Family Friendly Holiday Event Benefits ITA Calling all wanna-be sugar plum fairies and toy soldiers of every age: dig out your sparkles and buff up your dancing shoes! The Institute for Therapy through the Arts will present another season of a dance-along holiday classic: the “Dance It Yourself Nutcracker” for all ages and abilities. The […]
Chiaroscuro – The Dance of Light and Shadow
Chiaroscuro: The Art of Finding Harmony between the Darkness and the Light We are living in dark times, seasonally, although recent events may make that darkness seem deeper and more all encompassing. Multiple incidents of horrific violence may produce an inclination to see only gloom in the longer nights and shorter days that surround us. […]
Eight Simple Ways to Stay Well this Holiday Season
by Gabriella Hirsch, Christian Vogelgesang, and Joseph Hong ITA Interns It’s the most wonderful time of the year…or is it? While the snow and holiday lights may look beautiful, sometimes the winter blues (and diminished sunshine) can make it hard to experience the holiday glow it seems that everyone else is feeling. Here are […]
Rethinking Valentine’s Day
Celebrating Love with your Family, by Amber Bond It’s obvious from the flood of emails in my inbox selling flowers, chocolates, and all things red that Valentine’s Day is coming. This holiday of candy, cards, and fancy dinners gets a bum rap as a made up holiday that is only about selling lovers things […]