Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

of the Religious Society of Friends

Art

Mediating Trauma through Creative Expression

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June 23-25, 2023

A Pendle Hill on-campus workshop with Jennifer Elam and Gloria Stearns-Bruner.
On Campus pricing:Private Room Price: $495
Shared Room Price: $450
Commuter Price: $375

If these options are financially inaccessible, we welcome your request for financial assistance. 

Trauma, grief, and deep challenges are stories that are stuck and have forgotten how to dance. Using Spirit-led creative media (writing, movement, music, and art), we will teach these stories to move again, toward new life. What is your vision of new life?

We all have experienced trauma in recent times and many of our lives have moved in unexpectedly difficult directions. Trauma work is difficult and rewarding. When we do the work, especially in community, new life comes that can bring us unexpected blessings. Through our five sessions, we will develop our stories, incorporating art and poetry. We will support each other to re-vision the story then invite it to move, using dance, movement, and music.

The work of four academicians/writers (Bessel Van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Stephen Porges – who endorsed this workshop – and John Calvi) will ground our experiential work throughout the weekend. We will engage with simple Spirit-led creative media to explore what the academicians and the spiritual healers mean when they tell us how to heal trauma. We will ask, “What is your story? Vision? What support do you need to move forward? How will we each get our needs met to move forward?” Through these steps we seek to free our stories and hear Spirit’s plan for us. Come dance with us, with God and our community to build this new life together.

Sacred Creativity

Written on:

An on-campus art series, inviting commuters to join Spring Term resident students in exploring creativity as a mode of spiritual discernment

Saturdays, 2:30pm – 5:00pm.
Tiered pricing:
Standard: $395
Subsidizing: $445
Subsidized: $345If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.

Holding each other in the Light in Pendle Hill’s art studio, we will explore how creativity can augment our spiritual discernment practices and our called ministries. We will support the development of our spiritual seeds, nudges, and leadings by:

  • Practicing creative and spiritual discernment through art-making;
  • Stepping into Spirit’s mystery with curiosity, fascination, wonder, and awe;
  • Honoring various aspects of ourselves, including the parts that are creative and the parts that criticize;
  • Developing creative prayer practices;
  • Creatively maintaining our relationships with Spirit as we follow leadings.

During our time together we will explore:

  • Drawing and painting;
  • Single-sheet book-making;
  • Journaling/writing poems;
  • Following guided visualizations;
  • Practicing movement/body-based prayer;
  • 3D sculpting and/or mask-making with your choice of materials (air-hardening clay, plaster rolls, wire, yarn, twine, fabric, paper, and more!)
  • Optional activities include music-making and dancing.

No particular creative skills or former arts experiences are required to participate in this program. Please bring a journal and a favorite pen. All other materials will be provided.

Sacred Creativity

Written on:

An on-campus art series, inviting commuters to join Spring Term resident students in exploring creativity as a mode of spiritual discernment

Saturdays, 2:30pm – 5:00pm.
Tiered pricing:
Standard: $395
Subsidizing: $445
Subsidized: $345If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.

Holding each other in the Light in Pendle Hill’s art studio, we will explore how creativity can augment our spiritual discernment practices and our called ministries. We will support the development of our spiritual seeds, nudges, and leadings by:

  • Practicing creative and spiritual discernment through art-making;
  • Stepping into Spirit’s mystery with curiosity, fascination, wonder, and awe;
  • Honoring various aspects of ourselves, including the parts that are creative and the parts that criticize;
  • Developing creative prayer practices;
  • Creatively maintaining our relationships with Spirit as we follow leadings.

During our time together we will explore:

  • Drawing and painting;
  • Single-sheet book-making;
  • Journaling/writing poems;
  • Following guided visualizations;
  • Practicing movement/body-based prayer;
  • 3D sculpting and/or mask-making with your choice of materials (air-hardening clay, plaster rolls, wire, yarn, twine, fabric, paper, and more!)
  • Optional activities include music-making and dancing.

No particular creative skills or former arts experiences are required to participate in this program. Please bring a journal and a favorite pen. All other materials will be provided.

Sacred Creativity

Written on:

An on-campus art series, inviting commuters to join Spring Term resident students in exploring creativity as a mode of spiritual discernment

Saturdays, 2:30pm – 5:00pm.
Tiered pricing:
Standard: $395
Subsidizing: $445
Subsidized: $345If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.

