Posts by Heidi Darr-Hope
Mindful Nature Mandalas: A Restorative Practice
Not familiar with Mindful Mandalas, read more about them here – Mindful Mandalas Mindful Nature Mandalas Whether you create mindful nature mandalas by yourself or within community, it is a restorative practice. With nature as our guide, we step into a quiet, nurturing world where time moves at a different pace. By slowing…
Read MoreMindful Mandalas: A Self-Paced eCourse
Mindful Mandalas: an Eight week Self-Paced eCourse is a visual drawing practice that calms and anchors you into quiet stillness. Who doesn’t need a little bit of that? By getting lost in the process of mindful mandala-making, your stress and worries melt away. We use very simple materials. All you need is some quiet time…
Read MoreCreating Brave eCourses: Survivorship
Survivorship: to endure to live through to live beyond in spite of a danger, adversity or hardship Frankly, haven’t we all dealt with survivorship in some form or another? Although the word is usually associated with cancer survivorship issues, the residue from a life altering event can cling to us, becoming chronic if not addressed. Underlying issues…
Read MoreArt as Healing eCourse: Behind the Scenes
In January, it was a glimmer of an idea: Art as Healing: Beginning an eCourse. Creating an art as healing eCourse was an overwhelmingly daunting experience for me but with the help of some talented people, the process was actually invigorating. I want you to meet some of the ones who bolstered my confidence and encouraged this…
Read MoreAmulets and Talismans: Mindful Healing
Four Simple Words Amulets and Talismans: Lucky charms, protective totems – tangible symbols that focus our thoughts on a specific idea or intention Mindful: focused attention on the present moment Healing: to restore, to make whole The creation of amulets and talismans has the power to lead us into a mindful approach to healing. Amulets and talismans…
Read MoreArt as Healing vs. Art Therapy
Art: something that is created with imagination that expresses important ideas or feelings Healing: to restore and make whole again Therapy: the treatment of physical or mental illnesses Art as Healing: My Way Most times when I explain what I do, I am met with the response, “Oh. You do art therapy.” I reply no, not…
Read MoreCollege Interns & Volunteers: Paved the Way for 2016
I don’t know what I’d do without our college interns and volunteers. Last year, we had 3 extraordinary young women dedicate their talents and energy to our cause. Due to their remarkable efforts throughout 2015, Healing Icons became more visible. The ground has been set, ready to receive our goal for 2016 – the launch of our…
Read MoreA Different Kind of Portrait: SCETV’s Original SC
Creating a 5 minute video portrait that sums up an artist’s work is not an easy task! On Thursday February 3rd, this aired on SCETV’s Palmetto Scene. The creator of the SCETV series Original SC, Tabitha Safdi, does an extraordinary job. I received an email from Tabitha the very first day of December.…
Read MoreArt as Healing: Beginning an eCourse
When I first heard the words eCourse, I panicked. After serving our local area for 20 years, I knew we had a Solid Mission and our board wanted us to have a Global Vision! We’ve ushered thousands of cancer survivors through our offerings. We’ve helped change lives and wanted to extend our reach beyond South Carolina. Agata and Deana, our…
Read MoreCommunity Healing: The Monks Are Coming!
A Video Captures Our Story Our community needed healing. Three weeks before the Tibetan monks were to arrive from the Drepung Loseling Monastery, our city was devastated by a”100 year flood.” Extremely heavy rains caused our rivers to overflow, which caused many dams to break, which caused huge devastation throughout our community. Homes were destroyed. Our water…
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