refloria workshops

rewilding creativity

A workshop for anyone who wants to feel more creative, led by Lilli Unwin, singer-songwriter and researcher.

who's this workshop for?

it's for me You'd like to feel more creative, or get back to making things. take me there ➞ it's for my team You look after people whose work depends on good ideas. take me there ➞ it's for my space You have a lovely space and an audience who'd enjoy this. take me there ➞
the workshop

what rewilding creativity is

Just as ecological rewilding allows nature to heal by removing human interference, rewilding creativity removes the interference of perfectionism, hustle culture and rigid expectations.

Your natural creative voice returns to its instinctive state.

Each session is two hours of guided exercises, conversation and making things in a small, friendly group, drawing on my research and my working life as a singer-songwriter.

A refloria workshop in progress: a small group talking around a long wooden table with wildflowers, coloured pens, tea and a lit candle.
habits worth keeping

A few simple practices to carry creativity into ordinary weeks.

a quieter critic

Practical ways to keep going when the inner critic gets loud.

inspiring conversations

Honest discussion about creativity with people who get it.

for me

come and feel more creative

This is for you if:

  • you've always wanted to be more creative but haven't known where to start
  • you used to make things regularly and somewhere along the way stopped
  • you need a bit of inspiration and structure to get going again
  • you create already, but the inner critic is loud
No experience needed.
All creative disciplines welcome.
Come along, just as you are.

Dates, places and tickets are always on the events calendar.

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for your team

rewilding creativity at work

Here's the odd thing about creative jobs. The people paid to have ideas often have the least room to practise having them. Deadlines, briefs and sign-off rounds teach everyone to play it safe, and brainstorms become a game of waiting to see what the boss thinks.

This workshop gives your team two hours away from all of that. They make things, share them before they're polished, and practise the small creative risks that good work depends on. People go back to their desks braver, and it shows in what they produce.

Who it suits

  • values-led businesses and B Corps who look after their people and the planet, and practise what they preach
  • agencies, studios and marketing teams whose output depends on fresh thinking
  • teams where ideas have started to feel safe, samey or hard to come by
  • away days and team days that deserve better than another quiz

How it works

Get in touch and tell me about your team. I'll shape the session around where you are, then come and run it at your office or somewhere greener nearby.

Sessions run as two hours or a half day, for groups of up to 20.

Pricing on application. Tell me your group size and format and I'll send a simple quote.

curious whether it would suit your team?

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for your space

host a workshop where you are

If you run a shop, studio or other lovely space, this is an easy way to bring people through your door for something they'll remember. I bring the workshop, the materials and my own community of attendees. You bring the room and your audience.

Attendees buy tickets, so there is no fee to pay. They spend a few hours somewhere new, surrounded by what you do, and they leave with a good feeling attached to your name.

What you provide

  • a room that holds 8 to 15 people comfortably for a few hours
  • chairs, and tables if you have them
  • a mention to your own customers and followers

What I bring

  • the whole workshop: plan, materials and a warm, experienced host
  • ticketing, bookings and promotion to the refloria community
  • a flyer and social assets designed around your space

Every space is different, so each one starts with a conversation. Get in touch and we'll talk through dates, your space and anything else.

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meet Lilli

the person behind refloria

I'm a singer-songwriter and researcher who's spent years studying how creative people keep going, and why so many of us stop. refloria is where that research meets real rooms full of real people, trying ideas out and building inspiration together.

My sessions are warm, practical and gently structured. Nobody is put on the spot.

good questions

questions, answered

What does rewilding creativity mean?

Just as ecological rewilding allows nature to heal by removing human interference, rewilding creativity removes the interference of perfectionism, hustle culture and rigid expectations, so your natural creative voice can return to its instinctive state.

In practice it includes ecological alignment and cyclical rhythms, self-compassion, play, process and intrinsic motivation, and a critical awareness of the wider systems we create inside.

Do I need to be a creative person to come?

No experience is needed and all creative disciplines are welcome. Workshops are built for everyone from complete beginners to working artists, and nobody is put on the spot. Come along, just as you are.

What is perfectionism?

Perfectionism is a multidimensional personality style in which a person seeks to attain unattainably high standards they expect of themselves, or perceive others expect of them (Hewitt, Flett and Mikail, 2017). Research suggests it has been rising across generations since the late 1980s (Curran and Hill, 2019), and it sits behind a lot of creative block.

What's the difference between self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism?

Self-oriented perfectionism is holding yourself to unattainably high standards. Socially prescribed perfectionism is feeling that other people expect those standards of you, and that their approval depends on meeting them. There is also other-oriented perfectionism, where the unrealistic standards point outwards at other people.

The workshops focus mostly on the first two, because they are the ones that quietly shut creativity down.

What is excellencism, and how is it different from perfectionism?

Excellencism is the pursuit of excellence (Gaudreau, 2019): aiming high while keeping standards that are actually reachable. The distinction matters because you can care deeply about doing good work without the unattainable standards and harsh self-judgement that come with perfectionism. The workshops are about keeping the care and losing the cruelty.

Is this based on research?

Yes. The workshops draw on my research into how creative people sustain their practice, alongside published work on perfectionism, self-compassion and motivation, including Hewitt, Flett and Mikail (2017), Gaudreau (2019), Neff and Germer (2013) and Curran (2023). It is research-informed but never a lecture: descriptive, not prescriptive.

Where do the workshops happen?

Wherever there is a warm room and a few willing people. Dates, places and tickets are always on the events calendar.

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