RECONNECT. REFLECT. RELEASE.
The "Permission to Create" Workshop: A self-led experience that helps you come back to yourself.
This is for the woman who feels she is carrying everything outside of herself.
The one who has too many moments of feeling between the wanting for reconnection, peace and clarity for herself and yet is in a constant pace of overwhelm. She craves less talk or doing.
She wants to explore herself in a different way without the need to learn, just explore and breathe.
You don't need to be creative.
You just need a willingness to explore what is already there.
Your time to come back to you
YOUR TIME TO COME BACK TO YOU
What if your creativity isn't about making something beautiful —but about bring awareness to what you have forgotten along the way?
You have probably tried other practices such as journaling, "mindful" breathing without awareness and connection to self. Exercise. Eating Well. And yet something still feels out of place.
What if the missing piece wasn't about "having to figure it out by overthinking"? Are you aware of the "overthinking"?
What about if it was just a different kind of expression altogether?
🌿 You're exhausted from holding it all together
🌿 You feel disconnected from yourself but can't quite name the "why?"
🌿 You keep waiting for the "right time" to slow down — spoiler: it never arrives
🌿 You secretly crave a space that's just for you — no performance, no outcome
🌿 You've told yourself "I'm not creative" so many times you actually believe it
Here's the truth the universe has been whispering to you: you were always creative and connected to yourself.
You just forgot along the way, how to be....
A creative experience you can do from your couch on a Sunday afternoon.
No art skills. No rules.
Just you and a guided experience that
opens something in YOU.
A look inside
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
The "Permission to Create" Workshop
Everything you need for your own private creative session — delivered straight to your inbox.
Instructional videos — gentle, guided, and made to feel like a friend walking you through it.
The Tree Exercise — a powerful drawing activity where you'll see a different perspective in mapping your roots, your trunk, your branches. Your whole story, expressed on a page.
Guided meditation audio — a 13 minute body awareness practice to help you drop in before you create.
Printable options to use — reflection questions, prompts, supplies list, and space to explore.
Creative prompt cards — to guide your expression without telling you what to make and how to be.
Total experience: approx. 45–60 minutes. The kind of time that changes things.
Time for change
Is This You?
You've been searching for something — a way to feel less heavy, more like yourself again. But nothing quite lands.
You try to "just relax" but your brain won't stop. You want to feel something shift, but you're not sure where to start.
You need something that works differently — something that bypasses the overthinking and gets right to the feeling.
You're in the right place! The "Permission to Create" Workshop is not a course. It's an experience — one that meets you exactly where you are.
INTRODUCING
The "Permission to Create" Workshop
Wherever YOU are at in your journey, this workshop was made for YOU.
Instructional Videos | Meditation Audio | Creative Prompt Cards
STAGE ONE
Ground Yourself
Start with a guided body awareness meditation to help you arrive. Notice what's present. Feel your feet on the floor. Breathe.
STAGE TWO
Meet Your Tree
The heart of the workshop. You'll draw your tree — roots, trunk, branches — and discover what each part of you is holding, offering, and reaching toward.
STAGE THREE
Reflect & Release
Guided reflection questions help you make sense of what emerged. No right answers. No judgement. Just you, getting a little clearer.
STAGE FOUR
Come Back Whenever You Need
This workshop is yours to keep. Return to it. Gift yourself another session. Let it be a practice, not a one-off.
WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
Inside the "Permission to Create" Workshop
A self-led digital workshop you complete in your own time, your own space, your own way.
Before we dive in, let's just get you settled and feeling like you've actually arrived. No rushing, no pressure, just a moment to say hello and set the tone for what's ahead.
Everything you need laid out simply, so you're never wondering "wait, what do I do now?" Print it, keep it close, and let it guide you at your own pace.
A 13 minute guided meditation practice to help you drop out of your head and into your body before you create. Body awareness. Breath. Arriving in yourself before you pick up your choice of art medium.
The heart of this workshop. A simple drawing exercise where your tree becomes a quiet mirror for where you're rooted, where you're growing, and everything in between.
Because not everyone creates the same way, and you shouldn't have to force yourself into a box that doesn't fit. Some parts guide you, some parts just let you play.
Maria's ideas can come in droves that can send her in a spiral of excitement, and we all know life can put a stop to her recording "EVERYTHING"! So here are bunch of her reels for a little extra inspiration!
