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Moving Community: Weekend Workshop

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Moving Community Weekend Workshop
with Melissa Michaels, Ramon Parish, and Taliza Mizrahi
Friday, November 4, 2016 // 6:00-9:00pm
Saturday, November 5, 2016 // 10am-5pm
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Cultivating Community Centered Social Artists through Dance and Dialogue

In these times of great potential and challenge on planet Earth, humanity is being invited to rise up and live with radical authenticity, aligning inner and outer truths for the wellbeing of all. Through the arts of body, heart, and soul, we support individuals and communities as they repair and move into collaborative service and leadership.

Melissa Michaels, Ed.D. creates movement based cross – cultural community peace building trainings around the world. Ramon Parish, MA currently serves as faculty at Naropa University teaching classes in environmental justice, social identity and contemplative learning. Taliza Mizrahi, M.A. specializes in serving Tweens, Teens and Young Adults through a combination of Creative Arts Therapies, Group Work and Youth Mentoring. She is co-director BrightPath Youth Empowerment.

Naropa University welcomes participants with disabilities. Persons with questions about accessibility or who require disability accommodations should contact Michel Reeves at 303-245-4714 or mreeves@naropa.edu at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Located in Boulder, Colorado, Naropa University is a Buddhist-inspired, nonsectarian liberal arts university that is recognized as the birthplace of the mindfulness movement. Naropa offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs that emphasize professional and personal growth, intellectual development, and cultivating compassion. 

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From Naropa University: Due to adverse weather conditions, all Naropa campuses will be closed on 05/06/26. All classes that require a physical presence on campus will be canceled. Classes that are delivered online in our low-residency programs are to meet as scheduled.

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