What are Clay Conversations?

Clay Conversations are provided by Clay Conversations Practitioners, indoors or outdoors, where two or more people come together for focused work with clay whilst sharing thoughts and feelings.

Who are Clay Conversations for?

Children, young people, families, and community groups may all find Clay Conversation meetings useful, fun, enlightening, stimulating and educational, whilst also being relaxing and calming.

What is the purpose of Clay Conversations?

The purpose of Clay Conversations is to offer help and support encouraging people to feel more empowered to become independent thinkers in their daily living and thus improve levels of well-being.

The benefits of Clay Conversations

are numerous and may include, though are not limited to, the following:

• Calmness and relaxation by activation of our parasympathetic nervous system
• Enhancement of sensory experiences
• Language and speech improvement
• Co-operative responses and behaviour
• An appreciation of connectivity with others
• Improvement in use of the imagination
• Increased levels of creativity
• Increased spatial awareness
• Improvement in manual dexterity
• Improved resourcefulness
• Increased decision making
• Heightened awareness of our Planet Earth

The likely outcomes of attending Clay Conversations Meetings

may be seen as increased:
Self-image – how people see themselves
Self-worth – what people feel they are worth
Self-esteem – based on self-worth
Self-confidence – a feeling of trust in one’s self: in one’s own abilities,
qualities and judgements. 

Who offers Clay Conversations?

Clay Conversations Meetings are provided by Clay Conversations Practitioners who have successfully completed the Practitioner Award in Clay Conversations.
 
This evolving, professional programme of study integrates clay work, clay play and clay modelling with active listening skills, simultaneously converging with existential, humanitarian and/or spiritual concepts.

Clay Conversations - Ethos

To promote Clay Conversations Meetings as a valuable contribution to the growing movement across the world offering help and support in aspects of well-being, through clay work, clay play and clay modelling activities that are enhanced by integrative active listening skills.
 
This will happen by inspiring, upskilling and equipping professionals to work more confidently with clay as Practitioners in Clay Conversations as a means to helping and supporting well-being.
 
Does this capture your imagination – are you interested? Then read on … 

​​Dr Lynne Souter-Anderson, Founder of Clay Conversations
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Learn with Lynne who has a lifetime of experience immersed in clay work, clay play and clay modelling. Lynne’s lineage includes some five generations of artisan potters from Leeds, UK. It could be said, that clay is in her bloodline – in her DNA!
 
Described as a ‘warm, humorous, highly qualified teacher and international trainer, her experience will equip you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide Clay Conversations in whichever setting you choose’.
 
Apply to become a Clay Conversations Practitioner and new doors will open for you. You will not be disappointed! 

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