somaesthetics
Somaesthetics is “the critical
study and meliorative cultivation of how we experience and use the living body
(soma) as a site of sensory-aesthetic appreciation (aesthesis) and creative
self-fashioning” (Shusterman, 2008, p. 1).
August 27 -28 | Celebrating Creative Wellness Saturday, August 27, 9 a.m. – Sunday, August 28, 3 p.m. | $200 members/ $250 non
Self-expression through the creative arts offers a healthy method of processing experience and renewing one’s emotional coffers. In August 2016, MacRostie Art Center will host an Art & Wellness Weekend in order to continue the conversation about ways to enrich our quality of life with creative practices. Sessions include: Therapeutic Yoga with Nicole Hoops, Art & Healing activity with Janet Miller, Expressive Painting workshop with Lea Friesen, Nature Art with Aaron Squadroni, En Plein Air Painting with Liz White, Somaesthetics yoga and creativity workshop with Pauline Sameshima, and Project Lulu exhibition with Arts Express healing activities through creative expression. Participants have the option to stay over-night for creative time and relaxation at the MAC, or arrange their own lodging and return Sunday morning for more creativity, wellness, and self-expression.
Saturday, August 279 a.m. Project Lulu exhibit and opening discussion with Kathy Dodge (coffee and muffins)
10 a.m. Art and Healing activity with Janet Miller of Kiesler Wellness Center
Noon Lunch (on your own)
2 p.m. Nature Art with Aaron Squadroni
3 p.m. Expressive Painting with Lea Friesen
5 p.m. Dinner (on your own)
7 p.m. Candlelight Yoga with Nicole Hoops
8 p.m. MAC doors lock**
Sunday, August 289 a.m. Coloring, coffee, and muffins!
10 a.m. Somaesthetics yoga and creativity workshop with Pauline Sameshima
Noon Lunch (on your own)
1 – 3 p.m. En Plein Air Painting with Liz White
**Participants may choose to bring an air mattress, cot, or sleeping bag for a “slumber party” at the MAC. Overnight activities include relaxation and creativity space, soothing music space, black and white movies, and light snacks and beverages. Those choosing not to stay overnight must leave by 8 PM and take care of their own lodging accommodations, then return to the MAC at 9 AM on Sunday to resume the Art & Wellness Weekend activities
Sponsor: Super 8 Hotel of Grand Rapids, MN
Self-expression through the creative arts offers a healthy method of processing experience and renewing one’s emotional coffers. In August 2016, MacRostie Art Center will host an Art & Wellness Weekend in order to continue the conversation about ways to enrich our quality of life with creative practices. Sessions include: Therapeutic Yoga with Nicole Hoops, Art & Healing activity with Janet Miller, Expressive Painting workshop with Lea Friesen, Nature Art with Aaron Squadroni, En Plein Air Painting with Liz White, Somaesthetics yoga and creativity workshop with Pauline Sameshima, and Project Lulu exhibition with Arts Express healing activities through creative expression. Participants have the option to stay over-night for creative time and relaxation at the MAC, or arrange their own lodging and return Sunday morning for more creativity, wellness, and self-expression.
Saturday, August 279 a.m. Project Lulu exhibit and opening discussion with Kathy Dodge (coffee and muffins)
10 a.m. Art and Healing activity with Janet Miller of Kiesler Wellness Center
Noon Lunch (on your own)
2 p.m. Nature Art with Aaron Squadroni
3 p.m. Expressive Painting with Lea Friesen
5 p.m. Dinner (on your own)
7 p.m. Candlelight Yoga with Nicole Hoops
8 p.m. MAC doors lock**
Sunday, August 289 a.m. Coloring, coffee, and muffins!
10 a.m. Somaesthetics yoga and creativity workshop with Pauline Sameshima
Noon Lunch (on your own)
1 – 3 p.m. En Plein Air Painting with Liz White
**Participants may choose to bring an air mattress, cot, or sleeping bag for a “slumber party” at the MAC. Overnight activities include relaxation and creativity space, soothing music space, black and white movies, and light snacks and beverages. Those choosing not to stay overnight must leave by 8 PM and take care of their own lodging accommodations, then return to the MAC at 9 AM on Sunday to resume the Art & Wellness Weekend activities
Sponsor: Super 8 Hotel of Grand Rapids, MN