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Using the Arts to Prepare for the New Year

by Sheila Collins | Dec 28, 2023 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Dances, Family, Gatherings, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, Rituals

A hummingbird just fluttered by, reminding me, that besides all my relatives that have arrived or are about to arrive, or who are catching a nap on the patio alongside me here in Palm Springs, I have winged relatives too. I’m most likely gonna need some of that...

Finding Joy Amidst Evidence to the Contrary

by Sheila Collins | Dec 21, 2023 | Celebrations, Duality, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Past Events, Personal Stories, The Art of Grieving

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go.” The saleswoman in the consignment resale shop turns the music off, or down so low we can’t hear it. I’m fine with that because rather than get me in a holiday mood, the music seems to remind me of all I...

Transformational Travel

by Sheila Collins | Dec 14, 2023 | Community, Environment, Family, Health and Wellness, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Story-telling, Uncategorized

Costa Rica had been on our bucket list as a travel destination for so long, I’d lost track of how it got on the list in the first place. What we know about the country has come to us through National Geographic images and video programs of exotic birds and animals...

Grieving to Overcome Hate

by Sheila Collins | Nov 30, 2023 | Art & Life, Book Excerpts, book promotion, Celebrations, Community, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Good Will Come, Grieving, History, Past Events, Personal Stories, Publications, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body, Writing

I didn’t see the National news item when it was broadcast across the gigantic flat TV screen at the airport this morning. But I saw its effect in the eyes of my traveling companion. As he described its message to me, the churning sensations in my gut reminded me of...

The Art of Change

by Sheila Collins | Nov 16, 2023 | Art & Life, Community, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Personal Stories, Rituals, Self-Care, Self-Care for Caregivers, Spirtuality, Women, Girls & the Feminine

I’m just back home in Pittsburgh after spending time in Oakland CA and at a woman’s retreat in the woods of East Texas. One of the known values of travel is to appreciate your home in a new way and, though it’s not to be counted on, this glorious mild, sunny weather...

Dancing On Behalf of Our Grieving Selves

by Sheila Collins | Nov 9, 2023 | Art & Life, Community, Dances, Family, Gatherings, Good Will Come, Grieving, Health, Health and Wellness, History, Improvisation, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving, Uncategorized

I spent the weekend in Oakland CA at InterPlayce, the home of the art-based improvisational system InterPlay, (an active creative approach to unlocking the wisdom of the body.) I’ve been a proponent, participant, practitioner, performer, teacher and altogether...

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Using the Arts to Prepare for the New Year

Finding Joy Amidst Evidence to the Contrary

Transformational Travel

Grieving to Overcome Hate

The Art of Change

Dancing On Behalf of Our Grieving Selves

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