9 May 2016

2016, May 20, 21, 22 - Art Camp- Gestalt Art Therapy Approach








Art Camp- Gestalt Art Therapy Approach
SECOND ART CAMP
GLAMPING! Luxurious place
May 20, 21, 22 , 2016
NSW- Mullumbimby

Psychologists, Counselors, Artists and any person who wants to use Art techniques in a Therapeutic way, all are welcome!

At this Art Camp, You will be able to learn and enjoy creative ways of working with clients and groups, using Clay, Paintings, LandArt, and more.

Enjoy this ART CAMP in a SPECIAL natural venue  near MULLUMBIMBY!
Sharing Rooms, Healthy Food, plenty of Nature, relaxing time and Art work, they are the best Ingredients to experiment an amazing weekend!

Facilitated by Yaro Starak & Gemma Garcia, Artists and Directors of the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre.


ONLY 2 PLACES left

Do not miss this opportunity!

WE WILL PROVIDE ALL THE ART MATERIALS

At this ART CAMP you will study:
A variety of  Art materials.
Get some ideas from this Art Camp like how to use Art Techniques with clients in an GESTALT Art Therapy sessions
Discover different ideas and adapt them in the therapeutic context.
Express yourself, play, investigate with techniques and materials, this is the only way you will gain ways of working creatively with a client or group.
Learn when, why and how to use specific techniques in the context of the client's age, situation, level of the therapeutic process or working theme of your client.






At this ART CAMP you will practice:


  • Working with Acrylic painting & Water Color
  • Using Clay
  • Exploring Land Art
  • Mixed media
  • Performance
  • Spiritual Rituals

The Art work as the focus of Art Therapy:

  • Working with Self-esteem
  • Working with the polarities of the light/ shadow aspects
  • Working with the family
  • Working with kids
  • Groups work

Note: We are not doing Individual or Group Therapy. This Art Camp has the purpose of training in Art skills. We have a Gestalt focus, but the goal of the Art Camp is investigating materials used in Art Therapy sessions that can apply to any style of therapy.




All the participants are welcome, if you are Psychologist, Counselor, Therapist, Teacher, Artist, this ART CAMP would offer you the Art therapy skills. If you are not, you will be able to experiment with Art as a Therapeutic approach.

ANAHATA RETREAT



Anahata is in a lush bush setting beside a bend in the river. It has its own private waterhole complete with platypus, turtles, many water birds and butterflies. A Balinese pavillion next to running water is for yoga, meditation or just relaxation and a magical tipi for getting in touch with your mystic spiritual side next to the fire at night. Anahata is home to a beautiful waterfall, a glow worm grotto and rolling lawns dotted with fruit and nut trees and gorgeous green bush.
Within this setting is a magnificent 5 bedroom pole house surrounded by a wide wooden veranda where the retreats are held. Accommodation is shared rooms both twin and triple and there are also alternatives to provide your own tent. Maximum number of participants is 12 people. There are plenty of private places to sit or make small walks on the property or go for a swim in the fresh waters of Wilsons Creek.

The location is 15 minutes from Mullumbimby, 30 minutes from Byron Bay and 2 hours from Brisbane airport. The closest airport is Coolangatta/Gold Coast or Ballina (both 45 minutes away) and an airport shuttle bus can be arranged to get you here.

The full Cost included:
Accommodation in a sharing room, two nights.
Linen, Towels, blankets
Meals: Friday dinner, Saturday all meals, Sunday until lunch time, (lunch included)
Art materials (Paintings, paper, Clay, glue, etc)
Art classes
Morning Yoga Classes

EARLY Bird: $800.00 Payment before May 10th. Click here to pay.

EXTENDED EARLY BIRD price until May 10th, 2016


Payments made after May 10th will be: $1000.00

Payment by paypal has a 4% of commission, applied to the cost
Available Transfer Bank (Ask us for the Bank details to: gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com)
Each price is per person
The amount is in Australian Dollars



- Download the Registration form
- Download the Art camp Programme
- More Information- Phone Number: 0421 514 907
- More information: gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com
ART THERAPY - A GESTALT APPROACH

Hello! Welcome to our creative therapy centre!

Here you will find everything related to Art Therapy using the Gestalt approach.

What is Art ?:

Art is genarally known as what is done by a person whose purpose is to express a message through symbols.

These symbolic tools can be music, paintings, sculptures, theater and so on.


What is Gestalt Therapy ?:

Gestalt therapy is a methodology within psychology that grew out of the research and work of the psychiatrist Dr.Fritz Perls and his wife Dr.Laura Perls.

These two professionals were coming from the psychoanalytic perspective and felt that this method was not enough to work with clients. Today we are clearly aware that no one single method can resolve the issues that involve a range of human suffering and growth.

Gestalt is a German word roughly meaning "Shape" or "configuration".

This concept is understood, in gneral terms, that all individual experiences are shaped by a figure and a background. As time goes on, and our needs change, the figure can become the background and vice versa. So in the client's experience, the figure is changing at all times from becoming a background and as the needs arise, the figure emerges seeking completion.

When we block or prevent this process, we become unaware and suffer. That is a part of the theoretical foundations of Gestalt therapy.

Gestalt therapy, therefore, is a "philosophy", a way of being in the world in the "here and now" and taking "response-aibility" without pushing the river. Thus life is a flow ..

What is GESTALT Art Therapy?


It is the sum of the two previous concepts, Gestal therapy and the use of tools we learn to use in art therapy.

Using the artistic tools and adding the gestalt language between client and psychotherapist we work jointly to decode the messages hidden in the intrinsic symbols representing the client's situation. The Psychotherapist accompanies the client in the process of "discovering" what is helpful and not analysing or interpreting, but suggesting and asking the client what it is he or she knows are the answers and supports client's need to discover the ncessary solutions.

WE ARE SURE THAT YOU WILL BE ATTRACTED by this new way of working with emotions, whether or not you are a professional psychologist or therapist, since many of the exercises can be used personally for your own growth.

Our work is done in Australia & Spain and other countries. We have given workshops and participated in conferences throughout the world. We are located in our offices at the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre in Brisbane -Australia.

BE HAPPY HERE AND NOW..... AND BE CREATIVE !

Yaro Starak - Gestalt Psychoterapist
Gemma Garcia- Gestalt Therapist- Ericksonian Hypnosis


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1-TRAINING MODULES FOR SALE: Gestalt art therapy

1.1-FOR PSYCHOLOGY & THERAPY PROFESSIONALS:

Here you will find and carry out therapeutic work with tools that combine art and gestalt method.

You can learn new ways of providing therapeutic treatment depending on the particular situation and client needs.

1.2-ART AS PERSONAL GROWTH

These modules can be practical exercises for your "realize" how do you do in your life.

There are specific modules that you can play with your partner and / or family.

SKYPE - ON LINE THERAPY

We offer brief therapy sessions via Skype. You may request a no-obligation appointment with us, the first session is free.

This is a way of doing personal therapy we call "Emergency work" used in very special cases and situations. For us, the therapy session should be mainly for the benefit of the client needing immediate help.

BOOKS FOR SALE:

GESTALT THERAPY theory and practice - some books written by Yaro Starak

A GESTALT TEST: you can acquire to discover your potentials.

VIDEOS & DVD focussing on gestalt work and art therapy work.

ARTICLES: Written by varoius therapists from Australia, NZ and overseas.