May 4 – painting As envisioned by Carl Jung, the Collective Unconscious is a group head, a warehouse of information and energies to which all humans have access. This content is not something we learn, it is innate. In fact we now know that knowledge and memories pass through DNA! This warehouse is invisible to the well-socialized individual but is available through Dreams, Symbols and Rituals. We will explore this concept and other phenomenon in the collective and take a look at art and … [Read more...] about THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS
DREAMTIME DOT PAINTING
April 6 - Aboriginal art Indigenous Australians believe that during sleep they leave their physical bodies and travel to the realm they called Dreamtime. They also practice ritualized journeys to Dreamtime through the use of evocative music and repetitive dot paintings. These paintings are still being made by Aboriginal artists/journeyers today. Learn more about journeying, Dreamtime, Aboriginal painting techniques and make a meditative dot painting of your own. We will use acrylic paint so … [Read more...] about DREAMTIME DOT PAINTING
Session 2: Using Art in Self Care
February 25 – April 1, 2019 Mondays from 11:30am - 1pm At Daily Practice, 1322 Dodds Avenue, Chattanooga TN 37404 For non artists and artists, wounded artists and secret artists: Would you like to use art in your recovery? This support group will introduce the importance of a daily practice and offer participants specific art skills and mediums to enhance their lives and support their recovery. Creative, easy & inexpensive art ideas for self-care and an opportunity to receive … [Read more...] about Session 2: Using Art in Self Care
Session 1: Recovery Concepts- a primer for beginners and a reminder for old timers
January 14 - February 18, 2019 Mondays from 11:30am - 1pm At Daily Practice, 1322 Dodds Avenue, Chattanooga TN 37404 There are spoken and unspoken agreements made by people in recovery about how to benefit from the support group format. These include the importance of confidentiality, avoiding cross talk and triggers and how to recognize projection and rescuing urges. This six weeks PaintED will explore the reasons for support group structure through art making projects about boundaries, … [Read more...] about Session 1: Recovery Concepts- a primer for beginners and a reminder for old timers
Paths to Peace
10/27/2018 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET It is time once again for Paths to Peace! Join us as we celebrate all that we have in common, our love for our families, friends, community and country. Saturday, October 27th from 12PM to 3PM, Chattanooga Theater Center Grounds This FREE, family friendly festival will feature fun activities for all ages! Take your own journey around our path to peace! You will experience: different types of contemplative activities like yoga, … [Read more...] about Paths to Peace
World Peace Day
World Peace Day is coming up in October on the 27th! Look for me facilitating a Community Sand Mandala for Peace. This in-the-moment collaboration is a beautiful teaching tool adapted from the Buddhist tradition - captured in a design by Jas especially for this day. Once complete the mandala will be swept into a saffron bag and released into the River in a metaphor of impermanence. Drop by! to watch, visit, participate. Practice living Life in Peace. xo … [Read more...] about World Peace Day
Art and Archetype
an 8 week art and archetype group for personal growth By becoming aware of the archetypes operating in our lives we can get a glimpse of our purpose here on earth. Our conflicts and struggles, our strengths and weaknesses, our love lives and our fortunes are tied in with the archetypes we invoke when we begin our journey in life. Using the work of Caroline Myss, Carl Jung and mixed media art techniques, adult participants will name, claim and come to understand their own personal archetypes. … [Read more...] about Art and Archetype
Spirit-Led
December 7th, 2017 Thursday evening from 5:30-8 Kali Meister – Spirit guide readings Join Kali,Psychic, Channel, Empath, Spiritual Healer, Tarot Reader and Reiki master for a 20 minute, $20 session. For more information about Kali and her work visit www.kalimeister.com Jas Milam – prayer bracelets Jas Milam, artist/art therapist will facilitate this make and take workshop on the use of prayer beads in many religious traditions including Christianity, Buddhism and Muslim. … [Read more...] about Spirit-Led