Free Expressive Arts Workshop

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Dear NYCCAT Group Members,I would like to invite you to an introductory workshop of the expressive arts on Sunday, July 27 from 2-5pm. This workshop provides an experiential introduction to the unique intermodal work of expressive arts processes in the contexts of therapy, social change and community development. In this workshop we will explore the expressive arts processes through dance, drawing and poetry. There will also be time to learn about the Fall training programs in expressive arts therapy for professionals in related fields including creative arts therapists, social workers and pastoral counselors. I have included information about expressive arts below to help you understand this work.If you would like to register for the workshop, please respond to me via email. Also, if you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'm more than happy to chat with you.Most sincerely,Rebekah Windmiller, MA, LCAT, REATWhat is Expressive Arts?Dancing, singing, storytelling, drawing and acting are natural human activities in which we all are able to participate. As children we freely used our senses to be playful, however, as we grew older, the permission to play was often lost. The expressive arts offers a way to recover the creative voice and bring the richness of the arts to life again. Through imaginative play in dance, music, visual art, drama and poetry, an artistic shaping process emerges that honors the wisdom and clarity arising from, and deeply informing each unfolding art form. This process allows a space for a multiplicity of experiences and responses from the grand to the mundane. Sometimes the work is ridiculous, sometimes shy, but it is always courageous. Expressive arts is most often used in therapy but because of its community oriented methods, it can be used in a range of contexts.About nycExpressive Arts StudionycExpressive Arts Studio strives to actively maintain an open-ended inquiry into the nature and meaning of the arts in our world today. Our vision is to bring the arts out of the studio, museum or concert hall and into the lives of all people, giving them renewed ways of responding to both the suffering and joys of their lives. To sustain our vision, our mission is to teach and train practitioners in the methods and philosophies of expressive arts therapy, and expressive arts and social change. All are welcomed and encouraged to begin with what you bring. Expressive Arts is based in imagination and community, therefore, it is easily applied in different contexts where there is need for human connection and relatedness. Expressive arts trains practitioners in therapy, social justice, education or community development. About Rebekah WindmillerRebekah Windmiller, MA, LCAT, REAT and Ph.D. Candidate, is the director of the nycExpressive Arts Studio. She has worked in clinical settings with mentally ill adults as well as community based work with public school children, toddlers, college-aged women and incarcerated women. She teaches and trains expressive arts therapy to graduate students and professionals in related fields.nycEAS is affiliated with the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

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Subject: Free Expressive Arts WorkshopTo: "NYCCAT" <NYCCAT >Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 7:15 PM

Dear NYCCAT Group Members,

I would like to invite you to an introductory workshop of the expressive arts on Sunday, July 27 from 2-5pm. This workshop provides an experiential introduction to the unique intermodal work of expressive arts processes in the contexts of therapy, social change and community development. In this workshop we will explore the expressive arts processes through dance, drawing and poetry. There will also be time to learn about the Fall training programs in expressive arts therapy for professionals in related fields including creative arts therapists, social workers and pastoral counselors. I have included information about expressive arts below to help you understand this work.

If you would like to register for the workshop, please respond to me via email. Also, if you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'm more than happy to chat with you.

Most sincerely,

Rebekah Windmiller, MA, LCAT, REAT

What is Expressive Arts?

Dancing, singing, storytelling, drawing and acting are natural human activities in which we all are able to participate. As children we freely used our senses to be playful, however, as we grew older, the permission to play was often lost. The expressive arts offers a way to recover the creative voice and bring the richness of the arts to life again. Through imaginative play in dance, music, visual art, drama and poetry, an artistic shaping process emerges that honors the wisdom and clarity arising from, and deeply informing each unfolding art form. This process allows a space for a multiplicity of experiences and responses from the grand to the mundane. Sometimes the work is ridiculous, sometimes shy, but it is always courageous. Expressive arts is most often used in therapy but because of its community oriented methods, it can be used in a range of contexts.

About nycExpressive Arts Studio

nycExpressive Arts Studio strives to actively maintain an open-ended inquiry into the nature and meaning of the arts in our world today. Our vision is to bring the arts out of the studio, museum or concert hall and into the lives of all people, giving them renewed ways of responding to both the suffering and joys of their lives. To sustain our vision, our mission is to teach and train practitioners in the methods and philosophies of expressive arts therapy, and expressive arts and social change.

All are welcomed and encouraged to begin with what you bring. Expressive Arts is based in imagination and community, therefore, it is easily applied in different contexts where there is need for human connection and relatedness. Expressive arts trains practitioners in therapy, social justice, education or community development.

About Rebekah Windmiller

Rebekah Windmiller, MA, LCAT, REAT and Ph.D. Candidate, is the director of the nycExpressive Arts Studio. She has worked in clinical settings with mentally ill adults as well as community based work with public school children, toddlers, college-aged women and incarcerated women. She teaches and trains expressive arts therapy to graduate students and professionals in related fields.

nycEAS is affiliated with the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.