Kenton Wellness Festival 2026: Creative Workshop: From Stillness to Story - a Mixed Media Workshop in Creative Expression

Creative Workshop: From Stillness to Story - a Mixed Media Workshop in Creative Expression

Practitioner Name: Nicola Byers

Time/Duration: Friday, 5 June from 14:30-17:30

Venue: Kenton Town Hall

Price: R500 pp Materials Included

What to bring: Apron (all other materials provided)

Contact: [email protected]

Workshop info & Bio:

Workshop Description

Join Nicola Byers (of nabLIFE) for a nourishing three-hour workshop that weaves together yoga philosophy, meditation, and intuitive artmaking.

We begin with a guided meditation to settle the nervous system and arrive in a more present, receptive state … a space where creativity can unfold without judgment or pressure. From here, you’ll be guided through a layered mixed-media process to create an abstract artwork that reflects your inner landscape … your thoughts, your dreams, and where you are right now.

No art experience is necessary. The workshop offers enough structure for beginners to feel supported, while allowing experienced artists the freedom to explore more intuitively. Through colour washes, mark-making, asemic writing, stitching, and collage, your piece will develop layer by layer, allowing your story to emerge organically.

This is a process-led experience, an invitation to listen, to feel, and to express what lives beneath the surface in a quiet, non-verbal way.

All materials are provided. Come as you are.

Perfect for anyone seeking creative release, self-expression, or simply a mindful pause within a busy festival weekend.

Bio:

Nicola Byers is a yoga teacher and practising artist, guided by a deep interest in mindful living, observation, and presence. She is a 500-hour RYT-qualified teacher, offering a grounded and accessible approach to movement and breath.

She is also a fourth-generation artist with over 30 years of experience, with work exhibited and sold across South Africa. For Nicola, art and yoga are not separate practices, but intertwined ways of understanding and experiencing the world.

Through her workshops, she creates space to slow down, reconnect, and explore … inviting a gentle return to the body, the breath, and creative expression.

For more details on yoga classes, workshops, retreats, and art commissions:

Website: www.nablife.co.za

Instagram: @nablife.co.za