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Arts & Healing Initiative
Non-profit Organizations
Santa Monica, California 1,010 followers
Transform lives through creative expression.
About us
Our mission is to transform lives through creative expression by integrating the innate benefits of the arts with mental health practices for self-discovery, connection, and empowerment. Our experiential education programs are designed to serve all ages and populations, including those living with challenges such as trauma, loneliness, disability, illness, loss, or social isolation. Our sustainable strategy for meeting the needs of under-resourced communities includes partnerships, online trainings, and free programs in socially and emotionally supportive practices that anyone can use, and an online Certificate Program in Social Emotional Arts for those who want to learn how to develop, deliver, and evaluate their own effective curricula.
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https://artsandhealinginitiative.org/
External link for Arts & Healing Initiative
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Santa Monica, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2004
- Specialties
- youth, older adults, special needs, trauma, illness, and under-resourced communities
Locations
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2626 33rd Street
Santa Monica, California 90405, US
Employees at Arts & Healing Initiative
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Stephanie Nash
Practical, Playful & Profound ways to “Rewire Your Being” for Optimal Performance & Happiness
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Kathy Cass
Yoga Therapist/Ayurvedic Health Counselor
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Karen Howard
Registered Music Therapist at Founder/Director, Music & Expressive Therapy Associates
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Rosario Lopez, LCSW
Therapist
Updates
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Ready for immediate and sustainable impact? Register today for our upcoming Social Emotional Arts on a Shoestring (SEAS) Facilitator Training starting Saturday, August 10! Learn more about this expressive arts curriculum and the program instructors ➡️ https://buff.ly/3VUwHSH
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Join us on Friday, August 23 for The Power of Gratitude for Body & Mind – a FREE virtual workshop as part of our HOPE Series! 💜💙❤️ Facilitated by Stephanie Nash, MFA, this experiential workshop explores the transformative power of gratitude through practical techniques and mindfulness activities for physical and mental well-being. Open to all - whether new to a gratitude practice or looking to deepen an existing practice. Learn more and register: https://buff.ly/4d8ChXC
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Educators, community arts professionals, mental health practitioners, and others: ready to elevate your skills? Apply for our Fall Cohort in the Online Certificate Program in Social Emotional Arts (SEA) by August 30, 2024! 🗓️ Program Dates: October 5 - December 15, 2024 🔗 More info and application details on our website. Don't miss out on maximizing the social-emotional benefits of arts experiences! Learn more! https://buff.ly/3S1ZSSv
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FREE. Saturday 8/3 at 10:00 AM PT. Join us, your entertainment and performing arts colleagues and leaders in the Arts Education Community, and more at the virtual 2024 Creative Classroom Symposium: The Power of Social Emotional Learning with the Entertainment Community Fund (Formerly The Actors Fund.) • Learn about the impact Teaching Artists are having in the arts education world. • Find inspiration through creative programming that offers social emotional learning. Learn more and register: https://buff.ly/3SrgC4O
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Interested in facilitating supportive activities in art, movement, music, and writing that can be delivered immediately and sustainably? The 4-session Social Emotional Arts on a Shoestring (SEAS) Online Facilitator Training starts August 10th! Learn more and register today: https://buff.ly/3VUwHSH
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More than 35 new artworks will be featured in a group exhibition during the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, organized by the Olympic Museum and the City of Paris. One piece, by Olympian multimedia and fiber artist Grace Latz (USA), is an Olympic emblem-inspired quilt made from recycled sports clothing in collaboration with local senior citizens. This intergenerational project explores themes of environmental sustainability, social practice, and the intersection of individual and shared experiences. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3xZ0xwn Photo credit: Olympic Museum
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This Saturday - July 27th - you’re invited to join artists, health workers, city leaders and community members across the U.S. to showcase the healing power of #ArtsforEverybody. Here at Arts & Healing Initiative, we’re creating Acts of Art together during our special, online HOPE session: Building Mountains: Perspective & Insight through Creativity. Register here: https://buff.ly/3zgXtMc
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Self-care builds confidence, relieves stress, and lays a foundation for wellness. Whatever activity you choose, taking time to care for yourself on #SelfCareDay and everyday, will go a long way towards improving your mental health. Read more for ideas to make time for what matters ➡️ https://buff.ly/2Z8XniQ Image credit: Crisis Text Line
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Join us on Saturday, July 27 for Building Mountains: Perspective & Insight through Creativity – a FREE virtual workshop as part of our HOPE Series! 💜💙❤️ Facilitated by Alysan Marie Aachen, MA, LCCE, P-RDT, this experiential workshop we’ll traverse our own personal mountains using reflection, collaborative writing, and art making from items collected from our own homes, as a guide to finding perspective and insight in our lives. Learn more and register! https://buff.ly/3zgXtMc
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