Where the Arts Meet Public Health

The YWCA is proud to partner with UCLArts and Healing as a host for the following classes and workshops:

• Dream Wisdom: An Exploration Through Art (Nancy Weiss) - January 28, 10 am to 4 pm: This is an exploration of our dreams - not with the intent to analyze them, but with the intent to develop curiosity about them in order for them to be tangibly helpful to us in our waking lives. In this workshop, participants will use the art of collage to give voice to dream images. Dreams hold the power to bring awe, to surprise, to delight, to terrify, and to heal. The process of collage invites discovery, and serves as a visual journal that can deepen and animate the essential nature of a dream. In this context, collage work can often give us access to material that initially seemed inaccessible. Making a collage for our dreams also externalizes the insights we have derived, so that we can integrate them into our daily lives. 5 CEUs for MFT/LCSW/RN. For more information and to sign up, click HERE.

• Writing Through What's Eating You (Rachel Ballon) - February 4, 10 am to 4 pm. In this one day workshop, writing will be used as a vehicle for digging beneath the mask, discarding self-sabotaging behaviors and self-defeating coping methods rooted in the past. We'll transform negative attitudes into positive ones, to free us from the hunger within. 5 CEUs available for MFT/LCSW/RN. For more information and to sign up, click HERE.

• Movement for the 21st Century Lifestyle: A Holistic Approach (Eva Nemeth) - February 11, 9 am to 1 pm. In this workshop, we will learn to understand the relationships and roles of the different muscle groups to maximize function, prevent injury, and alleviate pain when we sit, walk, stand, lay down, turn, twist, and reach. With guidance in correcting others, we will learn how to correct ourselves; this will enable us to adapt to the changing needs of our bodies. Moving correctly throughout the day is exercise for the 21st Century lifestyle. 4 CEUs available for MFT/LCSW/RN. For more information and to sign up, click HERE.

• Living Alone (Rachel Ballon) - 5 Mondays, March 26 and April 2, 9, 16 and 23, 7 to 9 pm. Whether widowed, divorced, separated or never married, almost every individual will live alone during his/her lifetime. This workshop is designed to inform and equip individuals how to deal with the seemingly negative aspects of living alone in a more confident way. Using a writing process, participants will learn to let go of old stereotypes, fears, and outdated beliefs. They will develop a support system, with new friendships and interests. And they will develop strategies for a positive lifestyle, with increased self-esteem and personal growth. 10 CEUs available for MFT/LCSW/RN. For more information and to sign up, click HERE.

• Awakening from Trauma Through Breath, Sound and Movement (Carolyn Braddock) - April 21, 9 am to 5 pm; Apr 28, 9 am to noon. In this workshop, participants will gain awareness of how they hold trauma and acquire a toolbox of means for freeing themselves of the trauma, through the creative arts and practices rooted in the ancient art and philosophy of Tai Ji and Qi Gong. This program is intended for both professional and personal benefit. This is a full 1-day workshop (7 CEUs) with optional half-day follow-up (optional 3 CEUs).  Enrollment will open after completion of the 1-day and you will again have the option of CEUs or no CEUs. For more information and to sign up, click HERE.