In order to give a compelling speech, write something of impact or seek to innovate, you enter a relationship with the creative process. When you bring mindful awareness to the process, terror, revulsion, shame and resistance become the ideal raw material for every venture. Elaine and Florence will offer a mini-workshop exploring ways to ride the waves of resistance to allow you to write that speech, create that program or find the voice you have kept locked away. This workshop offers a sampler of “The Mindful Way Through The Creative Process” through the University of Toronto’s Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work Continuing Education Department in March 2016.
Elaine Smookler is a mindfulness teacher, writer, performer and innovator who has spent a career exploring mindfulness through her work in stage, radio, writing and comedy. Elaine is on faculty at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies and is the facilitator of the Mindfulness Project at Sick Kids Hospital. She also offers mindfulness online to corporate America through eMindful and teaches part of a mindfulness elective at the U of T Medical School.
Florence Borshy-Desroches learned to be a performer through flute and voice training. For the past decade, she has worked as an arts administrator & consultant, collaborating with performers, festivals, ensembles and arts organizations.