Coming to Your Voice / Exploring the Creative Process
May 23-24, Sunday 3 p.m. until Monday 3 p.m.All of us have a voice. Some of us are comfortable with it and some not. This workshop is to help us get in touch with our voice and creative process in a very relaxed setting with no expectations whatsoever. We will explore this process through chanting, meditation, and going within. By expressing ourselves through art, we will create a group mandala artwork. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing the attention of aspirants and adepts, and as an aid to meditation. Creating mandalas, chanting and meditating should bring us to a greater understanding of the process being more important than the goal.
Spirituality & the Arts retreats are not listed in our annual Programs Brochure. Please visit our website for updates, information, and new additions to this series. If you would like to be included in our notification list for this series, please contact the center by e-mail stmarysoffice@bellsouth.net or by phone 931-598-5342.
Presenters:
Kirby and Sandy Shelstad: Kirby Shelstad is a studio musician,
percussionist, and composer based in Nashville since 1979. He has been a student and
practitioner of the inner arts of Yoga, Tai Chi, and Meditation for over 30 years and
is currently the coordinator for the Padmasambhava Buddhist Center in Nashville.
Sandy Mueller Shelstad is a massage therapist and graphic designer.
Originally from Switzerland and widely traveled, she has lived the US since 1998 and
graduated Suma Cum Laude from the Watkins School of Art and Design in 2005.
Kirby and Sandy have been partners since 1999 and attend yearly
meditation retreats together, have a large organic garden,
and great orange cat named Frank.
Residential Fee: $100 Commuter Fee: $60 Deposit: $50