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Finding Heart with Art


Expressive Arts Studio


Service Description

Expressive Arts Studio: Connecting With the Creative Process Take the time to open the window to your creative side. Go wild with color, texture, movement, or sound and your creative process! In this introductory class , we will explore an open expressive arts studio to combine uninhibited artmaking with thoughtful writing and reflection. In creating a safe space, free of any comment or criticism, we will provide you with a healthy environment to access your inner wisdom and explore and expand your intuition. No prior art or writing experience is necessary - just an open mind. In this time, we will have a simple orientation, and a guided process then time for you to independently explore through movement, writing, drawing, painting, and simple sculpture materials. We will finish by coming back to the circle to share our experiences. Support and guidance is available throughout About the Facilitator: Jennie Kristel, MA, REAT, APTT, RMT Is a registered expressive arts therapist, teacher, supervisor, accredited Playback Theatre trainer, and Reiki Teacher, working in a trauma-informed, culturally relevant private practice called JourneyWorks LLC. She is an international trainer of both Playback Theatre and Expressive Arts Therapy, an artist, and a visiting Core instructor at Lesley University. She has written on using the arts in therapy including co-writing Using Art Therapy in Diverse Populations: Crossing Cultures and Abilities, and published chapters and articles about using the arts in the community,, Disability, and grief. She currently works with people and groups using the expressive arts to support healing from intergenerational and ancestral trauma to access Connection through Joy in their lives. She also is a mixed media artist and avid gardener. Jennie lives in the Southcoast of Massachusetts. $40.00 per session (all materials included)


Upcoming Sessions


Cancellation Policy

When possible, please contact us 24 hours in advance to cancel an individual session. If it is an emergency please reach out directly to yoga@thecurrentwithin.org


Contact Details

  • 127 W Rodney French Blvd ste 83, New Bedford, MA, USA

    781-929-1200

    yoga@thecurrentwithin.org


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We are a registered 501(c)(3) charity, and your donation will help us fund our programs for the community!

The Current @ Kilburn Mill

127 W. Rodney French Blvd, 2nd Floor

Sute 2-83

New Bedford, Mass. 02744

yoga@thecurrentwithin.org

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