We
have been creating containers over here! Containers for learning, containers for dreams, containers for journeys, containers for transformation. In our Creative Containers workshop yesterday we shared space with some of our local community members who have helped us shape this work over many years. We are filled with gratitude for all that we have shared and had so much fun imagining the stories that will be told in our new books! Our Expressive Arts in the World series of training workshops is open! We
hope you will join us for the whole series -each presenter is doing such incredible work to help make the world a better place. Preparing the platform for all of these workshops felt like a huge undertaking and we are so grateful for the presenters and our team for making it all happen. It was a bit like the yarn ball that Tamara wound up yesterday in Open Studio at times - from tangled and messy to organized and ready. It is an honor to host our colleagues and to create the container for
our shared learning. Note to students ready to enroll in EAFI 220: Expressive Arts in the World, we will have that open early this week for you. With the new upgrade, we got delayed just a bit. It is part of our vision to bring expressive arts work even more into the world through sharing and holding space for our students, graduates, and colleagues. During our Business and Profession course we share visions for the expressive arts work that our students will offer in the world - the big dreams each of them has about aligning their purpose with their work. It was a full circle moment this week as
students in the course are looking ahead envisioning themselves in the future and graduates of our program are seeing their visions come to life now. As we added more alumni to the website directory (check it out here), we remember when each of them shared their dreams with us in the same course when they were a student! Oh what a dream to see it happening! What dreams do you hold? What container do you hold them in? Our expressive arts practices are in essence containers that help us to
hold our dreams, hopes, disappointments, losses, and new beginnings. This week, take some time to create a new space in your journal, or a new book itself, for something you are preparing for this summer. As you consider something that is coming up soon, how are you creating a container for the experience? We can't wait to see you in the circle so you can
learn along with us in the exciting new opportunities that have opened up. Creatively yours, Tamara & Kathleen We are excited to announce our Expressive
Arts in the World workshop series is now open for registration! 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 or on the image above 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
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- 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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Alumni Series Workshops! These
workshops are also open to anyone who feels called to participate. Sacred Tree - An Eco-Expressive Arts Workshop with Sunny Stewart Friday, June 9 1-4 pm EDT On Zoom Sacred Tree offers you an opportunity to explore the nature of trees through a creative cycle of expression. You are invited to journey through poetry, guided visualization, visual art making, and writing as a means of connecting with and embodying the natural element of trees. This workshop is intended to foster a sense of interconnection and belonging in the natural world which supports our personal and communal well-being. Mandalas for Deep Personal Reflection Workshop with Susan Paul Johnson Friday, June 16 1-4 pm edt On Zoom In this workshop, we will create mandalas and consider different ways of deepening their meaning – from journaling to interpreting motifs and symbols we use personally. We will add movement as a way to experience our mandalas and enhance our own understanding of what may lie within. Through guided meditation, and an integration of Reiki, sound energy and expressive arts modalities, we will focus on opening and balancing the 3rd Chakra.
Participants will:
-Release the blocks that stop you from experiencing your uniqueness
-Keep the energy moving to utilize your personal power and strength
-Feel confident and capable to be your individual, authentic self
-Learn the steps necessary to keep this energy center clear and thriving
-Simulate your learning through the various expressive art
modalities, making your experience real and concrete Professional Development Series Throughout the year, we offer Professional Development workshops with leaders in the field. In June, we welcome back Mitchell Kossak! Receive a Certificate of Completion, submit for CEU's, and gain access to the recording as well as the live
workshop! Living with Uncertainty: Utilizing Expressive Arts for Trauma, Resiliency and Attunement with Mitchell Kossak Wednesday, June 28 6-8:30 pm EDT On Zoom This workshop will be a time to reflect on the inner and outer landscapes with a focus on how
expressive arts can address individual and collective trauma through a lens of inter and intra- personal neurobiology. Through guided exercises that use breath, sound, rhythmic drumming, movement and image making we will explore how a re-alignment with personal and transpersonal rhythms can help to facilitate a sense of psychospiritual unity and begin a process of healing. Online Offerings Coming up... ONLINE OPEN STUDIO with Kathleen Tuesday, June 6 1-4pm EDT On Zoom 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. PayPal.Me/eafistudio Navigating Crossroads & Intersections with SoulCollage® with Diane Lampitt Thursday, June 8 6-9 pm EDT On Zoom Crossroads and intersections can provide rich metaphors to help us either affirm the road we are on, choose a new direction, or just become more intentional about
our directional decisions. SoulCollage® is a powerful process of listening to your inner wisdom as you navigate these twists and turns of life. Diane will prepare a special SoulCollage® kit for this workshop. Be sure to sign up early! Expressive Arts Discovery Tuesday, June 13th 7-8:30 pm EDT On Zoom A Virtual Expressive Arts Workshop Listen. Learn. Make Art. Share. Witness.
Discover. 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 One group of students is just completed their Internship, and another is midway through EAFI 230 - The Business and Profession of Expressive Arts. Registration
will open for EAFI 220 - Expressive Arts in the World - soon, and the next Level 1 course is in-person, in October.
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. Update on our Online Learning Platform Our Online Learning Platform has been upgraded. It looks a bit different and has some new features which will
support an even better experience for you. Your learning library may look at little different but your courses are still there. If you are enrolled in a course that you purchased and need assistance you can email support@ruzuku.com or create@expressiveartsflorida.com to ask for help. 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 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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