Creative Gym with Riya Amit Roy

An 8-week Course to play with form, spark lateral thinking, and stretch your creative muscles.

  • Writing isn’t just about getting words on a page—it’s about stretching your imagination, spotting unexpected connections, and thinking in new ways. In this course, you’ll experiment with playful forms, surprising prompts, and unusual angles to build creative agility. Creativity isn’t about being better—it’s about being different. 

    • A toolkit of playful writing exercises to spark new ideas

    • Practice experimenting with form, rhythm, and perspective

    • Techniques to think laterally and approach stories from unexpected angles

    • A set of creative prompts and methods you can reuse anytime to keep your imagination active

    • You’re in a creative role that feels too familiar now and you are practically bored out. 

    • You’ve always been intimidated by creativity and want a supportive, hands-on way to explore it

    • You want a safe, playful space—like a creative playground—where you can experiment without judgment

    • You want to stretch your imagination, think laterally, and approach writing in unexpected ways.


    • 8 weekly one-on-one sessions with Riya Amit Roy

    • Playful exercises that stretch your imagination: stories in reverse, one-line plots, rhythms in writing through songs, and quirky biographies (yes, even a love letter to morning pee!)

    • Prompts and guided experiments to spark lateral thinking and creative cross-training

    • Techniques to help you think sideways and stand out in any room

    • Surprises and unexpected gains that build over the 8 weeks, leaving you with new ways to approach writing and ideas

    Weekly breakdown:

    Week 1 — Warm-up & playful prompts

    Week 2 — Stories in reverse & one-line plots

    Week 3 — Rhythm & sound exercises

    Week 4 — Metaphors & quirky biographies

    Week 5 — Lateral thinking challenges

    Week 6 — Unlearning habits & beliefs

    Week 7 — Creative triggers & resets

    Week 8 — Integration & final experiments

    • This is not pre-recorded

    • This is not therapy

    • This is not generic

    It’s a one-on-one, playful space to stretch your creativity and build a foundation for anything else you want to create.

  • $120/-

    Includes:

     ✔ 8 one-on-one sessions with Riya Amit Roy
    ✔ Prompts, exercises, and techniques to continue your creative practice

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About Riya

Riya is a practitioner of creativity, which means she practices it in its various forms - she is a teacher, a creative director, a workshop-inventor, a community-builder, an ideas-generator, a columnist, a content strategist, a writing mentor - as the role requires. As a practitioner, she is also keen on donning a new hat, her head is stable enough to balance many.

  • "What I love most is the flexibility. I can go at my own pace, revisit lessons, and keep learning whenever it works for me."

    Reviews from participants

  • "Even as a total beginner, I never felt lost. The step-by-step structure and encouragement along the way made all the difference."

    Reviews from participants

  • "This has been such a worthwhile investment in myself."

    Reviews from participants