Dear Expressive Arts Friends, The IEATA conference - A Drop of Golden Sun - Illuminating Creativity. 表達藝術・其道大光. - is happening in less than a week! While the in-person event is live in Taiwan, the simultaneous online conference - July 14 to 16 - offers a wide array of speakers, panel discussions, experiential workshops, and entertainment. You will find an online exhibitors hall, and some amazing opportunities
to meet one another in our Spatial Chat rooms. It is not too late to register, whether for a day or for the whole experience. We are proud to be a sponsor this year, and Tamara and Kathleen are presenting on Friday July 14. Several of our EAFI community of graduates and mentors are also facilitating workshops. Did you know that IEATA has members from 47 countries? This conference is a true global event that connects us all in a circle of powerful healing and change in the
world. A dedicated conference committee has been working on all the details for the past year, to bring this incredible opportunity to fruition. We hope to see you! |
Here at EAFI, we are taking a break from offering workshops for the month of July. Tamara and Kathleen are each doing some
traveling, spending time with family, and attending to self-care - of ourselves and of the business. We encourage you to embrace the spirit of the season, to spend some time outdoors, to find windows of opportunity to create. Whether it's a tiny sketchbook or journal that you take to the beach or the woods, 5 minutes of spontaneous moving-with-the-breeze on your porch, or tapping out the rhythm of your day on a drum, we encourage you to always remember to gift yourself with what you know -
creative expression nourishes, heals, and provides a path to inner wisdom! May your creative spirit shine! The Expressive Arts Florida Team Have you taken a closer look at our Expressive Arts in the World workshops yet? We have some really fascinating
workshops in store for you featuring incredible facilitators from all over the world. In anticipation of these, we will be featuring two workshops per week over the next few weeks! |
| Expressive Arts in Social Action: The IEATA Creative Wellness Service Initiative Program with Manju Jain and Aslam Khader August 7, 2023 6-8:30 pm edt on zoom |
Manju Jain and Aslam Khader are both board members and co-chairs of the IEATA social action committee and started the Creative Wellness Service Initiative Program to aid
with mental health and emotional wellness. This workshop dives deep into the principles and practices of using expressive arts as a tool for social transformation. It explores how creativity can ignite conversations, bridge divides, and cultivate empathy within diverse cultural contexts. Through a multimodal workshop for emotional wellness, a panel discussion, and case studies, you will gain learn about using expressive arts with different populations and explore the challenges of formulating
and launching a global program. |
| Reconnecting to Our Soul and the Soul of the World with Hector Aristizibal August 11, 2023 1-3:30 pm edt on
zoom |
Hector Aristizibal is a
therapist, theater actor director and founder of ImaginAction from Colombia. In this workshop you will learn about "Project Reconectando" - a project offered in Columbia that brings together ex-combatants, victims and the community offering healing through ecology, theater and creative expression. You will also learn to identify the ways in which we live in separation from nature and recognize how this disconnection is part of our collective trauma as humanity. Through the use of expressive
arts, you will explore ways to reconnect with the natural world. Expressive Arts in the World! Starting August 7 Join the global connection and learn from these leaders! These workshops are open to everyone! Whether you are a student in our Certificate Training Program, an expressive
arts facilitator, or a therapist, these training workshops will enrich and expand your knowledge and practice. All workshops are held via Zoom and in the Eastern time zone. You may register for one, several, or all of these. To register, click on the workshop you would like to register for and it will take you to the info/registration page. Interested in ALL of the workshops? Receive a discount when registering for the entire bundle. (click here to register for all 11
workshops!) - Expressive Arts in Social Action - The IEATA Creative Wellness Service Initiative Program - Manju Jain and Aslam Khader, August 7, 6-8:30 pm edt
- Reconnecting to Our Soul and
the Soul of the World - Hector Aristizibal
(Colombia), August 11, 1-3:30 pm edt
- Emerging Voices in the Mirrors of Arts - Fiona Chang (Hong Kong), August 15, 6-8:30 pm edt
- Honouring Nature and Transitions in Life - Tribal art in India - Belinda Rego and Chandini Harlalka, August 19, 10 am - 12:30 pm edt
- Expressive Arts Worldwide - Harambee Arts in Kenya and Nepal - Gloria Simoneaux, Lillian Obonyo, Sarala Tamang, August 21, 12-2;30 pm edt
- Planting seeds of color in Guatemala - Mayari Hernandez, Paulina Buonafina, Pili Garin, Evelyn Ammon, August 22, 6-8:30 pm edt
- First Aid of the Soul: Culturally-sensitive & Trauma-informed Care Amidst Ongoing War - Nathalie Roberto-Timtchenko (Ukraine), August 30, 6-8:30 pm edt
- Being the Bridge: Expressive Arts without Borders - Markus G. Scott-Alexander (Canada & global) September 13, 6-8:30 pm edt
- Story + Making = ? Opportunities in rural Canada
