Date: Monday, April 20, 2009 Scroll down or click here to
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Time: 7:00 – 9:00
pm
“Working with Robert Elliott is an investment in
yourself. Combining discussion with various meditations, you get a genuine
mind/body experience that results in being more centered, present and true to
yourself. He helps you reach deep inside to speak from your soul. In addition
to making adjustments to previous ways of thinking and acting, you learn more
about what gifts you have to offer the world and how you might use those gifts
to become truly fulfilled.”
~ Heidi Connolly, Director of Strategic Stewardship, Loyola Marymount
University
Program Description:
We are living in a time of great change and transformation.
The very foundations upon which we have built our lives are being shaken.
How do we stay afloat amidst the many challenges that we are
facing?
How do we hold true to our dreams and aspirations?
Through storytelling, writing, meditations, and interactive
exercises, participants will discover how to use this time of uncertainty as an
opportunity for growth, healing, empowerment, and renewed hope.
All sharing will be voluntary.
Location:
Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center
Venice
Family Clinic [note: this is different from the main site in Venice]
2509 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica,
CA 90405
Fee: $12.00
Parking: Free in the lot at the clinic.
Directions: Click
here for a map.
Items to Bring:
Paper, pen, and something firm on which to write.
Presenter: Robert Elliott, MFA
Robert Elliott awakens people to their greater potential and inspires them
to reap the benefits of a life lived authentically. An animated and skillful storyteller,
his use of metaphor clarifies the seemingly complex issues of our lives in a
simple, straightforward manner that gets to the heart of things.
For twenty five years, Mr. Elliott worked with individuals
and groups throughout North America, Asia, Micronesia,
and Europe as a corporate educator and
leadership coach. He conducted his “Creating Quality” leadership,
communication, and relationship building programs with executives, middle
management, and support personnel from Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller
companies in the fields of healthcare, insurance, entertainment, and
manufacturing. In addition, he has worked with federal and state agencies, the
military, law enforcement, and county and city governments. He has served on
the business faculties of UCLA, UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount University Extension
Programs.
Mr. Elliott has a broad range of expertise in the arts. He earned a Masters of Fine Arts from Sarah Lawrence
College and was an actor
in his early professional life. In
addition, he has a black belt in Aikido, a Japanese martial art dedicated to
living in harmony with all things. He plays numerous musical instruments, is a
songwriter and composer, and has studied ballet and movement. He has also practiced
Zen meditation, and has studied Jungian psychology, mythology, and West African
and Balinese spirituality.
Pre-registration
required: Register at www.uclartsandhealing.net.
In
order to register, you need to login at the upper right hand corner of the
screen with a login name and password. If you have not previously done so, you can create
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Payments can be made by credit card or check and must be
received in order to guarantee enrollment. The
reason for online registration, even if check payments are possible, is that it
not only gets your name on the roster immediately but also lets us know that
payment is forthcoming.
You will know if the class is full when you begin the
registration process because you will be given the option of joining a wait
list before you pay anything.
If you do not have access to the internet, you may send
checks made payable to "Arts and Healing Initiative," and send it to 2626 33rd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405-3111. Please make sure that the following information
is included with your check: your name, email address (if you have one), phone
number, and the name of the event for which you wish to register. We need to have a way to contact you regarding
questions about your registration or changes to the program.
Upcoming Events
sponsored by UCLArts and Healing:
May 4 – The Joy of
Writing. A one-evening program of
writing about humorous or joyful events.
Click
here for details.
May 31 and June 7 – Journey
through Music for the Caregiver. Self-healing through music for anyone who
experiences the strain of caring for others. Click here for
details.
June 1 – Keepsakes. A playful and interactive exploration of the
symbolic world of our favorite things. Click
here for details.
Sponsor: UCLArts
and Healing aims to facilitate the use of the arts as a healing tool in the
community via: 1) offering affordable experiential learning opportunities
to health professionals, educators, community workers, caregivers, artists, and
the general public, 2) designing and evaluating programs that can be
implemented broadly in educational and health care settings, and 3) creating
partnerships with academic institutions, educational and health care
institutions, community-based organizations, schools, professional
organizations, and private industry. UCLArts and Healing is an outgrowth
of affiliation between the Arts and Healing Initiative, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit
organization, the Salamander Fund, a nonprofit foundation, and the UCLA
Pediatric Pain Program www.uclartsandhealing.net
UCLArts and Healing is an organizational member of the UCLA
Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine (CCIM), which promotes education
and research in complementary, alternative, and integrative approaches to
health and well-being. The CCIM represents the UCLA academic integrative
medicine community on a national and international level. www.ccim.med.ucla.edu
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