A phone-free, analog weekend immersion to rediscover what truly moves you and what is just noise.

THE EXPERIENCE

“We have confused boredom with a lack of desire, and escapism with pleasure."

This is not a workshop about finding purpose.

It is a practical, embodied exploration of the energy that moves us. We create a safe, analog container to confront the void, tend to our wounds, and begin the process of reclaiming personal power.

No phones. No performance. No pretending. Just you, your body, a room full of honest people, and two mornings to look at what's really going on inside.

The Creative Flame is part of the Art2Heal methodology - a practice that uses contemplative art, breathwork, and mindfulness as tools for genuine self-discovery.

THE JOURNEY

Two Mornings. One Journey.

Saturday plants the seed.
The rest of the weekend lets it ferment.
You return on Sunday already changed - without fully knowing how or why.
That is the design.

  • Theme: The Descent
    Question:“What are you running from?"
    Energy:
    Inward, honest, raw. We move from the external world to the internal landscape, acknowledging the noise, the masks, and the escapes.

  • Theme: Contemplation
    Question: "What comes up when you sit with it?"

    Energy:
    Free, personal, unstructured. You carry a single question into your weekend. Life answers it for you.

  • Theme: The Ignition
    Question:"What truly moves you?"

    Energy:
    Embodied, courageous, open. We work with the energy and awareness uncovered on Saturday - transforming insight into lived experience.

AGENDA

SATURDAY MORNING - THE DESCENT

9:00 - 9:30 - Arrival, Cacao & The Analog Commitment
9:30 - 10:30 - Guided Breathwork - “Meeting the Void”
10:30 - 11:00 - Silent Journaling
11:00 - 12:30 - Art Therapy Collage - “Mapping Your Escapes"
12:30 - 1:00 - Closing Circle - Day One

THE GAP - Saturday Afternoon & Evening

Go live your life. Be with people you love, or be alone. Rest, walk, dream. Carry the question. Let the weekend answer it.
The unconscious needs time - this is where the real work happens.

SUNDAY MORNING - THE IGNITION

9:00 - 9:30 - Return & Reconnection
9:30 - 10:15 - The Polarity Dynamic - “Control & Surrender"
10:15 - 11:00 - Kundalini & Body Wisdom - "Stocking the Flame"
11:00 - 12:00 - Art Therapy Collage - “Your Flame"
12:00 - 1:00 - Integration & Closing Circle

Fabio is a visual artist, educator, and holistic practitioner based in Sydney.
His work explores the deep connection between body, soul, and creative expression - and what happens when we stop running from ourselves.

Founder of the Art2Heal project, Fabio has been facilitating collage and mindfulness workshops for over five years, helping people access their inner narratives through art. His sessions combine guided breathwork, conscious movement, and reflective practice to create a safe space for genuine self-awareness.

With over two decades in creative direction and formal training in Healing with the Arts (University of Florida) and Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health (University of Sydney), Fabio bridges aesthetics, spirituality, and purpose in a way that is rigorous, warm, and deeply human.

Credenciais:

  • Nalu Breathwork Facilitator Training

  • Healing with the Arts — University of Florida

  • Positive Psychiatry & Mental Health — University of Sydney

  • Reiki Levels 1, 2 & 3

  • Foundation Certificate in Hypnotherapy — Marisa Peer

About the Facilitator

Breathwork Facilitator · Art Practitioner · Author

A person sitting at a desk by a window, surrounded by plants, with two cats on the sill outside. Digital Collage of Fabio Borges, author of Art2Heal Book.

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The Practical Bits

  • How Much? $350 AUD (Includes all materials, ceremonial cacao & snacks for both mornings)

  • Where? Art 2 Heal Studio (Chippendale)

  • When? Saturday & Sunday Morning Sessions · 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM each day

  • Small group – Maximum 8 People · Intentionally intimate. Space is limited.

  • What to Bring → Your yoga mat (Everything else - ceremonial cacao, snacks, all materials and your two A3 collage pieces - is provided).

  • Phone Policy → Analog Only · Phones are placed away for the duration of each morning. This is non-negotiable and essential to the experience.

  • Experience Required → None · No art background, no yoga experience, no prior workshop attendance needed. Just willingness.