Dru Yoga, meditation, photography and Haiku

 On Saturday May 12^th (Mothers Day weekend) I joined Lesley Jackes and Sarah Collin in a Dru Yoga workshop and meditation day enhanced with haiku poetry and photography.

The yoga workshop, facilitated by Sarah Collin, qualified Dru yoga teacher, was enjoyed by around twenty participants in lovely Peppermint Grove Beach. The day started with warm up exercises leading into the Dru yoga class, after which we walked down to the beach, throwing off the shoes, engaging the five senses taking in all the surrounding beauty. 

Dru Yoga, a graceful and potent form of yoga is based on soft flowing movements, directed breathing and visualisation. With its foundations set firmly in ancient yogic tradition, Dru works on body, mind and spirit, improving strength and flexibility, creating core stability, building a heightened feeling of positivity, and deeply relaxing and rejuvenating your whole being.

Designed to be practised by people of all abilities, fitness levels and age groups, Dru is a style of yoga that everyone can enjoy and reap the benefits.  Most people who practice Dru yoga have reported reduced back pain and reduced stress, more energy, greater flexibility and general feeling of well being.

On the day all participants received a bag of goodies including a cap, mookaite pendant, pens and a notebook for haiku poetry.  Delicious refreshments prepared by Lesley & Co were enjoyed by all.

 The day was a sample of a bigger event coming up later in the year when an 11 day trekking trip is planned for October. Proceeds from the trek will go to Sanjiwani Medical Clinic in Nepal. For more information phone 97 27 2226 or email jackmitt@bigpond.com

After this exhilarating experience I am definitely a Dru yoga convert.

3 generations enjoying Dru Yoga

Haiku

Trees alive and dead

All life now remains constant

cars buzzing slow down

Dardanup Art Spectacular Trail

Art Trail adventure

The weekend of events kicked off on a rainy Friday evening 5 May signalling the beginning of a weekend exploring the Dardenup Art Trail. Luckily the weather fined up for a weekend of fine festivities.

On Saturday morning Lyndendale Gallery got things underway with a bang – champagne corks were popping indicating the opening of the exhibition at around 12.30pm, when gallery owner Denise Gilles welcomed everone declaring the exhibition open. Visitors enjoyed a pleasant lunch, serenaded by local musicians. Displays of watercolour paintings, etchings, handmade books, textiles, ceramics and jewellery, delighted an ongoing entourage of visitors throughout the day.  

Creative writing classes have been running at the gallery since early this year and many writing students entered samples of their literary works adding another dimension to the exhibition. Writing pieces were  displayed on a board as well as in a book beautifully made by Jane Flower.

With more than a dozen galleries, wineries and breweries to visit it’s a great day / weekend out so if you missed it this year, it’s an annual event so be sure to put it in your diary for next year …

Lynden Gilles & George White at Lyndendale Gallery

Musicians -John, Matt & Andrew at Lyndendale Gallery

Catherine Kurnow, Bev Mulcahy, Margo Veen

Johanna McCord, Geraldine Peterkin

World Rythms – Joydey Farley & Rosamel Burgos

Ferguson Vineyard

Jan & Merv Hart

  

Magnificent Qiuilts at Ferguson Hart Estate

 

 

Chooks & Looks

Henny Penny

Henny Penny and her mates in their humble abode before the move

creative writing workshops

 

Below are a couple of  pics from our collage workshop yesterday Saturday 26 May. A select group of five had alot of fun and productivity cutting and pasting and then writing with a bit of chit chat inbetween.  Some took advantage of the  gorgeous sunny day doing some writing in the picturescque garden at Lybndendale. 

My creative writing workshops will start up again in early September, so any one who missed any can pick them up again then.In the meantime my esteemed colleague Johanna Castro will be running workshops at Lyndendale Gallery. She will run a series of workshops on writing for publication / magazines as well as blogging workshops.  Have fun and keep on writing  

Collage workshop 26 May 2012

Writers busy at work

writers collaging

Students enjoying the comradeship of fellow writers at Saturday’s workshop  in April 

This week (Sat April 14th) creative writing students enthusiasticaly set their imaginations on fire as they put pen to paper adding to their repetoir of works in progress. 

