Spring Special: Healing TransitionsThis two-hour special will help soothe anxiety symptoms, honor your personal transitions, and release any tension, allowing you to bloom and grow. Click here for details. [For an even more detailed description of the special, click here.] 
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Art, Healing, and Personal Growth Workshops this Spring 2010!
The question of this class is, "What is your body telling you?" The answer is, "Just ask!" This fun, hands-on workshop will introduce you to the art of using the body's inner wisdom. By learning techniques of muscle testing and using pendulums, we will listen to the body's subtle energy that is constantly giving us feedback. But are we listening? *** *** My Life in Words and Images: A Visual Journal Workshop
*I'm offering this workshop again!*
PAST EVENTS Group Art Exhibition at Oasis Art Gallery in Wallingford! Come join me at my artist reception on Sunday, October 25, 2009, from 3-6pm. I'll be showing my latest encaustic works. Click here for a sneak peek at my work. RECEPTION: Sunday, October 25th from 3-6pm Art Show and Open Studio! featuring the work of Courtney Putnam and Patricia Catherine Date/Time: Saturday, July 18, 2009; 1-4pm Location: Patricia Catherine's home studio in Wedgwood: 8217 30th Ave. NE, Seattle * Original art and art prints for sale! * Tasty refreshments! * Enter to win a free art class or massage! For more information about the event (and the artists), click here. Spring Art Show at Rising Bird Healing Arts! Date/Time: Friday, May 1, 2009; 6:00pm-9:00pm Location: Rising Bird Healing Arts (6316 9th Avenue NE in Seattle) This spring, Courtney will be joined by gifted aroma artist Carol Walter of Solace Essentials. Carol will be selling her Solace Essentials products: chakra-specific lotions, creams, and shower salts. She will also be offering aromatherapy readings using Aromatherapy Insight Cards ($15/reading)!Highlights of the event: * Courtney's spring-inspired mixed media & encaustic art (originals & prints) for sale! * Carol's Solace Essentials products for sale! * Aromatherapy readings! * Enter to win a free massage! * Enjoy some delectable refreshments! Please join us! Click here to download a printable flyer! "Learning to Let Go" Workshop Series Where: Rising Bird Healing Arts Once a week for a month, we will learn the delicate art of letting go. On a daily basis we hold our muscles tightly, often without even noticing. We experience stress our muscles contract, and we don’t notice our shoulders are up to our ears. Muscle holding or guarding is one of the major contributors of aches and pains we experience in our bodies. That kind of holding, accompanied by short, shallow breathing can cause us to feel tight and depleted. Part of the letting go process also involves releasing stress and any thoughts or emotions that contribute to our holding patterns. When we learn to recognize the triggers that contribute to our stress, we are able to adjust our bodies, breathe deeply, and avoid guarding ourselves against impending fear or worry. In this workshop, we will engage in relaxation exercises, such as progressive muscle relaxation, breathing techniques, guided visualization, and others. In addition to Please bring: a blanket or yoga mat and a pillow. Wear comfortable clothing for relaxing and moving. This series does build from one session to the next, but you are welcome to attend as many or as few that fit your schedule. Whether you attend just one or all four sessions, please do sign up with me prior to each workshop so I can plan my space accordingly. And feel free to bring a friend! You, Yourself, and You: A Self-Portrait Workshop When: Sunday, April 12, 2009: 1-5pm In this hands-on art workshop, we will explore the self in three parts: past self, present self, and future self. Using mixed media collage as our medium, we will cut and paste together meaningful images to reveal who we once were, to celebrate who we are now, and to imagine who we might become with some nurturing and encouragement. Feel free to bring meaningful images you’ve collected. Otherwise, all art supplies provided! Light refreshments provided. Space is limited, so register early!
An Art Show for a Good Cause When: Thursday, December 11, 2008; 6:00-9:00pm Where: Rising Bird Healing Arts (in the Roosevelt Distrcit of Seattle) Through this art show, Courtney is hoping to raise awareness of kidney cancer and to commemorate and celebrate her father's life by donating 50% of the proceeds from her original art, art prints, and art cards to the Kidney Cancer Association (http://www.kidneycancer.org). Talented jewelry artist, Kristin Stubbs, will be joining Courtney for this special event. She will be selling her one-of-a-kind jewelry creations. For more information about this special event, click here: http://www.rising-bird.com/ArtShow-Dec08.pdf Rising Bird Healing Arts Summer Art Show! WHEN: Thursday, August 14, 2008; 6:00-9:00pm This summer I am joined by the lovely JC Clapp, a fiber artist who creates original felted handbags. Please join us for an evening of art and merriment! • Contemplate Courtney's original art, prints, and cards
for sale! The Artist Within: An Integrative Art Workshop and Bodywork Series For three months (August 3 – November 1, 2008), immerse yourself in your creative life by exploring your artist within. This hands-on holistic healing package includes a dynamic combination of group art workshops and individual holistic bodywork sessions. In this package you will... * Tend to your creative life, allowing it to grow & flourish. * Explore your identity, personal journey, desires, and dreams through a powerful combination of reflection, art, and bodywork. * Connect with like-minded people for creative play, support, and inspiration. * Release stuck-ness in your body and your life through dynamic art exercises. * Learn to listen to your body's powerful messages and creatively address old injuries or traumas that are being held in the body. * Improve your well-being through bodywork sessions that both heal and rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit. This package includes... * Tasty snacks and tea provided at each workshop. * Three 90-minute individual bodywork sessions (one session per month). * A community creativity blog for between-workshop sharing, support, and inspiration. * Weekly art exercises I will post to the blog to foster creative momentum. * A “Creativity Pack” of goodies, including an artist
journal and a “Second Chakra Kit” for creativity. To reserve your spot in The Artist Within,
please email or call Courtney at Space is limited to 8 participants.
