Creative & Mindful Teambuilding Workshops in Berlin (ENG/DE)
For companies looking to energize, connect and inspire their teams.
After lots of screen time, your team deserves something different: a shared experience that sparks creativity, reduces stress, and strengthens connection.
As a graphic designer based in Berlin, artist and workshop facilitator, I bring over a decade of experience working across public institutions and international corporate settings. My tailor-made workshops combine drawing, painting and Qigong-inspired movement to offer teams a chance to pause, recharge and reconnect, away from screens and into a shared creative flow. These sessions are playful, stress-relieving and fully accessible, no artistic experience required. The focus is self-expression, presence and connection with themselves and with their team.
Price range: €100 – €500. Prices vary according to:
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Duration: from 1 to 4 hours
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Location: in-company, at one of my partner studios (e.g. Eszenzia, Fincan e.V.), or outdoors
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Materials and group size: from 4 to 20 participants
Creative Workshop Formats for Your Team
Qigong & Drawing Workshop: A session to slow down, breathe, and find your creative flow.
This workshop combines thirty minutes of Qigong – a mindful movement practice that supports flow, balance and relaxation – with thirty minutes of creative drawing. Together, they offer a gentle and engaging way to reconnect with the body and explore artistic expression. No previous experience is required. Participants will learn exercises related to stress management, posture and back health while cultivating mindfulness and creativity. The session begins with free drawing, using multicoloured pencils to create simple scribbles and flowing lines. This is an opportunity to let go of control and focus on the sound of the pencil moving across the paper. Participants are invited to enjoy drawing abstract shapes influenced by their breath and gentle movement around the room. We then warm up the body through a series of Qigong exercises. As Qigong is an art in itself, everyone is encouraged to move in their own way – perhaps larger, slower, or more intuitively. The focus is on awareness and flow rather than perfection. After this, participants explore how to translate movement into drawing. Through lines and abstract forms, we capture sensations of motion and energy. Drawings are shared within the group to exchange inspiration and learn from each other’s interpretations. The session continues with a live drawing practice. Each participant repeats one Qigong movement for a short period while the others draw what they see. This creates a dialogue between the one who moves and those who observe and translate that movement into visual form. After everyone has had a turn, we look at the drawings together and share our impressions. Participants are welcome to exchange their drawings as a memory of the session. We close the workshop with a short Qigong practice and a series of affirmations: I have my space. I set my boundaries. I hold my crown. I support myself. I take good care of myself. I am myself. All materials are provided, including multicoloured pencils, A5 paper and tape. Participants only need to bring comfortable clothes. We need a cushion or pillow per participant to sit on the floor. The space should be open and quiet, with approximately one square meter per person to move freely. Ideally the space has soft light suitable for drawing.
Rethinking still life – with acrylic paint
In this creative workshop, your team will paint a still life using fruit and everyday objects, breaking away from traditional academic art and exploring inspiration from Cubism and American Abstract Expressionism. The focus is on personal interpretation, bold use of color, and letting go of perfection. The session begins with a short introduction to acrylic paint, followed by a playful warm-up challenge: paint like a 4-year-old! This exercise helps everyone loosen up and build confidence. After a short presentation with inspirational images, each participant will create their own painting while receiving individual feedback tailored to their level. The workshop concludes with a small internal exhibition, giving the artworks time to dry and the team a chance to celebrate their results together. Materials: Acrylic paints (white, yellow, magenta, cyan), brushes of various sizes, palettes, water cups, cloths, mixed media paper (300 g, approx. 40 × 30 cm, e.g., Hahnemühle), I can also bring these if desired. Space requirements: Tables and chairs. Access to water.
Live-Sketching in the Park
This outdoor workshop invites you to connect with the landscape and enjoy a relaxing moment of drawing from observation. It offers a playful introduction to observational drawing through simple exercises designed to improve hand-eye coordination and explore artistic expression. No previous experience is required. The session begins with intuitive drawing exercises, such as simplifying what we see into geometric shapes, drawing without lifting the pencil, drawing without looking at the paper, or using the non-dominant hand. These exercises help shift the mindset into playfulness and reduce the fear of perfectionism. Depending on the length of the workshop, additional exercises may include creating a color palette, experimenting with composition, and engaging in group drawing activities. The main exercise consists of drawing a landscape for 30 to 60 minutes, applying the techniques learned, with personalized guidance and support throughout the process. We conclude the workshop with a small exhibition, sharing all the drawings and reflections together. All materials are provided, including colored pencils, markers, charcoal, A5 paper, and tape. Suggested locations in Berlin include Museum Island, Tempelhofer Feld, Tiergarten, Treptower Park, Volkspark Friedrichshain, and Prinzessinnengarten Neukölln.
