Keepsakes (details)
Monday, June 1, 2009 (7pm - 9pm)
Program Description:
In this workshop, participants are invited to bring 3-5 of
their favorite portable possessions to share within a group
setting. Using movement, play, storytelling and dramatic enactment,
we will explore the symbolic world of our keepsakes. We'll end with
reflection on what this symbolic world means for our lives - our
hopes, dreams, and desires.
This is a playful and interactive program, so dress comfortably.
This workshop is appropriate for persons from age 16 to 116 who want
to explore their lives in a playful way, discover interconnections
with others, and learn how to use these tools in other contexts.
Location:
Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center
Venice Family Clinic [note: this is different from the main
site in Venice]
2509 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Presenter: Jennifer Breslin, M.A., R.D.T.
Journey through Music for the Caregiver (details)
Sundays, May 31, June 7, 2009 (1pm - 4pm)
Program Description:
Learn how to release the strain of personal or professional
caregiving through music making, story creation, art, and movement.
This program is for anyone who perceives themselves as a caregiver –
nurses, therapists, home health specialists, parents, teachers,
community workers, anyone feeling strain from a caregiving
capacity. Our ability to give to others depends upon our ability to
give to ourselves as well.
In this two-part workshop, we will identify issues and common
themes, and explore musical strategies for self-healing that can
also be used also with persons for whom we are responsible.
Participants will begin each session with drumming, and will listen
to music as well as learn how to play accessible instruments for
regeneration and stress reduction. Session 1 will feature a group
recording session, from which everyone will receive a copy with
which to practice at home. Participants will be asked to keep a
journal during the week between sessions. In session 2 participants
will process their experiences and identify further strategies for
self-healing through music.
No musical aptitude is necessary for participation in the program.
Group process will be use to determine needs and corresponding
activities, including art forms to be integrated into the experience
(visual arts, movement, writing) and the nature of recording. This
one-of-a-kind experience, led by two experts in the field, will be
tailored to the needs of the participants.
Location:
Cultural Education Center for the Arts, 3827 Rosecrans
Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250
Instructors:
- RonaldM.Borczon, MT-BC, Founder and Director, Department of
Music Therapy, California State University, Northridge
- HelenG.Dolas, MS, MT-BC,Founder and Director, Arts
and Services for Disabled, Inc., Long Beach, CA
The Joy of Writing (details)
Mondays, March 16, March 23, March 30, April 6, 2009 (7pm - 9pm)
Program Description:
Memories of everything that has ever happened to you are
stored in your unconscious. There are hundreds of stories residing
inside you. These stories are your identity.
In this series, you will go deeper into your stories as
you write each week about themes that emerge from your own writing.
Using combined techniques of relaxation, visualization, and Fast
Flow Writing™ to access emotions, sensory memories, and life
experiences, Dr. Ballon will help participants transform their
memories into memoirs.
Dr. Ballon brings a unique expertise as an international writing
consultant and longtime psychotherapist in facilitating
self-exploration, self-discovery, and a powerfully authentic voice
in writing.
Each workshop will involve a combination of listening, writing,
sharing, and receiving feedback. Sharing what one has written is
optional. The program is well-suited for adults and high school
students. No writing experience is necessary.
Location:
UnUrban Coffeehouse
3301 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Presenter: Rachel Ballon, PhD, MFT
Crossing the Red Sea...Living with Trust and Vision (details)
Monday, April 20, 2009 (7pm – 9pm)
“Working with Robert Elliott is an investment in yourself.
Combining discussion with various meditations, you get a genuine
mind/body experience that results in being more centered, present
and true to yourself. He helps you reach deep inside to speak from
your soul. In addition to making adjustments to previous ways of
thinking and acting, you learn more about what gifts you have to
offer the world and how you might use those gifts to become truly
fulfilled.”
~ Heidi Connolly, Director of Strategic
Stewardship, Loyola Marymount University
Program Description:
We are living in a time of great change and transformation.
The very foundations upon which we have built our lives are being
shaken.
How do we stay afloat amidst the many challenges that we are facing?
How do we hold true to our dreams and aspirations?
Through storytelling, writing, meditations, and interactive
exercises, participants will discover how to use this time of
uncertainty as an opportunity for growth, healing, empowerment, and
renewed hope.
All sharing will be voluntary.
Location:
Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center
Venice Family Clinic [note: this is different from the main
site in Venice]
2509 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Presenter: Robert Elliott, MFA
Memories to Memoirs: Going Deeper (details)
Mondays, March 16 - April 6, 2009 (7pm - 9pm)
Location: UnUrban Coffeehouse, 3301 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA
90404
Memories of everything that has ever happened to you are stored
in your unconscious. There are hundreds of stories residing inside
you. These stories are your identity.
In this series, you will go deeper into your stories as you write
each week about themes that emerge from your own writing.
Using combined techniques of relaxation, visualization, and Fast
Flow Writing™ to access emotions, sensory memories, and life
experiences, Dr. Ballon will help participants transform their
memories into memoirs.
Dr. Ballon brings a unique expertise as an international writing
consultant and longtime psychotherapist in facilitating
self-exploration, self-discovery, and a powerfully authentic voice
in writing.
Each workshop will involve a combination of listening, writing,
sharing, and receiving feedback. Sharing what one has written is
optional. The program is well-suited for adults and high school
students. No writing experience is necessary.
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