AUW Fall Mini-retreat: Leading with Body & Spirit

Keynote speaker Elizabeth Hale will present:

Sustainable Vibrance: How Creative Practices Can Help Us Retain Glowing Health, Cognitive Function, Mobility, and Joy

Therapeutic Arts are creative practices that are non-performative and not focused on a finished product. Rather, they are opportunities for emotional release, self-discovery, healing, perspective shifting, and, in the case of visual arts and somatic movement, outlets for nonverbal expression. Learn how incorporating them into your life can enhance the quality of your physical, mental, and emotional health.

Agenda:   

9:30 - Registration & Social

10:00 - Welcome & Chalice Lighting & any business

10:15 - Keynote

11:45 - Break

12:00 - Lunch

1:00 - Workshops 

1:45 – Break

2:00 – More workshops

2:50 - Closing 

First Set of Workshops:  

Nia with Elizabeth Hale

Nia is a fusion of dance, martial arts, and mindfulness practices. Nia inspires you to tune in to the wisdom of the body and nourishes body, mind, and soul.  Nis is best enjoyed barefoot.  All fitness levels are welcome. 

Little Boxes of Love with Jenise Doty

Have you ever wished for a colorful box to put a special gift, a small treasure, or a collection of little somethings?  Come and learn to transform squares of paper cut from calendars, greeting cards and other paper remnants, into colorful little decorative boxes!

Singing - Liz Permar & friends

Second Set of Workshops

Interplay workshop with Hannah Mitchell

Interplay is a creative way to access the wisdom of the body, using music, words, story- telling, movement, singing, sounds, or art.  It is all improvisational but within a structure.  Anybody literally any “body” can do it.   When movement is used you can do it however you can, from sitting, lying down or standing. 

Everything is done very incrementally and so we all adjust as needed and participate as wanted.   

In 45 minutes you will get the flavor of it and may have some surprises. You may laugh, cry, go deep or just have fun.  

Emotional Alias:  with Mary Helmin

Making friends with your feelings. Through art, journaling and supportive discussion the session will offer tools and insights for gaining a deeper understanding of the function of emotions and ways to transform your relationship with difficult feelings.

Hindu Breathwork with Jane Jordan

As a result of a 6-week trip to India, Jane learned about breathwork.  Breathwork practices aim to regulate, deepen, and harmonize breathing, fostering physical health, mental clarity, and spiritual awareness.  There is even a breathing method to help with snoring. 

Elizabeth Hale is a certified Therapeutic Arts practitioner, Nia and Barre instructor, and co-creator of Mobility Flow TM. She holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from Drake University and is a graduate of the National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Center. Trained in somatic vocal healing and somatic movement as well as expressive visual arts, Elizabeth loves nothing more than sharing creative practices that can bring about deep healing and change physically, mentally, and emotionally.  Elizabeth is the mother of two teenage sons, has performed at the Sydney Opera House., and is in possession of Katherine Hepburn's brownie recipe.