A monthly creative sanctuary where beautiful mandalas become the path to calm, creativity and connection.

Imagine if, just once a month...

...you gave yourself permission to stop.

To step away from the endless to-do lists, put your phone on silent, stop thinking about what needs doing next, and simply breathe.

Imagine settling into your favourite chair with a warm drink, your paints beside you, and nowhere else you need to be. For two peaceful hours, you become completely immersed in the world of creating something to call your own.

Dot by dot, colour by colour.

Somewhere along the way you realise your shoulders have softened and your breathing has slowed down. Your thoughts seem to be so much quieter and you definitely are not rushing to finish. You're simply enjoying the process.

And when the session ends, you find yourself wishing it could continue just a little longer.

Welcome to The Mandala Sanctuary.

This isn't really about painting mandalas...

Of course, you'll learn how to create beautiful dot mandalas, and you’ll discover colour combinations, techniques and little tricks that make the process feel easier and more enjoyable.

But that's not really why I created this membership. I created it because of how mandala painting makes me feel.

A few years ago I painted my very first mandala.

I expected to enjoy creating something beautiful but what resulted was so much more than that.  What I didn't expect was the overwhelming sense of calm it gave me. Everything else seemed to just disappear, while I quietened my mind naturally, not forced. The world around me slowed right down, and I wasn’t worrying about tomorrow or going over what yesterday brought. 

I was completely present and ‘in the moment’.  In fact, I remember feeling quite sad when I finished it. Somewhere along the way it stopped being about the beautiful finished piece. It was more about the feeling it gave me that was so lovely I didn’t want it to end.

Every mandala I've created since has given me that same feeling. Sometimes even more. It feels as though the mandala gently guides me rather than the other way around.

That feeling became so precious to me that I knew, one day, I wanted to help other people experience it too. Not just to paint beautiful mandalas, but to discover their own little sanctuary through the process of creating them.

Welcome to The Mandala Sanctuary

The Mandala Sanctuary is a gentle monthly membership for people who long for a little more calm, creativity and connection in their lives. It's a place where perfection is left at the door, and where mistakes are welcomed because they're simply part of creating.

This is a place where nobody is expected to keep up, and where the process matters far more than the finished piece.

It's your invitation to step away from the noise of everyday life and return to yourself through the calming, meditative practice of mandala painting.

Imagine your monthly Sanctuary Session...

You make yourself a cup of tea. Perhaps you light a candle, and you settle into your favourite creative space.

Friendly faces appear on your screen, some, joining for the very first time. Others have become familiar friends.

We chat for a few moments before we begin.

Then...

We paint🎨

Sometimes there are questions.

Sometimes there is laughter.

Sometimes there is simply peaceful silence while everyone becomes immersed in their own mandala.

There is zero pressure to finish, and certainly no expectation to get everything right. Just gentle guidance whenever you need it.

At the end of each session we come back together, never to judge our artwork, but to simply share how we're feeling. We will celebrate our progress, encourage one another, and perhaps smile as we all realise...

None of us wanted it to end!

Every month you'll receive...

Your live Sanctuary Session

A relaxed two-hour guided online painting experience where we'll create together in real time.

If life gets in the way, don't worry.

Every session is recorded so you can enjoy it whenever you're ready.

The Sanctuary Circle

A warm private community where you can share your mandalas, ask questions, celebrate your progress or simply enjoy being surrounded by people who understand the joy of slowing down through creativity.

There is never any pressure to post.

This is your sanctuary too.

Your Sanctuary Collection

As the months pass, you'll build a beautiful collection of previous Sanctuary Sessions to return to whenever you need a little calm.

Paint them again.

Take inspiration from them.

Or simply enjoy revisiting your favourite moments.

The Mandala Sanctuary is for you if...

• You've been craving a regular pocket of calm in your busy life.

• You feel drawn to the beauty of mandalas.

• You'd love to learn in a relaxed, encouraging environment.

• You want to create something beautiful while enjoying every moment of the process.

• You believe creativity can be wonderfully healing.

• You're looking for more than an art class.

You're looking for an experience.

This probably isn't for you if...

• You're looking for a fast-paced art course with deadlines and homework.

• You only care about producing perfect finished artwork.

• You don't enjoy slowing down and taking your time.

• You're not interested in the mindful process of creating mandalas.

And that's perfectly okay.

A little note from me...

I don't believe I have all the answers. I'm certainly not a perfect artist. I hold my hands up and admit I still make mistakes.

Sometimes I place a dot where I didn't mean to. And yes...every now and then I still put a dot completely in the wrong place! The really lovely thing is, I've learned not to have a meltdown over it anymore. I'll show you how to rescue those little moments too, because believe me we will all have them!😊

Sometimes a colour doesn't work quite as I'd imagined, and that’s ok, because the difference is that now I’ve learned not to panic. In fact, I can look at the flaws on my paintings now with love because the creating of it was so special and I know I learned something new yet again, from those moments. 

And, who knows, perhaps that's one of the greatest lessons mandalas have taught me.

Not perfection, but a wonderful presence, a being-ness that I’ve not found anywhere else. 

My hope is that, over time, you'll discover that too.

Founding Membership

I'm opening The Mandala Sanctuary to a small group of founding members who would love to be part of something special from the very beginning.

Together we'll shape this beautiful community into exactly what it's meant to become.

Founding Member Price

£25 per month

As a founding member, your monthly price will remain the same for as long as you stay a member.

I'd love to welcome you.

If your heart has been quietly whispering that you need a little more peace...

If you've been longing to reconnect with your creativity...

If you'd love a place where you can simply be there exactly as you are...

Then perhaps you've found it.

Welcome to The Mandala Sanctuary.

Your paints don't need to be perfect, and you certainly don't need any experience. Honestly, you don't even need to think of yourself as artistic.

Just bring yourself.

We'll create the rest together.

Become a Founding Member