EP 41: How to Infuse Art Therapy and Color Therapy in K-8 Student Learning w/Ms. TaMiKa Albertini

How can Art therapy and Color therapy can be used to improve student learning and student achievement? In this podcast, we have an exciting conversation with Ms. Tamika Albertini, a holistic wellness practitioner who categorizes herself as a healer, a teacher and an artist. She used her passion of working with children, creating art, and wellness and built two platform brands - Fruiggie and Sacred Color Healing. In this conversation, we highlight the following topics: Highlights from this podcast include: How Tamika created a specific vegan all natural multi purpose paint which has all natural ingredients and no chemicals. How color is used in healing-centered techniques, often called color therapy. This also includes an awareness that colors are frequencies, vibrations, and energy. The benefits of color therapy or art therapy for students, particularly children with special needs, those children that may need extra support and/or gifted children. Color therapy or Art therapy helps students to stay focused on their tasks and to remain calm. The decline of Art programs in the schools and recommendations with retaining Art programs About Ms. Tamika Albertini TaMiKa Albertini is an intuitive healer, teacher and artist.  The work she does stems from her intuitive self healing modalities that developed from Haitian and Kemetic cultural medicinal practices and Indian influences. Tamika’s 10+ years of experience comes from studying with many healers such as Queen Afua, going through the Sacred Woman Rights of Passage, certifying as a Womb Yoga Dance and Sacred Woman Practitioner, Womb Hydrotherapy, and Emerald  Green product specialist. Tamika is also certified as a Karma yoga instructor, Holistic nutritionist, Wholistic Health Practitioner,  Therapeutic Art practitioner, and a Color therapist. TaMiKa can be contacted via Instagram @fruiggie or www.sacredcolorhealing.com ******************************************************************************** The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, scholars, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity with our training, coaching, and curriculum development services. Schedule a discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karla958/support

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This podcast is a space curated for K-12 educators and school leaders who are dedicated to pursuing equity and inclusion in their schools and organizations. On this show, we highlight the voices and experiences of educators, school leaders, community organizers, authors, and scholar-practitioners who are committed to building equitable and inclusive schools, specifically with historically marginalized children and communities. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karla958/support