Art as a Healing Practice is a popular series inspired by Kathleen's own process and discovery with Expressive Arts.  Many have benefited from this practice, and there is room in the circle for you.

I originally created Art as a Healing Practice twenty + years ago. It emerged organically out of my own personal practice of blending guided meditation, visual art, and writing. I have offered this body of work live in the studio as individual sessions, series, and retreats. I have crafted it to an online format, and a self-study workshop series. I have had the privilege to witness its powerful effects on many.  There are 3 more workshops in 2022: Ecological Self, Mandala, and Synthesis.I would love to welcome you to the circle.

  - Kathleen Horne

Art as a Healing Practice: Ecological Self

with Kathleen Horne LMHC, REACE®, REAT®

Monday November 21st

6-9 pm EST Online

Explore the concept of your Ecological Self, through an integrated expressive arts process. What is your relationship to the natural world? How has your ecological awareness been shaped and developed over time? Through this gentle and powerful process, listen deeply for any messages that are emerging. 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.

Art as a Healing Practice:

Centering with the Mandala

with Kathleen Horne  

Monday November 28th

(Corrected day and time from last week-our apologies)

6-9 pm EST Online

‘Mandala’ is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘sacred circle’ or simply ‘circle’. Discover the gentle power of creating a personal mandala to invoke centering and integration.  Creating within a circle invokes a sense of wholeness and invites us to connect with our essence.  You can revisit this meditation again and again, through the recording, whenever you are seeking a centering experience.

Online Open Studio

with Kathleen

1st + 3rd Tuesdays 

Nov. 15, 1-4 pm EST

Come join us for some art making. We will begin with a guided meditation, then open art-making time in creative community. You can drop in, stay for an hour or the whole time.

With Gratitude and Excitement we look forward to our

IN PERSON CREATIVE EVENTS.  

Thursday December 1st at First Congregational Church.

Open Studio and EMERGE will be facilitated by Kathleen and Tamara- 

We'd love to see you there!

In Person Open Studio

10 am -1 pm

Bring something you've been working on, or find yourself called to create in the circle. There is no charge for Open Studio. Donations are always welcome and never required.  First Congregational Church is located at 1031 S Euclid Ave. Sarasota, FL

EMERGE 2 -  An Expressive Arts Workshop  follows later that day

2 pm-5 pm

What does the word “emerge” awaken in you? An emergence from the pandemic? From the effects of the hurricane? What are you emerging into?  Last month we began with a labyrinth walk and then used a writing and painting process.

This time we will continue our exploration of the EMERGE theme using the Art as a Healing Practice model which will include nature-witnessing, guided meditation, visual art, intermodal explorations, writing and witnessing. 

Online Offerings Ahead...

Expressive Arts Discovery

Monday Nov. 14, 7-8:30 pm est

Online via Zoom

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. Let the images speak – in words, in movement, perhaps. Be amazed. Find your way.

Share the gifts that your images bring. Connect with community..

Witness yourself and each other. Just witness. There is nothing that needs to be said or done.

Your Story Lines: Exploring Points of Inflection in Racial Awareness

with Pat B Allen and Rhonda Johnson

Friday December 2nd 1-3:30 pm EST

Transforming our racial awareness is an inside job.  Using Open Studio Process (OSP) we will identify points in personal history that make up our racial understanding.  We invite you to join us in an exploration of the strengths and vulnerabilities in our personal and collective stories.

SoulCollage® Receiving Counsel from the Council Suit: Discover Your Archetype Guides

with Diane Lampitt, M.Ed. SoulCollage® Facilitator

Thursday, December 8th

6-9 pm est

Online via Zoom

This workshop is for those who have taken an Introduction to SoulCollage® workshop. It is an invitation to take a deep dive into the process to learn about and explore the Companion suit.When we wish to connect with wisdom greater than our own, we can create and consult with our cards in the Council Suit. Listening to their perspective of the “larger story,” (as Seena Frost describes universal, archetypal and mythical energies) can inspire and inform us at a personal level in our “local/personal story.”  Although Council Suit energies are numinous, dynamic, nonlinear patterns existing across times and cultures, our expression of them can be uniquely our own. From the vastness of their “bigger than us” perspective, we can grasp snippets of wisdom to integrate with our ever-evolving inner wisdom.

Certificate Training Program 

2023 Dates and Courses

• January 17-20 EAFI 120: Expressive Arts Body, Mind, Spirit (online)
• March 28-31 EAFI 110: Dive into Intermodal Expressive Arts (online)
• Beginning in April EAFI 220: Expressive Arts in the World (Online)
• May/June (specific dates announced soon) EAFI 230: Business and Profession of Expressive Arts (online)
• October 17-20 EAFI 130: Scope of Expressive Arts (in-person)
• October 24-27 EAFI 210: Foundations of Expressive Arts (in-person)

Expressive Arts Therapy with Tamara Teeter Knapp, MA, NCC, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern

Expressive arts therapy is a multimodal approach to counseling that is holistic and acknowledges the complexity of being human. Grounded in humanistic principles, it is assumed that each person has what they need to heal and grow into the best version of themselves. Using different art forms, clients discover inner resources, build new coping strategies, develop their strengths, and come to know themselves more fully. The therapist serves as a guide and a companion on the client’s healing journey by providing invitations to express feelings and thoughts through creative exploration. This type of counseling considers the whole person, which includes the imagination and new possibilities while honoring the present or current issues that the client is struggling with. Expressive arts therapy incorporates mindfulness skills, somatic awareness, and is trauma sensitive as it enables clients to express what is held in their bodies through more than just words. It is a gentle and supportive process that is guided by the therapist but led by the client.