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Healing & Meditation Events
Throughout the month, our Members offer events and classes available to the public. While below is a small sampling of our events, check out out Facebook events page for even more!
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Kinaesthetic Healing Through Art
with Nomi Drory
Sunday May 6th | 1-4pm | $35
a free Creative Workshop for IAC Members
a free Creative Workshop for IAC Members
There is a healing power in the simple act of drawing.
When our whole self participates in the process of mark-making, we are able to genuinely sense our body as grounded, and then our awareness is open to our felt sense.
In this workshop we will:
I will use my experience as a visual artist, visual art teacher and Alexander Technique trainee to guide you through this exciting adventure.
When our whole self participates in the process of mark-making, we are able to genuinely sense our body as grounded, and then our awareness is open to our felt sense.
In this workshop we will:
- Focus on grounding and clearing space
- Increase our field of awareness using our kinesthetic sense
- Create free-flowing large drawings that express the state of our whole being in the moment
I will use my experience as a visual artist, visual art teacher and Alexander Technique trainee to guide you through this exciting adventure.
About Nomi Drory
Nomi Drory, BArch BEd, is a visual artist and visual art teacher, with a background in architecture and experience in various forms of movements; ballet, mime, athletics. Over the course of her artistic career, she has explored a variety of media, including sculpting, drawing, painting, cutouts, video, and multi-media installations. She has participated in dozens of group shows in commercial and public galleries and art fairs in Toronto and New York. Her work is part of the University of Toronto’s art collection, as well as many private collections. Her work was in the official exhibit at the Nuit Blanche 2014.
Nomi’s recent art practice is based on her belief in the power of art to promote state of well being and personal growth. She strongly believes in the Body- Mind unity as an integral part of the artistic process. In the face of her daily chronic pain she experiences from thoracic and lumbar scoliosis she discovered the Alexander Technique, which led her to regain a sense of freedom in coordination and pain-free movement, through the development of psychophysical unity. Currently she is an Alexander Technique trainee. Nomi was then introduced to the therapeutic process of Focusing, which identifies and changes the way that emotions are held in the body, and taps into self-awareness and inner wisdom.
Combining these techniques with her artistic process, Nomi developed a process of drawing that invites the participants to create artwork that comes from a non- judgmental place, that is based on a kinesthetic and felt sense experience, and that communicates our internal state that is linked to our emotions, memories, and thoughts.
Nomi is a recipient of a 2018 Ontario Art Council grant For Visual.
Nomi’s recent art practice is based on her belief in the power of art to promote state of well being and personal growth. She strongly believes in the Body- Mind unity as an integral part of the artistic process. In the face of her daily chronic pain she experiences from thoracic and lumbar scoliosis she discovered the Alexander Technique, which led her to regain a sense of freedom in coordination and pain-free movement, through the development of psychophysical unity. Currently she is an Alexander Technique trainee. Nomi was then introduced to the therapeutic process of Focusing, which identifies and changes the way that emotions are held in the body, and taps into self-awareness and inner wisdom.
Combining these techniques with her artistic process, Nomi developed a process of drawing that invites the participants to create artwork that comes from a non- judgmental place, that is based on a kinesthetic and felt sense experience, and that communicates our internal state that is linked to our emotions, memories, and thoughts.
Nomi is a recipient of a 2018 Ontario Art Council grant For Visual.
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About Jaisa
Jaisa Sulit BPHE, BEd, MScOT is a neuro-rehab occupational therapist & UofT lecturer with a passion for our human potential to learn, heal & grow. In 2010, however, Jaisa sustained a spinal cord injury from a motorcycle accident. As a therapist turned patient, Jaisa participated in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program that not only enriched her recovery, but also helped her learn to cope with the stress, pain, & anxiety that comes with living with a disability. With a desire to share the benefits of mindfulness with others, Jaisa went on to complete her certification in the Professional Training in MBSR in Mind-Body Medicine, and both the Practicum and Teacher Development Intensive in MBSR at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. |
Integral Recovery: 8 Week Group Coaching Program
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Urban Oasis
Every August, the IAC celebrates with our other business neighbours in the "Taste of the Danforth".
The Krinos Taste of the Danforth is Canada’s largest street Festival, welcoming approximately 1.65 million attendees annually. The Festival is celebrating its 23rd anniversary and this year the Festival is even bigger and better than before. With dozens of free activities for visitors of all ages.
The Krinos Taste of the Danforth is Canada’s largest street Festival, welcoming approximately 1.65 million attendees annually. The Festival is celebrating its 23rd anniversary and this year the Festival is even bigger and better than before. With dozens of free activities for visitors of all ages.
How does the Inner Arts Collective participate?
Service, Service, Service!
A PWYC Urban Oasis!
Service, Service, Service!
A PWYC Urban Oasis!
The Members of the Inner Arts Collective are coming together to host the "Urban Oasis" for Taste of the Danforth patrons. We offer a wide range of complementary services, a boutique, and refreshments from 6-9pm Friday, and 11-9pm this Saturday & Sunday.
Stay tuned for what we'll be offering this year!
Stay tuned for what we'll be offering this year!
Don't miss this amazing opportunity to receive spectacular
healing offerings from our Members!
healing offerings from our Members!