Healing Through the Arts: Art and Spirituality

[elizabethbelcourt]

I'm planning conferences for the month of July, August and September. They will be during the week of the Arlee Pow wow, Browning Pow wow, Rocky Boy Pow wow and Bismark Pow wow. I'm wondering how much interest there is out there to learn about art therapy and Native spirituality. I'm currently working as a therapist with clients on art therapy and spirituality and find it helpful for those who have had trauma in their lives to express themselves through art...I will have Sam English, Native American artist as one of my guest speakers as well as Native healers.

[elizabethbelcourt]

Art Therapy

Art therapy and spirituality conferences 2014

contact elizabethbelcourt[MENTION=40822]yahoo[/MENTION].com

[solitare]

I'm planning conferences for the month of July, August and September. They will be during the week of the Arlee Pow wow, Browning Pow wow, Rocky Boy Pow wow and Bismark Pow wow. I'm wondering how much interest there is out there to learn about art therapy and Native spirituality. I'm currently working as a therapist with clients on art therapy and spirituality and find it helpful for those who have had trauma in their lives to express themselves through art...I will have Sam English, Native American artist as one of my guest speakers as well as Native healers.

[MENTION=80810]elizabethbelcourt[/MENTION],could you clarify what you mean by Native spirituality ?

[milehighsalute]

looks like alot of interest.....look at all the bored housewives and twinkie wannabes out there......sedona AZ is living proof that you can build a whole industry off of it

[wyo_rose]

OK, twinkie patrol, don't assume everyone that posts a certain phrase is a new ager.

[Grits & Beans]

is there gonna be free food? lol

[wardancer]

OK, twinkie patrol, don't assume everyone that posts a certain phrase is a new ager.

Maybe not , maybe it's another ndn selling the culture.....pay here for wise old ndn secrets !

[wardancer]

Oh , but it's O.K. cause they're ndn.......hmmmmm......

[solitare]

OK, twinkie patrol,

[wyo_rose]

Oh , but it's O.K. cause they're ndn.......hmmmmm......

Yeah, it's okay because she's an ndn therapist trying to help other ndns .

Most of you all in the rest of the country have been bombarded with new agers, twinkles, etc... and have your feathers already ruffled.

But up this way - Montana/North Dakota, there's not so many. And who says she's even charging.

[milehighsalute]

indians are twinkies too....just look at james uqualla or joseph rael

but yeah wyo.....youre probably right........maybe its the area i am from and the constant bombardment that makes some of us bitter....you do have a good point there

[wardancer]

Sometimes people can have the best intent at heart and still be wrong....

And anytime you start advertising native healers.....then there's issues

Down this way we don't see that. We know who our "Holy People" are....we don't call them shaman, medicine men, etc , etc. Generally when they start that type of language , they're pegged right off as twinkies or new agers.

[wardancer]

but yeah wyo.....youre probably right........maybe its the area i am from and the constant bombardment that makes some of us bitter....you do have a good point there

Yeah , I can agree with that !

[solitare]

Yeah, it's okay because she's an ndn therapist trying to help other ndns .

Most of you all in the rest of the country have been bombarded with new agers, twinkles, etc... and have your feathers already ruffled.

But up this way - Montana/North Dakota, there's not so many. And who says she's even charging.

Hence the reason for my question to her. I hope she clarifies what she means by native spirituality before any of us jump to assumptions. I know that art therapy has shown to be promising for many people challenged by difficulties. Hope she answers.

[Joe's Dad]

Y'all ain't seen sh!t about twinkies. I'm at work, but wait til I get home. lol