Highlights from the first LINAW Creative Healing Retreat
at Mt Purro Nature Reserve last February 2024
Mga eksena mula sa unang LINAW Creative Healing Retreat. Maraming salamat sa lahat ng naging bahagi nito. Salamat sa tiwala sa sabay nating pagtahak sa paglalakbay na ito.
Highlight Credits:
Camera: Rjay Bagay
Editing: The Coffee Creatives
Script and VO: Candice Reyes Talampas
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...pagbabalik sa kalikasan,
pagbabalik sa sarili
at sa pinagmulan ng buhay.
Bukas na pinto ang LINAW.
Dito, may pagbubukas at pagpasok sa sariling puso,
may pagyakap sa madidilim at maliwanag na sulok nito..
Ito ay paghahawan ng landas
para lumaya
mula sa mga kulungan
sa loob at labas ng sarili
walang paghuhusga
unti-unti
tanggap ang sarili
nang buong-buo.
Kailangang pagdaanan ito
kung gusto ng pagbabago
o pagbabagong-anyo
o pagbabagong-buhay,
o paghilom...
at habang tayo'y nabubuhay,
hindi siya natatapos.
sa paglikha,
paggalaw,
pagsulat,
pag-awit
o simpleng paggawa ng tunog,
nailalabas ang nasa loob
na hindi masabi sa salita...
magkakawing-kawing na mga puso...
mga kuwento,
iisa ang hangarin--
paghilom sa sarili
at sa iba.
Napakasarap lumikha, umawit, gumalaw,
at huminga nang magkakasama.
at sa pag-uwi,
kung maramdaman man ang bigat muli,
alalahanin ito:
"Hinga muna."
Retreat Facilitators
Rosalie Len Guerrero
Len is a registered psychologist with over 20 years of prior experience as a corporate human resources professional from a multinational organization and various local companies.
For several years now, she has been providing psychosocial support services, which include arts-based activities, to individuals, groups, and small communities in formal and informal settings.
She has done research on developing mental health protocol within school systems and on the mental health benefits of visual art making. She is into journaling and visual art making as spiritual practice.
Yeyette San Luis
Yeyette is one of the sound healing pioneers in the Philippines and founder of Oyayi Sound Healing. She’s a sound healing practitioner since 2010 and became full time in 2016. She is an ardent singer-songwriter and she advocates music for healing and spirituality to help people connect with their own creative gifts.
In 2019, she participated in the Voice Movement Therapy (VMT) training in Massachusetts, USA, earning her Experiential Program Certificate of Completion in November 2021. Currently, she is a Provisional Practitioner of Voice Movement Therapy, working on completing her case studies and thesis, aiming to be the first qualified VMT practitioner in Asia. https://linktr.ee/oyayisoundhealing
Candice Reyes Talampas
See-An is the founder of LINAW and has been actively serving groups, families, and persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Her person-centered approach allows individuals the freedom to express themselves fully through intuitive art.
Engaging in reflective coaching conversations, her coaching focuses on empowering participants to make desired changes in their lives. This process includes clearing the mind to connect with the heart and inner wisdom, finding balance and release through artistic expression, and toning down the inner critic to foster self-trust and inner healing.
She is a Certified Transformational Coach, Therapeutic Art Life Coach, and Trauma-Informed Counselor. With a background in media, academe, and corporate communications, she brings a diverse range of experiences to her coaching practice.
Gratitude Board
"LINAW Retreat gave us a chance to open up, be vulnerable, release everything, understand each other, before we left the Philippines [to compete] so we wouldn't carry any emotional baggage with us.
This [retreat] experience helped us during the tour, allowed us to have a single goal--to offer our performance to God, enjoy the journey, and of course--we were there to win!"
-Mayo Robles, Kammerchor Manila Alto 2
Video testimonial on the LINAW retreat before they left to compete for the Choir of the World competition in Europe on July 2023.
"Intuitive art sesh facilitated by LINAW enables you to shut off from the outside world and focus entirely on the present. You'll experience a sense of peace and mindfulness as you paint, sketch, or write, giving your mind a much-needed break ❤️ "
-Inna Alyana Wong, MBA
"I felt really seen and heard during my coaching session with Candice. She was able to help me know myself more and figure out what mattered to me the most. I am so grateful for the enlightening experience. " -D Dela Cruz, Artist
"Candice, as a former energy industry employee, did not just bring “Liwanag” during the session, but more importantly, “Linaw”. The first session was just the right kind of dialogue I wanted to have - safe but definitely exploring, difficult but necessary, tough but compassionate and loving. We waded through my mud and swamp until we found a clearing…clarity…Linaw. :)"
-Sol Echavez, Business Analyst
"If you're going through some rough times in your life and wants to have some form of peace and clarity, the lessons from LINAW journey will be a very good guide for you to cope with your daily life." - Jason Jumaquio, Artist
"Attending LINAW Workshop was a fun, colorful and insightful experience. Through the workshop I was able to write a mantra which has become one of my daily affirmations - "With gratitude, I affirm joyful abundance always." Thank you, C-an for the guided creativity and clarity."
"Colors of the Soul is quite an interesting event name to say the least. And it did not disappoint. The session allowed me to silence my conscious mind, so I can hear my heart better. In a way, I poured out and intuitively painted the answer to a burning question I have had..."
- Rhea Entuna, Marketing Professional
Transformation is not a destination or a goal, it is a lifelong process of self-rediscovery.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 ESV
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