RETREAT PRESENTERS
BETH BREEDLOVE
Motto: Claim Your Whole Self. Everyone is an Artist. Everyone is Creative. Art Heals. Discover, recover, and uncover your creative self.
- Creative Journal Expressive Arts (CJEA) Certified Facilitator
- Certified Facilitator of Intuitive Painting and Expressive Arts (Creative Juices Arts)
- Trained SoulCollage® Facilitator
- Certified Coach, Academy of Coaching and NLP
Beth teaches expressive arts to public school instructional assistants at the CSEA California Paraeducator Conference each year for self-care and the classroom, as well as at Professional Development conferences in public school districts. She also teaches team building workshops using expressive arts for leaders in business settings. She facilitates ongoing monthly SoulCollage® workshops for women in Menlo Park and offers one-on-one coaching in Inner Child Recovery, SoulCollage®, Intuitive Painting, and Creative Journaling.
In mid-2013, after experiencing chronic fatigue and repeated illnesses for a year, Beth woke up one morning with an inner voice speaking to her, saying, “You must heal yourself.” Thus began a journey of change, the most important being the use of expressive arts, including SoulCollage® and other expressive arts practices, to access her intuition and inner wisdom. She immediately got better and was amazed at the insights and healing that took place! In September 2013, Beth became a trained SoulCollage® facilitator. She is also a Facilitator of Expressive Arts and Intuitive Painting and a Certified Facilitator of Creative Journal Expressive Arts. In early 2014, she formed Chrysalis Creative Arts to offer SoulCollage®, Intuitive Painting, and other Expressive Arts workshops.
Beth works full-time as a Member Benefits Manager for the California School Employees Association in San Jose California, and prior to that she worked for Santa Clara Unified School District in Santa Clara, California. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Integral Studies from California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.
Web: Chrysalis Creative Arts (Meetup Group – Menlo Park, California)
CLAIRE PERKINS
Motto: Life’s most important journey is the journey to YOU!
- Creative Journal Expressive Arts (CJEA) Certified Facilitator
- Trained SoulCollage® Facilitator
- Transformational Life Coach, Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
- Active Dreaming Teacher ~ Level II, Robert Moss
- Award Winning Author
Claire is an artist, author, dream explorer and expressive arts coach. Her first book, The Deep Water Leaf Society, Harnessing the Transformative Power of Grief, was voted Best Non-Fiction by Reader Views and won First Place in the Self Help category. Writer’s Digest also awarded it an Honorable Mention in the Life Stories category. Her newest book, Fallen, The Adventures of a Deep Water Leaf, was selected as a Top 12 Book Pick by Spirited Women. Both books celebrate the power of discovering one’s own truth and wisdom on the journey of awakening.
Claire experienced a deep dive journey of awakening after the death of her 26-year-old son in 2004. Over time, she created deep healing in her life through her training as a certified Creative Journal Expressive Arts facilitator (with Lucia Capacchione), Active Dreaming teacher (with Robert Moss), and Transformational Life Coach (at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts). She also trained as an Agent of Conscious Evolution (with Barbara Marx Hubbard).
Because of her life experience and training, she brings a special gift of compassion and empathy into her coaching practice, revealing to her clients the truth that already resides within them, in a clear and loving way that burrows deep into their hearts and souls. With a juicy mix of art, dream work, meditation, body movement and journaling, Claire gently guides people to deeper awareness, healing and awakening in her spiritual retreats and workshops. Her art and writing draw from the well of dreams and dreaming, using rich metaphor to explore the secrets of the soul.
Claire has an Associate in Applied Science degree in computer programming and a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree in Religious Studies and Philosophy.
LUCIA CAPACCHIONE, PhD, ATR, REAT
Dr. Lucia Capacchione is the best-selling author of 23 books, including: Recovery of Your Inner Child, The Creative Journal and The Power of Your Other Hand. She is a Registered Art Therapist and pioneer in Expressive Arts Therapies. She conducts workshops and professional certification training in her innovative methods.
Dr. Capacchione originated:
- The Creative Journal: art and writing for all ages
- Nondominant hand drawing and writing for healing and creative breakthroughs
- Inner Child/Inner Family healing and recovery through expressive arts
- The Creative Journal Expressive Arts Method (CJEA)
- Visioning® Coaching: life design through collage and journaling
Dr. Capacchione’s methods are being used worldwide in education, therapy and life coaching. Her texts and workbooks are used in courses on art therapy, psychology, creative writing, and art. Her techniques are used in cancer support groups, schools (K-12), memory care centers, and programs for veterans. Dr. Capacchione’s books have been translated into 20 languages.
Web: www.LuciaC.com