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3 SUMMER EVENINGS!


Dates: Tuesday evenings
June 22nd, July 20th & Aug. 3rd

Time: 7:00PM - 9:30PM

Place: Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
1330 Lakeshore Avenue
Oakland, CA 94606-1611



OUR VERY FIRST
Adult-CHILD RIE SESSION!!!


Date: August 3rd

Time: 4:00PM - 6:00PM

Place: Lake Merritt United Methodist Church


Sliding Scale and Drop-in Option Continues!

If you'd like to give R.I.E. a try, but are low on funds, take advantage of our Sliding-scale Drop-in option (now $20-50 per session). Spontaneous visits are always welcome. And of course, if you know for sure you're going to join us, we'd love an email heads-up, so that we're sure to have plenty of art materials!


rosy@rosyaronson.com
A Bit About Release, Immerse and Emerge!

Both Mireya Alejo and I are artists and creative arts therapists living in the Bay Area. What began as a longing to create a freeing arts practice for ourselves became a deep desire to provide an authentically enlivening experience for others. For over a year, we explored the questions, "What kind of conditions would just naturally, organically nurture the creative process in people? And, what kind of structure and container could safely hold and guide a diversity of experiences?" Once we found answers to these questions, we began offering R.I.E. to the local community and have continued to do so. Keeping things as simple as possible, we've "gathered" the essentials: a large space to move (i.e. Ashkenaz in Berkeley), a variety of art materials to play with, a living communal altar, an inspiring backdrop of music, and fun tips for releasing the creative impulse.


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How R.I.E. Can Benefit Existing Groups

Thanks to the feedback of our brave and playful participants, we've come to realize that what we're doing does not only serve as a wonderful personal practice, but provides an opportunity for already existing groups to build community while nourishing their individual members. Because of this, we are currently offering R.I.E. as a self-contained experiential workshop to groups, organizations and communities. If you are a member of (or know of) a group that might benefit from one or more R.I.E. sessions (each lasting 2 and 1/2 hours), please let us know! It would be an honor to help facilitate a positive, bonding and self-nurturing experience for you and the people you live, play, pray or work with.

An Invitation to Collaborate!

Because of the adaptive nature and integrative potential of R.I.E. (and because we can travel!), we are also looking to collaborate with other Bay Area workshop leaders who would like to include a rich creative process (tailored to their specific needs) as part of their offering -- whether it be a weekend workshop, a week-long retreat or a staff training. Mireya, for example, a seasoned and Certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator, will be using R.I.E. as an integrative part of the Holotropic Breathwork process. If our art-immersion practice could somehow deepen and expand the wonderful work you're already doing with your workshop participants, we would be thrilled to join forces.


RIE for ADULTS AND CHILDREN!!!!

So far, RIE has provided us adults with a wonderful opportunity to sink in and nourish ourselves, playing and dancing (and sometimes doing nothing!) to our heart's content. Over these past months, several of our participants have said how much they'd love to share this experience with their kids. (Some of our kids have insisted on trying this out too! Maya, Rosy's daughter, in particular!)

So our intention with our AFTERNOON CHILD-ADULT sessions is to give you and your child a chance to dance, make music, and explore the arts together. Because we want to facilitate a certain level of intimacy and harmony in the environment, we ask that each child is joined by a parent (or beloved adult!) who can really surrender to a co-creative process, and that the children who come be 6 or older (and interested in art!).

During these practices, we keep the same basic structure, but the process lasts 2 hours instead of the usual 2 and 1/2. We ask that each child-adult pair make a donation between $20-50.




Rosy Aronson, Ph.D Rosy@RosyAronson.com | Mireya Alejo, M.F.T. Phone 415-336-1350