When we talk about healing, what it means to bring some of our stories or our voice forward ,activating our senses or coming home to the body is one way to do that. Through the arts, it’s entering through another door. – Shabrae

How do we give ourselves permission to play? To stand in that is an act of resistance against a culture of production, of exploitation of labor, of refusal for rest. What difference does this workshop make, what difference does this accompaniment make, if we’re playing together? Because it seems superficial or light, but it really is revolutionary and radical, that sense of presence, and response to what is. - Mylinda

Mylinda currently works with International Ministries ABC-USA as a Global Consultant for Training using the Restorative Arts, sharing effective arts-based healing resources with social change agents, global peacebuilders, faith community leaders, and trauma survivors. Mylinda holds advanced facilitation certifications from Training for Conflict Transformation Trainers, Training for Change, Build A Bridge International, and EXIT (Expressive Arts in Transition). She has been an ordained American Baptist clergywoman for over 30 years.

Shabrae is a trained expressive arts educator working in communities impacted by challenge and crisis. She is co-founder of UMBRAL, a Mexican-based organization engaged in arts-based psychosocial trauma and healing work; currently exploring the intersection of arts, sports, and peace-building with LudArtem, and a Director of training for International based groups and organizations. Shabrae is a certified coach and has facilitation certifications from Training for Conflict Transformation Trainers, and EXIT (Expressive Arts in Transition).

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