Workshops

Toni is wearing a neon orange jacket and green leggings. She is smiling at the camera as she picks apples from a tree.

I’m Toni Murphy — an event producer and creative wellbeing practitioner, and the founder of Touch Grass CIC: an outdoor community centring the wellbeing of queer people of colour.

My practice sits at the intersection of nature connection, creativity, and care. As a queer migrant woman of colour, I’m interested in what it means to feel safe enough to soften and how we can create spaces that invite rest, expression, and belonging outside of nightlife culture. My workshops blend mindful outdoor experiences with gentle creative prompts, grounded meditation, and community-led reflection.

I create sessions for community groups, cultural institutions, organisations, and festivals (ranging from low-key local walks to multi-part programmes) always with accessibility, emotional safety, and joy at the core.

My workshops are designed to be:

Trauma-aware and consent-led with clear choices, gentle pacing, and no pressure to share.
Rooted in nature using place, seasonality, and sensory grounding as a support.
Creatively freeing, prioritising process over “talent” and making space for play.
Community-centred with activities that help people connect with themselves and each other.

Sessions can be delivered indoors, outdoors, or blended, and can be tailored for different access needs (mobility, neurodiversity, energy-limiting conditions, etc.).

To book a workshop or discuss a programme, please email tonivmurphy@gmail.com with:

Your organisation / group
Preferred date(s) and location
Group size + audience
Any access needs
A rough budget

If you’re not sure what you need yet, that’s absolutely fine, tell me your aims and I’ll suggest a format.

Available Workshops

Mapping Our Roots

(nature + identity + belonging)

A reflective, creative workshop exploring identity, memory, and belonging through nature metaphors and mapping prompts. Participants create personal “maps” that weave together place, roots, movement, and what home can mean.

Best for: community building, identity work, migration themes, intergenerational storytelling
Format: indoors or outdoors • 60–120 mins • can be a one-off or series

Nature Photography Walk

(mindful seeing + creative practice)

A gentle, guided walk that invites participants to slow down and notice (light, texture, colour, and small details) using analogue photography as a tool for presence. Includes simple creative prompts and they'll receive the developed photos at a later date.

Previously delivered with/for: Croydon Council, Kendal Mountain Festival, Black Girls Hike, Rainbow Mind
Format: outdoors • 90 mins–3 hrs

Forest Bathing (Shinrin-yoku)

(rest + regulation + sensory grounding)

A calming, guided nature immersion using slow walking, sensory invitations, and grounding practices. Designed to support nervous system regulation and a sense of reconnection.

Best for: wellbeing programmes, staff wellbeing, community care days
Format: outdoors • 90 mins–3.5 hrs

Creative Nature Journalling

(reflection + creativity + gentle structure)

A guided session using nature as a mirror for reflection. Includes grounding, prompts, and optional collage/mark-making. No writing experience needed — you can draw, list, mind-map, or scribble your way through it.

Best for: wellbeing, confidence, creativity, gentle personal development
Format: indoors or outdoors • 60–120 mins

Collage & Calm

(collage-making + reflection)

A playful collage workshop centred on softness, identity, and imagination — using curated materials and easy prompts to help participants create something meaningful without overthinking it.

Upcoming: Dulwich Picture Gallery

Format: indoors • 60–120 mins • ideal for galleries/community spaces

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I also offer bespoke sessions and multi-part programmes, including:

Creative wellbeing days (walk + workshop + reflective close)
Seasonal community gatherings
Team away-days rooted in nature and rest
Festival programming (short taster sessions or repeated drops-ins)
Blended indoor/outdoor experiences for accessibility

Tell me your theme, audience + goals and I’ll build a session that fits.