Creative Endeavours
Melanie offers workshops with a variety of themes including:
- journaling
- poetry writing
- accessing your imagination
- developing self-awareness through creative work
Consider Melanie for a group or 3 to 7 individuals.
Melanie also works with individuals (youth, adults and seniors) offering sessions customized to specific needs and abilities
Youth:
Melanie would meet with a child (in the parent’s presence) once a week for an hour over a 5 week period to help the child use his/her imagination in fun and constructive ways. In this time of concern with excess screen use (TV, computers and games) the child is encouraged to create from his/her own imagination and lived experience using a variety of materials.
Adults:
In a small group of 3 to 7, Melanie offers 1 to 3 two-hour sessions to help
people remove blocks to self-expression and allow creativity to flow giving expression to voice, poetry, drama, journaling and more.
Seniors
Melanie will meet with a small group of seniors in a similar way described above offering gentle stimulating activities customized for the interests and abilities of the group. She aims to enhance quality of life in the older years, helping to keep the mind alert and having fun.
OR
Melanie will meet with a senior living in a retirement home, lodge or nursing home once or twice a week for 1 1/2 hours adapting games and other fun activities and creative expression to the needs and abilities of the person. This approach may help find ways to communicate and connect even when challenged by age and/or illness.
Melanie offers these opportunities in Owen Sound at the following rates:
Individual sessions for all age groups: $25 per hour
Group workshops all ages, 3-7 people for 2 hours: $75 per session
Individual work with seniors in a facility: $25 for 1 1/2 hrs
About Melanie:
Several life experiences contribute to Melanie’s skill in helping others.
- drama in high-school, at university and of course as counsellor and 2 years as director of camp
- grade 8 music, plays the piano
- co-author of 2 books of poetry
- poet of the month in Owen Sound July 2008
- puppeteer in CMHA program
- personal self awareness and development
- 2 workshops with Community Connections
- creative writing workshop with the Adult Learning Centre
- 15 workshops enhancing Mental Health techniques with CMHA through story, expressive learning and humor.
Contact Melanie at creative.endeavours@yahoo.com
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Upcoming Workshops and Events
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Services
Individual SessionsYour health and wellbeing is important. Individual sessions help you build resilience to manage your stress. Examine how your thoughts affect your life. Come to experience relaxation modalities, to balance life and work, to get help with direction or life transitions, or for energy work.
RetreatsRetreats can help you with whatever it is you are doing when you need support or inspiration -- some time away with inward looking processes to guide you and keep you on track. I offer three weekend retreats yearly. Come and explore more deeply what you are all about.
Mentoring Program: Holistic Living and WorkingEach of the 5 units is really about bringing spirit, values and purpose to your daily life and work. Each has a different focus. It is its application to daily life and work that makes a difference.
WorkshopsEach of the units in the Holistic Living and Working Program are also offered as individual workshops that you can take without committing to the entire program. I also offer individual workshops related to Stress Management and Building Resilience, Reiki, the Chakras, Holistic Nursing.
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