Center for Contemplative Arts - Current Offerings

(All classes located at Underhill Plaza, Manzanita Ave. & Division, Manzanita)

Spiritual Writing
Instructor:   Gail Balden is a writer, educator and workshop presenter with over 30 years of teaching experience. Her work has been published in anthologies, literary journals and national magazines. She teaches one-day writing workshops and writes a monthly column on the joys of small town life for the North Coast Citizen. Visit her web site at www.creativejourneys.net.

When:      Saturday, October 17, 2009, 9 am to 3 pm - Tell Me a Story.  (Last class of 2009.) How did you get to be the person that you are?  How have you coped with pain and loss? What are your hopes and dreams? Tell me the story of how you got to where you are from where you were. Make sense of life through the practice of story. Do it for yourself, do it for your family, do it for the world.

Tuition:   $60 per class (Open to men and women). Class size is limited so register early.

Register:   Call Gail at 503-368-7807 or email her at gail@creativejourneys.net  A minimum deposit of $30 to reserve a space should be sent to Gail Balden, 41500 Anderson Road, Nehalem, Oregon 97131.

Description: These classes are packed full of good advice, writing exercises and inspiration and are designed for those who are drawn to self-expression and the telling of their stories. No previous writing experience is necessary. Participants should bring a journal or notebook and their favorite pen.
  

                                                                                                                                                                                
Art & Meditation for Women
Instructor: Jan Tarr, Artist and Spiritual Director.

When:   Each Friday for six weeks
              beginning October 16 and ending November 20, 2009
              9:00 am to 12:30 pm

Tuition:   $20 for six weeks (includes all supplies)

Register: Contact Jan Tarr at 503-436-0932 (email: tarrac@charter.net) or Lola Sacks at 503-368-6227 (email: contemplativearts.lola@gmail.com)

Description:  Jan will facilitate a series of six quiet mornings of meditation, reflection, and silent painting. The paintings will be your private response to the reading and meditation. Neither experience with meditation nor painting is necessary. This class will be limited to 10 women, so sign up early.
    

                                                                                                                                                                      
Writing with Jessica Page Morrell - Show, Don't Tell
Instructor:  Jessica Page Morrell is a published author, writing coach, and developmental editor who began teaching writers and aspiring artists in 1991, creating workshops that are lively, focused, and filled with sensible insights. She hosts a web site at  www.writing-life.com

When:  Saturday, October 10, 2009, 10 am to 5 pm

Tuition:    $75

Register:   Send a check for $75 to Jessica Morrell, PO Box 820141, Portland, OR 97282-1141. A confirmation email will be sent so please include email address and phone number. For more information: contact Jessica at jessicapage@spiritone.com or phone 503-287-2150.

Description: "Show, don't tell" is advice directed at writers so often that it seems it has been signed into law. But, how do we apply this rule to fiction, literary nonfiction and journalism? This fast-paced class features discussion, examples, writing exercises, and generous handouts to clarify how "show, don't tell" works in your writing. Appropriate for fiction or nonfiction writers.
        

                                                                                                                                                      
Creative Thriving: Soul Abundance in Challenging Times
Instructor: Dana Lynne Andersen, is an accomplished international artist, writer, teach, and founder of Awakening Arts Institute and Global Artists Network. Dana has taught her unique programs in creativity at art centers, international conferences, and through her Awakening Arts Studio Retreat Center in California. Check her web site at www.awakeningarts.com

When:     Saturday, October 31 & Sunday, November 1, 2009, 10 am to 5 pm

Tuition:   Sliding scale of $125- $275 + $25 materials fee

Register: Call Lola Sacks 503-368-6227 or email contemplativearts.lola@gmail.com

Description: Discover your dreams, nourish your soul, live vibrantly. Using guided visualization, movement, "soul drawing" with chalk and oil pastel, collage and playfulness, we will awaken to our own inner abundance. Dana is a joyful, wise, and experienced facilitator who has awakened hundreds to the ecstasy of creativity. This class will be a hands-on experience of true self expression as Dana teaches her own creative practices for soul and spirit which can open the floodgates of artistic inspiration in each of us. No talent or prior artistic experience is necessary!
                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

SoulCollage for Women:   Dancing with Our Personal Ghosts
Instructor:   Kathryn King, MSW, brings her love of SoulCollage back to Manzanita! The week surrounding Halloween is the perfect time to allow ourselves the chance to recognize, name, and make peace with our own inner ghosts and goblins. Kathryn is a very supportive facilitator, having taught lots of soulcollage classes in the Portland/Vancouver area and also having worked with people in her private counseling practice for over 22 years. Join with other like-hearted women as we share our inner lives with each other. You will go home with several soulcollage cards of your own and with the memory of a special day of connecting to yourself and others. Please visit Kathryn's web site at Eastwindceremonies.com for more information.

When: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10 am to 4 pm

Tuition:    $50

Register:  Please send a check to Kathryn King, 316 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98663  to reserve your space. Lunch is on your own. Questions: Call Kathryn King at 360-696-8837 or Eastwindceremonies@Netscape.com or Lola Sacks 503-368-6227 or email contemplativearts.lola@gmail.com

Description:   Soulcollage is a wonderful process of working with images in such a way that we can each tap into our inner wisdom. Developed by Seena Frost (www.soulcollage.com). it takes no artistic training or experience and yet each card made is a work of art. Kathryn trained in CA directly with Seena and uses soulcollage in her personal life and in her work as a clinical social worker in private practice. All materials are supplied but bring favorite scissors if you have them.
                                                                                                                                                                              
 

 Ongoing Activities:

Meditation:    Each Monday Evening 5:00 - 5:45 (Silent Meditation)

Lectio Divina:       Each Tuesday Morning 10 - 11 (Meditation with Scripture)

T'ai Chi w/Marilyn Rooper:   Each Wednesday Morning 10 - 11:30 ($35/month)

Yoga w/Holly Smith:      Each Tuesday Evening 5:00  - 6:30 ($35 for five classes)

The Center for Contemplative Arts is a 501(c)(3) designated non-profit organization formed for the purpose of offering to all people activities of inner reflection for deepening awareness and nurturing the human spirit for the good of all creation.
For further information, contact Lola Sacks, 503-368-6227.
Email: contemplativearts.lola@gmail.com       Web site: http://neahkahnie.net/cca