Experience the magic of Music and Imagination at the 2025 Creative Mental Health Forum and Collective Care Retreat
At this year’s Creative Mental health Forum, Andrew McSweeney facilitates the Music & Imagination Introductory Workshop where you’ll learn how to tap into your natural ability and create music you love with the magic of your imagination. You’ll be introduced to a wonderful new way of learning, playing and creating music. During the workshop, Andrew will lead you through an intuitive exercise that will immerse you in your imagination and reveal the music you’d love to create and play. You’ll transform your relationship with music and overcome any obstacle that has been holding you back from learning, playing or creating the music you love.
Image: Andrew is a seasoned musician and facilitator, here he is pictured performing, playing guitar and singing.
“Music and Imagination” is an experiential workshop, originally crafted by Andrew McSweeney and Darren Eden. In this workshop, Andrew offers participants a unique opportunity to explore your creativity and tap into your natural musical abilities. No matter your experience level—be it a seasoned musician or a curious beginner—this workshop invites you to step into a new realm of self-expression.
During the workshop you will be lead through an intuitive exercise that will immerse you in your imagination and reveal the music you’d love to create and play, transforming your relationship with music, and overcoming obstacles that have been holding you back from learning, playing or creating the music you love.
Participants have reported profound transformations in their relationship with music, enhancing their overall wellbeing.
This workshop embodies the forum’s commitment to bridging the arts and health, showcasing how creative expression can be a tool for personal and collective growth and healing.
As part of a community that values collective wellbeing, you will develop your musical skills while connecting with like-minded individuals. The enriching experience of sharing this journey fosters a supportive environment that promotes vulnerability, openness, and genuine connection—essential elements for creative mental health within a community of care.
View the video to learn more about the Music and imagination approach:
We are delighted to welcome Andrew as a facilitator at the 2025 Creative Mental Health Forum and Collective Care Retreat.
Image: Andrew sits in front of his piano, imagining.
Introducing Andrew McSweeney
Andrew is a husband, father and songman, and is passionate about his music, peoples health and wellbeing, practicing Qigong, the natural environment, his community, & sitting around a fire in the bush.
Andrew has spent his life performing and creating music and using music as transformational tool, assisting others on their personal journeys, from youth justice centres, to community cultural development settings, with First Nation peoples and with many individuals. In 2024 Andrew, with author and illustrator Trace Balla, wrote a song-a-long song book called A Basket of Songs. Andrew is currently recording his 7th studio album.
Four years ago Andrew met Darren Eden, an Intuitive Wisdom coach, and together they created the School of Music & Imagination. The Music & Imagination workshops teach people how to tap into your natural ability and create music you love with the magic of your imagination. Andrew loves introducing you to a wonderful new way of learning, playing and creating music.
Andrew shares:
“These workshops show people how to turn down the volume on their beliefs and assumptions and turn up the volume on their natural ability, allowing them to experience themselves playing music in their natural state.”
Image: Andrew in his element, co-creating music with others.
Join us for the fifth annual Creative Mental Health Forum. 2nd – 5th May 2025.
Boon Wurrung Country: Inverloch, Victoria, Australia.
An immersive professional development event for allied health professionals, educators and creative practitioners who are deeply interested in the new paradigm of creative mental health and wellbeing.
Join us for the fifth annual Creative Mental Health Forum.
2nd – 5th May 2025.
WE WELCOME
CREATIVE THERAPISTS,
ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
AND EDUCATORS WHO:
want to learn more about creative mental health,
be inspired by holistic and diverse workshops and presenters,
connect with like minded practitioners,
and “refill your well” with time in a beautiful nurturing environment and space for self care.
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