Hands-on Drawing: Drawing Hands Without Fear
In this playful and confidence-boosting workshop, we’ll use our hands in every possible way – both as tools and as subjects. The goal is to quiet the inner critic (“I can’t draw!”) by approaching drawing with curiosity, courage, and a sense of humor. All levels are welcome – beginners especially! We’ll explore a variety of observation-based exercises that move us away from perfectionism and into presence. You’ll draw your own hands, each other’s hands, and even draw without looking at the paper, using your non-dominant hand, or without lines. It might sound impossible – but the results can be surprisingly powerful. The session includes a mix of individual and group activities, quick sketching exercises, and reflective drawing. It has also playful sharing rounds and a chance to look at each other’s creations. For longer sessions, also with Qi-Gong excercises, with focus on the hands. Materials: A4 paper, colored markers, and crayons in various colors (I can bring these) Space: Either tables & chairs, or meditation cushions & yoga mats to draw on the floor.
Connection, creative movement, and mindful drawing
A mindfulness-based art and movement workshop that explores the question “How am I doing?” in a playful and creative way. This workshop promotes empathy, presence, and genuine connection within the group. We begin with free movement exercises in which each participant chooses a color that corresponds to their current emotional state. This color is then embodied through movement (e.g., pink can be tender or strong and big—everyone interprets it differently). After a short discovery phase, we swap colors with each other and let ourselves be inspired by the new colors and their effects. This exercise is repeated 2–3 times to allow us to experience different emotional states. Among other exercises, we pick a color we like and turn the movement into a drawing—standing up, with big gestures, in motion. The lines and dots we make are an expression of our inner energy. Then we pass the paper to someone else, who interprets it as a “choreography” and moves around the room based on these lines. We interpret the drawings of 2–3 people, then we have a little chat about it. The workshop is rounded off with a short journaling session: everyone writes two paragraphs about a new insight or something they have discovered. We then summarize these texts into a single word or term, which are thrown anonymously into a common pool. After that, we draw a word together and everyone creates a quick sketch of it – what does this word mean to me right now? At the end, we exchange the sketches and talk about what we saw, felt, and discovered. Materials: A4 paper, colored markers, and crayons in various colors (I can bring these) Space: A spacious room where we can move around freely. For journaling and drawing, we ideally sit on sofas, meditation cushions, or chairs. We need sturdy A4-sized surfaces to write on – for example, books, magazines, or thin boards; alternatively, tables are also helpful.
Experimental Self-Portrait
This workshop is particularly powerful for teams that are meeting for the first time or want to deepen their collaboration on a deeper, more empathetic level. An immersive experience that combines body awareness, self-image, and creative freedom. We begin with a series of mindful movement exercises inspired by Tai Chi and experimental dance, which help us to arrive in the moment and focus our attention on our own physical presence. We also work with relationship exercises in the group—for example, through “mirroring,” shared gestures, and small improvisations in pairs—to reveal how we affect others and how others influence us. Then, with our eyes closed, we explore where we feel most comfortable (a ritual, a place) and tell another person about it. We then take up drawing materials and create a portrait of the person in the moment when they feel most comfortable, ending with a group exchange. The main exercise is an experimental life-size self-portrait on large sheets of paper – not realistic depictions, but free, emotional interpretations of one's own presence to represent the six dimensions of our self-image (appearance, personality, values, abilities, etc.). Participants can choose between lines, color fields, symbols, or body imprints – anything goes. At the end, there is space for open reflection in the group: What has become visible in me? What do I see in the pictures of others? Anyone who wants to can talk about the creative process or their feelings while drawing – on a voluntary basis. Materials: colorful markers and wax crayons in various colors (I will bring these), A4 paper, kraft paper roll (70 cm wide) for the full-body portraits, scissors, tape. Space: A spacious room where we can move around freely. Each person needs about 80 x 200 cm of space for their self-portrait. The self-portraits can be drawn on the floor or on the wall.
Flexible Formats
Each format can be adapted to 60, 90, 120, or 240 minutes, depending on your needs and ideas. Workshops are available in English, German, and Spanish.
Ideal for:
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After-work events
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Company retreats
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Wellbeing or team offsites
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People & Culture initiatives
Benefits:
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Encourage creativity and spontaneity
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Foster team cohesion in a non-competitive space
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Enhance communication, beyond words
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Reduce stress and improve focus
I'd be happy to hear about your ideas and design a session that fits your team. Write me at juancarlosrosacasasola (at) hotmail.com to schedule a call and check availability.
About me
I'm Juan-Carlos Rosa-Casasola (Juancar, he/him), an artist with international experience in transdisciplinary art projects focusing on visibility, diversity, and immersive experiences. I bring technical and conceptual expertise to my workshops, fostering creative expression with enthusiasm and passion.
Graduated with honors in Fine Arts from the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain, in 2014 and later specialized in master’s programs in Art Production, Multimedia Art, and Creative Design. I work currently as a graphic designer for the communication agency Runze & Casper, and I have experience working with institutions such as the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Schwules Museum in past years.
My classes take place in some of Berlin’s most inspiring art spaces, including Modulor, Berlin Drawing Room, and venues like Fincan, Dharma Studios and Eszenzia. I’ve also collaborated with WerkStadt and GlogauAIR.