We welcome back Fiona Chang - one of our most beloved presenters - Monday August 29th. She will share and facilitate arts processes she uses with clients of all ages to address societal and family trauma in Hong Kong. The session will be recorded and a Certificate of Completion provided if you attend live. Fiona Chang, PhD (CUHK), REAT (R217), RSW, Certified Supervisor (ACA) has been
practicing person-centered expressive arts and psychotherapy in a diverse setting for 30 years, particularly in the oncology psychosocial field, arts-based couple groups, grief and trauma work. Read her full bio. “Healing our Home” Community Arts Program with its past 4 generations of clients, was launched in Hong Kong to transform the struggles, hurts, sadness and helplessness into healing resources through arts. "I was thrilled by observing my hands in a mindful manner. My hands witnessed my stories, and my family stories too."-Mr So Children, youth, adults and seniors were recruited to make creative dialogues about
healing our home. "It was touching to see the artwork made by the participants of the Healing Our Home Project, particularly the 'Surrounding Dining Table with Love' I could not hold by my tears."- Iris "Healing Our Home" Four-Generation Community Arts Program
with Fiona Chang Monday August 29th
6-8:30 pm EDT
Online via Zoom Inspired by this
program, this workshop will be a creative and interactive learning about the therapeutic process of arts as healing resources to face personal, family and societal shadows. Creative art activities will include: Birth Certificate, Guided Hand Exploration, and Creation of Family Hands. In the person-centered expressive arts avenue, we shall go back to our
birth, listen to the wisdom in the creative connection, and find ways to heal our “home”. Certificate Training Program EAFI 130: Scope of Expressive Arts
October 11th-14th 2022 In Person; Sarasota, FL EAFI 130: Scope of Expressive Arts introduces the continuum of Expressive Arts work – form intrapersonal to global, from individual to group to community. Join with a small group of creative explorers from around the US and Canada. There are still a few spaces in this course. EAFI 210: Foundations of Expressive Arts
October 18th-21st 2022 In Person; Sarasota, FL EAFI 210: Foundations of Expressive Arts is a presentation of the work of a variety of Expressive Arts practitioners who have influenced, and are shaping, this field. The focus will be on pioneers whose work is
intermodal. There's still time to apply to the certificate program,
but please act soon! Find all the information at this link here, and email us if you have questions. We are happy to help! Ready to apply now? Follow this link to get started on your Creative Training
Journey. If you haven't yet taken
Creative Wisdom: Introductory Online Training you can learn more about it and sign up here. It's a pre-requisite to the upcoming training courses and will help prepare you for the study and exploration ahead. Happening This Week! Tomorrow: Art as a Healing Practice; Spiritual Journey.
On Tuesday: Expressive Arts Discovery. If your schedule has recently opened up and you're able to join, there's still room in the circle for
you. Art as a Healing Practice: Spiritual Journey
with Kathleen Horne Monday August 22nd
6pm-9pm EDT
Online via Zoom This Art as a Healing Practice workshop will allow you to witness yourself, in the present, through a series of gentle and powerful
expressive arts and nature-based practices, focusing on your ever-unfolding spiritual journey. Expressive Arts Discovery
with Kathleen Horne and Tamara Teeter Knapp Tuesday August 23rd
7-8:30 pm EDT
Online via Zoom Listen to what stirs inside you. Listen to your longing. Learn about Expressive Arts
by engaging in it. Make art; tune in. Be aware of the images that are waiting to emerge. Explore creating those images with simple art materials. Find your way. Share the gifts that your images bring. Connect with creative community.. Witness yourself and each other. Just witness. There is nothing that needs to be said or done. Discover your next step. And Here is Your Weekly Menu of Creative Offerings: Crossing Thresholds and Opening Doorways with SoulCollage®
with Diane Lampitt, M.Ed. September 13th
6-9 pm EDT
Online via Zoom Seeing things from a different perspective can help us to make real life choices and changes. In this workshop we will explore the metaphor of thresholds and doorways and how they can lead us to new options and self-discovery. We will be creating new cards, journaling with our cards, and learning how to check in with
them as trusted guides on our journey. Pre-registration is necessary. U.S. residents please register 1 week prior to workshop date; International Participants should register at least 2 weeks prior to workshop date. A SoulCollage®
kit will be mailed to you.
