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Swahansa Institute 🇮🇳
In cooperation with the European Graduate School 🇨🇭
Member of the International Expressive Arts Therapy Training Institutes 🌏
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Experiencing the magic first, to then holding the space for others ❤️ #swahansaexpressivearts #art #heal #selfdiscovery #community
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Shared an amazing journey with these beautiful people, full of love, presence and playfulness 🎨 Budding Expressive Arts Practitioners ❤️ #swahansa #expressivearts
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Some transformations don’t begin with revolutions. They begin with a child finding the courage to ask a question, discovering joy in creating, trusting their own voice, or feeling seen for the very first time. Every circle reminds me that meaningful change is often quiet. It lives in small acts of courage, compassion, imagination, and connection. And perhaps that is how communities are transformed, one child, one story, one shared moment at a time. Deeply grateful to walk this journey alongside children who continue to teach me as much as I hope to offer them. With heartfelt gratitude to @gopikadahanukar and @choudharynamitha, whose vision, leadership, and unwavering commitment have nurtured spaces where children can grow with creativity, dignity, and belonging. It is an honour to learn from and contribute to this shared journey. Clips from the Balanand Programme with the children of @_chotisikhushi_- an initaitive by @pdafindia and @expressiveartsindia, supported by @bajajelectricalsfoundation.
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Grass holding bare feet
Birds soaring across the sky
Mud in our fingernails That is our holy grail Glimpses from Balanand- a nature based expressive arts series for the holistic development of the children of @_chotisikhushi_. Supported by @pdafindia @expressiveartsindian, sponsored by Bajaj Electricals Foundation.
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Hands that create. Hands that nurture. Hands that shape tomorrow. Led by the arts, we held a space for creativity to unfold in classrooms. A space where presence, play, nature, and expression invited new possibilities for teaching, connection, and care. Samanand 2026- An initiative by @pdafindia in collaboration with @expressiveartsindia, powered by the Bajaj Electricals Foundation for @auroschool_chd with @mananoberoi Let the new unfold. ✨
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Paint the world yellow. With turmeric on our hands and the earth beneath our feet, we explored colour as memory, medicine, and play. Sometimes all it takes is a handful of yellow to remind us that creativity is something we feel before we learn. A nature-based intermodal expressive arts session with the children of @_chotisikhushi_, supported by @pdafindia , @expressiveartsindia sponsored by Bajaj Electricals Foundation.
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And has Linda Worster ever sung to you? For us - yes! Huge thanks to today’s speakers for a fantastic day! First day XV INTERNATIONAL INTERMODAL EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY FESTIVAL   «PACHA-MAMA: NATURE. ART. THERAPY» Varvara Sidorova PACHAMAMA: “Creating an Eco-Art-Humanitarian Environment and its Therapeutic Potential through the Example of Establishing an Eco-Art Retreat Space” @varvarasidorovaexat @exatinstituteru Gopika Dahanukar | India «Ayur-Mantra: an expression of the sacred» @gopikadahanukar @expressiveartsindia Alena Burenkova “The Healing Nature of Expressiveness: The Neurobiology of Arts Therapy” @alena.exat Aisha  Mahmoud Radwan | Egypt “Bridging the Wisdom of Ancient Egypt” @expressive.arts.egypt   Sally Brucker | USA “From Earth-Bound Despair to Divine Hope” @sbrucker2 Markus Scott Aleksandr | Canada Linda Worster | USA “Embodying the Rainbow: Expanding our range of play within us, between us and around us.” @markus.scottalexander @expressiveartswithoutborders Tomorrow I’ll be leading a workshop on Sound Bath “Connecting with Your Inner Power” - join me. See you! Кутыга Светлана | Москва Звуковая ванна «Соединение со своей силой», до встречи! @expressiveartsrussia
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Day 2 ~ WATER - Samanand - Swahansa Program Teacher Training at Srirampur, India Footage captured during my training with Swahansa, @expressiveartsindia Under the guidance of @gopikadahanukar ( director of Exprssive Arts, India ) & Trustee of Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation (PDAF) @pdafindia Supported by Bajaj Electricals Foundation @bajajelectricals_ltd { Art, expressive arts, therapy, psychology, creative, drawing, expression, education, nature, clay, pottery, mental health, training, ngo, social services, india, shirdi }
