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The Slow Practice Collective

Luminara Florescu is the originator and co-founder of The Slow Practice Collective. Luminara is a facilitator and Keyholder of The Slow Practice ‘Holding Space’ weekly online gatherings for artists who identify as dis-abled, chronically ill and/or neurodiverse.

The Slow Practice Collective grew from a need for agency. Our approach is not rooted in productivity or conventional notions of creation, but in a creative re-imagining of life itself — one shaped by curiosity, wonder, and the permission to dream. We seek to explore and embody a slower, more mindful way of living, and to share what we discover with others.

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