WORKSHOP

Unhooking from Addictive Habits: A Somatic Arts Approach
with Adriana Marchione, MA, REAT, RSMT

Friday, April 24 • 12-3pm ET
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The registration deadline is April 17, 2026. 

Live participation is strongly encouraged. However, if you are unable to attend a session, the recording will be available to all who have registered for the course. 

Join Somatic Movement / Expressive Arts Therapist and Creativity Coach, Adriana Marchione for a special opportunity to explore recovery from addictions. Using a somatic/arts approach, we will draw and dance to embody avenues for change in ourselves, our loved ones, and the people we work with. During this workshop, we will inquire into our own addictive tendencies as related to substances, food, and the many ways we use escape routes to bypass our feelings and emotions. The creative process helps us to express our feelings, make sense of our inner and outer worlds, and explore our identities. Through this lens, we will discuss how we can gain more access to our true selves using somatic practices and movement-based expressive arts (i.e.drawing, movement, and writing exercises). The creative process when combined with embodied practices, including the Tamalpa Life/Art Process, mindful movement, somatic and breath meditations, and nervous system regulation work can provide complementary care that is respectful of all recovery paths and orientations.  

Participants will: 

- learn how somatic work and art expression can provide dynamic healing opportunities that play a pivotal role in healing from addictive behaviors (substance use, eating disorders, behavioral addictions) 

- inquire into the nature of the ‘true self’ that lies below the surface of everyday habits and compulsive behaviors by engaging in movement-based expressive arts therapy 

- receive concrete tools to access vital states of joy and spaciousness that can also increase self-esteem and quality of life for people who are both seeking recovery and in sustained recovery.  

Adriana Marchione MA, REAT, RSMT has been involved in the arts for over thirty-five years as an award-winning filmmaker, dancer, photographer and is internationally recognized in her work as a movement-based expressive arts therapist and educator. Since 2002, Adriana has mentored thousands of students as faculty member of the renowned Tamalpa Institute, WHEAT Institute in Canada, and through her thriving business ‘Art Cures’ where she coaches clients and teaches courses.  She has presented her creative healing approach with a focus on addiction, eating disorders, trauma and grief, at festivals, conferences, and treatment centers including South by Southwest, the National Council on Drug and Alcohol Dependence, and She Recovers. Her latest film, The Creative High, a feature documentary featuring artists in recovery from addiction. The Creative High has screened at film festivals around the world receiving numerous awards. Notably, Marchione has received the Artist of the Year Award from In Recovery Magazine in 2016, and the Courage Tribute Award in 2023 from Constellational Behavioral Health for empowering the substance use recovery and mental health communities through advocacy, leadership, and courage. www.art-cures.com 

Course Information

Cancellation Policy:
If a participant cancels their registration to any paid offering in the Professional Development Center, they will receive the following refund:
Full refund minus the PayPal fees, more than 4 weeks before the event begins
75% refund from 1 - 4 weeks before the event begins
50% refund from 1 - 6 days before the event begins
No refund on the day that the event begins or while it is in progress ISMETA reserves the right to cancel any offering in the Professional Development Center before the course begins due to unforeseen circumstances. In this case, a full refund will be given.