Description
"I am because we are."
This powerful 3-day experiential workshop invites you to explore the essential relationship between self and community — through the creative lens of art therapy, group process, and the African philosophy of Ubuntu.
Whether you're a mental health professional, a facilitator, a corporate leader, a team member navigating challenges, or simply someone seeking deeper connection and insight, this immersive experience offers a space to reconnect, reflect, and reimagine how we work and grow — together.
The workshop is expertly facilitated by Louise Fouché, Occupational Therapist and founder of OT Grow, known for her pioneering work in group facilitation and her deep belief in the healing power of collective process. She is joined by Samantha Davis, a registered Art Psychotherapist (HPCSA AT0000469) with over 25 years of experience in art-based therapy and group work. With a shared passion for the power of groups, Louise and Sam bring a rich blend of clinical expertise, creativity, and compassionate facilitation to this transformative experience.
What to Expect
Through creative exploration and meaningful connection, we will:
- Experience the self in community through dynamic group art-making processes.
- Be guided in using creativity as a tool to reflect on identity, interconnectedness, and shared humanity.
- Deepen your understanding of group dynamics, boundaries, cohesion, and collective healing.
- Explore your role, value, and impact within teams, families, organisations, and communities.
- Strengthen your ability to authentically hold space for both individual voice and collective purpose.
Ubuntu invites us to move beyond the ego-self, and step into a more compassionate, inter-dependent way of being — where healing, creativity, and connection can be ignited through creative expression.
Why Ubuntu? Why Now?
South African is rich in diversity, culture, and ongoing transformation. In today’s fast-paced and goal-orientated environments, we often face challenges around collaboration, communication, and cohesion. Ubuntu offers a deeply relevant and culturally grounded framework to address these issues — reminding us that we are stronger together, and that the well-being of the individual is intertwined with the well-being of the whole.
Whether you’re a professional looking to deepen your group facilitation skills, or someone seeking greater connection and meaning through creative practice — this workshop is for you.
No art experience is required. Just bring your curiosity, openness, and willingness to let go and be held by the collective...
Key Themes
- Interconnectedness and belonging
- Collaboration and communication
- Holding diversity and difference in group settings
- Ritual, reflection, and shared meaning
- Creativity as a tool for insight and transformation
- Learning to own your voice in the collective
Come as you are. Leave inspired, connected, and more deeply rooted in the wisdom of Ubuntu.
Let’s create together — for ourselves, each other, and the communities we are part of.
Workshop Details
Dates (3 consecutive days):
Tue 14 October
Wed 15 October
Thu 16 October
Bookings secured by means of online deposit/payment and booking form.
Time: 9:00am – 16:30pm daily
Venue: Cape Town
CPD points applied for.
Note: This workshop may be facilitated in-house and adapted for existing groups / educators / teams / organizations upon request at convenient times.
Costs
Full fee: R6450
Early bird fee: R6250 (bookings before 15 August 2025)
Deposit: R1500 or full payment secures your place
Medical Aid: Reimbursements after attendance of seminar, from savings portion.
Please email us if you have any questions or queries.
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