ART AND MINDFULNESS, Open Art Studio

Expressing Ourselves!  Find your Zen

October - December & February - May   

AGE:  12 - 24

Date:  Open Studio - Mondays & Wednesdays 4 PM - 6 PM 

LOCATION: Sueños Youth Center, Neighborhood Ministries 1918 W Van Buren Street

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DESCRIPTION: After school engagements include exploring ways in which we can connect with and express ourselves through trauma informed, creative and meditative engagements.    We encourage students to take leadership in projects, share ideas and build fellowship.   We integrate topics of mental health and substance misuse education in our classes.  

TYPES OF ART ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:  

Creating small murals 

Zen art 

Various craft projects 

Meditative & Creative Exploration  

Art and Nature 

Theatre 

PSYCHO-DRAMA

Create a COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT! 

Or INVITE us to FACILITATE CIRCLE PAINTING WORKSHOPS (www.circlepainting.org) for your school or organization

Building Resilient Communities through art

EXPRESSING OURSELVES! Date: October - May or To be Determined by group

Location: Engaged Community

Why we Paint:

Painting is a trauma-informed activity promoting self regulation, peer support, communication, expression of feelings, trust and love. 

The steps before painting and drawing workshops are meant to bring the group to focus and in a calm, regulated state for activity instructions versus just jumping right in and doing the activity.   

The activity itself prompts working in a meditative state:  painting/drawing in silence, breathing, reflecting etc. 

The activity also is about working collaboratively with a group prompting trust, unity, belonging, togetherness, community etc. 

The types of words used in the warm ups and reflective times are positive and prompt values of love, courage, happiness, kindness etc. 

BUILDING FELLOWSHIP:
We encourage students to collaboratively take leadership in projects and ideas.

SIGN UP and Participate as an artist, student, volunteer OR school OR Join the Facilitator Team

**(CURRENTLY SEEKING TO BUILD A TEAM OF CIRCLE PAINTING FACILITATORS)

See previous mural Project: "Expressing Ourselves!  Identity, Diversity & Thriving in Adversity" 

Get Togethers and Outings for Teens

AGE: 13-24

Year Round

Meeting Location: TBD

Outing Locations are to be determined and may include places such as:  

Various lakes and rivers throughout Arizona

Various hiking trails throughout Arizona 

Museum Field Trips

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Program includes:  

-Creative Explorations 

-Kayak / Hiking Outings 

-Water Safety & Kayak training 

-CPR and First Aid training 

-Mental Health Awareness Education 

-Harm Reduction and Substance misuse Education  

Kayak Empowerment AND Team Building Outings     

1/2 day outings for Families, School Groups and Organizations (min 4 people to 10 max per outing)  provided by Skye's the Limit Foundation

Dates: April - October   

Location:  AZ,  Canyon Lake, Saguaro Lake, Salt River, Verde River  

Meet at determined site and time  

Includes:  Kayaks,  paddles, life jackets and water safety and Kayak lesson 

**EMAIL:  office@skyesthelimit.org TO DICUSS  SPECIFIC OUTING OPPORTUNITIES WITH YOUR SCHOOL

**Individual, Family, Organization and Corporate TEAM BUIlDING outings,  PLEASE INQUIRE AT:  OFFICE@SKYESTHELIMIT.ORG 

Getyour-heART-on! LOVE ROCKS! LOVE HEALS!  

AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION FOR SKYE’S BIRTHDAY while RAISING AWARENESS ON MENTAL HEALTH

SKYE'S BIRTHDAY IS ON MARCH 7TH AND YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED  to celebrate Angel Skye's birthday and raise awareness on mental health.    

LOVE ROCKS! LOVE HEALS! Let's get our heARTs on!   

 Join us on zoom to paint rocks together and share our stories around mental health support.  

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87044130400  

MARCH 7TH: ALL DAY ON SKYE'S BIRTHDAY  Get your heART on! – Sharing Rocks of Love - with family and friends    

In Skye’s name and spirit, March 7th is declared to be: “Get Your heART on Day!” March 7th is the day Skye was born in 1995. March 7th, for me, is and always will be a day to celebrate her creation into this world, her smile and her everlasting creative spirit. She was very creative and used different mediums of art as a way to express herself and to channel her feelings, love and trauma.      

Let us know you are coming and share pictures on our Facebook event page:  https://fb.me/e/34prXaO09    

Instructions:  - MARCH 6TH: GET YOUR ROCKS, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND PAINT (or sharpies). COME PAINT WITH US ON ZOOM! (or paint with your group before March 7th).  On March 7th go out into your community and leave your rock in a special place for someone to find and see your message of love and hope.   

PLEASE TAKE SNAPSHOTS OF YOUR PAINTED ROCKS, YOU AND THE ACTIVITY AND SHARE THEM ON OUR FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE (https://fb.me/e/34prXaO09)  with us!   

March 7th is a day to give the gift of a smile. In Skye's name, spirit and love and all the angels above, we are placing our rocks of love and positive messages out in the broader community as a way to share our heart, our love, with others. We invite you to do the same.       

**This project was inspired by Frederick Rocks! in MD. Thank you Katrina B. for sharing your rock paintings!         LOOKING AHEAD: A HEALING MASTERPIECE - A collaborative art piece/mural/ creation with schools from across the Nation. Please message me if you and your school are interested in collaborating IDEAS to begin our journey together. keiko@skyesthelimit.org     

LOOKING AHEAD: A HEALING MASTERPIECE of Resilient Communities

A collaborative art piece/mural creation with schools from across the Nation. 

Please message me if you and your school are interested in collaborating IDEAS to begin our journey together. office@skyesthelimit.org