Medicine Dance workshops are body-based inquiries into well-being. They are an exploration of present moment thoughts, feelings and sensations that are allowed spontaneous expression through the body.
Verbally guided and music accompanied, Medicine Dance focuses on the power of placing attention on physical sensation. Participants will experience their intrinsic creativity, intuition and connection to breath, self, and others.
Instructor, Fred Sugerman, has been a consultant and the interventionist for the past two years on a research project entitled "Mindful Movement Program for Breast Cancer Survivors," funded by the California Breast Cancer Research Program in collaboration with the City of Hope, and WISE & Healthy Aging.
Dates and Times: A variety of dates and times are being offered for this program. Individuals may take the class as many times as they wish.
Wed. Jan. 27 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Wed. Feb. 24 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Tues. March 23 8:30 - 10:30 am
Tues. April 20 8:30 - 10:30 am
Thurs. May 20 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Thurs. June 17 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Location:
YWCA/Westside-Santa Monica, 2019 14th Street, Santa Monica, CA
90405-1600.
Parking: Free in the lot at the YWCA.
Directions: Click here for map.
Fee:
Without CEUs:
$20 per session.
With CEUs from the Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Registered Nursing:
$30 per session.
Individuals who are unable to attend due to financial hardship may call 310-452-1439 to make other arrangements.
Pre-registration required: Register at www.uclartsandhealing.net. Please note that there are separate registration sites for the sessions with and without CEUs.
In order to register, you need to login at the upper right hand corner of the screen with a login name and password. If you have not previously done so, you can create a login name and password by clicking on the words "Create Username/Password or Join E-Mail List" in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Payments can be made by credit card or check and must be received in order to guarantee enrollment. Online registration not only gets your name on the roster immediately but also lets us know that payment is forthcoming if you pay by check.
If the class is full, you will be given the option of joining a wait list before you pay anything during the registration process.
If you do not have access to the internet, you may send checks made payable to "Arts and Healing Initiative," and send it to 2626 33rd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405-3111. Please make sure that the following information is included with your check: your name, email address (if you have one), phone number, and the name of the event for which you wish to register. We need to have a way to contact you regarding questions about your registration or changes to the program.
Instructor: Fred Sugerman
Mr. Sugerman has been a consultant and the interventionist for the past two
years on a research project entitled “Mindful Movement Program for
Breast Cancer Survivors,” funded by the California Breast Cancer
Research Program in collaboration with the City of Hope, and Wise and
Healthy Aging. The study evaluated the effect of mindfulness combined
with movement on women 50 years of age and older who have had breast
cancer. Mr. Sugerman is also on staff of the Men’s Center of Los
Angeles, where he facilitates movement for their Sacred Path Retreats
in north Malibu. In addition, he created and teaches “Moving
Meditation” at Inner Power Yoga in Calabasas. He is on staff with Magic
of Healing West where he offers CEUs for healthcare providers, and he
has been teaching the Medicine Dance Workshops that he developed, for
over ten years on a weekly basis in the Santa Monica area.
CEU information:
Provider name = Arts and Healing Initiative, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Provider number = 4468
This course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for MFCCs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Continuing Education Units for RNs are provided by Helen Kiger, Provider No. CEP10957. Each class is approved for 2 contact hours of continuing education credit for RNs as required by the CA Board of Registered Nursing.
Refund Policy: In order to keep our programs affordable yet self-sustaining, we regret that we are unable to offer refunds on enrollment fees for the course; however, the fees would then be tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law because no services would have been received for them. Individuals who can only attend a portion of the program will receive an hour of continuing education credit per hour of participation for the same CEU fee.
Learning objectives for CEUs:
1. Participants will learn how to expand awareness of feelings, thoughts, and physical sensations.
2. Participants will learn methods of facilitating movement-based expression of feelings, thoughts, and physical sensations.
3. Participants will learn how breath is connected to feelings, thoughts, and physical sensations.
4. Participants will experience how this process improves quality of life by releasing stress, increasing energy, empowering the self, and building connectivity with others.
5. Participant will be able to list at least two ways mindful movement could be used in nursing practice.
Sponsors: UCLArts and Healing aims to facilitate the use of the arts as a healing tool in the community via: 1) offering affordable experiential learning opportunities to health professionals, educators, community workers, caregivers, artists, and the general public, 2) designing and evaluating programs that can be implemented broadly in educational and health care settings, and 3) creating partnerships with academic institutions, educational and health care institutions, community-based organizations, schools, professional organizations, and private industry. UCLArts and Healing is an outgrowth of affiliation between the Arts and Healing Initiative, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, the Salamander Fund, a nonprofit foundation, and Whole Child LA.
UCLArts and Healing is an organizational member of the UCLA Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine (CCIM), which promotes education and research in complementary, alternative,
and integrative approaches to health and well-being. The CCIM
represents the UCLA academic integrative medicine community on a
national and international level.
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For More Information: Please submit questions regarding registration or the program via e-mail: info@uclartsandhealing.net or telephone: (310) 452-1439. E-mail inquiries may obtain a more rapid response.
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