The Magic of Your World
QD #69 April Quest sign up open + a free 'Bodystorming' workshop
In this weeks edition:
✷ Sign ups for our next Creative Quest are open! Kicking off on 1st April exploring a brand new theme.
✷ Get featured in our new book by submitting a magical location.
✷ Join a free upcoming Bodystorming workshop on 18 March.
Ready to ditch autopilot living and embrace what it feels like to make things, ask questions, and see the world with fresh eyes?
Commit to a month of boldly exploring your curiosity and creative experimenting alongside others around the world.
Fill your calendar with possibility instead of obligation and join us in April!
Dear Questers,
Sam here 👋 taking a moment to bath in the creative satisfaction of knowing that we just sent our debut book to get proofed! It’s been a long winter since our Kickstarter campaign of writing, editing and generally playing structural Tetris - as we figure out our Questing process in a whole new format.
The book has really taken on a whole life of it’s own and has doubled in page count since we first started planning it out last summer. I’m so proud that EVERY element of this book has been written, designed and produced by Questers in our community.
All that on World Book Day AND the arrival of Spring in the UK? I will gladly take that high five from the universe.
✨📍 There is just one more page spread we need help with…
and we’re extending the brief to you, our community to bring it to life. You just need to answer a simple question in the comments of this post…
Where is a place you know that is filled with Magic?
We’re making double page map filled with magical locations to plot on it - and we’d love to hear yours:
✨📍 Please comment 1-3 magical locations!
They can be very literal (ie: Museum of Magic, Paris, FR)
They can be more poetic (ie: the middle of the Brooklyn bridge at sunset)
or somewhere in-between!
Try asking yourself: ‘If I wanted to show an out-of-town guest a magical moment/spot - where would I take them?’.
Please include:
Title of place
Rough location (City, State/Country is enough)
Your first + last name (if you prefer to stay anonymous, let us know!)
A short one sentence description
These will be used to populate one of the book illustrations (plus a potential digital map…) and your magic location will live in infamy all around the globe!
Deadline for submissions: Thursday 13th March.
The Quester Exchange is back!
In between our Quest programmes we ask brilliant people in our community to share their passions and knowledge with us. A way to spotlight the brilliant creative people this project attracts.
Our next edition is coming right up and is a perfect way to get out of our brains and into our bodies! Join us on 18th March for some Bodystorming…
Bodystorming Your Best Ideas Ever with Mirjam Leunissen
🗓️ Tuesday 18th March
⏰ 5-6pm GMT / 1-2pm EST
💛 Free!
🔗 https://lu.ma/oj1v8kjn
When do you have your best ideas?
When you rack your brain at your desk or when you step away to take a shower? When you are out on a run perhaps? Or when you lean back and gaze at the clouds?
So many embodiments, so many perspectives… In this workshop the opportunity to experience it all for yourself, without getting wet or drenched in sweat, in a fast & fun round of bodystorming.
You will leave with at least one new idea to address your challenge — whether you want to find more flow, show up as a better parent, have more impact in the world or anything in between.
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About your host
Mirjam is a certified coach and workshop facilitator who sparks new ways of seeing, thinking, acting and connecting through a powerful combination of deep conversation and embodied exploration.
She helps extraordinary people thrive in all aspects of life, because she believes that the world needs people who dare to do things differently, so that we don’t settle for broken systems and outdated thinking.
She also finds great joy in dance improvisation and street theatre, and tinkers with polymer clay from time to time
Finally…
Thanks for reading! A lot of time, heart and energy goes into writing these each week. If you enjoy what we do at Creative Quests - you can support by joining a Quest (next one is in April!) or booking us to run a workshop in your community or organisation.
Sharing this newsletter with a curious loved one is also deeply appreciated!
Quest love,
Sam x
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Tokyo Disneyland, Japan - Japanese culture combined with Disney magic makes this a place of wonder and utter joy. The infectious energy of the Japanese visitors who go en-masse wearing group fancy dress is a spectacle in itself... Think groups of 20 friends all dressed as the Aliens from Toy Story. Amazing scenes!
Yakushoma National Park, Japan - the way the light breaks through the ancient trees and catches on the dew drenched mosses that cushion this park is an absolute wonder of the world.
RSPB Rainham Marshes, Essex - on the banks of the Thames Estuary, this former wasteland is a magical haven for wildlife. For a location that's fairly unremarkable on the outskirts of London, it's a sanctuary where you can marvel at nature in it's glory.
Amy H-M
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The Aiguille de Midi
Chamonix, France
The platform at 3,800m above sea level gives you a full view of Mont Blanc and the surrounding Alps. On a good day, you can see all the way to the Matterhorn in the distance. When you stand there, everything you ever wanted to do feels possible and the world feels like a place truly filled with magic and wonder.
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Hostería Chamanapamba
Baños, Ecuador
This feels straight out a fairytale. Run by two brothers, the sons of the couple who built the place, it's nestled up a steep and narrow pathway and unveils itself through the trees. At night, all you hear are the nearby waterfalls and during the day, you're cocooned in green, tucked up in the hills and far from the modern day life.