WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
Workshops: I have been a teacher and group facilitator for 25 years, bring a great deal of experience, and joy to my work and play. As much as the workshops I offer are for teaching and learning, they are always as much fun as they are a learning experience for myself as well as for the participants. We learn from each other.
The Souls Journey:
This workshop is ongoing with some being offered to those who have taken it before in order to continue working of understanding our souls purpose, the contract we made before we incarnated in this lifetime. This is an eight-week workshop.
The initial workshop focuses on what our lessons are in this lifetime. What you can expect to get if you take this workshop is a greater understanding of your purpose, your Divine purpose, and the promise you made to God before you came here. It has been the teachings of many eastern and now some western philosophers that we have many lifetimes and each life is dedicated to furthering our soul's evolution. In my study, I have found that there are many ways of deepening our understanding of what our soul’s path is all about and I believe that it is our job to commit ourselves to undertaking this very important and divine purpose. During this workshop you will learn who your helpers are as you go through this life. We use astrology, mythology, archetypes, meditation, and art as tools for understanding. We will study a new language that focuses on the positive and the shadow aspects of our personality. I have learned and now believe that it is our soul self from which our personality springs and develops through a lifetime.
I also use the natal astrological chart. If you have not have your chart done, do not worry; you can still get a lot out of this workshop. I can also recommend an astrologer if you wish to have your chart done.
Books that are helpful:
Sacred Contracts; Awakening To Your Divine Potential by Caroline Myss
The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukaf
All the Conversations With God books by Neale Donald Walsh
Tomorrow’s God by Neale Donald Walsh
Mindfulness and Watercolor:
This workshop is a one-night two-hour event. All materials are provided and you will leave with your own painting and a thirst for more creating. I will present some basic techniques to get you started and my hope is that you will find your inner artist archetype and the smile that always shows up at the end of the class. This workshop is a blast. Classes are $20 per person (materials included).
In our busy lives, we so often rush to the finishing line, the end-point. Playing with watercolors invites us to be still, listen, and become immersed in the process. For myself, the process is what it’s all about-it’s what’s I look forward to. That quiet place inside where I know I will have the time to co-create an experience. Throughout this experience of painting, mindfulness increases, focus, peace of mind and a deep connection with Spirit/God. When I teach a watercolor class my intention is to offer students an opportunity to be with that inner self, listen to what your soul is saying and then create from that place. This is a joyful encounter as I watch everyone in the class at some point when it suddenly gets quiet and the stillness occurs. I just love that part. There is just silence, beautiful silence, and a warmth on the faces of everyone around me. At the end of class, people look at what hey have created and the joy comes spilling out.
It reminds me of that first day of school when we all got our new box of crayons. I would wait in my seat with excited anticipation and when my box arrived, I would immediately smell them. There’s nothing like the smell of a new box of crayons on your first day of school and there’s nothing like that moment in a watercolor class when I hear, feel the silence, look up and see the faces of joy. The joy of painting and creating.