1. Curriculum
Development
–
A
Few
Highlights
My
passion
is
to
connect
people
with
their
creativity,
imagination,
and
Earth.
Here
is
a
sample
of
program
design
and
curriculum
development
efforts
my
at
Sofia
University.
The
descriptions
are
retrieved
from
the
Sofia
catalog.
Creative
Expression
Specialization
at
Sofia
University.
“This
specialization
provides
the
educational
background
necessary
to
apply
for
Registered
Expressive
Arts
Consultant/Educator
(REACE)
Credential
through
the
International
Expressive
Arts
Therapy
Association
(IEATA);
students
will
need
additional
experiences
and
supervision
upon
graduation
for
credentialing.
In
this
specialization,
students
learn
how
to
help
others
to
work
creatively
through
the
arts
to
use
creative
thinking
skills,
and
to
“think
outside
of
the
box”
to
solve
problems
and
make
decisions.
This
specialization
is
easily
applied
to
education,
organizations,
corporations,
hospitals,
schools
and
working
with
individuals.”
Creative
Expression
and
Transformation
“This
experiential
course
explores
the
relationship
between
creative
process
psycho-­‐spiritual
awareness,
and
wholeness
both
in
self
and
in
community.
Students
will
participate
in
creative
explorations
using
art,
music,
movement,
writing,
and
Earth’s
inspiration
around
a
variety
of
themes
that
Students
may
also
wish
to
apply
or
explore
with
others.
Students
will
read
material
related
to
creativity,
creative
process,
and
healing
through
the
arts
and
choose
one
professional
application
project
designed
to
integrate
creativity
more
fully
into
their
work
life.”
Ways
of
Knowing:
Creative,
Intuitive,
and
Collective
“This
course
explores
creative,
transpersonal,
and
collective
ways
of
knowing.
Students
in
this
course
will
be
able
to
engage
more
flexibly
with
their
outer
world
and
develop
self-­‐awareness
in
a
fully
embodied,
multimodal
fashion.
They
will
broaden
their
ability
to
access
information,
express
themselves,
and
to
work
with
others.”
Inquiry
into
Creative
and
Innovative
Processes
(With
Dorit
Netzer)
“This
course
focuses
on
the
theories,
models,
and
practices
of
creative
and
innovative
processes
using
an
Intuitive
Inquiry
approach.
Students
will
immerse
ourselves
in
a
personal
and
collective
exploration
of
creativity
and
innovation
through
a
number
of
lenses
including:
a)
the
literature;
b)
contemplative
practices;
c)
autobiographical
accounts
of
people;
d)
visualization,
writing,
and
creative
exploration.
Students
will
begin
to
gain
a
deeper
appreciation
of
creativity
as
a
transpersonal
and
natural
process
inherent
in
the
world
by
exploring
one
topic
of
interest
in
this
area
as
well
as
observe
their
own
creativity.”
Theories
of
Personality
(with
others)
“Theories
of
Personality
lays
the
foundation
for
personality
theory,
psychological
inquiry,
and
the
understanding
of
psychological
concepts.
This
course
surveys
eastern,
indigenous,
ecological,
and
western
perspectives
on
being
human
and
emphasizes
an
integration
of
personality
theories
and
transpersonal
practices
as
preparation
for
identifying
one's
own
beliefs
about
human
development.”
Eco-­‐spirituality:
Our
Spiritual
Connection
to
Gaia
“This
experiential
course
explores
ecospirituality
and
our
relationship
to
Gaia
through
reading
and
spending
time
in
the
Natural
world.
Students
will
capture
their
growing
relationship
and
appreciation
for
the
Nature
in
intuitive,
expressive,
and
reflective
ways
as
well
as
consider
how
they
might
bring
this
new
awareness
into
their
daily
lives.”

2. Ecopsychology
-­‐
Remembering
our
Place
in
the
Natural
World
(with
Robert
Wood
and
Susan
O’Connell)
“This
course
is
an
introduction
to
the
field
of
ecopsychology,
ecoshamanism,
and
related
fields.
Student
will
explore
the
illusion
of
separation
of
humans
with
nature
and
begin
to
consider
how
we
can
shift
our
consciousness
to
a
more
reciprocal,
intimate
relationship
between
humans
and
the
natural
world.
Through
scholarship,
nature
encounters,
practices
related
to
ecoshamanism
,
and
reflective
discussion,
students
will
discover
practical
ways
that
they
can
actively
bring
ecological
consciousness
into
their
personal,
service
and
professional
lives.”
Transpersonal
Approaches
to
Dreams
and
Dreaming
(with
Jeremy
Taylor)
“This
course
introduces
students
to
the
world
of
dreams
and
dreaming.
Students
will
explore
projective
dream
work,
multiple
layers
of
dream
awareness,
synchronicity
and
cultural
diverse
dreaming
ways.
Students
will
keep
a
dream
journal,
work
with
alone
and
with
others
to
gather
greater
insight
into
their
dreams,
and
deepen
their
understanding
how
dreams
can
facilitate
transpersonal
awareness.”
(Retrieved
from
the
Sofia
course
catalog.)
Walking
on
Sacred
Earth:
Cultivating
Intimacy
within
the
Natural
World
(Taught
through
Spirituality
and
Practice.com)
"Walking
on
Sacred
Earth"
provides
guided
opportunities
for
deepening
our
intimacy
with
the
natural
world.
When
we
see
all
of
life
as
sacred,
we
also
experience
ourselves
as
part
of
the
web
of
life
in
relationship
with
all
beings.
We
are
encouraged
to
establish
a
respectful
connection
with
the
Earth
community
so
that
we
can
move
into
a
just
and
sustainable
way
of
being
on
the
planet.
This
is
the
goal
of
the
movement
known
as
eco-­‐spirituality…This
12-­‐part
contemplative
retreat
will
help
you
learn
this
way
of
awakening
to
nature,
experiencing
the
natural
world
as
fully
alive
and
spiritually
radiant.
It
is
a
way
of
intention,
reciprocity,
and
intimacy.