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Workshops, Classes & Events 2019

Chakras, Color and Creativity

Using the ancient chakra system as a guide, you will create  

watercolor paintings with a focus on color and energy. Discover how the creative process can bring a sense of relaxation and renewed vitality into your life as you

  • Engage in gentle movement and mindful awareness of breath and body

  • Identify areas needing attention through guided meditation

  • Explore the creative process with freedom and curiosity

  • Balance your energy and create harmony in body, mind and heart

The paintings you create in this course will help you to remember your own inner wisdom and radiance. No prior painting experience necessary.

Contact Shanti at ssgibian@gmail.com for more information

Saturday, May 18, 1 - 4 pm

The Mariandale Center, Ossining, NY

Cost: $35 + $5 materials fee (payable to instructor)

To register call 914-941-4455 or online at:

 https://mariandale.org/event/chakras-color-creativity/

Earth Art: Co-creating with Nature 

Touch the earth with love! When we place our hands on natural materials and enter into the mystery of the creative process, we access our connection with nature and our own inner wisdom. Join us for a walk in the woods where we will we create artworks using only objects from the forest floor and a mindful awareness of the environment. Please bring a camera or smartphone to document your ephemeral creations.

Contact Shanti at ssgibian@gmail.com for more information

Saturday, June 22, 1 - 4 pm

The Mariandale Center, Ossining, NY

Cost: $35

To register call 914-941-4455 or online at:

https://mariandale.org/event/earth-art-co-creating-with-nature/

Chakras, Color and Creativity

Saturday, June 1, 1 - 4 pm

The Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY

Cost: $40 + $5 materials fee payable to instructor

To register call: 914-606-6830, press 1

or online at http://www.sunywcc.edu/continuing-ed/registering-for-non-credit-classes/

No prior painting experience necessary

PREVIOUS CLASSES AND EVENTS
Exhibit: Sacred Environments

Outdoor installation and photographic documentation of site-specific earth-based works by Susan Shanti Gibian

Union Arts Center, Sparkill, NY http://uacny.com/

Exhibition through December 2017 in the Meditation Library

Painting the 5 Elements: A Path to Peace and Healing

Discover how the process of painting the 5 elements of nature can bring peace and healing to your entire being! Using mindful awareness of the breath and body, create paintings inspired by the 5 elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether. As you engage in the creative process with freedom and curiosity, you will explore your connection to the earth, and develop powerful tools for creating harmony and balance in your body, mind and heart.

Meditation for Everyday Life: Introduction

Learn a gentle approach to calming and centering the mind, and bring loving awareness to what is happening in the present moment. This class is appropriate for those who are brand new to meditation as well as experienced meditators. For more information or questions, contact Shanti: ssgibian@gmail.com

Meditation for Everyday Life: Practice

Learn a variety of meditation practices to calm your mind and open your heart. Develop an attitude of friendliness towards yourself and whatever the present moment brings. This class is appropriate for those who are brand new to meditation as well as experienced meditators. This class is appropriate for those who are brand new to meditation as well as experienced meditators. For more information or questions, contact Shanti: ssgibian@gmail.com

 

Painting for Health and Vitality

Discover how the process of painting can bring a sense of relaxation and renewed vitality into your life! Using mindful awareness of the breath and body, you will create watercolor paintings with a focus on color and energy. This class will draw upon the ancient wisdom of the chakra system as a guide for self-discovery and healing. As you engage in the creative process with freedom and curiosity, you will develop powerful tools for balancing your energy and creating harmony in your body, mind and heart. No prior painting experience necessary.

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