Your very own complete set of ten printable prompt cards, designed to spark creative breakthroughs whenever you need a little inspiration.
Watch exactly how to bring each card to life, then discover even more creative ways to mix, match and reimagine them so the inspiration never runs dry.
HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY
What women are saying
Just What I NEEDED....
I decided to have a one on one session with Maria. She understood where I was coming from within myself. It wasn't pretty. I never felt nurtured and comfortable in giving this a go. What a gift for myself.
LIZ H
Best Investment
I’ve seen similar and tried "art" sessions before, but there was always an expectation to make something beautiful. I wanted to get messy.
MELISSA L.
So much value
The support and features are fantastic. I can’t believe how much value I’ve gotten from this self led workshop and with Maria right there to help when needed.
FRANCIS P.
HOW IT WORKS
Your Path Back to Yourself
It's simple, purchase the Permission to Create workshop, find yourself a space to explore and take the time to connect.
Have a question? Work with me? Feel free to reach on the instagram account or email!
Purchase
Buy the workshop and get instant access to everything — videos, audio, and your printable workbook — delivered straight to your inbox.
Schedule
Find yourself a cosy Sunday afternoon (or any time that's yours). Make a tea. Clear a space. Let the workshop guide you.
Shift
Complete the experience and notice what's different. Something will move. Something will clarify. Come back whenever you need it — this one's yours forever.
FREEBIES
Did Someone
Say Bonuses?
To make sure you get the most out of your workshop, here's what's included FREE when you grab yours today:
The Complete Printable Creative Prompt Card Set Value $19
Bonus Video Lesson - How to Use Your Prompt Cards + More Ways to Play Value $17
The Supplies List Value $priceless clarity
Lifetime Access Value $$$
Todays Special
How I help you...
Transform your relationship with yourself and your inner world with the "Permission to Create" Workshop & free bonuses
(Total Value: $97+)
Instructional video guides
Guided meditation audio
Printable workbook
Creative prompt card set
Lifetime Access
Supplies list bonus
Yours Today for just $59
MORE DETAILS
Your Questions Answered
Absolutely not — and that's the point of creativity and all about how you choose to express it. This workshop is designed for people who don't think they're creative. You don't need experience, talent, or the 'right' supplies. Have an open mind and an open heart.
Keep it simple. The supplier list is intentionally simple. No hard sells for specific brands or the expense.
Around 45–60 minutes if you wanted to do everything in the workshop. Pick and choose. No right or wrong. Think of it as a meaningful to give something back to you. It's something that takes practice, exploration and seeing what fits in your life. Make it a small practice each day! Keep it simple!
No. Maria is not an art therapist or psychologist. She is a Creative Expression Facilitator. This is a self-led creative experience for reflection, expression, and reconnection. If you are working through significant mental health challenges, please also seek support from a qualified professional.
You're going to love this answer — this workshop is just the beginning. Workshops 2, 3 and 4 are coming, along with live group sessions and 1:1 creative mentoring. When you purchase today, you'll get first access to everything that's coming next.
Hello!
I'm Maria.
Founder of Olea Creative and Creative Expression Facilitator helping women reconnect with themselves through creativity, curiosity and connection.
For a good part of my life, creativity sat in the background because I was a self professed perfectionist...took years of therapy to figure that out in my own way. My belief was that creating something had to be a certain way, look a certain way.
My own creative expression...NOW....is how I processed everything — the big stuff, the complicated stuff, the stuff I couldn't find words for.
Don't get me wrong, for a long time, I lost my creative expression. Life got loud, and the quiet part of me that was created just... went silent.
When I found my way back — I made marks on paper, played with paint without the need to know why — everything shifted. The clarity came back. The weight lifted. I started to feel like myself again.
What I know now is this: you don't need to be an artist to need this. You just need to be human.
I created this workshop for every woman who's told herself "I'm not creative" — because I know that's not the truth. I know because I've sat across from so many of you, and I've watched what happens when you finally give yourself permission to play.
Something opens. Something heals. Something comes home.
I can't wait to hold this space for you.
Work With Me!
You've been waiting for a sign. This is it. 🌿
One afternoon. One piece of paper. One experience that might just change how you see yourself.
The Creative Expression Workshop is ready and waiting for you.
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