AWAKEN YOUR AWE and WONDER
Welcome
Step into a world of creativity and exploration with our 7-week workshop designed to ignite the spark of wonder within you. Through a blend of movement, voice, and visual arts, we invite you to rediscover your childlike sense of awe and embrace the power of authentic discovery.
In this expressive arts oasis workshop, you will embark on a journey to deepen your presence, connections and creative expression while nourishing your mind, body, heart, and soul. This is an expressive container to let go of inhibitions and let your curiosity guide you.
Join us as we cultivate a safe space where creativity knows no bounds and where each participant is empowered to unleash their innate potential. Awaken Awe and Wonder is not just a workshop – it's an opportunity to reconnect with the pure joy of being alive.
About The Workshop
What’s Included
7 sessions of guided creative exploration (Materials provided)
A safe, closed container that we build together
HYBRID: 4 sessions on ZOOM, 3 in-person sessions in New York City* (Location TBA)
Zoom Replays
Private Online Group to be inspired and a private WhatsApp chat to stay connected
Guided Activities and Facilitation in 3 Expressive Arts Modalities
Accountability Buddy
Weekly Integration: Prompts and exercises to further explore each modality including creative outings and activities
Optional Group Outings offered in New York
Creative Showcase to express your individual and collective awe and wonder
Exclusive Invitation to stay connected and inspired following the program
* For those who can only attend online, you will receive videos and creative exercises to further integrate into your journey
Creative Intentions
Expand Your Vision of Self Expression
Ignite your childlike sense of wonder and play
Kindle vibrancy in community and relationships
Embrace creativity as a vehicle for grounding and liberation
Engage process, don’t rush to the product. Deepen your presence as you discover your authentic truths
DATES and TIMES
Wednesdays ONLINE
February 7th, 21st
March 6th, 20th
Sundays Bushwick, Brooklyn (The Makers’ Space)
117 Grattan Street #120 Brooklyn, NY 11237
February 11th, 25th
March 10th
Schedule Breakdown
EMBODIED MOVEMENT
Weeks One - Two: An exploration through expressive dance and embodied connection. We may move, dance, shake, ground, connect within, dislodge, unleash, play and feel.
VOCAL LIBERATION
Weeks Three - Four: An exploration through our expressive voice. We may be poets, write from our creative muses, journal, sing, make sound, connect with our vocal softness, power, frequencies and vibrations.
COLORFUL NARRATIVE
Weeks Five - Six: An exploration through our expressive art. We may explore visual arts through masks, video, paints and crayons, collaging and sensory exploration.
Week Seven: Expressive Arts Showcase celebrating our individual and collective awe and wonder
Facilitated By
EXCITING GUEST:
Meet Maddie Fontaine, your playful and imaginative guide into the world of embodied movement, authentic human connection, and creative expression. As a certified yoga, meditation, and contact beyond contact improv facilitator, she seamlessly weaves the tranquility of mindfulness with the joy of spontaneous yet intentional movement expression.
Rooted in intentional community, Maddie enjoys exploring the essence of belongingness and human connection. She finds her inspiration in time spent in nature and the outdoors, fueled by a potent mixture of coffee and laugher.
Meet Jamie Lazan, your therapeutic arts facilitator and creative mentor here to guide and support you in unleashing the inexhaustible well of creativity that lives within you! With a background in Human Services, the arts (embodied movement, story, creative writing, theater, film, meditation), soul-led leadership and expressive arts facilitation for trauma and resilience, Jamie is devoted to designing and facilitating creative, safe spaces where our expression, stories and wellbeing can be heard, seen and valued.
She especially believes in making room for the inner child and creative muse, allowing our process to unfold. It is through the process, that we can heal, make meaning and expand.
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we can forget to tend our creative magic and wellbeing.
Pricing
COST FOR 7-WEEK WORKSHOP
$350 for HYBRID EXPERIENCE
$325 for ONLINE EXPERIENCE ONLY
PAY IN FULL OR PAY x2 with $150 DEPOSIT TODAY, THE REST ON MARCH 7th
These Rates Include:
+ 7 two-hour sessions with Jamie Lazan and Maddie Fontaine guiding and supporting you in your expressive art process
+ 7 weeks of weekly integration: prompts and exercises to further explore each modality including creative activities, and accountability to accelerate your creative expansion and wellness journey
+ Collective Showcase to celebrate your individual and group awe and wonder
+ Exclusive invitation to the private community following the 7-week program
+ Private Online Group to be inspired and a private WhatsApp chat to stay connected
+ An amazing group of likeminded individuals growing and creating alongside you
+ Art Materials
FAQ
If you have additional questions, please feel free to email us at thehumanartscollective@gmail.com
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Each session will include…
OPENING : Be guided into presence, connection and the expressive art modality.
BODY: Be expressive with your creative discoveries through facilitated exercises, activities and artmaking. Witness, Express, Play, Engage.
CLOSING: Be nourished as you share and absorb healing arts expression. Time for mindful integration. (examples: sound bath, meditation with a spark, yoga …)
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All online sessions will be recorded and available for replay. We have limited sessions in person, so you want to try your best to be there! But, in the case that you’re human and have to miss an in-person session, you will receive additional resources to integrate with your creative journey. You also will have access to connect, express, and integrate with the weekly playful “assignments” and WhatsApp group!
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No experience is needed! All are welcome!