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What is Movement / Dance Therapy?

"Movement is a basic form of communication that provides us with opportunities for socialization, the development of community and the experience of expressing our aliveness and our innermost thoughts and feelings.

We are hosting the first ever screening of Little Stones in Winnipeg!
Little Stones is an award-winning documentary by filmmaker Sophia Kruz which follows four women who are using art - fashion, graffiti, hip-hop and dance - to empower women and girls around the world.

We are so excited to announce that we will be offering a specialization in Therapeutic Clowning at WHEAT Institute! It will be the first of its kind in central Canada. Details will be posted soon, but we are looking at a late August start date.

* This post was originally published March 15, 2017 for the IEATA - Indigenous Roots of Expressive Arts Therapy conference in Winnipeg October 4-8, 2017
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Bozhoo! Tanisi! We are thrilled to welcome Aandeg Muldrew as our Indigenous language teacher.

Students Speak Out is a series on WHEAT’s blog documenting students’ experiences while studying at WHEAT. If you are a current or past student and would like to contribute to the blog, please email wheatinstituteoutreach@gmail.

We’re Back!
After a bit of a hiatus we are happy to be back updating our blog. 2017 was a whirlwind of activity! We started our two new diploma cohorts in Art Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy during the summer.

Lori Boyko
Lori Boyko was working as a high school teacher when she first became interested in the benefits of Art Therapy. As a classroom teacher, she took an active role in counseling the youth she taught and wanted to explore new ways to help them deal with emotions.