The Applications

Explore your own stereotypes and biases. Deepen into anti-racist work.

Create the different masks you put on in your daily life and

Bring your conflicts to the dance floor. Move with them, draw them, write about them, share them.

Bring your human self.

“The symbols we create in our art contain valuable messages which speak to the circumstances of our lives. As we learn to work with the principles of creativity and the practice of the arts, we are able to apply what we learn to all aspects of ourselves, including the challenges in our lives.” Daria Halprin

Weaving together movement, art, writing, sound, and dialogue, we learn to better understand ourselves, we peel back layers, we heal, and we create opportunities for transformation and growth. You will learn to draw from your body's wisdom. You come to understand that you have the power to shape your stories and shape your life. You are the master artist in weaving your own life tapestry. These tools will help you explore the many ways in which personal expression can lead you to create a more present, compassionate, and creative self and foster art as a healing force in the world.

• Learn to draw from your body's wisdom.

• Explore your own creative expression.

• Uncover, discover and understand how you want to move through your life.

The Questions

These are a few of the many questions we will explore using the expressive arts process:

• When do I feel most alive?

• What role does creativity play in my life?

• How do I want to connect with myself, others, and the natural world?

• How do I recognize, embrace, and move through shadow?

• How do I stay present to what is unfolding in my life?

• What patterns lock me in and hold me back?

• What are my stories? How do I tell them to myself and others and how do they shape my life?