A warm welcome to your local Creative Wellbeing Studio!
We are a new social enterprise pottery studio in the heart of
Dalston, East London, which combines
Pottery with meditation and yoga.
We offer a place to discover your innate capacity for creativity and wellbeing
whilst connecting with others in a friendly, relaxing and beautiful space.
Our studio has been custom built by artist and founder, Barnaby Hosking to include a fully equipped ceramics and art studio, and a relaxing space for yoga, meditation, meetings, presentations and private events: a combination that allows for an uninterrupted flow between mindfulness in meditation and yoga, absorption in the creative process and deep relaxation; without the need to travel between venues. Our Saturday Clay Day follows the Flow Cycle and beautifully expresses what Dalston Clay is all about
ABOUT DALSTON CLAY
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Our studio has been custom built by our founder Barnaby Hosking to shift between a fully equipped ceramics and art studio, and a relaxing space for yoga, meditation, meetings, presentations and private events: a combination that allows for an uninterrupted flow between mindfulness in meditation and yoga, engagement in the creative process and deep relaxation; without the need to travel between venues.
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Our schedule comprises of weekly ceramics, painting and drawing classes, workshops, events and retreats both in and outside of London; all focusing on discovering your innate capacity for creativity and wellbeing whilst connecting with others. We do not offer a regular yoga and meditation schedule but rather include these elements during sessions to a greater or lesser degree where stated.
Dalston Clay is a great place to meet new people, especially at our Clay social on Friday nights; a unique night out in London. If you are visiting London on a city-break, our Clay Day and Day Retreats are a fun, engaging thing to do in London that will allow you to feel part of the cultural community.
We are located above the famous Vortex Jazz club in Gillet square, just a stones throw from Dalston Kingsland station and a few minutes walk from Dalston Junction station. We are surrounded by excellent bars, restaurants and gig venues to visit before or after your class.
THE DALSTON CLAY TEAM
Barnaby Hosking
Founder. Ceramics, drawing and meditation teacher
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After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2003, Barnaby has continued his contemporary art practice; exhibiting in galleries and museums internationally. His mediums range widely from video installation to sculpture, painting and printing and my subjects revolve around the process of making art and our connections with nature.
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With a keen interest in mindfulness, Barnaby is also trained as a teacher of mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT). He lives and works between Dalston and his birthplace, North Norfolk, where he roams between barn, campervan and yurt.
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You can see Barnaby's work at www.barnabyhosking.com
Josh Dickson
Clinical Director. Founder of Resurface
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Josh is an accredited EMDR Consultant, an accredited drugs and alcohol counsellor and a licenced Heartmath coach. He is the clinical director of the Resurface programme.
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He has been working in private practice and as a consultant for Start2Stop since 2012 and has a special interest in treating trauma and promoting positive psychology.
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Josh is an experienced group facilitator, lecturer and public speaker.
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Josh has recently finished training with The Flow Research Collective and continues to be active in research around flow states, trauma and recovery.
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For more information please visit his LinkedIn Page
Evguenia Ignatenko
Studio Manager and Instructor
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I've been working as a ceramics studio technician for several years and my heart ignites when I can facilitate others' healing and grounding through clay. I am working hard to make Dalston clay the best studio it can be!
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As an artist, I am constantly amazed at the sheer fact that, in a world where I could have been born as anyone or anything, I have the honour and privilege of making pottery. What fortune! Through my work, I aim to express my gratitude and celebrate the forces of the universe that have afforded me this gift and continue to guide my practice by doing just that – practicing! I accumulate inspiration, learning, and skill, and witness their manifestation through my process into finished ceramic objects and images.
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Portfolio: zhenya.ignatenko.ru
instagram: @art.zhen.ya
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Giuliana Pirozzi
Yoga Instructor
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Giuls's teaching style develops around discovering and cultivating body awareness and clarity of mind. Besides yoga, she's passionate about music, art and any practice that involves movement, exploration of the human body and self-expression.
In her sessions, she likes to mix traditional yoga poses with soft stretching and postural routines, intuitive movements and breathwork to help each practitioner experience multiple short and long-term benefits of the practice.
In each session, she creates a safe, non-judgmental, nurturing environment where practitioners of all levels are invited to relax their bodies and minds, increase their focus and concentration to enter the flow state and tap into their creativity.
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e-mail: giulianapirozziyoga@gmail.com
IG: @giulsyoga
As a CIC and Social Enterprise, it is our intention is to make Dalston Clay a studio that is available to everyone, regardless of financial circumstance. While we need to function as a business, we never want money to be the reason why someone can't benefit from what we've built. If you truly can't afford the full cost of our offerings, we invite you to contact us to discuss your situation and we will endeavour to sort something out.
