12 Creative Healing Moments 

12 Creative Healing Moments around Turnhout

Meditation · Reflection · Sketching · Inspired by The Artist’s Way

A year-long art-and-healing journey that gently weaves together meditation,
reflective practices, sketching, and core principles from The Artist’s Way.
Each month unfolds around a central theme and takes place in carefully chosen
locations in and around Turnhout — natural, urban, and contemplative spaces.

This is not a regular drawing class nor will you receive tips on your drawing skills.
This is a group of people who love to explore drawing, meditation and self awareness.
We gather to create together.

You can choose the date you wish to come. You do not need to come all 12 dates. Just feel free to join and create together whenever you feel like it.

Bring your own sketchbook, your folding chair, a blanket if you are a cold type person, warm clothes in the winter, your tea or coffee & your own sketching materials and let’s meet from 13u – 16u.

Monthly Session Structure

• Arrival meditation (15–20 minutes)
• Reflection exercise / Artist’s Way task (30 minutes)
• Creative practice / Sketching (1-2 hours)
• Sharing circle (30 minutes)

Month 1 — Awakening the Creative Self – 24/02/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Morning Pages & Artist Dates
Meditation: Grounding breath and body scan
Reflection: “Where am I creatively today?”
Sketching: Loose abstract sketching of the inner landscape
Location: Stadspark Turnhout — quiet, open, a gentle beginning

Month 2 — Safety & Trust – 24/03/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Recovering a Sense of Safety
Meditation: Inner sanctuary visualization
Reflection: “What is expressing my limitingbeliefs?”
Sketching: Soft pencils expressing a “safe space”
Location: Begijnhof Turnhout — enclosed, historic, calm

Month 3 — Boundaries & Energy – 21/04/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Recovering a Sense of Power
Meditation: Energy-centering meditation
Reflection: “What fuels me in this environment?
Sketching: Bold lines and expressive colours
Location: Domein de Liereman (Oud-Turnhout)

Month 4 — Play & Curiosity – 12/05/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Recovering a Sense of Integrity
Meditation: Playful breathwork and sensory opening
Reflection: Reconnecting with childlike curiosity
Sketching: Playful exploration – drawing the in between
Location: Turnhouts Vennengebied

Month 5 — Receiving Beauty – 26/05/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Recovering a Sense of Possibility
Meditation: Loving-kindness meditation
Reflection: “Where can I allow more beauty in my life?”
Sketching: Plein-air color study
Location: Kasteel van de Hertogen van Brabant

Month 6 — Strengthening Identity –  9/06/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Recovering a Sense of Abundance
Meditation: Gratitude for creative identity
Reflection: “What makes me uniquely me?”
Sketching: Portraits or symbolic self-portraits
Location: Paterspand courtyard

Month 7 — Compassion for the Self  –  23/06/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Recovering a Sense of Connection
Meditation: Heart-coherence meditation
Reflection: Writing a letter of compassion to yourself
Sketching: Gentle pastels
Location: De Hoge Rielen (Kasterlee)

Month 8 — Listening Within –  21/07/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Recovering a Sense of Strength
Meditation: Deep listening meditation
Reflection: Inner voices: critic vs. creator
Sketching: Monochrome exploration
Location: Kanaal Dessel–Turnhout–Schoten

Month 9 — Acceptance & Letting Go –  25/08/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Recovering a Sense of Compassion
Meditation: Breath of release
Reflection: What am I ready to release?
Sketching: Large-scale expressive strokes
Location: Open field at De Liereman

Month 10 — Reclaiming Joy – 15/09/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection
Meditation: Joy visualization
Reflection: Mapping sources of joy
Sketching: Bright colors and intuitive play
Location: Turnhout Markt

Month 11 — Vision & Direction – 13/10/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Recovering a Sense of Autonomy
Meditation: Future-self meditation
Reflection: “What do I want to create in the coming year?”
Sketching: Visionary collage or future landscape
Location: Park de Warande

Month 12 — Celebration & Integration 10/11/2026

Artist’s Way focus: Recovering a Sense of Faith
Meditation: Circle meditation and gratitude
Reflection: “What has changed in me this year?”
Sketching: Final artwork representing the entire journey
Location: Atelier or warm indoor space (end-of-year gathering)