Posted August 20th, 2020 by Southwestern College & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Reflections from the President, Featured.
This conversation between SWC President Ann Filemyr, Ph.D., who also serves as Director of the Ecotherapy Certificate, and alumna MelindaJoy Pattison explores the benefits of Ecotherapy, especially during the pandemic with the higher levels of stress we are all experiencing. Simple ways to access nature, even on a city street or in a backyard, and…
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Posted August 17th, 2020 by Southwestern College & filed under People of SWC, Featured.
By Deborah Schroder
So Scruff and I have become pretty close during the pandemic. He doesn’t share his face on social media but he let me use a stand-in so you could see where he lives. He lives around and under the pretty little bridge in the back of campus. I walk out that way…
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Posted August 7th, 2020 by Donna Harrington & filed under Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More, Top News, Featured.
Cover image: "Rebirth" by Sarah Carter
SWC's Wild Heart Gallery has gone online!
Experience SWC community's heart and soul.
Internal process.
Thinking, feeling and doing.
Creations of self-care so as to be present during this time.
Sharing with Community.
Art as a platform for social justice as advocates and change agents.
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Posted August 5th, 2020 by Dru Phoenix & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Art Therapy at SWC, Top News, Featured.
In Art & Creativity, Southwestern College alumnus Anne Lebednik explores the value of integrating creativity and artmaking as a practice in our lives. Anne explains how we can approach this mindfully and why it is important to cultivate, especially now. This talk was filmed on June 14, 2020 for the Awakening Heart Community of Mindful…
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