{"id":2302,"date":"2016-09-06T18:11:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T18:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.healingicons.org\/?p=2302"},"modified":"2016-09-12T19:02:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T19:02:12","slug":"ecourses-art-healing-survivorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healingicons.org\/ecourses-art-healing-survivorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Brave eCourses: Survivorship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mindful Mandalas Honoring Survivorship<\/p><\/div>\n

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Survivorship:<\/strong>
\n to endure<\/strong>
\n to live through<\/strong>
\n to live beyond<\/strong>
\n in spite of a danger, adversity or hardship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Frankly, haven’t we all dealt with survivorship in some form or another?<\/strong>\u00a0Although\u00a0the word is usually associated with cancer survivorship issues, the residue from a life altering event can cling to us,\u00a0becoming chronic if not addressed. Underlying issues can lie\u00a0dormant. Unexpressed fears or anxieties can quietly erode our capacity to feel joy. Stress can undermine our well-being. We can become\u00a0masters at hiding what we are truly feeling.<\/p>\n

For over 20 years, I have witnessed how art-making has been a pathway into moving beyond suffering and embracing\u00a0survivorship. Hundreds and hundreds of cancer survivors, their families and friends and caregivers have experienced this resiliency of the human spirit. Last year, I realized the issues of cancer survivorship are\u00a0universal and we needed to expand our mission.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My Eureka Moment: Cultivating Creativity for All<\/h2>\n

In 2015, Healing Icons celebrated 20 of service to the cancer community, mostly right here in South Carolina. The year was filled with teaching our popular Seasonal Saturday Retreats<\/a><\/strong> and our monthly series of Lunch & Learns hosted by Lexington Medical Center in Columbia, SC. In late October, we\u00a0celebrated our 20th birthday<\/strong> <\/a>with an art-as-healing\u00a0Communities of Hope Exhibition<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0by sponsoring a group of Tibetan monks to create a sand mandala of community healing<\/a><\/strong>. The response was overwhelming. Hundreds attended daily to watch the monks create, to view our exhibition and to contribute to our Tibetan-inspired community art activities. We had more publicity than we had ever had, and people from all walks of life had a direct personal experience of Art As Healing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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