Why Wheelfulness?
At Wheelfulness, the pottery wheel is not only a tool for shaping clay but also a way of experiencing embodied mindfulness. Classes are held in small groups and facilitated by a somatic clay therapist who provides personalised guidance to enhance the therapeutic benefits of wheelwork.
About Bettina
Hello, I'm Bettina Stevanovic, a somatic clay therapist and the founder of Wheelfulness. Before opening my pottery studio, I spent many years in academia, first completing a PhD in Psychology and then working as a university lecturer.
I discovered the therapeutic value of wheelwork while taking pottery classes in my spare time. After years of working predominantly with my mind, I found working with my hands very grounding. Shaping clay on the pottery wheel invited me to step out of my head and experience a more embodied way of being.
Over time, what began as a personal mindfulness practice evolved into a calling to combine pottery with psychology and share the therapeutic benefits of claywork with others. Since opening Wheelfulness Pottery, I have completed specialised training in Clay Field® Therapy and developed Clayfulness™, a psychodynamic approach to somatic clay meditation.
To learn more about my clay therapy practice and services, please visit my personal website.
More than a pottery class
Wheelfulness classes incorporate somatic cues to help you attune to your movements and bodily sensations. This supports embodied mindfulness and nervous system regulation.
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Centering:
Finding the embodied centre and the support behind movements.
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Loosening:
Releasing tension through rhythmic and fluid movements.
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Attuning:
Sensing through the body and hands.
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