This intensive, one-to-one, five-week programme of transformation is a fusion of modern, evidence-based positive psychology and ancient,
wild clay creativity.
Comprised of both indoor and outdoor clay art therapy, we will work in a safe, containing space. The clay you are invited to use is locally sourced from the Frome clay formation.

Transforming the Inner Critic invites you to:

• Discover, based on clinical research, what type of inner critic you have and its role in everyday life.
• Explore how your inner critic seeks to serve you but is misguided in its methods.
• Be supported to understand the plasticity of your mind, allowing the process of psychic transformation.
• Use positive psychology to harness your natural character strengths.
• Develop self-compassionate intentions and strategies, learning how to maintain the quality of your endeavours without the negative impact of your inner critic.
• Make a clay bead talisman on which to focus your self-compassion, character strengths and confidence.
• Take part in the ceremonial firing of your compassionate pendant in a specially dedicated outdoor area. In addition, deepen your psychic transformation through engaging with the metaphors that arise from outdoor pit firing.
  
  

Transforming the Inner Critic Offers:

Through NLP amplification visualizations, the clay transcends being ordinary beadwork to become an empowering talisman. You will also be offered an opportunity to practice recharging your compassionate pendant with positive experiences.

After working together over the five weeks, you will take home:

v A new understanding of how to consistently enhance your confidence,

v A much less enthusiastic inner critic

v A terracotta Compassionate Pendant necklace imbued with your unique character strengths

TRANSFORMATION & EMERGENCE

In association with Better Nature Ecotherapy

A weekend exploring themes of personal change through the arrival of Spring.

For more about Better Nature:

https://www.betternature.org.uk/whatson

Click the Spring Emergence button now 
to secure your place.

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MILESTONES

A Creative Way ot Explore
Significant Life Events

You are invited to represent significant events, people and strengths through making individual beads. All the clay you use is harvested locally
by hand direct from the earth.

Includes firing of the beads, providing rich metaphors of personal transformation.

Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth,
28th-29th April 2026

The MILESTONE workshop is centred around the Hengistbury Iron Age roundhouse. You will use locally sourced wild clay and traditional clay-making and firing methods. Connect with the ancient timelines of this special environment, which has seen over 12,000 years of people observing their milestones.

For more about Hengistbury Head Visitors Centre:

Milestones | Hengistbury Head

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