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FREE In-Person Introductory Session - Meditative Art Program for Expecting Mothers

Toronto

FREE In-Person Introductory Session - Meditative Art Program for Expecting Mothers

The Art of Life Community Health Centre is happy to announce that the new cycle of the Meditative Art Program for Expecting Mothers will be launching in July 2021!

Community members and future mothers, as well as those women who are actively trying to get pregnant or have recently given birth, are invited to attend a FREE IN-PERSON Introductory Session on Tuesday, July 20th, 2021, at 6:30 pm at the Art of Life Community Health Centre (885 Don Mills Road, UNIT 224, North York, M3C 1V9).

This program is called the “Joy of Co-creativity” and was specifically created for women to celebrate the joy of pregnancy and birth, and the relationships between a parent and a child.

One of the principles it is based on is building awareness about the importance of and possible challenges when adjusting to the emerging role of a parent.

In this program, Meditative Art represents a tool to support mental health and wellbeing, by bringing an expectant parent to the present moment, and practicing self-awareness, attentiveness, serenity, and quietness.

In this program, we integrate (in other words put together) great compositions of visual art and classical music and focus on the inner state of the "artist" (a future parent), with the goal to facilitate an environment and atmosphere which fosters the development of strong and meaningful relationships between the future parent and the expected child, even before and during the pregnancy, as preparation for the pregnancy is AS IMPORTANT, AS the pregnancy itself!

Meditative Art is used as a technique to connect to “within” or the “inner true self” in light of evolving life circumstances, as well as connect to the child in order to start creating a happy life together, while the baby is still in the womb. The program incorporates various forms of visual art including painting, sculpture, installation, collage and much more.

Even though there are many individual activities for future parents, one of the major emphasis is placed on group work, highlighting the importance of exchange of knowledge and experience, where participants will support each other during their journey through pregnancy within and outside of the program, as well as after the completion of the program.

To learn more about the program, please visit the Art of Life Community Health Centre website at https://theartlifehealth.com/m...itative-art-program/ and Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/theartoflifecommunityhealth/

For additional details and to register for the introductory session, please email meditativeart@theartlifehealth.org.

Registration can also be done via the Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fr...tickets-163403174293

If you would like to speak to the program coordinator and seek more information about this program, please call us at 437-882-1911.

Childminding will be available on-site at a limited capacity, please contact us for details.


PS: please be mindful that spaces are limited due to current public health restrictions. Please register in advance.

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