BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Smith Center for Healing and the Arts - ECPv6.16.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Smith Center for Healing and the Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://smithcenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Smith Center for Healing and the Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260831T170000 DTSTAMP:20260623T123036Z CREATED:20260616T130439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T123036Z UID:10002320-1782374400-1788195600@smithcenter.org SUMMARY:Painting For Life: An Exhibition of Healing Through Art DESCRIPTION:About the Exhibition\n\n\n\nThe Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts presents Painting For Life\, a vibrant selection of intuitive paintings created by participants in Noelle Imparato’s long-running Painting For Life workshops and Do Your Own Red Book program. This exhibition will open on Thursday\, June 25th\, with an Opening Reception from 6–8 PM. \n\n\n\nRooted in creativity\, mindfulness\, and emotional healing\, these works reveal how art can become a path of transformation\, resilience\, and inner discovery. Made by participants of all backgrounds—no previous art experience required—each painting offers an authentic glimpse into the healing imagination. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition celebrates the power of image-making to restore connection\, to self\, to spirit\, and to one another. \n\n\n\nPlease contact the gallery manager at Sara@smithcenter.org to schedule your appointment \n\n\n\nFor press inquiries\, images\, and additional information\, please contact: Sara Khambalia\, Gallery Director\, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery\, sara@smithcenter.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/painting-for-life-an-exhibition-of-healing-through-art/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://smithcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/painting-for-life-exhibition.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T143000 DTSTAMP:20260513T144605Z CREATED:20260513T144602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T144605Z UID:10001913-1782392400-1782397800@smithcenter.org SUMMARY:Grieving Together: A 6-Week Series DESCRIPTION:Please join us in a series Healing Circles for Grief “to discover the extent and limits of what is lost\, what is left and what is possible.”  – John Schneider \n\n\n\nIf you have lost a loved one\, this is an opportunity to share what is on your heart and mind right now\, to listen and be listened to deeply and generously. Together we create a safe space for listening to messages from our inner experience.  \n\n\n\nOur healing circles are a safe and supportive space to walk with each other through these times. Each circle is a blend of sharing and silence\, compassion\, and curiosity. Our agreements ensure acceptance and confidentiality. We honor our own unique paths to healing and respect the choices of others. \n\n\n\nTo register for this program through Healing Circles Global\, please click \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSome Assumptions about Grief\n\n\n\n\nThe experience of grief is unique for each individual. While we can make some general assumptions\, there is no template that describes the experience for all people.\n\n\n\nGrief is cumulative. That is\, each time loss is grieved\, the grief encompasses the lifetime of loss and the remnants of each experience.\n\n\n\nGrief following a significant loss is most often a lifelong process\, with each pivotal point in life bringing the grief back up to be processed from a new perspective.\n\n\n\nGrief\, loss and suffering fundamentally changes and reshapes the individual.\n\n\n\nGrief is not about forgetting or disconnecting. Rather\, healthy grief is about remembering the parts of self that get lost amidst the experience and reorienting the individual in their relationship with self\, the world and others.\n\n\n\nGrief is a whole body experience: emotional\, physical\, spiritual and intellectual. Each have a wide range of expression which can cue us that grief is present.\n\n\n\nWhile grief and trauma are often intertwined there are significant differences between them. Trauma should be addressed with trauma specific interventions that often go beyond what is possible in circles.\n\n\n\n\nAdapted from Khris Ford \n\n\n\nGrieving Together Healing Circle will meet Weekly on Thursdays from 1:00-2:30pm ET from June 25 – July 30 \n\n\n\nGrief Circle Dates: \n\n\n\n\nJune 25\n\n\n\nJuly 2\, 9\, 16\, 23 & 30\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Grief Team Healing Circle Host \, \n Mark Malinak\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Healing Circle Host \, \n Lisa Rice\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/grieving-together-a-6-week-series-2/ CATEGORIES:Healing Circles,Grief Support ORGANIZER;CN="Healing Circles Global":MAILTO:registrar@healingcirclesglobal.