Online Workshop: Life/Art Dances — From Personal Exploration to Professional Application with Dr. Rosario Sammartino

Friday, Nov. 6th, 2026 | 9am-12pm Pacific Time

Cost: $80 ($72 for grads - 10% discount)

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“Everything I have experienced in my life I use to make art.” — Anna Halprin

What if our lived experience could become a source for creative expression? What becomes possible when we let art illuminate our life—and our life inspire our art? How can this way of working deepen the way we meet ourselves and others?

Join Dr. Rosario Sammartino for a three-hour experiential workshop exploring the Tamalpa Life/Art Process®, a somatic-based interdisciplinary approach that weaves together movement/dance, drawing, creative writing, and reflection to open new ways of relating to our life experience. Here, the creative process becomes a way of knowing—taking us beyond the familiar and into new possibilities for expression, discovery, and change.

Participants will be guided through foundational TLAP practices and frameworks, including the Three Levels of Awareness and Response, the Psychokinetic Imagery Process (PKIP), and the Five-Part Process. Through direct experience, reflection, and discussion, we will deepen our understanding of these practices and consider how they can become resources for personal inquiry and our work with others.

This workshop welcomes those new to the Life/Art Process®, as well as those who want to deepen their understanding and application of the practice. No previous movement or art experience is necessary.

To get the most out of these online classes, please prepare a comfortable space to move in with access to your online device and reliable internet service. If you are using a handheld device, such as a pad or phone, please be sure to use a stand for your device so that it is held securely in place. You will want to have your hands free and be able to move freely and safely during movement exercises without worrying about your device falling. Have art supplies ready at hand for the drawing activity and paper and pen for journaling and creative writing exercises.

Workshops are for ages 18+ only and disability access is not provided.

Photo: Rick Chapman

Rosario Sammartino PhD is a leading therapist and educator in the intersecting fields of expressive arts, somatics, and depth psychology. With twenty years of experience, her work explores the relationship between body, emotion and imagination. Rosario is a core faculty member of Tamalpa Institute, the internationally recognized training center for movement-based expressive arts therapy, where she trains an international student body. She is an adjunct professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS); as well as the founder of Anthropos Institute, an art and self-development Center located in Buenos Aires, the founder of Anthropos Argentina, where she is originally from. Rosario leads numerous lectures & workshops nationally and internationally. She has taken her work to healing and educational centers, bringing innovative models for health and embodied creativity to diverse populations. rosariosammartino.com

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IMPORTANT NOTES:

Participants must have a Zoom account and be logged into that account to attend. The Zoom account must match the email that they registered with.

The meeting will be locked 15 minutes after the start time - so participants will need to arrive before then.

All participants are strongly encouraged turn on their cameras to help build a safe container, engender connection, and improve security.  If you have a specific reason for keeping your camera off, please communicate this to the Zoom host at the start of the workshop.

REFUND POLICY: Refunds will only be given if cancellation is received at least 48 hours before the start of the workshop.

QUESTIONS OR ISSUES: Email Workshops at Tamalpa