Mission

Nurturing from the HeART (NFTH) offers expressive arts sessions to the most vulnerable people in our community. Using the arts as our tools (music, art, reading, writing, movement, theater, etc.) each session brings joy, comfort, education, exploration of inner self, and stress reduction to the participants. . NFTH offers a Lullaby Group (infants and caregivers connect), Rhythm and Rhyme Group (toddler through preschool and caregiver connect), Empowered Mom=Empowered Family (pregnant women including teen mom's group), and more.

Upcoming Events

Spring 2014
March 4, Galesburg Memorial Library  10:30-11:30
March 5, McKay Library in Augusta 10:30-11;30
March 18, Healthy Babies/Healthy Start 10:30-11:30

Saturday, March 29, 2014
Healing Arts Film Festival: Strengthening Families During Major Life Transitions
10 am-4:30 pm Oshtemo Branch Library. 7265 W. Main, Kalamazoo
Free - however donations are appreciated. 

Festival Schedule:
10 am Welcome and introduction. 
Speaker: Janice Marsh-Prelesnik, MA. Midwife, Expressive Arts Therapist, Herbalist.
10 am Film: Inhale/Exhale.
10:45 am Film: Reducing Infant Mortality
11:15 am Speaker: Karika Phillips, MA. Health Equity Coordinator.
11:45 am Film: Unbreaking Birth
12:15 am Speaker: Jessica English, BA. Owner/Doula Birth Kalamazoo.
12:15 pm Speaker: Linda Healey, CPM. Home Birth Midwife.
1 pm Film: Family Undertaking
2 pm Speaker: Colby Wingate. Home Funeral, Green Cemetery Advocate.
2:45 pm Film: Griefwalker
4-4:30 pm Discussion

For more information contact Janice Marsh-Prelesnik at creativemidwife@aim.com
or at 269-599-4237.
Hosted by Nurturing from the HeART & Creative Health Arts (creativehealtharts.com)