Holding each other in the Light in Pendle Hill’s art studio, we will explore how creativity can augment our spiritual discernment practices and our called ministries. We will support the development of our spiritual seeds, nudges, and leadings by:

  • Practicing creative and spiritual discernment through art-making;
  • Stepping into Spirit’s mystery with curiosity, fascination, wonder, and awe;
  • Honoring various aspects of ourselves, including the parts that are creative and the parts that criticize;
  • Developing creative prayer practices;
  • Creatively maintaining our relationships with Spirit as we follow leadings.

During our time together we will explore:

  • Drawing and painting;
  • Single-sheet book-making;
  • Journaling/writing poems;
  • Following guided visualizations;
  • Practicing movement/body-based prayer;
  • 3D sculpting and/or mask-making with your choice of materials (air-hardening clay, plaster rolls, wire, yarn, twine, fabric, paper, and more!)
  • Optional activities include music-making and dancing.

No particular creative skills or former arts experiences are required to participate in this program. Please bring a journal and a favorite pen. All other materials will be provided.

Sacred Creativity

Written on:

An on-campus art series, inviting commuters to join Spring Term resident students in exploring creativity as a mode of spiritual discernment

Saturdays, 2:30pm – 5:00pm.
Tiered pricing:
Standard: $395
Subsidizing: $445
Subsidized: $345If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.

Holding each other in the Light in Pendle Hill’s art studio, we will explore how creativity can augment our spiritual discernment practices and our called ministries. We will support the development of our spiritual seeds, nudges, and leadings by:

  • Practicing creative and spiritual discernment through art-making;
  • Stepping into Spirit’s mystery with curiosity, fascination, wonder, and awe;
  • Honoring various aspects of ourselves, including the parts that are creative and the parts that criticize;
  • Developing creative prayer practices;
  • Creatively maintaining our relationships with Spirit as we follow leadings.

During our time together we will explore:

  • Drawing and painting;
  • Single-sheet book-making;
  • Journaling/writing poems;
  • Following guided visualizations;
  • Practicing movement/body-based prayer;
  • 3D sculpting and/or mask-making with your choice of materials (air-hardening clay, plaster rolls, wire, yarn, twine, fabric, paper, and more!)
  • Optional activities include music-making and dancing.

No particular creative skills or former arts experiences are required to participate in this program. Please bring a journal and a favorite pen. All other materials will be provided.

Sacred Creativity

Written on:

An on-campus art series, inviting commuters to join Spring Term resident students in exploring creativity as a mode of spiritual discernment

Saturdays, 2:30pm – 5:00pm.
Tiered pricing:
Standard: $395
Subsidizing: $445
Subsidized: $345If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.

Holding each other in the Light in Pendle Hill’s art studio, we will explore how creativity can augment our spiritual discernment practices and our called ministries. We will support the development of our spiritual seeds, nudges, and leadings by:

  • Practicing creative and spiritual discernment through art-making;
  • Stepping into Spirit’s mystery with curiosity, fascination, wonder, and awe;
  • Honoring various aspects of ourselves, including the parts that are creative and the parts that criticize;
  • Developing creative prayer practices;
  • Creatively maintaining our relationships with Spirit as we follow leadings.

During our time together we will explore:

  • Drawing and painting;
  • Single-sheet book-making;
  • Journaling/writing poems;
  • Following guided visualizations;
  • Practicing movement/body-based prayer;
  • 3D sculpting and/or mask-making with your choice of materials (air-hardening clay, plaster rolls, wire, yarn, twine, fabric, paper, and more!)
  • Optional activities include music-making and dancing.

No particular creative skills or former arts experiences are required to participate in this program. Please bring a journal and a favorite pen. All other materials will be provided.

Sacred Creativity

Written on:

An on-campus art series, inviting commuters to join Spring Term resident students in exploring creativity as a mode of spiritual discernment

Saturdays, 2:30pm – 5:00pm.
Tiered pricing:
Standard: $395
Subsidizing: $445
Subsidized: $345If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.

Holding each other in the Light in Pendle Hill’s art studio, we will explore how creativity can augment our spiritual discernment practices and our called ministries. We will support the development of our spiritual seeds, nudges, and leadings by:

  • Practicing creative and spiritual discernment through art-making;
  • Stepping into Spirit’s mystery with curiosity, fascination, wonder, and awe;
  • Honoring various aspects of ourselves, including the parts that are creative and the parts that criticize;
  • Developing creative prayer practices;
  • Creatively maintaining our relationships with Spirit as we follow leadings.

