Imagination Arts Events: Something for Everyone

Wellness: A mixture of meditative and fast-paced tracing and observational exercises accompanied by contemplative or energetic music.

Veterans: Same as above, but offering four free sessions once a month for veterans and/or their families through the non-profit organization www.giveanhour.org.

Games! An opening meditative tracing exercise followed by observational games that are short, fast, and fun.

Exercise Your Brain: Advanced meditative and fast-paced tracing and observational exercises.

Family Fun: For mixed age groups, 5 to 105.

Swinging Seniors: A mixture of meditative and fast-paced tracing and observational exercises accompanied by Big Band Music.

For Children: Do the tracing exercises without looking at the paper and receive a prize!

Just for You: An individualized program according to needs.

Nature: A mixture of meditative and fast-paced tracing and observational exercises using organic and nature-based stimuli.

Pathways for Inner Peace: Meditative exercises accompanied by contemplative music.

Healing Waters: A meditative and spiritual program using water sounds in nature accompany tracings and observations of shells, driftwood, and other water-connected objects.

Team Building: Share new experiences as a group. Work together to construct a joint project. Stimulate corporate or organizational loyalty and creative thought.

Out-of-the-Box Thinking: Activate intuition and ideas for “big picture” innovation by scheduling this event to precede a board meeting, be part of a retreat, or stimulate a brain-storming session.

For Artists: Warm up with Imagination Arts tracing and observational exercises, then delve into drawing exercises to explore negative space, spatial relationships, value, and composition.

Imagination Arts Workshops. What are they?

Imagination Arts interactive programs use games of observation to access the right side of the brain. Drawings are created without looking at the paper. The activity of drawing, using proven learn-to-draw techniques, allows the left side of the brain rest and paves the way for the right side of the brain to use its many talents. Right-brain activity is associated with inner peace, intuitive thinking and bonding.

• All artists know the peace and contentment that they experience while creating art.

• Imagination Arts games and activities, set to music, allow the non-artist to experience the same beneficial effects of such right-brain activity, without the pressure of creating an artwork.

• A seismograph records the process of earth movement.

• Imagination Arts transfers eye movement to muscle movement.

• A puddle of water is the result of the process of melting an ice cube. The shape of the puddle is inconsequential.

• Imagination Arts exercises create a process for activating the right side of the brain. The lines drawn on paper are inconsequential.

• "Aha" moments are the result of the right side of the brain figuring things out when you least expect it.

• Imagination Arts can help trigger "aha" moments without having to wait for chance to allow it to happen.

• Thinking outside of the box involves expanding one's thoughts beyond the familiar.

• Imagination Arts activates the process for out-of-the-box thinking.

• Magicians have certain tricks of the trade that are seldom revealed to the public.

• Imagination Arts reveals the tricks used by artists to create art, and presents them as a way to relax, activate intuition, and create group bonding.

"Thank You" to Veterans from Businesses in Historic Bedford

As part of Imagination Arts for Veterans through Give an Hour, Bedford businesses have offered their thanks to our veterans by offering discounts to participants in the program.

The list so far (others are pending):

A Desirable Fragrance Bar: 20% discount
Al's Trains & Hobby Shop, LLC: 10% off regularly priced items *
Arabica: 20% off all food & drinks
Beach Club Tanning Salon: New customer, 10 visits, $29.
Bedford Floral Shoppe, Inc: 10% off local orders
Bedford Massage: 20% discount on massage
Bedford Music Center: Free padded gig bag with purchase of guitar.
Carson & Associates: 1/2 hour free consultation on legal services (One per family.)
Curves of Bedford: New members 2 weeks free plus extra 2-week free trial for a friend.
e-designer suits: Extra 10% off all offers and specials
Forever Yours Boutique: 10% discount on products and services.
Flora's Hair Fashions: Door prize, three sessions, March 22.
H&R Business Services, Inc: 10% discount on
Income Tax Services. *
Indian Bazaar: 10% off minimum $10 food purchase
Kaczur Meats: 15% off regularly priced fresh meats. *
La Gra Jewelers: 25% discount on jewelry *
Megan's Family Restaurant: 10% off total order.
Spirit Apothecary: 20% off bulk herbs.
Star Glass & Fine Art: 10% off art and framing.
The Dog House: 50 cents off 10" sub
Wilderness Art by Kristen S. Boyesen: 20% off prints and originals*

Most discounts are good for one month. Some (marked with *) do not expire. The dated "Veteran's Thank You" must be signed and be presented to receive the discount. All businesses will be participating through the end of 2007 except where noted.