- Fay Wilkinson (rural Ontario, Canada) September 22, 1-3:30 pm edt
- Embodied Self-Awareness - Aisha Radwan (Egypt,) September 26, 1-3:30 pm edt
- Bereginya: Russian traditional dolls in expressive arts - Varvara Sidorova (Russia) September 29, 1-3:30 pm
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In this workshop we will explore integrative, expressive art making as a pathway of 'direct revelation,' spiritual awakening, and accessing the Universal Life-flow within us all. The goal of this workshop is to provide participants with an opportunity to step into the imaginal realms, release preconceived notions of who or what they are, and consider
their unique inner, creative, landscapes as personalized playgrounds for divine connection and spiritual transformation. Learn more about Terra in her Alumni Spotlight! |
What's Next in SoulCollage®? SoulCollage® is a fun and easy way to express yourself, care for yourself, and discover and affirm your inner Wisdom. Using images, intuition, and imagination, you will create collaged cards that represent the many faceted and unique aspects of who you are. This workshop is open to those with experience in SoulCollage® and also those who would like to be introduced to it. No
art experience is necessary. Diane will prepare a SoulCollage® kit for this workshop and mail it directly to you. Be sure to sign up early! |
SAVE the DATE! Registration for the following workshops will open soon. In this poetry
circle, we will engage poetic medicine as a means of encouraging our hearts to open more fully in our daily lives. Together, we will create a poetic sanctuary within the community. This integrated poetic medicine process encourages our innate ways of knowing such as our imagination, intuition, and an embodied mode of participation. We will read, listen, and be invited to respond to the poetry of the earth. The poetic invitations aim to encourage remembrance, deep listening, self-awareness,
compassion, and gratitude. Cultivating these qualities benefits us and the world around us as they encourage generative acts of reciprocity. As our hearts open, we expand our recognition of being woven within the human and other than human world. This can offer healing and a sense of belonging even as it kindles the fires of love. We begin to hear and respond to voices of earth, and the heart songs that call us.
This workshop will engage spiritual directors in an expressive arts process to deepen their understanding of
their role as spiritual director. Through guided meditation, artmaking, movement, and sound exploration, we will explore and play with the ways the expressive arts bring us into a deepening relationship with Mystery. Renee is a graduate of EAFI
and a Spiritual Director. Learn more about her in our July Alumni Spotlight! On demand, start anytime courses |
| Self Study Courses allow you to explore various processes and techniques at your own pace. With detailed, yet approachable instructions, videos, and meditations,
the imagery and guidance from this work can assist you, whether dipping your toes into expressive arts or seeking a deeper connection. |
Are you ready to begin your expressive arts training? Would you like an expertly guided entry point that will get you started so you can decide what's next? This course is also a
prerequisite to our Certificate Training Program. "Creative Wisdom 8 week online Training in Intermodal Expressive Arts is the best, richest, most thorough, safe, clear, broad, and deep foundational introduction anyone could hope for, whether for personal or professional use, if you wish to begin or continue your exploration of Expressive Arts!" - M.O., 2021 student |
In this Level 2 course, EAFI 220: Expressive Arts in the World: Populations, Practices and Settings, be inspired by guest presenters from around the world, as you expand your view of the practice and possibilities of Expressive Arts! Pre-requisite: To register for this core course, you must be a current Level 2 student or a Level 1 student with permission of mentor/faculty. Professional Development sessions are open to those not enrolled in the course or certificate program. |
EAFI 130: Scope of Expressive Arts: Individual, Group &
Community is a Level 1 course in the Certificate Training Program and an opportunity to adapt the focus of expressive arts processes from intrapersonal to interpersonal, group and community. Both individual and collaborative expressive arts processes are utilized in this course, and some attention is given to designing and facilitating collaborative art projects. Pre-requisite: This is one of the core Level One courses in our Certificate Training Program. Creative Wisdom Introductory Training Welcome Lesson and Lesson 1 are required prior to beginning a Level One course. |
Tamara is accepting new clients seeking therapy services and support using expressive arts to heal and grow. Using her years of creative practice and a compassionate approach, she is able to help clients access their inner strengths and create the change they most want in their lives. To inquire about services, you can go HERE, call/text 941-444-9585 or
email tknappcounseling@gmail.com Questions? Comments? We are always happy to hear from you! ~Tamara and Kathleen Tamara Teeter Knapp MA, NCC, MHC Intern, REACE® Kathleen Horne MA, LMHC(S), REACE®, REAT® www.expressiveartsflorida.com |
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