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Dear , We hope all is going well in your
world. This week is a busy week for us here and we hope you will join us for one of our upcoming workshops. Our EAFI 220 students will start their next Certificate Training Program course tomorrow and we are looking forward to connecting with them again. This course features expressive arts leaders from around the world and we are so excited for our students to learn the many ways expressive arts can be used for for healing and positive change. We will also be hosting our online Open Studio again starting this Tuesday, and are looking forward to creating with you again! |
We are also feeling the many shifts happening both in the world and in our lives with school starting, getting reacquainted with our home lives, settling back into routine and much more. We invite you to find some stillness in your life today or sometime this week, allowing yourself to ground down into the present moment. You can use a stone or other natural object and follow along with the process found here. We offer you this practice as a way to focus inwardly on yourself, relax into the now, and allow your creative wisdom to come
forth. As always, if you would like to share your process or anything coming up for you, we invite you to
connect in our Facebook group found here. With gratitude, The Expressive Arts Florida Team |
What's happening this week?
In this workshop Manju & Aslam will conduct a sample Creative Wellness Service Initiative workshop for you. They will also host a panel with CWSI guides who will tell stories of their adventures, challenges and learnings they've faced in delivering this service, along
with the immense sense of satisfaction received while giving back. They will end with some of their own learnings in launching a global program, and also talk about their hopes and dreams for the future of this initiative. Click here to register!
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Online Open Studio is back! Come join us online for some art-making! We will begin with a guided meditation and move into open, self-directed creative time. Just bring your curiosity and take some time to work on your own project. Witnessing and sharing for the last half hour. A beautifully supportive creative community
and new people always welcome! Donations in any amount are never required, and are always gratefully accepted. Click here to register!
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In this workshop, featuring Hector Aristizabel from Columbia, you will learn how artistic expression emerges from the communion between the human soul and the natural world.
During the workshop you will:
-learn about "Project Reconectando"
-learn to identify the ways in which we live in separation from nature
-recognize how this
disconnection is part of our collective trauma as humanity
-explore ways to reconnect with the natural world through art
-practice a virtual version of "The Council of All Beings" Click here to register!
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Expressive Arts in the World! Starting
tomorrow! 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 edt
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023 6:00-8:30 pm edt This workshop is facilitated by Markus Scott-Alexander, founder of Expressive Arts Without Borders (www.expressiveartswithoutborders.org), director of World Arts Organization (www.worldartsorg.com), and is designed to increase the awareness of your own abilities. We will work with a process called Name it, Claim it and Aim it as a way to embody that which matters most to us. You will learn how to: 1. Create clarity around personal resources
2. Ways of exploring your options
3. Decide on your just right next course of action
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Friday, September 22, 2023 1:00-3:30 pm edt In this workshop with H. Fay Wilkinson of Canada, you’ll look at the how, the why and the power of gathering stories using intermodal shifts. You'll see examples of digital stories Fay has created with and for clients called Stories in Motion. You will then have the opportunity to explore and experiment with at least two intermodal storytelling invitations. This is
a playful, yet meaningful approach. The experience may inspire you to offer storycatching to the people you work with. There will be ample time for questions and the sharing of ideas.
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What's Next in SoulCollage®?
August 24, 2023 6:00 - 9:00 pm EDT 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!
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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 in Florida 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 Remembering and Honoring Victoria Domenichello-Anderson We miss your bright light! ~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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