Opening to the Wisdom of the Heart
In many cultures the word for heart is synonymous
with mind and wisdom is understood as centered in the heart. This workshop will explore the physical,
emotional, spiritual and mental dimensions of the heart and introduce a somatic
process for opening the heart. We will draw on heart teachings from Indigenous,
Buddhist and Christian traditions that support the expansion of the felt sense
of the loving compassionate heart. The workshop will include experiential
anatomy of the heart, embodied meditation, art-making and movement.
Where: Royston Community Hall, Old Island Highway – wheelchair
accessible
When: Saturday October 15,
2016, 10 am-4:30pm
Cost: $25-$40 sliding scale
Bring your own lunch or coffee shop
next door. Light refreshments provided
Facilitators:
Denise
Nadeau is a dance-movement therapist, spiritual companion, and educator
whose work in the past twenty years has
combined expressive arts with spiritual practice in the recovery of the
sacredness of the body. She has
worked in many interfaith and intercultural contexts.
Alison
Fox
is a creative arts therapist, counselor, nurse and educator, specializing in
creative approaches to trauma recovery, grief and loss, end-of-life issues, and
community healing processes. Formerly
based in Iqaluit NU, Alison has been moving back and forth between the Comox
Valley and the Qikiqtaaluk region of Nunavut.
Preregistration
required by October 1. To register or for more information: contact Denise at dnadeau@shaw.ca
or at 250-871-2401.