Hello All! We are glad to be back from our time away and look forward to what's ahead. If you are ready to begin your Expressive Arts Certificate Training, you can begin in October, and have 4 core courses completed by
January! 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 – from the intrapersonal, to the interpersonal, to the social/cultural/planetary -through engagement in experiential processes focused on different aspects of the continuum. Both individual and collaborative expressive arts processes are utilized in this course, and some attention is given to designing and facilitating collaborative art projects. Through experiential process and didactic presentation, students are
guided through individual and collaborative experiences utilizing intermodal expressive arts to enrich well-being, develop relationships, cultivate empathic witnessing, practice communication, and build community to cultivate cultural understanding. 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. While some of those studied will be grounded in the field of Expressive Arts Therapy, this course will focus on adapting the work to Expressive Arts Consulting and Education, and a wide variety of settings. Creation of a personal philosophical approach will be encouraged. Through a personal
exploration of their own creative journeys and a variety of intermodal expressive arts processes, students will will expand their understanding of the history of intermodal expressive arts and the guiding philosophies in the field. Students will be introduced to some of the pioneers in the field and engage in experiential learning related to a variety of approaches. 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. And, of course, don't forget to check out all of our upcoming online workshops and Professional Development trainings - scroll on to see what is coming up in August and September. And, Expressive Writing returns in October! SoulCollage® Discovering a Mindfulness
Practice mailing deadline is fast approaching! A perfect introduction to incorporate a new practice into your routine. Register soon as individual kits are mailed to each participant prior to the workshop. Discovering a Mindfulness Practice with SoulCollage®
with Diane Lampitt, M.Ed.
Tuesday August 16th
6-9 pm EDT
Online via Zoom
Discover a Mindfulness Practice with SoulCollage® is a introduction to the contemplative and insightful process of self-discovery. It gently opens you to a new way of exploring your inner wisdom. It is a practice that leads to a greater ability to be present to yourself in the
here and now. It is this mindfulness energy that connects you to the unique aspects of yourself while you deepen connections with others – all while engaging your creativity! Using simple tools – scissors, glue, magazine images, and mat board – you create cards that are uniquely yours. This process honors your own time, pace, inner-language and spirituality.
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.
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. Crossing Thresholds and Opening Doorways happening September 13th
Join Kathleen for Art as a Healing Practice. Each workshop can be taken as a stand-alone experience, or sign up for several and enjoy a cannon of deeply connected work, dedicated to You. Next in the series: Creative Self happening Tomorrow, and there's still time to join the circle. Art as a Healing Practice: Creative Self
with Kathleen Horne Tomorrow! Monday August 8th
6pm-9pm EDT
Online via Zoom Kathleen will lead an exploration of the jewels and mysteries of your relationship with your creativity. What is your relationship to your creativity? How has it been shaped and developed over time? What is it asking of you now? Our creative birthright, when fully reclaimed, is an unparalleled resource and a source of joy and well-being. You can develop this as an ongoing practice, continuing to use the recorded
meditation and resources on your own. 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 practices.
Art as a Healing Practice: Spiritual Journey
with Kathleen Horne
Monday August 22nd
6pm-9pm EDT
Online via Zoom
How has your Spiritual Journey evolved over time? What has shaped this aspect of you? How does nature inform your spiritual life? What is most potent for you at this time in your life? You can develop this as an ongoing practice, continuing to use the recorded meditation
and resources on your own. 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 practices
Looking for more healing work? Consider Exploring the Concept of your Ecological Self in September's Art as a Healing Practice workshop. 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, happening September 26th. The Professional Development Series continues... Harambee Arts and Healing Our Home will provide with you with deep insight and inspiration as each facilitator shares how Expressive Arts have a transformative and lasting impact; changing, and often saving, the lives of our global
neighbors. Harambee Arts: Expressive Arts Projects in Kenya and Nepal
with Gloria Simoneaux, Rina Pratik, and Lillian Obonyo
Thursday August 18th
6-8:30 pm EDT
Online via Zoom
This workshop will familiarize you with the Harambee Arts Expressive Arts methodology that focuses on a culturally sensitive, collaborative, and relational approach to working with different societies around the world.
Rina Pratik from Nepal and Lillian Obonyo from Kenya, both long time staff members of Harambee Arts, will lead exercises and be available to answer questions. Rina facilitates groups for young girls who have been rescued from trafficking, HIV+ women and those who have experienced domestic violence. Lillian is the Country Director of Harambee Arts program in Kenya, overseeing and supervising three sites: Langata Women’s’ Prisons, Mathare Special school for special needs children, and Kibera
slums, offering art therapy to children. They will share their innate wisdom, lessons learned and how expressive arts has supported them to become empowered and courageous members of their community.
"Healing Our Home" Four-Generation Community Arts Program
with Fiona Chang
Monday August 29th
6-8:30 pm EDT
Online via Zoom
“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. Children,
youth, adults and seniors were recruited to make creative dialogues about healing our home.
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. 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”.
There's more. Learn from September's Professional Development Presenters, too. Rooted in Deep Study, Discussion, History, and Cultural Experiences. Meeting Point: 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.
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 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. This offering has been moved to this later date to better facilitate the experience.
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.
Looking to make a habit out of art making with a creative community? Expressive Arts
Discovery and Open Studio gather via zoom on a regular basis. Upcoming meetings are shown below, and additional dates and times will appear in future
emails. 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 tribe. Witness yourself and each other. Just witness. There is nothing that needs to be said or done. Discover your next step. Tuesday Online Open Studio Returns; Welcome Back Tuesday August 16th
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
OUR MISSION
Through workshops, programs, certificate training, and therapy Expressive Arts Florida Institute empowers individuals, groups and communities by cultivating the creative wisdom inherent in all.
With warm regards and much gratitude,
Tamara and Kathleen
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