A New Year, A New Beginning
January 12 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST
The Baton Foundation will host a virtual expressive arts workshop to help individuals ground themselves as we begin a new year — and a new chapter in American history.
About the Workshop
With the holiday season behind us and a new year upon us, this virtual expressive arts workshop will help participants explore ways to best maintain their physical, emotional, and spiritual equilibrium as we prepare to usher in a new historical and social era.
Despite the challenges we might face and regardless of the turmoil around us, it is important to draw upon ancestral legacies and focus on our innate strengths — and to ground oneself in the knowledge that all is well. Dr. Wendy Phillips (pictured above) will employ guided expressive arts techniques that will aid each participant in her or his journey to self-expression.
Please wear comfortable clothes and have at your disposal plain/colored paper, chalk, crayons, colored pencils, play dough or paints — whatever materials you would like to work with. You will be able to participate with your camera off or on and there is never any pressure on anyone to actively engage with the group. At the end of the session, the group will reflect on what has been expressed, discovered, and experienced.
Should you have questions about the workshop, you may call Dr. Phillips at 404-798-1061 (after 1p.m. ET).
About Expressive Arts
The Expressive Arts combine a variety of practices including writing, music, visual arts, drama, and dance to support self-expression, personal growth and healing. In each session, and as one participates, s/he explores a variety of materials and activities. The expressive arts have been defined as supporting a process of self-discovery and self-expression, as a way to connect with one’s creative self, and also as a way to find tranquility and or achieve emotional release.
About the Instructor
Wendy Phillips, Ph.D., LMFT, REAT, REACE is a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, A Registered Expressive arts Consultant Educator, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who is based in Seattle, Washington. She also teaches in the Psychology and Creativity Studies Programs at Saybrook University.