Meeting Point: Culture Oriented Expressive Arts Therapy. Cross-Cultural Exa-Based Research
with Varvara Sidorova Friday September 16th
12-2:30 pm EDT
Online via Zoom In this workshop, Varvara
proposes to use the expressive arts and traditional musical art forms of Russian and American cultures as a meeting point. Whatever we explore in the territory of the expressive arts, we explore and meet ourselves, but we need the Other to be reflected in it. Participants will have the opportunity to participate in a cross-cultural expressive art based study alongside Russian expressive arts students. Participants will also get acquainted with
the theoretical foundations and practical applications of culture-oriented expressive arts therapy.
Creative Wellness Service Initiative from IEATA
with Manju Jain and Aslam Khader Monday September 19th
6-8:30 pm EDT
Online via Zoom Manju and Aslam will be facilitating a workshop using a design from the free, online, global, Creative
Wellness Service Initiative that they launched from the Social Action Committee of the IEATA. The workshop design is such that non-professional caregivers can be trained to facilitate unserved and underprivileged populations worldwide to benefit from the healing power of the expressive arts. The workshop integrates positive psychology, healing traditions from around the globe, and neuroscience, and is delivered using
the multimodal expressive arts process. We invite you to join this workshop to experience it and maybe sign up to become an IEATA Creative Wellness Ambassador or Guide.
Art as a Healing Practice: Ecological Self
with Kathleen Horne Monday September 26th
6pm-9pm EDT
Online via Zoom We are not separate from the natural world.
By developing an awareness of our Ecological Self we begin to heal the split and live the connection with increased consciousness and intention. What is your relationship to the natural world? How has your ecological awareness been shaped and molded over time? Through this gentle and powerful process, listen deeply for any messages that are emerging. Your Story Lines: Exploring Points of Inflection in Racial Awareness, an Open Studio Process Experience
with Pat B. Allen and Rhonda
Johnson Friday September 30th
1-3:30 pm EDT
Online via Zoom Transforming our racial awareness is an inside job. Your Story Lines: Exploring Points of Inflection in Racial Awareness Uses Open Studio Process (OSP). We will identify points in personal history that make up our racial understanding and invite you to join us in an exploration of the
strengths and vulnerabilities in our personal and collective stories. Expressive Writing
Returns! With Anne Hofland as your guide Mondays thru October and November; Find your voice in a safe, small group of participants and explore the transformative and healing power of writing. No experience necessary! The foundational work of this series emphasizes that everyone is a writer and capable of expressions thru this
modality. Next Week we will share a glance at what's ahead in October! All of our workshops, offerings, and training can be viewed more fully on our website. Tuesday Online Open Studio September 6th and 20th 1-4 pm EDT
with Kathleen There is no charge to participate in Open Studio. Donations gratefully accepted at the link provided below. We are grateful to be able to gather in creative community to connect, share, and witness each other's images and words. Join our creative circle of support; begin with a guided meditation and move into 2+ hours of open creative time. During the last half hour we witness and share. Join from wherever you are in the world. Complimentary Creative Resources Our Gift to You We offer these gifts to you in service of your expressive arts journey and practice and hope that you enjoy the process of discovering what lies within your own creative life. We welcome you to share in Your Personal Expressive Arts Practice Facebook
group, if you like. Creating and being witnessed is powerful medicine! SELF-STUDY TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS...
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EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY
Telehealth and in-person
Tamara Teeter Knapp, MA, REACE, NCC, MHC Intern
Expressive arts therapy is a multimodal, holistic approach to counseling. It acknowledges the complexity of human experience by facilitating the client in exploring all aspects of the self, by inquiring through the imagination and the body about subjective experience, and expanding the play space to allow for new possibilities and shifts in consciousness that lead to desired
changes in one’s life. More
With warm regards and much gratitude,
Tamara and Kathleen
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