gentle ritual, helping people find meaningful ways to nourish themselves and connect with others.
Website: www.creativerituals.co.uk
Instagram: www.instagram.com/creativeritualsinsta
Newsletter: www.creativerituals.co.uk/subscribe
Practical details...
Date: Sunday 18th October
Time: 3.30-5.30pm (please arrive from 3:15pm to get settled)
Group size: Maximum 14 participants
Suitable for: Ages 16+
Experience needed: None. This workshop is beginner friendly.
What to bring: If you'd like to, you're welcome to bring a small meaningful object, note, photograph, pebble, crystal or other symbolic item to include in your pouch.
Accessibility and support...
This workshop has been thoughtfully designed to feel supportive, accessible and safe. While grief is the theme of the session, participants will never be asked to share personal details about their experiences. We are not trained counsellors or mental health practitioners, however we can signpost attendees to further support services if needed.
The workshop is suitable for adults and young people aged 16+ and welcomes people of all backgrounds, identities and creative abilities. No previous experience of crafting, journalling or sewing is required. If you have access requirements, feel nervous about attending, or would benefit from additional support, please get in touch before the event and we'll do our best to help.
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Event venue
Italian Gardens, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1, United Kingdom
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