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T145000 DTSTAMP:20260611T200610Z CREATED:20260512T185143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T200610Z UID:10001789-1782392400-1782399000@smithcenter.org SUMMARY:Energy Balancing DESCRIPTION:Our Energy Balancing Program addresses the subtle energies of our body. When these energies are out of balance\, all our body systems can become askew. One key to bringing us back into balance is deep relaxation. This is just what our volunteers provide – a half-hour of stress reducing relaxation to calm the body and enhance our well-being.  \n\n\n\nMost likely you are familiar with many of the body’s systems such as the respiratory system\, the digestive system\, the endocrine system\, the skeletal system and so on. But are you aware that we also have subtle energy systems\, systems that cannot be seen\, cannot be measured\, cannot be felt. Perhaps you know of some; the most familiar are the aura (also known as the biofield)\, the meridians\, the chakras.  \n\n\n\nThese subtle energy systems were very familiar to the ancients. They used them regularly to bring the body into energetic balance. When the body’s energies are in balance\, we function at a higher vibration and are more relaxed\, more joyful\, more centered and able to enjoy life more productively. Many of the age-old techniques are now being used to bring calm to the body and to optimize one’s well-being. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnergy Balancing is offered Weekly on Thursdays in 1/2 hour appointments. \n\n\n\nBy appointment only.  \n\n\n\nTime slots: \n\n\n\n\n1:00-1:30pm\n\n\n\n2:20-2:50pm\n\n\n\n\nThe Energy Balancing team continues to offer distance sessions. If you wish to receive\, please email olivia@smithcenter.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Facilitator \, \n Sylvia Sturm\, EEM-CLP\, RM/T\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Facilitator \, \n Anne Molofsky\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Facilitator \, \n Margaret Haggerty\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Facilitator \, \n Pat Spellman\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/energy-balancing-7/2026-06-25/ CATEGORIES:Health and Wellness,Movement and Mediation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T200000 DTSTAMP:20260616T130728Z CREATED:20260616T130727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T130728Z UID:10002319-1782410400-1782417600@smithcenter.org SUMMARY:Painting for Life: An Exhibition of Healing Through Art: Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:About the Exhibition\n\n\n\nThe Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts presents Painting For Life\, a vibrant selection of intuitive paintings created by participants in Noelle Imparato’s long-running Painting For Life workshops and Do Your Own Red Book program. This exhibition will open on Thursday\, June 25th\, with an Opening Reception from 6–8 PM. \n\n\n\nRooted in creativity\, mindfulness\, and emotional healing\, these works reveal how art can become a path of transformation\, resilience\, and inner discovery. Made by participants of all backgrounds—no previous art experience required—each painting offers an authentic glimpse into the healing imagination. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition celebrates the power of image-making to restore connection\, to self\, to spirit\, and to one another. \n\n\n\nFor press inquiries\, images\, and additional information\, please contact: Sara Khambalia\, Gallery Director\, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery\, sara@smithcenter.org \n\n\n\nFor press inquiries\, images\, and additional information\, please contact: Sara Khambalia\, Gallery Director\, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery\, sara@smithcenter.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Register Now URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/painting-for-life-an-exhibition-of-healing-through-art-opening-reception/ LOCATION:Smith Center for Healing and the Arts\, 1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20009\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Creativity,Gallery,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://smithcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/painting-for-life-exhibition-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T203000 DTSTAMP:20260513T144853Z CREATED:20260513T144849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T144853Z UID:10001914-1782414000-1782419400@smithcenter.org SUMMARY:A Healing Circle – Support Group for Gay Men with Prostate Cancer DESCRIPTION:We are a group of gay men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer or who are recovering from treatment that offer support to each other. In a peer-led community\, we share our experiences and understanding to help one another best deal with our own personal situations. \n\n\n\nThe Healing Circle for Gay Men with Prostate Cancer meets Monthly on the 4th Thursday from 7:00pm – 8:30pm ET. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Healing Circle Host \, \n Kenneth Johnson\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/a-healing-circle-support-group-for-gay-men-with-prostate-cancer-2/ CATEGORIES:Cancer Support,Healing Circles LOCATION:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84868437263 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR