The Role Of The Arts In Shifting Consciousness - Paperback

by Duanita G. Eleniak (Author)

This is a full length dissertation which explores the role of the arts in the transformation of consciousness. First the author researched the principles of the new sciences with regard to how shifts in consciousness are understood to happen. She then applied the concepts to herself as she immersed in a program of fine arts studying acting for film and television. Using an organic research design which explicitly engaged spirit in the process, she explored shifts in her own consciousness as well as how the performing arts act as a transformative tool for others. Devoted to a path of assisting the shift in consciousness to a worldview which honors spirit, the researcher explores and describes her lived experiencing of the topic with the intention of inspiring transformative changes of heart in her readers.

Author Biography

Duanita G. Eleniak, PhD, is a registered clinical social worker, a registered art therapist, a philosopher of consciousness studies, an educator and a published author. She is the Director of the Masters in Clinical Psychology Art Therapy program at the Adler University, Vancouver BC Canada campus. Through her private practice, 'Creative Counseling and Education', she provides individual, couple, family and group counseling. She teaches at various institutions in the Pacific Northwest and provides supervision, mentoring and consultation to other professionals. Her books, courses, podcasts and blog are available through her online mentoring services at http: //www.mentoringstore.ca.