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THE SPACE BETWEEN VOICES Come to a cross-cultural vocal experience in Catalonia, Spain, where the meditative depth of Ancient Vedic Mantras meets the expressive soul of traditional Catalan chants. This gathering opens a shared space of presence, listening and creative connection through voice. Through mantra, chanting and a subtle creative response through color, movement, poetry and ritual, participants are invited to explore their inner landscape and give shape to that which often remains unexpressed. Together, the voices weave a collective soundscape that nurtures listening, empathy and a deep sense of belonging. Creative exploration emerges in the silence between the voices. Under the shelter and for her, Nursing Madonna, the Great Mother. Hermitage Mare de Deú de la Llet ( Nursing Madonna), El Pedregal, Catalonia, Spain May 2 | 11:00 am – 8:00 pm Mantra Chanting and Creative Facilitation – Gopika Dahanukar (India) Choir from Catalunya and Creative Facilitation – Galindaina Cor Tradicional & Alba Torres (Catalonia) Gopika Dahanukar is an interdisciplinary facilitator and artist who works at the intersection of voice, ritual and creative practice. Her work explores intercultural dialogue through singing, sound and aesthetic response, creating spaces of presence, collective listening and embodied expression. She is the founder of Swahansa Expressive Arts, India, and the initiator of the Earth Rising Project, Auroville. www.expressiveartsindia.com Alba Torres is a transdisciplinary artist and art therapist based in Catalonia. Her practice integrates her anthropological research and creative journeys around the world that drink from diverse spiritual traditions and their artistic practices. Facilitates individual and group creation processes through visual arts, movement, writing, and objects, mainly in public mental health services in the Lleida region. Her artistic work explores the genealogy of resilience and the dream world. www.lavidacrea.com Galindaina Traditional Choir: Traditional Catalan music choir, songs with history and polyphony under the direction of Heura Gaya, based in Tàrrega (Lleida) @galindainacortradicional More info in comments
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Vine a viure una experiència vocal intercultural a Catalunya, on la profunditat meditativa dels antics mantres vèdics es troba amb l'ànima dels cants tradicionals catalans. Aquesta trobada obre un espai compartit de presència, escolta i connexió creativa a través de la veu. A través del mantra, el cant i una resposta creativa subtil a través del color, el moviment, la poesia i el ritual, els participants són convidats a explorar el seu paisatge interior i donar forma a allò que sovint roman inexpressat. Juntes, les veus teixeixen un paisatge sonor col·lectiu que nodreix l'escolta, l'empatia i un profund sentiment de pertinença.L'exploració creativa emergeix en el silenci entre les veus. Sota el refugi i per a ella, la Mare de Déu de la Llet, la Gran Mare. Ermita de la Mare de Déu de la Llet, El Pedregal, Catalunya 2 de maig | 11:00 h – 20:00 h Cant de mantres i facilitació creativa – Gopika Dahanukar (Índia) Cor de Catalunya i facilitació creativa – Galindaina Cor Tradicional i Alba Torres (Catalunya) Gopika Dahanukar és una facilitadora i artista interdisciplinària que treballa a la intersecció de la veu, el ritual i la pràctica creativa. El seu treball explora el diàleg intercultural a través del cant, el so i la resposta estètica, creant espais de presència, escolta col·lectiva i expressió corporal. És la fundadora de Swahansa Expressive Arts, Índia, i la iniciadora de l'Earth Rising Project, Auroville. www.expressiveartsindia.com Alba Torres és una artista transdisciplinària i artterapeuta amb seu a Catalunya. La seva pràctica integra la seva recerca antropològica i els seus viatges creatius arreu del món que beuen de diverses tradicions espirituals i les seves pràctiques artístiques. Facilita processos de creació individuals i grupals a través de les arts visuals, el moviment, l'escriptura i els objectes, principalment en serveis públics de salut mental de la regió de Lleida. La seva obra artística explora la genealogia de la resiliència i el món dels somnis. www.lavidacrea.com Cor Tradicional Galindaina: Cor de música tradicional catalana, cançons amb història i polifonia sota la direcció d'Heura Gaya, amb seu a Tàrrega (Lleida) + inf als coments
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Day 1 ~ EARTH - Samanand - Swahansa Program Teacher Training at Srirampur, India Footage captured during my training with Swahansa, @expressiveartsindia Arts India Under the guidance of @gopikadahanukar ( director of Exprssive Arts, India ) & Trustee of Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation (PDAF) Supported by Bajaj Electricals Foundation @bajajelectricals_ltd { Art, expressive arts, therapy, psychology, creative, drawing, expression, education, nature, clay, pottery, mental health, training, ngo, social services, india, shirdi }
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Red burns, orange glows, Yellow hums where sunlight goes. Green breathes, blue aches and sighs, Violet dreams where daylight dies. Together they spill, scatter, blend — a spectrum with no start or end. #NatureArt #CreativeLiving #SlowArt #MindfulCreating ArtTherapy SimplePleasures CreateWithWhatYouHave Footage captured while we were in training with Swahansa @expressiveartsindia where we trained with our faculty @gopikadahanukar & @rivkas9 in the beautiful, grounding energy of Auroville, Pondicherry. { Experience, art, expressive arts, therapy, psychology, creative , drawing, rangoli, india, community, colorful, painting, paints, watercolor, poem, poetry, nature }
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