What is The Practice of Quite Aperture?
The Practice of Quiet Aperture is a contemplative, place-based approach to seeing that integrates mindfulness, photographic perception, and nature immersion. Rooted in moment-to-moment awareness and visual inquiry, the practice invites participants to slow attention, attune the senses, and engage the world without urgency or extraction. Photography and other complementary arts are approached not as image-making, but as a discipline of perception, an ‘aperture’ through which awareness meets place.
Through meditation, forest bathing, movement, and reflective practice, Quiet Aperture cultivates ways of seeing that are relational, embodied, and quietly transformative.
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WEDNESDAYS 7pm-8pm
JULY 8th - AUGUST 12th 2026
This small-group series introduces teens to analog photography as a way of slowing down and paying more attention to the environment around them — not for likes or performance, but for awareness, creativity, and presence.
Blending visual literacy, analog photography, time in nature, and reflective practice, this program helps teens:
Develop confidence in how they see the world
Understand foundational visual principles used by master photographers and artists
Experience photography beyond screens and instant results
Build patience, focus, and observation skills that support mental well-being
This is not a mindfulness class in disguise, and it is not a traditional photography course.
It is a practice of attention, grounded in art, perception, and lived experience. -
JULY 9th - AUGUST 27th 2026
THURSDAYS from 7pm-8:30pm.
This series is designed for busy women, neurodiverse, women interested in creative arts, introverts and women seeking a gentler way back to themselves.
If you are seeking a supportive community of women experiencing perimenopause, sensory overwhelm, or cognitive fatigue, you will find women who also are eager to gently regulate their nervous systems while exploring guided creativity.
Go to www.tranquilitytrails.ca for all booking and payment of workshops.
*Note paying for the 8 weeks series allows for a discounted price.
*You can also opt for the drop in option.
Any questions? Reach out to myself or Kelly of Tranquility Trails.