During our time together we will explore:

  • Drawing and painting;
  • Single-sheet book-making;
  • Journaling/writing poems;
  • Following guided visualizations;
  • Practicing movement/body-based prayer;
  • 3D sculpting and/or mask-making with your choice of materials (air-hardening clay, plaster rolls, wire, yarn, twine, fabric, paper, and more!)
  • Optional activities include music-making and dancing.

No particular creative skills or former arts experiences are required to participate in this program. Please bring a journal and a favorite pen. All other materials will be provided.

Sacred Creativity

Written on:

An on-campus art series, inviting commuters to join Spring Term resident students in exploring creativity as a mode of spiritual discernment

Saturdays, 2:30pm – 5:00pm.
Tiered pricing:
Standard: $395
Subsidizing: $445
Subsidized: $345If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.

Holding each other in the Light in Pendle Hill’s art studio, we will explore how creativity can augment our spiritual discernment practices and our called ministries. We will support the development of our spiritual seeds, nudges, and leadings by:

  • Practicing creative and spiritual discernment through art-making;
  • Stepping into Spirit’s mystery with curiosity, fascination, wonder, and awe;
  • Honoring various aspects of ourselves, including the parts that are creative and the parts that criticize;
  • Developing creative prayer practices;
  • Creatively maintaining our relationships with Spirit as we follow leadings.

During our time together we will explore:

  • Drawing and painting;
  • Single-sheet book-making;
  • Journaling/writing poems;
  • Following guided visualizations;
  • Practicing movement/body-based prayer;
  • 3D sculpting and/or mask-making with your choice of materials (air-hardening clay, plaster rolls, wire, yarn, twine, fabric, paper, and more!)
  • Optional activities include music-making and dancing.

No particular creative skills or former arts experiences are required to participate in this program. Please bring a journal and a favorite pen. All other materials will be provided.

Sacred Creativity

Written on:

An on-campus art series, inviting commuters to join Spring Term resident students in exploring creativity as a mode of spiritual discernment

Saturdays, 2:30pm – 5:00pm.
Tiered pricing:
Standard: $395
Subsidizing: $445
Subsidized: $345If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.

Holding each other in the Light in Pendle Hill’s art studio, we will explore how creativity can augment our spiritual discernment practices and our called ministries. We will support the development of our spiritual seeds, nudges, and leadings by:

  • Practicing creative and spiritual discernment through art-making;
  • Stepping into Spirit’s mystery with curiosity, fascination, wonder, and awe;
  • Honoring various aspects of ourselves, including the parts that are creative and the parts that criticize;
  • Developing creative prayer practices;
  • Creatively maintaining our relationships with Spirit as we follow leadings.

During our time together we will explore:

  • Drawing and painting;
  • Single-sheet book-making;
  • Journaling/writing poems;
  • Following guided visualizations;
  • Practicing movement/body-based prayer;
  • 3D sculpting and/or mask-making with your choice of materials (air-hardening clay, plaster rolls, wire, yarn, twine, fabric, paper, and more!)
  • Optional activities include music-making and dancing.

No particular creative skills or former arts experiences are required to participate in this program. Please bring a journal and a favorite pen. All other materials will be provided.

Sacred Creativity

Written on:

An on-campus art series, inviting commuters to join Spring Term resident students in exploring creativity as a mode of spiritual discernment

Saturdays, 2:30pm – 5:00pm.
Tiered pricing:
Standard: $395
Subsidizing: $445
Subsidized: $345If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.

Holding each other in the Light in Pendle Hill’s art studio, we will explore how creativity can augment our spiritual discernment practices and our called ministries. We will support the development of our spiritual seeds, nudges, and leadings by:

  • Practicing creative and spiritual discernment through art-making;
  • Stepping into Spirit’s mystery with curiosity, fascination, wonder, and awe;
  • Honoring various aspects of ourselves, including the parts that are creative and the parts that criticize;
  • Developing creative prayer practices;
  • Creatively maintaining our relationships with Spirit as we follow leadings.

During our time together we will explore:

  • Drawing and painting;
  • Single-sheet book-making;
  • Journaling/writing poems;
  • Following guided visualizations;
  • Practicing movement/body-based prayer;
  • 3D sculpting and/or mask-making with your choice of materials (air-hardening clay, plaster rolls, wire, yarn, twine, fabric, paper, and more!)
  • Optional activities include music-making and dancing.

No particular creative skills or former arts experiences are required to participate in this program. Please bring a journal and a favorite pen. All other materials will be provided.

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