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Carla Mattioli, M. A. is an artist, art therapist, teacher and healer of the heart who devotes her life to celebrating the power of the arts as a living , awakening source of Soul healing and Spiritual renewal. Therapeutic arts help us enormously in times of illness, loss and transition as we move through challenges toward self-realization and release old patterns that no longer serve us. We are sustained with wisdom and spiritual guidance that stream toward us through the practice of the arts. As the I Ching, The Chinese Book of Changes says" Creativity comes from awakening and directing our higher natures, which originate in the primal depths of the universe and are appointed by heaven".
Educational Background
A former public school teacher, Carla holds a Master's Degree in Creativity in Literature and Art from UMass Boston and extensive post-graduate training in Anthroposophical Visual Arts and Art Therapy inspired by the spiritual research and color theories of Rudolf Steiner. Carla has been in private practice as an art therapist and has worked in the field of education, arts and humanities for over 20 years. In addition to teaching painting and drawing to Waldorf Teachers in training at Antioch New England Graduate School, Carla has been an arts consultant, therapist and workshop leader at schools and conferences across the country.
She first realized the healing
qualities
in plants and flowers through drawing and painting them, and was
introduced
to Flower essence preparation and consultation with the English
essences
in Britain in 1985. Carla has since trained with the Flower Essence
Society
in Nevada City, California, and for many years she has lectured
at hospitals, schools health and yoga centers , training health
professionals
and others interested in the use of flower essences for emotional and
spiritual
well-being.
Carla has also practiced yoga
for 28 years, and has benefited from the study of many styles of
yoga, dance, eurythmy, Alexander Technique and Buddhist mindfulness
meditation. Teaching yoga now for 8 years, Carla is certified in the
Krishnamacharya lineage of yoga, which values adapting yoga to the
individual needs of every student.
Painting Themes and
Inspirations
Carla Mattioli, M.A.
Awakening Arts
P.O. Box 777
Rockport, Massachusetts 01966
(978) 546-8018 or info@awakearts.com
TESTIMONIALS
and RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR ART THERAPY,
PAINTING CLASSES , FlOWER
ESSENCES AND YOGA
WITH
CARLA MATTIOLI, M.A.
Carla's classes are a truly transformative experience. Her
approach to teaching is open, supportive and extremely thoughtful. Her
great gift is an ability to engender an awareness of color as a living
being, breathing through art.
Any student who is lucky enough to experience any of the classes will
be amazed at how Carla can call forth the artist in us. One begins to
see all of nature as the work of a Divine Artist, and when the classes
have ended, one senses a new octave has been
touched.
R.C.
I have been deeply moved and inspired here, and have gained in self
knowledge. L.D.
The course gave me completely
new insights into color- a new growth experience, long overdue.
Carla is a magnificent teacher, I appreciate her
depth. D. O.
I took a painting class with Carla in October. My
wife, Deidra, a teacher there, had given me a gift to take the class.
The class was just wonderful. For days and days I couldn’t stop looking
at the leaves and taking in the natural tapestry of fall – stopping
several times to collect some beautiful leaves.You also inspired me to
do a few paintings since the class. It has been such a great internal./
Spiritual little journey each time I paint – I just wanted to thank you
for being the teacher that you were that day. God
bless, J.B.
I cannot say enough about the
results of Carla's teaching, that I have felt both personally and have
witnessed in others.
Carla creates an atmosphere of unconditional acceptance, a safe,
stimulating environment which encourages people to reach their full
creative potential. She enables people to explore the act of creation
as a spiritual practice, as a way of awakening to their true nature and
contacting the beauty and mystery of their lives."
Psychotherapist
Carla is a wonderful art therapist, to whom I am always delighted to
refer clients. She applies the therapies imaginatively; she
individualizes treatment: she works extremely well with both children
and adults. She takes deep interest in her clients and conveys warmth
and positivity, in short, she has a true therapeutic manner. I've been
most pleased and priviledged to work with this gifted therapist and
have only the highest recommendations for her work.
Family Physician
YOGA CLASS TESTIMONIAL
"This is the most extraordinarily
subtle and powerful yoga I've ever taken. The
first class I took with Carla I walked in with a
lot of neck & shoulder
pain and walked out feeling like I'd just been to my
chiropractor. At this point I've taken over 70
classes with Carla, and every single time I leave feeling
transformed both physically and mentally. Carla manages to
seamlessly blend her gift for color and imagery with her
clear instructions in a way that puts me in some sort of meditative
state the whole time. I take a morning class -what a great way to
start the day!"
MUSICIAN AND
PIANO TEACHER
