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Fall 2008 Schedule (our schedule is still under construction so check back later for details and additional offerings --- also check our workshop that is part of the Arts in Healthcare Project click here)
Explore Aspects of Your Self Saturday, 9-noon, date TBA This workshop uses an intuitive collage process to create Face Cards; 5”x8” cards reflecting various aspects of ourselves. Perhaps the most rewarding part of this process is the time spent searching for and organizing the images for our cards . Having created several Face Cards, we will learn how to dialogue with these cards, discerning messages that are relevant to our day-to-day lives . Facilitator and contact person: Carole No previous art or collage experience is necessary. We are all on a journey; bring with you an openness to experiencing and sharing yours. Fee: $30 (includes materials) Mandala Meditation Group — This group integrates brief meditations and sharing with mandala drawing and other forms of creative expression including music, cluster writing, and free verse. Facilitator and contact person: Carole The Joy of Breathing — This four-week class helps reduce stress, improve physical health, and cultivate peace of mind. We breathe over 15,000 times every day, and each breath affects the immune system, the nervous system, the heart, the digestion--literally every aspect of our health and wellbeing. Babies breathe naturally, but by adulthood, most Americans are literally holding their breath, and don't even know it! This class teaches self-awareness and simple, natural techniques you can use every day to increase your energy and lift your spirits. Facilitator and contact person: Paula Our next class is offered on Tuesday evenings through the YMCA. Contact them at 961-9622 or http://www.vtymca.org/Courses.asp to register. Mandalas: What Are They? — Curious about these circular drawings? What are they? What might the practice of creating mandalas have to offer? Spend an evening learning about, creating, and dialoguing with your very own mandala. Contact person: Carole Visual Journaling — Under construction. Contact person: Carole Qigong Practice — Qigong (pronounced chee-gung) is a 5000-year old practice of healing through balancing the body’s energy system. The practice of qigong includes directed meditations and exercises using gentle movement, breath, and visualization to increase the flow of “qi” or energy through the body. Qigong has been used to increase flexibility and balance, assist with weight management, reduce anxiety, reduce pain, and heal the spirit. Qigong is increasingly being offered in integrated clinics and wellness centers throughout the United States. Qigong can be done standing or sitting and is accessible to all ages and to those with physical challenges. There are many flavors of qigong; these sessions will be teaching and practicing Spring Forest Qigong. Facilitators: Carole and Paula, Contact person: Carole An additional introductory class is offered from 9-10am on Fridays through the YMCA. Contact them at 961-9622 or http://www.vtymca.org/Courses.asp to register. Continuing Practice Group, For those who are experienced in use of movements, visualizations, and breathing techniques, we will be introducing techniques for a deeper experience of simple qigong movements. Drop-ins welcome. Time: Mondays 5:15-6:15pm, Fee: $5 per class. Drop-ins welcome. An additional continuing class is offered from 10-11am on Fridays through the YMCA. Contact them at 961-9622 or http://www.vtymca.org/Courses.asp to register. Qigong Healing Group — Demonstrations and practice of the Spring Forest Qigong techniques for healing others. Participation in this activity is free and open to the public --- to those who have been practicing qigong and would like to learn more as well as to those who would like to experience its healing effects. Contact person: Carole Qigong
Qigong (pronounced chee-gung) is a 5000-year old practice from China that promotes healing by balancing the body’s energy system. The practice includes gentle physical exercises, breathing techniques, visualizations and meditations designed to increase the flow of “qi” (vital energy) through the body. Even people who have difficulty moving their bodies can experience the benefits of qigong. Many exercises can be done seated or can be visualized. Regular practice of qigong leads to increased vitality, improved physical health, mental clarity, and a peaceful spirit. There are literally hundreds of forms of qigong developed for different purposes. Our classes teach Spring Forest Qigong, a form developed by Master Chunyi Lin. Each session will include instruction and practice with Qigong active exercises and a brief meditation led by Carole McNamee and/or Paula Markham. Both have studied Qigong with Master Chunyi Lin in Minneapolis and maintain their own practices in Blacksburg. Schedule Introduction to Qigong , This 3-session class is for those who are new to qigong practice; this class introduces gentle movements and breathing and visualization techniques. Time: Tuesdays 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 5:15-6:15. Fee: $25. An additional introductory class is offered from 9-10am on Fridays through the YMCA. Contact them at 961-9622 or http://www.vtymca.org/Courses.asp to register. Continuing Practice Group, For those who are experienced in use of movements, visualizations, and breathing techniques, we will be introducing techniques for a deeper experience of simple qigong movements. Drop-ins welcome. Time: Mondays 5:15-6:15pm, Fee: $5 per class. Drop-ins welcome. An additional continuing class is offered from 10-11am on Fridays through the YMCA. Contact them at 961-9622 or http://www.vtymca.org/Courses.asp to register. Qigong Healing Group — Demonstrations and practice of the Spring Forest Qigong techniques for healing others. Participation in this activity is free and open to the public --- to those who have been practicing qigong and would like to learn more as well as to those who would like to experience its healing effects. Contact person: Carole Counseling Services Willowbank is home to two licensed therapists, Carole McNamee and Paula Markham, who provide counseling and therapy to individuals, couples, and families. They share a commitment to address issues of body, mind, and spirit in experiential, creative, and practical ways. Carole McNamee, PhD, LMFT
To schedule individual clinical sessions please contact one of the clinicians directly: Carole McNamee: (540) 449-4421 Paula Markham: (540) 953-5587 Retreats and workshops for workgroups
Work
groups that understand how their individual members interact
with one another work more productively and more creatively. Collaborative art and other creative arts activities are
used to facilitate understanding of group interactions. These activities are useful for newly forming work,
religious, or community groups as well as long standing groups
looking for change.
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email willowbankcreative@yahoo.com
The Arts in Healthcare Project The Arts in Healthcare Project is an outreach effort of Willowbank Creative Center. For more information click here.
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Directions from downtown Blacksburg: Travel south toward Christiansburg on South Main Street approximately 2 miles. You will pass Kroger on the right and then Colony Park and a Hess gas station on the left. Turn left at the light at Professional Park Drive. Take the second right into Professional Park Two and an immediate left into the parking lot for building 200. Willowbank Creative Center is in Suite 3.
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