I first visited Magick River in 2012 and found myself enchanted by the beauty and majesty of the forest landscape. My return after a long interval in August 2020 led me deeper on a spiritual voyage. I felt revitalised, renewed and reborn after many months of anxiety and frustration amid extended lockdowns. The magnificent power of Mother Nature enraptured and uplifted me and I spontaneously experienced a series of epiphanies, a profound soul connection with the land itself and the mystery of the forest.

I beheld the awesome beauty of nature at Magick River: the verdant mountains, wild flowers and swaying river reeds infused with sunlight… tall trees reaching for the sky… the sometimes playful, sometimes wrathful river… the fertile, generous earth bearing silent witness, bringing me a profound sense of peace, joy and wholeness.
So, Magick River at Kampung Pertak, Kuala Kubu Bharu is the perfect place to have my art workshop because it engages everyone in a dialogue with Nature, and with the images of nature held in our subconscious, evoked through mindfulness exercises.

Exploring art-making as a meditative practice is a journey back to the True Self, reconnecting our inner being through imagination, play and creativity. We learn to be mindful and re-ground ourselves into our physical bodies. Quiet moments on the riverbank, feeling the sunshine or the rain on bare skin, listening to the neverending riversong, playing with colour, visualisations, smells pleasant as well as unpleasant, heightening our sense of touch, textures, our sensory inputs… then reflecting on it by journaling, which raises and focuses awareness.

This is a wonderful workshop that allows our natural sense of playfulness and curiosity to emerge while experiencing the stimulation of all our senses and exploring deeper levels of our core selves.

With gratitude to Antares, Anoora and everyone present for making this workshop a resounding success. Thanks, too, to the Phantom Dog who provided us with a powerful lesson in empathy and compassion.