Art and Spirituality Center

Praying In Color returns next week! Register today! Prayer is defined as spiritual communion with the divine. Using simple art materials, participants will learn a new way to express their hopes and their heart’s deep longings, gratitude, blessings and concerns for others and the world through visual imagery. Each week we will explore a different aspect of that communication. This workshop can be enriching for any person who wants to develop a deeper connection with a spir...itual life, regardless of one’s particular faith journey. Each session will be self-contained or can be attended as a series. Facilitated by Rose Lester Virtual workshops are offered on November 3rd, 10th & 17th 1:30PM- 3:30PMvia Zoom To register, please [email protected] include the following information: Workshop Name:Praying in Color Workshop Date(s): Name: Address: Cell Phone Number: Email Address: #PrayingInColor#Prayer#Gratitude #VisualImagery#ArtForHealing See more

RE-POST! It's not too late to register for Guitar Basics! Studies show that the guitar is beneficial to the overall well-being and mental health of a person - just another example of the healing power of music. In four workshops you will be able to tune, play and progress in your musical journey. Making your own music can be a lifelong passion and fulfilling pastime. Come play guitar with us and discover the healing power of music. Facilitated by Kyle Whitaker... Virtual workshops are offered on October 28th, November 4th, 11th, 18th, December 2nd& 9th 6:00PM- 7:30PM To register, please [email protected] include the following information: Workshop Name: Guitar Basics Workshop Date(s): Name: Address: Cell Phone Number: Email Address: #ArtForHealing #GuitarBasics #ExperienceTheHealingPowerOfMusic See more

Congratulations to our Acoustic Remedies team, Javier Anaya and Kyle Whitaker on your Beautiful Bakersfield Award nomination. What an honor to have been nominated alongside so many wonderful health programs. We are so grateful for the lives you have positively impacted with your gifts of music! Here's to Adventist Health Bakersfield AIS Cancer Center on their win! #AcousticRemedies #ImprovingHealthThroughMusic #HealingPowerOfMusic #BeautifulBakersfieldAwardNominee

Studies show that the guitar is beneficial to the overall well-being and mental health of a person - just another example of the healing power of music. In four workshops you will be able to tune, play and progress in your musical journey. Making your own music can be a lifelong passion and fulfilling pastime. Come play guitar with us and discover the healing power of music. Facilitated by Kyle Whitaker Virtual workshops are offered on October 28th, November 4th, 11th, 18th,... December 2nd & 9th 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM To register, please email [email protected] and include the following information: Workshop Name: Guitar Basics Workshop Date(s): Name: Address: Cell Phone Number: Email Address: #ArtForHealing #GuitarBasics #ExperienceTheHealingPowerOfMusic

M E E T O U R F A C I L I T A T O R S Featuring Anke Hodenpijl Anke joined the Art and Spirituality Center in 2014. She writes poetry through the eyes of an Indo-Dutch immigrant. Her poems have most recently been featured in the Frost Meadow Review, the California State University of Bakersfield writing series; Fields, the upcoming book Enough, Say Their Names and in the Writers of Kern Anthology 2020. She is an alumna of the Tupelo Truchas Poetry Conference and the Elle...n Bass Craft Writing Series and is currently finishing a book with the Community Literacy Initiative. She is currently offering a virtual poetry workshop titled Accidental Grace, a workshop to help develop poetry as a spiritual practice. In addition to writing and poetry, she is also an active member of the Threshold Choir, singing for those at the thresholds of life. #ArtForHealing #MeetOurFacilitators #Poetry #AccidentalGrace #ThresholdChoir #BakersfieldThresholdSingers

Family Fridays in October is here! Enjoy this tutorial video created by our facilitator, Brittney Rivera. We encourage you to follow along at home and create your own, unique piece. Also, we would LOVE to see your unique creations! Please feel free to post a picture of your work and don’t forget to tag us! Happy Family Friday!... Follow this link to access video https://youtu.be/NZiWZWi-pIQ #ArtForHealing #FamilyFridays #ConnectCreateHeal