A Year of Living in Your Body: An Experiential Workshop Series Imagine feeling more connected to your body's messages. Imagine
tapping into your inner wisdom and creativity, letting go of doubt
and fear. I invite you to spend a whole year living fully in your
body. By engaging in awareness, reflective, creative, and body-centered
exercises, we will explore how our bodies can help us to understand
in a deep and meaningful way how we relate to ourselves and engage
with the big, wide world around us. This workshop series is facilitated by Courtney
Putnam, MFA, LMP $100 per workshop or $320 if you sign up for all
four.
Sunday, October 19, 2008; 1-5pm Sunday, January 11, 2009; 1-5pm Sunday, April 12, 2008; 1-5pm Click here to view the complete (and colorful!) flyer Spring Art Show! Thursday, April 10, 6-9pm I host my Spring Art Show here at Rising Bird Healing Arts (my home business in the Roosevelt District). The multi-talented Kara Jones will be offering henna body art to decorate your hands or feet! I'll be showing my mixed media originals and we'll both be selling cards and prints of our work. For more information about the show (and the artists), click here. (Encore workshop!) Intentional Desires: An Abundance Box Workshop Date/Time: Sunday, January 27, 2008; 1-4pm Location: Rising Bird Healing Arts Cost: $30 (checks and cash accepted); space is limited to eight people so sign up early! Contact: Courtney Putnam at cputnam@rising-bird.com Join me for an afternoon of envisioning your own abundance. In this hands-on workshop, you will explore your dreams and goals and create an abundance box as a visual representation of what you wish to manifest in your life. This is a time for thinking big, pulling your ingenious ideas out of the cobwebs of your mind, and giving life to your desires! The purpose of an abundance box is to channel your intentions, goals, and visions into a symbolic artifact. Inside this box you will place small objects that characterize the things you wish to actualize. Think about what aspect of your life you would like to give a little positive intention. Are there goals and dreams you are ready to make real? In this workshop you will create your very own abundance box and fill it with objects that represent what you hope to bring to life. We will also explore some principles of Feng Shui, which may enhance or inform the intention and placement of your box. Using a Feng Shui bagua (map) as your guide, you will determine where your box is best placed in your own home. You bring (if you wish): Any significant images, symbols, or objects with which to 1) decorate your box, and to 2) place inside your box. I provide: Boxes of varying shapes and sizes, art supplies, collage supplies and decorative papers. Tea and light snacks will be provided. Holiday Art Show! Thursday, December 13, 2007, 6-9pm Featuring… * Jewelry and original art for sale! Please join us! This season, Courtney will be joined by the talented Kristin Stubbs, whose art takes the form of unique and exquisite jewelry pieces. For more information about the artists, download this flyer. Intentional Desires: An Abundance Box Workshop Saturday, December 22, 2007 (Winter Solstice), 3-6pm Abundance [n]: great amount or supply; bounty, fortune, plentitude, prosperity, thriving What do you want in your life? Better health? A terrific job? Creative energy? Strong relationships? Financial security? Join me for an afternoon of envisioning your own abundance. In this hands-on workshop, you will explore your dreams and goals and create an abundance box as a visual representation of what you wish to manifest in your life. This is a time for thinking big, pulling your ingenious ideas out of the cobwebs of your mind, and giving life to your desires! The purpose of an abundance box is to channel your intentions, goals, and visions into a symbolic artifact. Inside this box you will place small objects that characterize the things you wish to actualize. Think about what aspect of your life you would like to give a little positive intention. Are there goals and dreams you are ready to make real? In this workshop you will create your very own abundance box and fill it with objects that represent what you hope to bring to life. We will also explore some principles of Feng Shui, which may enhance or inform the intention and placement of your box. Using a Feng Shui bagua (map) as your guide, you will determine where your box is best placed in your own home. You bring (if you wish): Any significant images, symbols, or objects with which to 1) decorate your box, and to 2) place inside your box. I provide: Boxes of varying shapes and sizes, art supplies, collage supplies and decorative papers. Tea and light snacks will be provided. Cost: $30 (checks and cash accepted); space is limited to eight people About Courtney:
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