We pay our respects to the Boon Wurrung People, the Traditional Owners of this place in which we meet.
We honour them, their elders and their ancestors.
We thank them for Welcoming us here to this meeting place in their Country.
The 2022 Creative Mental Health Forum and Self Care Retreat is proudly endorsed by PACFA for 13 hours of CPD.
You are encouraged to arrive on Thursday evening so that you can enjoy Friday morning, maybe have a walk on the beach, a massage, a leisurely coffee or catch up with friends.
If you would like to start the day with a swim and begin your retreat by absorbing the benefits of immersing in the waters here, there are wetsuits available for hire through OffShore Surf School in Inverloch on Friday morning.
The program begins at 1pm on Friday 6th May.
There are two optional self care workshops on Saturday and Sunday. Please choose just one of these to attend and use the other block of time to have your lunch break.
We have a very full schedule and do not expect you to attend every single workshop.
Please be mindful of your energy. Look after yourself and take time out whenever you need a walk, rest or solo time.
CLICK ON THE NAMES OF PRESENTERS IN THE PROGRAM TO READ MORE ABOUT EACH WORKSHOP.
Friday 6th May 2022
9am
Friday morning swim
Start your adventure with a cleansing and healing dip in the waters of the inlet.
MEET 9am
OffShore Surf School
8 Ramsey Boulevard
Borrow a wetsuit, compliments of
OffShore Surf School.
Thank you OffShore for the kind support!
1 – 3pm
WELCOME TO COUNTRY
OUTDOORS – Meet at the Sound Shell in The Glade, The Esplanade, Inverloch
(the park opposite the Inlet Hotel).
6.30 – 8.30pm
WELCOME COCKTAIL DINNER PARTY AND IMPROVISED EXHIBITION
INLET HOTEL
Saturday 7th May 2022
Venue for all workshops: Inverloch RACV Resort
MORNING TEA BREAK 10.45 - 11AM
11am – 12.30pm
MIRANDA MADGWICK
Presentation and experiential workshop
PACFA College of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Practices (CATSIHP)
12.30 – 2pm
ANJALI SENGUPTA
OPTIONAL SELF CARE WORKSHOP –
DANCE/MOVEMENT
THE HERO’S JOURNEY MEETS BOLLYWOOD
3.30 – 3.45PM AFTERNOON TEA BREAK
3.45 – 5.15pm
GERRY KATZ, MELISSA NELSON-CAMPBELL AND CARLA VAN LAAR
EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOP
PLAYFUL SPACES: CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY IN SCHOOLS
Sunday 8th May 2022
Venue for all sessions: Inverloch RACV Resort
9.15 – 10.15am
Dr Raj Ramanathapillai and
Dr. Lisa (O’Beirne) Moseley
INTERACTIVE SEMINAR
RESPONDING TO DRAWN IMAGES OF WAR
10.15 – 11am
Michael Burge OAM, Keynote Presenter
HEALING THE TRAUMATISED SPIRIT THROUGH CREATIVE EXPERIENCE
Morning Tea Break 11 - 11.15am
2.45 - 3pm Afternoon Tea Break
3 – 5pm
CORNELIA ELBRECHT AND CHRIS STORM
KEYNOTE EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOP
THE ARTS THERAPIES AND EMBODIMENT
Monday 9th May 2022
10.30am – 1pm
CLOSING RITUAL AT THE BEACH
OUTDOORS EXPERIENTIAL
Meet at Off Shore Surf School
8 Ramsey Boulevard
Inverloch
One Comment
Sandy
awesome, exciting, invigorating my senses now, can’t wait