M E E T O U R F A C I L I T A T O R S featuring Brittney Rivera Brittney joined the Art and Spirituality Center team in 2014. She serves as the Art Cart Specialist and is currently facilitating her virtual Family Fridays workshops once per month. She has enjoyed art her entire life which led her to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Studio Art from California State University Bakersfield. Brittney fell in love with the idea of an art therapy program and... started volunteering during Open Studio every Wednesday. Soon, she joined the Art Cart program at Memorial Hospital serving their pediatric patients. You can often find Brittney participating in other workshops, facilitating her Family Fridays workshop, attending Creative Council meetings or helping out with other events at the center. Brittney loves all artistic mediums and encourages everyone to find which ones they are passionate about. #ArtForHealing #MeetOurFacilitators #FamilyFridays #FamilyBondingThroughArt See more

M E E T O U R F A C I L I T A T O R S featuring Tracy MacLaren Tracy has been a volunteer at the Art and Spirituality Center since 2015. She is an ordained minister, ordained Buddhist lay teacher and a certified SoulCollage facilitator. She is currently facilitating weekly Mindful Meditation Flow workshops and has taught many popular workshops at the center including, Dreamwork, Drum Circle and more. She is a long-time student of cross-cultural shamanic practices and has t...raveled widely to study in person with some of the most forward-thinking individuals of the last 40 years including: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D., Ram Dass, and Sandra Ingerman. She graduated magna cum laude from the College of Idaho, and is the published author of Making Friends with Time: A Book of Daily Mindfulness Practices. #ArtForHealing #MeetOurFacilitators #MindfulMeditationFlow

REGISTER TODAY! Zentangle is a meditative drawing process intended to quiet the mind while creating art. One of the many benefits of Zentangle is that people of all ages, regardless of drawing experience, can engage in this mindful activity and achieve a satisfying sense of creative accomplishment. This workshop will take the Zentangle art form, using its eight steps and combine it with fun and simple designs to create an inspired work of art. Facilitated by Terry Hall ... Virtual workshops are available on October 13th20th& 27th 4:00PM- 5:30PM To register, please [email protected] include the following information: Workshop Name:Zentangle Workshop Date(s): Name: Address: Cell Phone Number: Email Address: #MeditativeArt#PatternedDrawing #Zentangle#ArtForHealing See more

Embodied Imagination (EI) isa therapeutic and creative form of working with dreams and memories which providesan opportunity for the embodiment of the wisdom and knowledge of dream images and presences. In this 5-part series we will explore an introduction to the EI methodduring which group members are facilitated through incubations, dreams and memories.Strong concentrated and conscious intention is essential for the success of this workshop. Facilitated by Narandja ...Milanovich Eagleson Virtual workshops are offered on October 15th, 22nd, 29th, November 5th& 12th 8:30AM- 10:30AM To register, please [email protected] include the following information: Workshop Name:Embodied Imagination Dream Work Workshop Date(s): Name: Address: Cell Phone Number: Email Address: #Dreams#Memories#ArtForHealing See more

M E E T O U R F A C I L I T A T O R S Featuring Terry Hall Terry was introduced to Zentangle in 2011 and immediately fell in love with it. In 2017 she became a certified Zentangle instructor and joined the Art and Spiritualty Center in 2019. Terry states that Zentangle has helped her through many different and sometimes difficult phases in her life. She is passionate about sharing the positive and healing benefits of this art form with others. Zentangleis intend...ed to teach you to focus, relax, relieve stress, become more confident in your creative skills, find gratitude and provide a bit of quiet time. Terry encourages anyone interested in this meditative art form to allow yourself the time to begin this journey. It will benefit not only your creative journey, but also your life journey. Destination: meditation. #ArtForHealing #MeetOurFacilitators #Zentangle #TangleWithTerry #MeditativeArtThroughPatternedDrawing See more

C E L E B R A T E ! Let’s hear it for our staff and volunteers celebrating a birthday or anniversary in the month of October! We are so grateful for you, your contributions and your dedication to our Art for Healing programs and the center! #Celebrate #OctoberBirthdays #OctoberYearsOfService #Celebrations

Embodied Imagination (EI) is a therapeutic and creative form of working with dreams and memories which provides an opportunity for the embodiment of the wisdom and knowledge of dream images and presences. In this 5-part series we will explore an introduction to the EI method during which group members are facilitated through incubations, dreams and memories. Strong concentrated and conscious intention is essential for the success of this workshop. Facilitated by Narandja... Milanovich Eagleson Virtual workshops are offered on October 15th, 22nd, 29th, November 5th & 12th 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM To register, please email [email protected] and include the following information: Workshop Name: Embodied Imagination Dream Work Workshop Date(s): Name: Address: Cell Phone Number: Email Address: #Dreams #Memories #ArtForHealing