May Spirit guide us . . .
— Brian Taylor, R.N., 54, clinic head nurse
MEN’S ART-FELT SOUL GROUP (Manifest NE Studio)
Playful, safe, creative space for men to get to know and share their souls through various forms of artistic expression Sunday, April 5, 2-5 pm Would you join a group of artists and soul-seekers who are coming together to brainstorm, create, and play with a new Men’s Art-Felt Soul Group on Sunday, 4/5/09, 2-5 pm, at the Manifest Studio, 4906 NE 22nd Ave, Portland, OR 97211? Cameron Downie, a ballet dancer & artist, will lead us in a series of creative exercises to open our hearts, minds, & bodies. Then we’ll do some planning & brainstorming about a new men’s art-felt soul group. GROUP PURPOSE: The group’s evolving, draft purpose is to create and sustain a playful, safe, creative, consistent space for men to get to know and share their souls through various forms of artistic exploration & expression, including— * movement/dance We believe men can discover and manifest their soul purpose (true potential, body/mind/spirit wellness, embodied community) when they access & express the wisdom of their creative/emotional/intuitive right brain & body through artistic exploration & expression. We beleive men can sustain this inquiry when they explore & create soul-connected art regularly with other men in community. Certainly creating one’s own art alone is essential, AND in the busy, fast-paced, disconnected modern world, most men need the support of a group & regular group practice to sustain and deepen their artistic exploration of their soul’s purpose. This group will help us sustain our inquiry into the nature of our souls through art & collaboration. During our planning we intend to at least start to answer the following questions about the new group: 1. GOALS: What are the goals of the group? What do we long for that we’d like to learn, experience, & do with the group? 2. ACTIVITIES: What activities will help us reach our goals? 3. WHERE: Do we want to begin meeting in the Manifest Studio for the spring quarter on Saturday or Sunday afternoons? Or do we want a bigger studio space (e.g., Motion Massage Studio on Alberta between 18th & 19th or others)? 4. WHEN: Do we want this to be a twice monthly group? Do we want to meet weekday evenings or during the day on weekends? In the spring do we want to meet 1st & 3rd Sundays, 2-5 pm? Would we rather meet in the evening for the summer since people like to be outside, and if so, which evening and where? 5. LEADERSHIP: What do we want our group leaders to do? 5.1 CO-FACILITATORS: Which two men would like to lead the group as co-facilitators? Co-Facilitators receive 25% of net donations if we have 4 or fewer donating participants and 50% of net donations if we have 5 or more donating participants. By when can we get a bio from the co-facilitators that lists their experience & credentials related to coordinating a art-felt soul group? Can we get low & high resolution photos of each facilitator? Co-Facilitators traditionally coordinate and create a team to manage the following group activities: 5.2 TEAM MEMBERS: Who will help the co-facilitators by taking responsibility for one of the following tasks: * OUTREACH: program outreach (flier distribution, online outreach, networking at community art & other events), 6. SCHEDULE: Who would like to facilitate a session on each of the forms of expression and when? Let’s schedule our first few sessions to be fun & simple. 7. OUTREACH: Who do we most want to invite to play with us? Who will invite folks and how? Who will handle each of the following: * Flier Design & Production 9. # OF PARTICIPANTS (MIN/MAX): INFO: Cameron at 503-223-8822 x1 RSVP: register online |