Dear
We are reaching out to you today, whether across the street or across the globe, to offer some creative resources that we hope will help as you meet the effects of this global crisis. We are aware that whatever contribution we can make is very small. Yet we are witnessing an outpouring of 'small' and heartfelt actions and offerings that people are sharing online. All the ways in which people are
reaching out from their hearts adds up to something huge. Let's embrace that and encourage one another to share our own unique gifts.
Sounds True has put together a wonderful collection of helpful teachings and tools called Resilience in Challenging
Times. Many of the offerings are free. In a recent interview, Terry Tempest Williams tells Tami Simon:
I think that is what is being asked of each of us right now. Don't you? Of becoming really fully who we are so that we can be of use. And it is scary. But I think the risk is worth it. And what do we lose and what do we sacrifice if we are not fully present, fully engaged, fully embracing who we are. (Finding Beauty in a Broken World podcast)
Let's do our best to be who we fully are and offer what we can. Our updated list of complimentary offerings is below. We are adding another Open Studio time next week. Tuesdays 1-4 EDT. Tamara shares her Mindful Mandala process in a new video.
Online Open Studios
Join us for open art-making time, from wherever you are. We are each coming in from our homes, and we invite you to do the same.
We now have 3 Open Studio times.
- Tuesdays, 1-4 pm EDT
- (Tuesday sessions will open with a Loving Witness Meditation. If you want to be part of that, come at the beginning. If you come in later, just keep yourself muted until the meditation is over. If you want to listen to the meditation on your own, scroll down in this email)
- Zoom link to join: https://zoom.us/j/465779496
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- Wednesdays, 10 am to 1 pm EDT
- Zoom link to join: https://zoom.us/j/906605352
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- Thursdays, 5 pm to 8 pm EDT
- Zoom link to join:https://zoom.us/j/661265045
Open Studios are open art-making time, held in an atmosphere of support, respect, acceptance, and mindful presence. Just show up with a few supplies, or a project you are working on, and join in. We have some witnessing and sharing at the end. There is no pre-registration, and there is no charge.
We offer the option to leave a love offering, if you like, and that is totally optional.
Loving Witness Art Meditation
You can return to it as often as you like. If it is meaningful for you, please share with others.
Tamara guides you through the creation of a Mindful Mandala.
You can create along with her, or just watch and create your mandala later.
In closing, see what these Berklee College of Music students are offering as a gift!
A note from us: We are, like you, adjusting every day to the changing world situation. Working from our homes, we have cancelled everything in the studio for the time being, and are taking what we can online. We are committed to continuing to bring you creative resources that will help support you in
this time of so much uncertainty. Do you have an idea or a specific need? Let us know. Would you like to share in creative community? Join our private Facebook group or take part in our Open Studios. Visit our website to learn about all of our online
offerings.
We will continue to collect resources and create offerings that engage creative process to assist us all in navigating this journey that we are all in together. We may be physically-distanced, but we can nurture our emotional and creative connection.
With love and gratitude,
Kathleen, Victoria, Tamara
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