About Us

Living Creatively is open to all, creatives and self professed non-creatives alike. We run exciting, experiential courses which are a dynamic blend of creative challenges, fun games and cognitive techniques. We are based in both Dorset and Norfolk - visit our courses for details of our
forthcoming workshops in these areas and book here.

How Are We Different

We operate from a framework of respect, recognition and reassurance. People who come on our courses work from their own baseline - some may have already had creative training, wishing to master their creative processes. Others may feel that they are just beginning their creative journey. Everyone starts the course on level ground, growing individually and as a group.

'Perfect: gentle, firm, tolerant and non-judgemental'.
Erica - Writer, Herefordshire

Our exercises are carefully designed to expand your perception of 'creativity', exploring how it is not just a bunch tools and techniques, but more a way of 'being'. We focus on a wide range of creative pursuits; art, writing, photography, collage, music and cooking; our creative training can be mapped across into other contexts such as personal transformation and self development.

On the course you will get to know your inner critic (that part of you which stops you feeling that you are doing a good job) and discover how to turn it into a creative ally which motivates and works constructively toward new goals.

'What I particularly liked about the course is finding and befriending my inner critic. Writing my first poem since I was 9 and getting messy with paint.The techniques for accessing creativity, generating positive thoughts, going back to the past & forward to the future, really helped me to focus on what I want to achieve.'
Bella, Dorset

We welcome your desire to be more creative in life and fully support your aspiration to connect with your creative self more deeply.

Meet The Trainers

Tara Dominick

Tara is a Certified Trainer & Master Practitioner of NLP, Practitioner of Time Line Therapy & Hypnotherapy, Life Coach and Breakthrough Therapist. She is a Certifying Trainer for Pegasus NLP training and has been involved with NLP for over 10 years.

A professional actress (trained in 'method acting') she spent many years touring with The Empty Space Theatre Co. working in the West End with the RSC and performing extensively in musical revue. She's been in over 150 radio plays as a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company; and was a regular voice-over artist for Newsnight. Her TV work includes The Bill and Just William.

As a drama teacher and director she taught on Performing Arts Courses, coached for Lamda speech exams and directed 9 plays. She is intensely involved in promoting the Arts in Dorset and facilitates the Strata Artist Way group. She runs play readings in Swanage and is the Organiser of The Gallery at the NLP by the Sea Conference at Bournemouth University.

Tara is an avid poet and writer, performing her work regularly at the Strata Poetry Slam - she has recently had her first book published, Our Way (Discovery Books)


'Tara is an exceptionally and committed trainer who always works to the highest professional standards. She shows exceptional skill in motivating and stimulating imagination and creativity, building confidence and teaching teamwork skills that turn disparate individuals into highly effective teams. She has tremendous enthusiasm and the ability to infect others with this and raise in them a desire to learn and excel.'
Tina Hurley, Head of Performing Arts, West Thames College

Kevin Matthews

Kevin is a Master Practitioner of NLP and has been involved in NLP since 2004. He is a professional Graphic Designer and artist, starting out on Pentonville Rd, working for the publishing company Kogan Page. He now works for NPS Graphic Design, freelances with his own company and is highly proficient in Corporate Identity. He has 20 years experience as a designer and has developed a unique model to teach others the design process. He is highly enthused about working with and helping new companies develop their identity.

His passion is in art, writing, poetry, photography, music and all things creative. He was recently selected to appear in a poetry.com's book "The best Poems and Poets of 2007".

He is constantly developing by exploring new media and creative techniques. Fascinated by the creative process and developmental NLP, he is driven to assist others in further developing their own creative journey.

'Kevin's calm, methodical approach to everything he does enables him to communicate often quite complex ideas in an incredibly creative and dynamic way. He has a great ability to make you feel instantly at ease and then get the best out of you.'
Gary Winter - Whitlingham Outdoor Education Centre