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March 10, 2026
Exploring the Warrior, Teacher, Healer & Visionary within
Walking the Four-Fold Way is an eight-session experiential course inspired by the writings of the soulful and insightful anthropologist Angeles Arrien. Through gentle meditation, intuitive art-making, reflective journalling and shared inquiry, we explore four essential archetypes that live within us all: the Warrior, the Teacher, the Healer and the Visionary.
Rather than learning about these archetypes intellectually, this course invites a lived, embodied exploration - discovering how each archetype shows up in your life, where it is strong or undernourished, and how these energies can work together in balance. The creative process becomes a mirror, offering insight, clarity and compassionate self-understanding.
This is a spacious, contemplative journey for those longing to reconnect with inner wisdom, deepen self-awareness, and live with greater presence, imagination and wholeness.
Walking the Four-Fold Way is for you if you feel drawn to slow down, listen inwardly, and reflect on life through creative expression. It is for you if you’re curious about understanding yourself more deeply and exploring the inner qualities that guide how you show up in the world.
You may feel called to this journey if you:
- Are at a threshold, transition, or moment of re-orientation in life
- Long to reconnect with your intuition, imagination, and inner wisdom
- Enjoy creative processes as a way of reflection rather than performance
- Feel curious about the archetypes of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary, and how they live within you
- Appreciate spacious, contemplative environments where sharing is optional and deeply respected
No art experience is necessary. This course is not about making “good” art, but about using creativity as a doorway to insight, self-understanding and gentle transformation.
Classes in Rondebosch
Tuesday evenings (6:15pm - 9:15pm)
27 January - 17 March
or
Wednesday mornings (9:30am - 12:30pm)
28 January - 18 March
Classes in Constantia
Friday mornings (9:30am - 12:30pm)
30 January - 20 March
Investment: R4,880
All materials provided.
Payable in two instalments.
Bookings: gail@gailschoeman.com 083 272 3421
“This was a profoundly creative and meditative process for me. The tranquil art making was unequivocal because it was so spontaneous and freeing - being able to let go without judgement. This course has given me a fresh, updated self-view. Thank you for the beautiful poetry, stunning meditative music, reflective prose and writing but most of all the guided art that is so utterly engaging and healing. Deeply grateful.” Caroline
“This has been such a soulful delving, through art and words, and finding the unexpected hidden treasures! Quite incredible how it all works if one is open to the process! Thank you again and again Gail.” Barbi
“I'm always surprised at what 'pops up' for me from an art class with Gail. This was no exception. My heart softened into the deep and the art allowed my story to flow from it's well.” Catherine
“Each week begins with a beautiful reading - setting the tone for the session. Next, we learn an art-making process (don’t worry, it’s all really easy), and then settle into a deepening meditation followed by a little writing. Warrior, Healer, Visionary and Teacher - these archetypes described by Angeles Arrien have been our compass each week, guiding us to inner places for which there is no map.
My ‘art’ has sometimes been exhilarating and sometimes sluggish, but no matter the result, the process has allowed me to make meaning on aspects of my life to this point. Each week I have come home and shown my art to my family with joy and happiness. To them it may seem less than amazing, but to me I can hear my inner voice singing with the thrill of being given voice and light.
I have loved being part of this circle of meaning-making and art-making held so gently and beautifully by Gail.” Alison
WHAT IS HEART ART?
Heart Art is spontaneous “in the moment” creative expression. It tells you exactly what you need to know about yourself right now.
Heart Art is a non-judgemental approach to art-making where the creative process is the focus rather than the end product. There are no planned outcomes or expectations. You are encouraged to work spontaneously and to trust the creative process. You are invited to express yourself honestly and to honour all that is made with acceptance.
At the beginning of each session, you are introduced to a life-oriented theme and guided through an inspiration process (visualisation, meditation, story etc). This creates a focus for the art-making activity. These processes are designed to bypass the critical, controlling mind so that you are able to let go of fear and surrender to the moment.
The art-making involves mixed-media work using a wide variety of materials (clay, collage, painting, drawing, print-making etc). The approach is playful and experimental.
At the end of each session, there is time for reflecting on the creative process. This is an opportunity to explore meaning and make connections between art and life.