self-paced workshop
The Peacock Practice
transform what feels impossible with creative self-compassion
$27 · lifetime access · no art experience needed
JOIN THE PEACOCK PRACTICEAvailable until Monday, Oct 26 at midnight PT
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What is the Peacock Practice?
We all have times when something feels both unbearable and impossible to change. It could be in how we see ourselves, in old patterns we can’t seem to break or in the weight of everything that’s hard right now on a collective level. When we're in that place, it feels like we have to do something, but what can we do?
The Peacock Practice is a 2-hour art journaling workshop that offers a fresh approach to being with ourselves and our lives ~ with things as they are. Instead of trying harder to fix what seems broken, or accept what feels unacceptable, you’ll give yourself space for how you genuinely feel, and open up to a gentle, uplifting shift in perspective.
Through meditative reflection, journaling and guided drawing and painting, you’ll create an art journal page that holds both what’s hard and the possibility of transformation. A practice you can return to again and again ~ any time you feel overwhelmed and stuck. The recording has timestamps, and once you've learned the practice, you can do it on your own in as little as 30 minutes.
In this self-paced workshop, you’ll practice:
âś“ offering what feels stuck or impossible to the transformative power of love
✓ creating an art journal page that holds both what’s hard and what’s possible
âś“ meeting what feels unbearable with gentleness instead of pressure to fix it
âś“ returning to a sense of ease ~ even when things feel impossible to change
What students are saying about The Peacock Practice
“I woke up... just worried about everything and nothing. This practice felt like relief. Like an exhale.”
~ Valeria
“I felt such a deep sense of comfort and being held by the arms of the Universe. It was a practice that allowed me to open my heart and trust what is unseen yet steady in my life.”
~ Sheri
“The peacock represented Love. Love spoke to me saying, 'Hold on. I am here to carry you through this difficult time.' It was a relief to have Love take over, and it was very comforting.”
~ Michelle
The Peacock Practice includes:
âś“ a guided meditation and journaling reflection to connect with what feels hard right now
âś“ step-by-step instruction in drawing and painting ~ no art experience necessary
âś“ a personal art journal page that holds both what's hard and the possibility of transformation
âś“ a practice you can return to again and again, any time you feel overwhelmed and stuck
âś“ lifetime access to the workshop recording
Fee: $27
Available until: Monday, October 26 at midnight Pacific
Length: 2-hour recording with timestamps ~ once you know the practice, you can do it in as little as 30 minutes
What you’ll need: A pencil, an art journal, a permanent black marker, and watercolors
No art experience required ~ just a willingness to show up as you are.
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I'm glad you're here
I'm Lea Seigen Shinraku ~ creative self-compassion teacher, licensed therapist, artist and founder of the Center for Creative Self-Compassion. I've spent more than a decade helping people find relief from self-judgment and perfectionism through creativity and self-compassion. My mom has dementia, and it's through navigating that reality that the Peacock Practice emerged. It's the art journaling process that has helped me the most, and I can't wait to share it with you.
why a peacock?
The idea came to me in a dream.
Over ten years ago, I had a dream that stuck with me. Two spiritual teachers appeared and said they had a gift for me. It was a peacock, and as they handed it to me they told me it could transform poison into medicine ~ that I could feed it with the hard stuff, and it would help me digest it. They also told me to spread the word, so that others would know they have a peacock inside of them too.
When you have a dream like that, what do you do with it? I wasn’t sure ~ except I started to imagine there was a peacock inside of me that I could give my troubles to, and I did feel lighter and less stuck trying to fix things that weren’t there to be fixed. But I had no idea how I was going to share this peacock with others. It’s kind of an outside-the-box idea, you know?
Then I had a morning when I was confronted with the reality of my mom’s dementia ~ I felt deeply upset, stuck and powerless to change things that I really struggled to accept. From that impossible place, this practice emerged. It helped me so much ~ and it helped me when nothing else seemed to give me any relief.
Earlier this year I began sharing The Peacock Practice with my ongoing students, and they loved it. Now I want to share it with you.
$27 · available until Monday, October 26 at midnight Pacific
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I like to make thoughtful decisions, too.
I know that these times we’re living in are really hard. And you’re probably carrying things that feel both overwhelming and impossible to change. You may have noticed that when you’re going through hard times, the inner critic gets louder. We can feel like relief and comfort aren’t allowed.
It can seem like we shouldn’t do “frivolous” things.
But really, it’s during tough times when we most need to give ourselves moments of care and gentleness wherever we find them.
It’s so important to have space where we can remind ourselves that nothing can take away our power to create ~ and to offer what feels impossible to something larger than our own effort.
When I turn to my art journal, it’s not as a way to escape from the tough things in life. It’s a way to remind myself that love and beauty and transformation co-exist with pain and grief.
If you’re looking for a small, meaningful way to care for yourself right now, I’d love to be your guide and share the Peacock Practice with you. We’ll explore this together ~ and you might find that what feels impossible begins, ever so gently, to shift. It would be lovely to have you there ❤️
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“In the midst of this dark space I was feeling, I just kind of went, okay. ... It really was like this peacock blossoming within me.”
~ Sue
The Peacock Practice is available until Monday, October 26 at midnight Pacific.
$27 · lifetime access · no art experience needed
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