A Breathtaking Path to Wholehearted Living: Art as a Spiritual Practice

“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly,  is a way to make your soul grow.” ~Kurt Vonnegut       

Come explore the diverse nature of spirituality that connects us with our soul, and helps us discover ways to breathe in life with courage and vigor. In this retreat we will discover our place in the universe through a mandala meditation, the power of our breath as prayer, and delve into the realms of our heart as we engage in creative processes that open up the doors to new ways of being. Participants will be invited to explore life through guided imagery, creative expression, writing, music and movement that bring about new awareness, and are catalysts for healing, transformation and deeper connection with the Divine. Spaciousness for personal reflection and sharing will be woven into the retreat time as we explore the principles of Spirituality, and this breathtaking path to whole hearted living.

Close to the end of this retreat series, participants will be emailed a document with a wide variety of creative ideas they can explore as a spiritual practice, if they wish to delve into this breathtaking path to whole hearted living more deeply in the days following the retreat.

Participants in this retreat can look forward to:

• Gaining deeper insights into understanding how meditation, breathing, and expressing oneself through art modalities can be a form of spiritual practice that connects us with the Divine and helps us live more soulfully.
• Personally experiencing the benefits of art as a spiritual practice through active engagement in creative processes, and coming to understand that incorporating art as a spiritual practice into one’s life does not require being an “artist” for it is all about what emerges through the process of communicating rather than what any finished art expression looks like.
• Gaining insight into the principles and practices of art as a spiritual practice, and ways to incorporate a wide variety of creative spiritual practices into one’s life.

Supplies: A copy of the handouts that will be sent one week before the retreat, Art paper, markers, crayons and or paints, magazines, scissors, glue, tape, any miscellaneous items that you might wish to use from around your home.

Schedule: Our time will start by gathering together, followed by 1.5 hours of time off the screen to reflect and create. We will finish up with some pair sharing and sharing in the whole group.