Personal development
body - mind - soul
Hidden Treasures Workshop
Personal growth of the individual for the development of society
September 7 & 8
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Workshop for self-development, empowerment & reflection
Art Alive Cultural Association invites you to the second edition of the “Hidden Treasures” workshop in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We believe in the transformative power of art and the importance of personal growth. Our goal is to foster self-empowerment and raise self-awareness through personal growth within group work.
Unpleasant past experiences and trauma can create blockages in our energetic, physical, and creative body, affecting daily life and interpersonal relationships. Reflecting on these experiences can lead to disentanglement and release your creative power. To uncover hidden, hindering patterns and beliefs, we must take action to discover our “hidden treasures”! Through various approaches, such as creative art therapy, systemic constellations & rituals, body-oriented methods like movement, somatic experiencing (SE), emotional freedom technique (EFT), and training of full presence (mindfulness), we can get in touch with our background. This unique way of approaching oneself utilises a given space and the solidarity and support of a group.
Externalizing a very personal, inner “scenario” can foster awareness of what may be hidden, neglected or overemphasized in life. It empowers you to provide enough space for your authentic and strong self, build confidence, support your determination, and change suboptimal pattern (of e.g. thinking, feeling, behaving) and ancient principles. This can ease steps toward improvement, connectedness, freedom, courage, and visibility. Studies have shown positive outcomes for those, who engage in professionally guided self-reflection and self-embodiment experience in a group-setting. With the systemic approach we emphasize on inclusion, diversity, emancipation, and participation!
Art Alive has invited a master in this field, Dorothee Janssens de Bisthoven, who has more than twenty years of expertise in the psychosocial field and transgenerational dynamics. Together with artist and choreographer Aldina Topcagic, she will lead a two day workshop hosted at the gallery “Atelje Ismeta Mujezinovic” in Tuzla. All individuals strive to create a space for unique self-expression.
In line with Art Alive's motto "from body to mind, from mind to body," we wish each of you to continually move closer to your authentic self.
Details:
Date: September 7 & 8, 2024
Schedule: 7 Sep: 11:00 - 14:00 h (break), 15:00 - 18:00h 8 Sep 10:00 – 14:00h
Location: Atelje Ismet Mujezinovic, Klosterska bb, Tuzla
Commitment Contribution: 30KM. If you know someone who would like to participate, but has limited financial resources, please contact us - Art Alive will provide a sponsorship for participation.
Refreshments: fruits, nuts, drinks will be provided
Open to: All individuals interested in self-development & raising awareness.
Registration: first-come first-served basis, send an e-mail with your full name, birth date, and profession to: registration@artalive.at Language: English, Bosnian
Art Alive Cultural Association in collaboration with Tuzla Community Foundation.
"Hidden Treasures"
a workshop for personal growth
with Dorothe Janssens de Bisthoven and Aldina Topcagic
23. September 2023
from 11:00 untill 18:00
at Atelje Ismet Mujezinovic, Tuzla, BiH
We are presenting feedback received by our artistic director, Aldina Topcagic, from the "Hidden Treasures" self-development workshop that took place in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on September 23rd. The workshop was co-led by Dorothee Janssens de Bisthoven and Aldina Topcagic.
Acknowledging that traumatic experiences, whether from war, displacement, violence, or other significant or seemingly "small" traumas, can profoundly impact one's mental health, relationships, family dynamics, and parenting, while potentially being transmitted across multiple generations, Art Alive took the initiative to provide a workshop on self-development with a primary focus on healing intergenerational trauma.
The transmission of trauma across generations is a complex process influenced by various factors. While it can persist for several generations, it is possible to break the cycle through intervention and mental health programs. This workshop represents a small but meaningful step toward healing, recognizing that societal change begins with each individual. When it comes to art, we truly believe that artistic expression is in relation to one's personal experiences and development.
