Dear Friends:
Our May meeting with Penny
Swaybill on Positive Affirmations was insightful - and the energy was
very high. Thank you Penny!
Our next regular meeting will be
Sunday, July 1, 6:30PM - 9:30PM, at the home of Adriana Ames in
Novato. Please see the end of this email for directions.
Nicki Koethner
is our presenter. Here is what she has to say about Expressive
Arts Therapy:
"Through some warm-up games,
movement, drawing, painting,
writing and sounding you are invited to explore something in your life
that
involves a pattern that doesn't serve you anymore. The
use of the arts can help us to see a
problem from a new perspective and distance that might offer new
solutions to
us. It also supports to get in closer touch with your underlying
feelings that
seek expression. The arts give you
a container for what your psyche is ready to express. We
will work in the group, with dyads as
well as individually.
I hope it will be playful and
meaningful at the same
time. In this presentation I will be using my professional background of
using
the arts for healing to provide a safe space to explore your own stories
however
I won't be acting as a psychotherapist.
If any questions come up after the meeting, feel free to contact
me for
consultation.
Nicki Koethner is a Marriage and
Family Therapist Intern
(MFTI) currently working under supervision in a private practice in
Oakland
with
children, adults and families. As an artist she also provides Expressive
Arts
classes "Theater for Change"
for
incarcerated men at the SF County Jail in San Bruno
in the program Resolution
to Stop Violence Program. She
also provides psychoeducational workshops for children and parents of
divorce/separation for Kids Turn. She serves on the Board of the
International
Expressive Arts Therapy Association. Nicki Koethner received her Masters
in
Counseling with Concentration in Expressive Arts Therapy at the
California
Institute for Integral Studies (CIIS).
We look forward to seeing you
there!
Sincerely,
Steve
Glanz
650-349-2651
sglanz@rcn.com
Adriana
Ames
415-717-6800
adrianaames@yahoo.com
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ABOUT RAHM
RAHM is a
forum for people to share what they have learned in their lives, their
classes,
workshops, degree programs, books and other media. The group is
structured
on non-hierarchical principles. We each share and contribute
equally.
The purpose of RAHM is practical,
with an emphasis on healing, guidance, therapy, and personal growth.
It's
not just a "lecture" group but is also experiential. Topics are based
on
the presenter's own background and skills - or can be something the
presenter
would like to learn more about. There is no better way to learn
something
than to teach it!
The RAHM group (Reading And Healing Marin)
meets
monthly, every 3rd or 4th Sunday or as pre-announced, and unless
otherwise
notified, 6:30PM - 9:30PM. It is important to be on time! For
directions, see below.
There will be short
breaks and light snacks. There is no charge for RAHM meetings, but
please
bring something to share. In some exercises, we may be lying on the
floor. So bring pillows if you can, and dress comfortably.
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Directions to the home of
Adriana Ames - 602 Bolling Circle, Novato
From the South:
1.
Take 101 North to Marin County. Exit at the Alameda del
Prado/Hamilton exit. Go towards Hamilton; you will be on Nave
Drive.
2. Turn right at the first light, which is Bolling Drive (this is
before you get to
the entrance of the Hamilton Base).
3. Go straight until the road
ends (you'll see the fire station to your
right). Turn
right into Bolling Circle and park on the
street.
The
house is on the second driveway to the left: 602 Bolling
Circle.
From the
North:
1. Take 101 South to the Alameda del Prado Exit. Go left
on
Alameda del Prado. Then take a left on Nave Drive.
2. Follow the
directions above (#2 and #3).
