Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Special Programs for Children & Their Families

Poster: The Art of Life Programs for Children & Their Families

We provide the following programs
for Children & Their Families:
  • Mindfulness Workshop Sessions
  • Healing Through Music Classes
  • Meditative Art Classes
  • Tai Chi for Children Classes
  • Dance Your Way To Health Classes
  • Family Counselling Courses
  • School of Healthy Living
Programs for Kids: Help to Enrich Children's Lives

Mindfulness Workshop
A meditative group practice for attaining inner focus and concentration, along with all the health benefits of deep relaxation of the mind and body.
Special sessions available for kids and teenagers.

Healing Through Music
Unique healing and developmental program based on the best of classical music allowing children to re-connect with their inner self to reveal their natural creative abilities.

Meditative Art Classes
This program for kids and teenagers allowing children to reveal their natural creative abilities.

Tai Chi for Children
Tai Chi program designed for children with movement challenges helping them to work the body and mind, heal emotions and feel themselves balanced, flexible and stress-resistant.

Dance Your Way To Health
Nia Meditative Dance Program created to empower gifted children from 8 to 12 years of age to achieve Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual balance through movement.

Family Counseling Courses
  • Developing Healthier Relationships with your Children
  • Unconditional Love in your Family
Hands-on psychological workshops for parents to obtain tools that will help to develop dynamic and positive shifts within the family and nurture children's inner potential

School of Healthy Living
The wellbeing program, where we hold our open houses and educational lectures to help health care professionals, researchers, and experts provide information, resources, and referrals to patients and their families.

Become a part of Our Holding Hands Circle!

Friday, May 10, 2013

The Healing Power of Art and Music Therapy

Joined Hands - Contemporary Music Charity Concert, June 1, 2013, Toronto, Art of Life, screenshot

Screenshot:Joined Hands - Contemporary Music Charity Concert
The Art of Life Community Health Center

The Contemporary Music Charity Concert, Joined Hands, brought to you by The Art of Life Community Health Center, will feature a numerously nominated and compassionate Canadian-American singer Naomi Striemer and an inspirational composer and musician Fishel Pustilnik with his Sax Band, contributing to the healing, guidance and support of gifted children with medical conditions.

The concert will take place on June 1st, 2013, at 7:30pm, in Christ Church Deer Park at 1570 Yonge Street, North West corner of Yonge and Heath, in Toronto, M4T 1Z8.

At 7:00 pm doors will open with the Art Show & Silent Auction featuring the works of young talented artists.

Below is the Art of Life's Press Release Part Two: The Healing Power of Art and Music Therapy


International Day for the Protection of Children and Our Involvement in the Nurturing of Young Talents

One of the main branches of work at the non-for-profit organization The Art of Life Community Health Centre, is the development and facilitation of physical and psychological healing and wellness programs for gifted children. These programs make use of the best quality of natural medicine chosen specifically for the unique needs of children. Our choice to participate in their healing will give the kids a much needed chance at becoming free and independent citizens; our choice will determine the extent of their ability to realize their talents infusing life with much joy and harmony!

Music helps our centre fulfill our mission of service to young talents, as the majority of funding for the development of programs for children comes from musical charity concerts. It is not a surprise that our supporting musicians: Rena and Rufat Amiralievs, Vasil Popadiuk, Efim Pustilnik and Naomi Striemer, being themselves talented and realized professionals, have also treaded the difficult path of self-actualization as internationally renowned artists; they understand and they are ready to help gifted children with various health challenges reach their inner-most dreams.

The upcoming benefits concert, organized by the Art of Life Community Health Centre, will take place on June 1st of this year, on the International Day for the Protection of Children, to raise funds and awareness towards the development of much needed programs for young talents encumbered by various physical and social obstacles.

This unique concert will feature the contemporary music of the amazing singer and song writer, Naomi Striemer, named the next Celine Dion. Her inspirational acoustic performances touch the hearts of listeners of all ages. The concert will also feature the much admired jazz musician, Efim Pustilnik, who was playing with the greatest Piano Player in the World  - Oscar Peterson and now has albums ranking in the top jazz music charts. Another budding young talent to share the stage with our professional performers, is Mark Krutik, who even at the tender age of 14 is already remarkably skilled at playing the trumpet. But, the concert is not only intended for music aficionados, but also for anyone wishing to give hope and extend a helping hand to children.

