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Art, Cosmology, Healing, Creativity, Individual and Community Empowerment
ANGELA MANNO
Founder/Director
amanno@pcrs.net

42 Commerce Street 3f
New York, New York 10014
(212) 243-8190

155 West Granite Ave.
P.O. Box 316
Crestone, Colorado 81131
(719) 256-4611

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A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR NAME BEST DESCRIBES OUR MISSION

ART
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The Arts in THE SCHOOL OF LIVING ARTS refer both to the traditional arts (painting, music, drama, dance, film, literature, etc.) and to the mental attitudes, behavior and technologies (techne literally meaning "art as skill") that heal the divisions  in  our relationships, thus enhancing beauty and well-being. Beauty is used here in the Navajo sense of the word which spans ethics, spirituality, social norms, etiquette and aesthetics. Their name for beauty in the Navajo tradition is hozho, "a state of order, harmony, dynamic balance and well-being... all that makes life pleasant, stable, interesting and worthwhile." Hence the name SCHOOL OF LIVING ARTS which aims ultimately to cultivate the Art of Living.

CREATIVITY
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We are finding that creativity is the fundamental nature of the Universe - It is responsible for the formation of galaxies, the evolution of life on Earth and all human invention. Humans are creators, continually bringing into being that which never existed before. The programs at THE SCHOOL OF LIVING ARTS will strive not only to cultivate creativity in the formal sense but the creative skills necessary to approach one's life - and life itself - as a work of art.

ECOLOGICAL CULTURE
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The anthropological and sociological meaning  of  culture,  according  to Webster's dictionary, is "the total of human behavior patterns and technology communicated from generation to generation." Ecology in its deepest sense is the study of interrelationships and interdependencies. The study of ecology leads to an understanding of synergy - a condition of all healthy living systems in which each part naturally and spontaneously follows its own course while functioning in harmony with the whole. Ecological Culture, then, is a values based culture, founded on a respect for life's interdependence and a desire to enhance the functioning of all life -human, psychic, natural and spiritual.

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