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The Art of Grieving Back to School Edition

by Sheila Collins | Aug 25, 2022 | Community, Environment, Family, Institutional Loss, Our Children, School Shootings

Walking the dog in our neighborhood this morning, we noticed more people on the streets than usual. It took a minute for us to figure out why that was. First, we encountered a lively 4- or 5- year-old girl in a bright red dress skipping ahead of her backpack wearing...

Anticipatory Grief and the need for Sanctuary and Belonging

by Sheila Collins | Aug 17, 2022 | Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Health and Wellness, History, Our Children, Past Events, Self-Care, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body, Women, Girls & the Feminine

There is advice we give one another, in InterPlay classes and practices – “Never underestimate the body’s need for reassurance.” When I’m directing the physical warmup, I like to time this comment to accompany a movement we’re doing which I’d describe as a self-hug....

The Art of Grieving and the Art of Loving

by Sheila Collins | Jul 28, 2022 | Art & Life, Duality, Family, Good Will Come, Grieving, Our Children, Personal Stories, Spirtuality, The Art of Grieving

“What’s love got to do with it (grief)?” Tina Turner sang the answer to this question in this song from her 1984 album, “Private Dancer.” “Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?” It’s said that grief is the price we pay for love, but my friend Wai Chin Matsuoka...

Rituals to Celebrate Birth Days

by Sheila Collins | Jul 14, 2022 | Celebrations, Duality, Family, Gatherings, Our Children, Personal Stories, Self-Care, The Art of Grieving, Women, Girls & the Feminine

Today’s the day I’m supposed to celebrate my birth. This practice, this ritual, is not universal in all cultures, but in mine, it’s consistent from the first icing-covered baby face toddler sitting in a highchair, to the swimming pool and bounce room back yard...

Art of Grieving – Love

by Sheila Collins | Jul 7, 2022 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Community, Duality, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Health and Wellness, Our Children, ReImagine, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving

“What’s love got to do with it (grief)?” Tina Turner sang the answer to this question in this song from her 1984 album, “Private Dancer.” “Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?” It’s said that grief is the price we pay for love. Since we are destined to...

The Art of Dancing Grief

by Sheila Collins | Jun 23, 2022 | Art & Life, Community, Dances, Family, Grieving, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, The Art of Grieving

My fellow InterPlay improv artists and I often play with individual and cultural challenging topics–grief and sorrow, love and loss, violence, and racism, and putting an ending to them. Using a system rooted in dance, our individual and collective expression comes...

Learn the Many, Magical Ways Art Transforms Grieving!

(No art skills required.)

Loss is inevitable, yet too often we bury our grief, pretending we're OK when we're not.

In my new book (COMING SOON), I'll share some uncommon notions about grief and how the arts, and art-making, have transformative powers that take us to the heart of the matter.

The Art of Grieving Back to School Edition

Anticipatory Grief and the need for Sanctuary and Belonging

The Art of Grieving and the Art of Loving

Rituals to Celebrate Birth Days

Art of Grieving – Love

The Art of Dancing Grief

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