By supporting talented kids, we warm up hardened hearts, bringing forth hope, the respect of our children, friendship and assistance of the community. We believe that participation and joint creativity will bring about a better future, laden with joy, security, new opportunities and abundant kindness.

The concert promises to deliver happiness, but more importantly, the opportunity to take part in helping talented young children with anything that hinders their development.

Come and join us! The kids are waiting for your involvement!

The 'Joined Hands' benefit concert will take place on Saturday, June 1st, 2013 at 7:30pm in the Musical Hall of Christ Church Deer Park located at 1570 Yonge Street in Toronto, M4T 1Z8.

Tickets: www.theartlife.ca/events OR 1.888.381.3857

Press Release Part One: There Are No Children without Talents
Press Release Part Two: The Healing Power of Art and Music Therapy

 Music video by Naomi Striemer performing You Are Beautiful (C) 2011 Naomi Striemer. 
Own the song at www.itunes.com/naomistriemer 
Uploaded by Naomi Striemer on Aug 22, 2011 

Regarding Sheet Music visit my website: www.easyhitsmusic.com 
Uploaded by FishelP on Sep 26, 2010

Thursday, May 9, 2013

There Are No Children without Talents


Naomi Striemer and Efim Pustilnik Join Hands for Kids on June 1, 2013 International Day for the Protection of Children.
The concert will take place at Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. Toronto
Purchase Tickets: www.theartlife.ca/events or 1.888.381.3875
All proceeds will benefit programs for gifted children with medical conditions
Published by Art of Life Community Health Center on Apr 2, 2013

As you know, on June 1st, 2013, The Art of Life Community Health Centre, in honour of the International Day for the Protection of Children and for supporting programs for gifted children with medical conditions, will be presenting a contemporary music charity concert 'Joined Hands' featuring Naomi Striemer, Efim Pustilnik and Sax Band. The benefit concert will take place in the Musical Hall of Christ Church Deer Park at 7:30 pm.

Below is the Art of Life's Press Release Part One: There Are No Children without Talents

International Day for the Protection of Children and Our Involvement in the Nurturing of Young Talents

When your children are healthy, successful and talented, you, as parents are undoubtedly overjoyed. But, consider the fate of those parents whose child is seriously ill... Of course, they are still grateful for the opportunity to devote themselves to this precious being, becoming, perhaps, his only friends and companions, especially if this child is unable to relate to his peers. Mom and dad will celebrate his every accomplishment, at all art and music lessons, for there are no children who are without talents! We just have to notice and nurture their every spark of creativity, which will lead to a blooming gift.

It is knows that very talented children perceive the world from a unique perspective, reacting to it in a non-standard way, this quality often prevents them from assimilating within their social environment. Their deeply sensitive perception of the world also leaves them extremely vulnerable to it, as the more extraordinary their thoughts and views, the more tension there is between them and their surroundings, and the heavier the stress that falls on their fragile physical and psychological health. However, these are the very children who will determine the course of the future of our planet, and older generations have already recognized the vital importance of these kids providing them with everything in their power on their difficult but crucially important journeys.

Luckily, our own community is not without such enthusiasts, for whom these children are like brightly lit up stars, who can illumine our world, making it brighter and more joyful. We must only not be indifferent this time and extend a helping hand to these children, giving them hope for limitless creative potential!

Each person can find at least a little bit of energy, time and resources to promote the growth of children, to give them, despite an illness, a chance at self-realization, to gain psychological stability, the ability to openly communicate with others and the strength to overcome all inner obstacles. Your help will allow talented individuals to become active members of our future society, offering all of humanity a chance to evolve towards a new level of consciousness.

Press Release Part Two: The Power of Art - Music Therapy

Tickets: www.theartlife.ca/events OR 1.888.381.3857

Press Release Part One: There Are No Children without Talents
Press Release Part Two: The Healing Power of Art and Music Therapy