Wholeness Through The Arts

Wholeness Through The Arts Tap into your inner-source through the art and play of collage... Jung calls the Self.

Tissue Paper Collage Playshops now propel this storied art-form in an inspiring new direction, one that allows for a satisfying exploration of our psyche, what C.G. In fact, the practice is based on an innovative approach to Jung's "active imagination," a technique devised to help a client access information, emotions, and feelings hidden in the unconscious. Using images that emerge from our inner

world, a more authentic and organic self-awareness is revealed to us. As our inner world is opened, we are given a brand-new lens through which to view and live our lives.

ANATOMY OF OUR WHOLENESS THROUGH THE ARTS RETREATWriting your life story as a fairy tale or mythCreating tissue paper co...
08/30/2026

ANATOMY OF OUR WHOLENESS THROUGH THE ARTS RETREAT

Writing your life story as a fairy tale or myth
Creating tissue paper collages
Expressive movement
Journaling
Meditation

And then there is the power of place, a beautiful, secluded gem in the heart of California’s wine country.

Carrying the Lantern of Hope in the Darkness
Saturday, Oct. 24 -Thursday, Oct 29 34 CEs

More info:
https://www.tissuepapercollage.net/events/

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Retreat questions: Karen Stefano, 540.514.0395 / [email protected]


STORYTELLING THROUGH FAIRY TALES AND MYTHS“Metaphor is the language of the soul. Through a physical image, metaphor reve...
08/02/2026

STORYTELLING THROUGH FAIRY TALES AND MYTHS

“Metaphor is the language of the soul. Through a physical image, metaphor reveals a spiritual truth or condition.” —Marion Woodman

Our retreats begin with each participant writing a short biography in the form of a fairytale or myth. This process takes us out of linear time so deep personal interior truths can invoke new images, symbols and metaphors. On the first day, your OWN STORY BECOMES A CATALYST FOR CHANGE.

CARRYING THE LANTERN OF HOPE IN THE DARKNESS. Sebastopol, CA, Oct. 24-29. 34 CEs

INFO + REGISTER: https://www.tissuepapercollage.net/events/

Questions: [email protected]






CARRYING THE LANTERN OF HOPE IN THE DARKNESS, an expressive art retreat. Sebastopol, CA, Oct. 24-29. 34 CEsThe imaginati...
07/28/2026

CARRYING THE LANTERN OF HOPE IN THE DARKNESS, an expressive art retreat. Sebastopol, CA, Oct. 24-29. 34 CEs

The imagination is a bridge between the material world and the world of potential. Its wild and limitless frontier knows no bounds.
Our innovative methodologies of working with images, metaphors and myths invite deep interior truths to emerge from the unconscious, helping to cultivate a deeper sense of your heart's knowing.

Join us and become more permeable to beauty. while entering into a more enlightened relationship with your own inner wisdom, creativity and sovereignty.

INFO + REGISTER: https://www.tissuepapercollage.net/events/

Questions: email Karen Stefano: [email protected]






The imagination is a gift from the Gods to help us deal with the dilemma of being human. Join our 6-day retreat, CARRYIN...
07/26/2026

The imagination is a gift from the Gods to help us deal with the dilemma of being human.

Join our 6-day retreat, CARRYING THE LANTERN OF HOPE IN THE DARKNESS, and dive into the symbolic language of the unconscious, a place where the unconscious speaks to us in image and metaphor.

Potent reflective art and imaginal practices including collage, writing, movement, meditation. October, Sebastopol, California. 34 CEs

INFO + REGISTER: https://www.tissuepapercollage.net/events/

Questions: email Karen Stefano: [email protected]






The imagination is a gift from the Gods to help us deal with the dilemma of being human. Join our 6-day retreat, CARRYIN...
07/26/2026

The imagination is a gift from the Gods to help us deal with the dilemma of being human.

Join our 6-day retreat, CARRYING THE LANTERN OF HOPE IN THE DARKNESS, and dive into the symbolic language of the unconscious, a place where the unconscious speaks to us in image and metaphor. Potent reflective art and imaginal practices including collage, writing, movement, meditation. October, Sebastopol, California. 34 CEs

INFO + REGISTER: https://www.tissuepapercollage.net/events/

Questions: email Karen Stefano: [email protected]







"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way—things I had no words for." ...
07/01/2026

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way—things I had no words for."
—Georgia O'Keeffe

Join us for our expressive art 6-day Carrying the Lantern of Hope in the Darkness retreat in October. We will be making collages with tissue paper, quite an amazing process of opening to the imaginal world. We will also be writing our life stories as a myth or fairy tale, giving us a new perspective on our lives and participating in movement classes, which deepen the meaning of the work that emerges from the collages.

This retreat will make you more permeable to beauty and renew inspiration and a stronger relationship to your own inner wisdom, creativity and sovereignty.

https://www.tissuepapercollage.net/events/








Image: Tissue paper collage by Karen Stefano, Wholeness through the Arts founder and facilitator.

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, October 24 - 29th Sebastopol, CA34 CE CREDITS / 2 spaces openCARRYING THE LANTERN OF HOPE IN THE ...
06/25/2026

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, October 24 - 29th Sebastopol, CA
34 CE CREDITS / 2 spaces open

CARRYING THE LANTERN OF HOPE IN THE DARKNESS
Working with Expressive Arts to Awaken Our Inner Sovereignty

Our six-day expressive arts retreat offers potent reflective art and imaginal practices that deepen the capacity to listen, receive inner guidance and then step into a more embodied resonance with ourselves.

By the end of our retreat, our hope is that you will have become more permeable to beauty and return home with renewed inspiration and a stronger relationship to your own inner wisdom, creativity and inner sovereignty.

Hope you can join us!

INFO + REGISTER:

https://www.tissuepapercollage.net/events/

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We are excited to announce our next expressive arts retreat is now open for registration! 34 CEs offered. CARRYING THE L...
05/28/2026

We are excited to announce our next expressive arts retreat is now open for registration! 34 CEs offered.

CARRYING THE LANTERN OF HOPE IN THE DARKNESS: Working With Expressive Arts To Awaken Our Inner Sovereignty is our six-day retreat offering potent reflective art and imaginal practices that deepen the capacity to listen, receive inner guidance and step into a more embodied resonance with ourselves.

More info and to register: https://www.tissuepapercollage.net/events/


"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." — Maya AngelouJoin us in a few weeks for our EXPLOR...
05/18/2026

"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." — Maya Angelou

Join us in a few weeks for our EXPLORING WHOLENESS THROUGH THE ARTS weekend workshop where we will be tending the fires of creativity.

All the info here... https://www.tissuepapercollage.net/events/

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