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1/26 Facing Fascism with Love - Through ArtWavEs
5 Principles for Moral Resistance Dear Noble Friend, Visionary, and Cultural Creative, In a time when violence is unfolding in plain sight—when people are being killed in the streets, when fear and force are being normalized—we want to say this clearly: The world needs more than outrage. We need a deeper capacity for peace. For fifteen years, ArtWavEs has been doing something quietly radical: teaching children how to resist violence without becoming violent themselves. We
...read more12/30 A Love Story: Nanawale
Because of You, something magnificent became possible… To friends, families, and volunteers of ArtWavEs, Nanawale means “to see clearly” — and that is exactly what happened when we gathered to make art, paint, move, laugh, and listen together. We saw love and creativity being born. We saw love in action — in the way children, parents, and ʻohana relaxed into the joy of painting, shared purpose, and easy collaboration rooted in care, compassion, and creativity.
...read more12/18 Carrying Light Into the New Year - ArtWavEs Invites YOU
Aloha Kakou! Love to us All! As the year turns and new beginnings quietly arrive, we find ourselves standing at an important threshold for ArtWavEs. In the coming weeks, our small but devoted team is preparing to travel to Nanawale, planning work and resource kits for WHEA, and remaining present for teachers and classrooms in Illinois and Utah who are carrying this work forward with such love and dedication. These circles of creativity, peace, and
...read more12/8 AWE is Living Medicine
One shift in awareness changes everything. “Aia ke ola i ka manaʻo.” Life is in the mind, thought, and feeling. Aloha beloved friend, Awe begins with awareness, breath, and the willingness to untangle the invisible threads beneath our daily experience. Hawaiian kupuna speak of aka cords — the subtle lines of connection that link you, me, body, mind, ancestry, the elements, memory, and relationships into one whole. When these cords become kinked by stress, habit,
...read more12/2 Be the Light
A Gift of Mana for You! Aloha to you, beloved friend, creator, treasured ally in the evolutionary adventure of life! Blessed are the creatures who share the fields and forests with us. Blessed are the rocks, mountains, grasses, plants, and trees. Blessed are the tiny fish, butterflies, and birds who grace the sea and air. Blessed are the ways we share love and gratitude, the stories we hear and tell. Arising grateful for another day
...read more10/18 What's Right About Anxiety
A Quantum Invitation to Wholeness Aloha Beloved Friend, There is a quiet truth I’ve learned after walking beside thousands of people on their journeys—through yoga, art, soul work, movement, ceremony, and healing. Beneath every brave smile and every strong shoulder, beneath every overthinker, every caretaker, every achiever, every person trying to “hold it all together,” there is a companion most of us share: Anxiety. We don’t always call it that. Sometimes it arrives as over-planning.
...read more9/23 From Helplessness to Hope- Children Paint for Peace
Growing Happy Hearts at Lei Ohana Dear Friend, Visitor, and Visionary, “Wow, that was amazing!” said a new volunteer, still glowing after our closing circle. “Every single one of those children came in feeling hopeless, but then they tapped into something ….a deep and tender place.” “Their genius? Their spirit?” I asked. “What is it that moves so much despair into hope? Their creativity?” “That’s it. Yes!” she replied. “It liberates them — creativity liberates
...read more9/8 Fighting Back with Rainbows
Aloha Visionary, Healer, Artist, and Friend, My heart was drumming in the key of thrilling as we arrived seaside at Old A’s Beach in Kona. The stakes for ArtWavEs felt as high as the molten plumes of Kīlauea Volcano. After months of planning, we were preparing to launch our first-ever Peace Arts Academy Teacher Training. Instead of feeling the peaceful edge of Zen, we felt more on the edge of a cliff, with our nation
...read more8/29 Color Our World - Peace Painting Party
Aloha Kakou! Come COLOR OUR WORLD with us! We are creators more than consumers. We paint our own reality in the Sacred Realms, and when we paint the true colors of Spirit in THIS reality, we bring benefits to all. We reject a society that benefits only a few and INVITE YOU to a Painting Party at Sunset on Friday, August 29th, to ground our shared light for the benefit of right relationships. COLOR OUR
...read more5/14 Rewrite the Future -- May 17th at New Thought Center
Sacred Movement & Mythic Healing Aloha, Kakou! Love to us All! Do you wish to be brave, present, awake, and in awe, no matter what is happening? With the shocking events happening in our world — from disease to political chaos, wars, ethnic cleansing, fascist leanings, and severe, climate change-driven dread – fully seeing, acting wisely, and staying motivated can be challenging. But… when you have an appetite for joy and enchantment, know sacred ways
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Spirit of Hawaii -- YOGA IN PARADISE
Breathe. Balance. Blossom. Living Arts Journeys guide you to the Heart of Hawaii Island. Experience Quantum Healing, Hawaiian Sacred Sites, Yoga Dance and Gentle and Therapeutic Yoga with Dr. Marya Mann. CLICK HERE for YOGA IN HAWAII DETAILS
