Mindfulness and Clay

Everyone is welcome in this workshop, whether you're new to clay, meditation, or both. We begin with a brief conversation about mindfulness and how its principles can support us not only in meditation, but in everyday life.

 A short, guided mindfulness meditation will follow this to help ground and center you before transitioning into hands-on clay work.

Using self-hardening clay, we'll approach the creative process from a state of presence and awareness. 

This class intends to open up new channels of creativity and to offer techniques you can carry into your daily life and creative practice.

About the Instructor:

Jana holds a Doctorate in Teacher Education and an MFA in Ceramics from UMass Amherst. A certified K–12 art teacher with over 30 years of experience teaching locally and internationally, she is also a certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, having completed her training through the Engaged Mindfulness Institute in Deerfield, MA.

In recent years, Jana’s work has focused on weaving together her passions for teacher education, mindfulness, and ceramics bringing clay more fully into the heart of her teaching and creative practice. She is currently on the Art Education faculty at Boston University and recently deepened her studio practice through an artist residency at the Worcester Center for Crafts.