These collections of art, from wellness blog posts to artwork and much more, are resources to connect and educate one another through the pure power of organic storytelling.
As creatives from all walks of life, we have so much to teach and learn. Join us in the exploration of intimate, unique healing journeys through this dynamic, expressive space.
Only rarely do we get to learn where our shadow falls. Here is one of those instances. Dr. John Graham-Pole, pioneer in bone marrow transplants for children and the arts-in-medicine movement, received this surprise email from a patient 38 years on…
On Jan. 11, 2025, Cathy Hassels Monning of Amsterdam, posted on LinkedIn Example2 of 25 in a series of powerful examples of arts and health to start the new year.Example 2 refers to the attending physician for a patient who has sickle cell disease,and to Jill Sonke, former artist-in-residence at
HARP The People’s Press is located in Canada’s Ocean Playground — Nova Scotia (www.tryhealingarts.ca). This slogan has been used on Nova Scotia’s license plates since 1972, coined by Alistair J. Campbell (1886-1960), who headed up Nova Scotia Tourist Association for over twenty years. In the last week of 2024, I
P. V. Rogagopal and VishwaMitra Yogesh leading the peace walkers from Dalhousie University to the Halifax waterfront, Sept. 21, 2024. www.walk4peace.ca On September 21, 2024, Dorothy and I commemorated the International Day of Peace by walking together with many others on a pilgrimage for peace on our earth (www.walk4peace.ca). We
In September 2024, Dorothy Lander joined Walk4Peace (www.walk4peace.ca) and was joyfully reminded that change makers and radical adult educators cannot be stopped in their tracks. Cannot be silenced. John Graham-Pole and Dorothy Lander joined the Walk For Peace in Antigonish from the Coady Institute, St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) to
Sir Joseph and me, September 2024, Thinkers’ Lodge, Pugwash, Nova Scotia In 2010, Dorothy and I were visiting our stepdaughter Cathy in Pugwash in Northern Nova Scotia, where she was living in the Sunset Community, a centre for people with disabilities. We came upon her pulling weeds outside the library
HARP The People’s Press is located in Canada’s Ocean Playground — Nova Scotia (www.tryhealingarts.ca). This slogan has been used on Nova Scotia’s license plates since 1972, coined by Alistair J. Campbell (1886-1960), who headed up Nova Scotia Tourist Association for over twenty years. In the last week of 2024, I
Another world is not only possible. She is on her way. On aquiet day I can hear her breathing. – Arundhati Roy There’s a good reason why “Think global, act local” is a popular idea: it’s the only possible way for us as individuals to counter our climate crisis. And
Cultural Burns by Koren Smoke, Michi Saagiig Anishinaabe Kwe, Alderville First Nation, Illustrator for ReReading Catharine Parr Traill: Stranging the Familiar (2022) by Dorothy Lander https://tryhealingarts.ca/product/book-rereading-cpt/ Posted by Dorothy Lander, co-publisher HARP the People’s Press: H-ealing A-rts R-econciling P-eoples I listened to Sunday Magazine on CBC radio with host Piya
On August 26, 20025, under bright skies at the Coady Warren Gardens in Antigonish, acclaimed poet, dancer, and educator Celeste Nazeli Snowber celebrated the launch of her newest collection, Creating in Dangerous Times with HARP Publishing: The People’s Press. The afternoon brought together poetry, dance, music, and community— embodying the
Since the beginning, we humans have been intimately linked to trees, sharing the breath of Mother Earth, the inhale-exhale cycle of carbon and oxygen. Behold how images of trees are featured as cover art for titles representing separate genocides four decades apart: to the left, In the Arms of Inup, as
Join us on August 26 for a festive book launch in Antigonish, NS, as we celebrate the power of creativity with poet, dancer, and educator Celeste Nazeli Snowber. Antigonish is about to welcome acclaimed poet, dancer, and educator Celeste Nazeli Snowber to the Highland Heart of Nova Scotia for a
Art is an essential nutrient for human culture. Every society has used art to create a social glue, to express its faith and ideas, and to interpret the world.
Where My Shadow Fell – John Graham-Pole, MD, MRCP-UK, Professor emeritus of pediatric oncology and palliative care, University of Florida In this essay I reflect on my journey through the evolving field of pediatric oncology—from a time when childhood cancer was nearly always fatal to the gradual emergence of cures.
Instead of spreadsheets and strategic plans and business plans, consider the part you can play in designing a sustainable future for the world, guided by existing art – dance, poetry, storytelling, humour, gardening, culinary arts, essays, paintings and … and -? Here is my Canadian template that highlights fempieces over