 Ingrid is running a series of creative writing workshops for beginner writers wishing to explore the creative writing. Workshops are held at Lyndendale Art Galllery in the Ferguson Valley on Saturday mornings, subject to numbers.

Workshop 1: Release the story within

                        Finding ideas and intuitive writing

 Workshop 2:  Who’s telling the story?

                       Exploring Point of View, writer’s voice and show don’t tell      

   Workshop 3: Creating Credible Characters

                       Characterisation & Dialogue

 Workshop 4:  Create a Story

                      Collage Techniques

Bring note paper and a pen

Notes and collage materials supplied

Morning tea supplied

 Cost  –  $40 per session

 workshop numbers: minimum of 5 participants.

Bookings:  Phone: 9728 3038

                       email: ingrid.rickersey@gmail.com

 

 

Writer’s retreat in Dunsborough

… and what’s a writer’s retreat without a quick visit to a winery along the way?

Love on Leschenault is a spin off group from a series of  romance writitng workshop run by Julie Goyder wayback  in about 2004.                                                                                      Last weekend a few from  Love on Leschenault Romance writers  of Bunbury attended a writing retreat in Dunsborough. The group stayed at White Sands, a delightful escape where writers could shut out the world and enter their  writing world without interruptions …. like “Muumm, where’s my jumper, or Darl where’s the butter or Nan can you mind the kids … etc …”

Lyndendale Gallery and workshops

Lyndendale Gallery

If you are artistic and creative, you will love Lyndendale Art Gallery, with regular workshops including master water colours, minature water colour cards, book making and creative writing … all in idyllic surroundings to allow your imagination to take you on a joyous, creative journey.

If you just like to look at creative works then pay a visit to the gallery located in the beautiful, tranquill Ferguson Valley area,. The gallery is open Friday to Sunday1 -5pm or phone for an appointment.

If you are going from the Gelorup , area you will pass the Bonking Frog winery which is definitely worth a visit.

Ingrid is a professional freelance writer. She writes features, including restaurant reviews, has written short stories for various West Australian publications and has won a poetry award. She has worked as a copy writer and proof reader and is currently working on her first novel.

Creative Writing Workshops with Ingrid Rickersey at

 LYNDENDALE  GALLERY

 

Beginners workshop

 “Release the Story Within”

This is the first in a series of four (4) workshops for beginner writers wishing to explore the creative writing process including:

• Where to find ideas
• Intuitive writing

Other workshops include

Who’s telling the story  – exploring point of view

Creating Credible characters  – characterisation & dialogue

Create a story using collage – Exploring the creative writing process using collage techniques and imagination

 Cost  –  $160 for all 4 workshops  / $40 per session

 Notes, collage materials and morning tea provided. Bring pen and paper

Workshop numbers: minimum of 5 participants.

Next Beginners workshop is on Saturday 31^st March 9.00 – 12.00 noon .

Enquiries: contact Denise Gillies at Lyndendale Gallery on

Phone: 9728 3038 / email gilliesljdv@msn.co

 

 

writers at work on Sat 31 March

Writers “releasing the story within” at Lyndendale art gallery on Saturday

 

Introductory workshop 18 Feb 2012 

A mother’s song

Hi

Next time you visit … I will have much more news and interesting snippets.

BTW – Have you read A mother’s song yet? It’s a good read.

Just Starting

Hello Everyone,

This web / blog site is in the very early, prelimenary stage of development so I ask you to bear with me as I establish the site. I look forward to a prolific blog site and encourage you to check in regularly and comment. Hope it will be fun

Ingrid

Please make a note to come back often and comment on what I write (when I write it!)

I’m going to be talking about Philosophical musings, travel, writing workshops, restaurants and fine wine, oh and South Side Quills, the writing group I belong to.

Cheers for now! I’m going to get busy!