Background

Creative Time in New York City is seeking to include Wellness Workshops in 2024 to support its artists and greater community. With a recently opened gathering space for art and political engagement, CTHQ, Creative Time has been organizing community-centered gatherings to sustain work in direct service to art and social justice practitioners from the local to the global.

This year’s wellness programming will be curated by our team and will invite a diverse group of traditional healers, wellness practitioners, and holistic health practitioners to offer their modality for the sustained health and wellness of Creative Time’s artists and the greater community between March 2024 to May 2024.

Each workshop will be led and facilitated by a different practitioner to offer a wide variety of wellness options for the community to engage with. These workshops will provide an experience of – and an introduction to – the practitioner’s modality so participants can apply these methods to their everyday health and wellness.

About Creative Time CTHQ

CTHQ is a gathering space supporting artists working at the intersection of art and politics as they continue to plot, orchestrate, and recharge from cultural, political, and social organizing work. Located in the Lower East Side, this space will be intentionally curated to include support for the overall wellness of the community.

Learn more at: https://hq.creativetime.org/about

About Our Team

This effort is a collaboration between two Community Wellness-centered businesses, Bia Healing (Dr. D, PhD) and Rino Consulting Solutions (Raynelle Rino, CPC). With a collective 20 years of community organizing, we’ve convened a national community of diverse healers, wellness practitioners, and clinicians serving their own communities. Our knowledge as practitioners and the relationships built within our networks support the curation of practitioners that will align with Creative Time’s mission and wellness programming needs.

An Ideal Practitioner Should Be/Have:

• At least 2 years of proven experience in successfully facilitating wellness workshops, preferably with a focus on activist communities

• Proof of valid license(s) and/or certification(s) required for your area of expertise or display equivalent experience

• Have an outstanding ability to hold space for up to 20 individuals for up to 2 hours on location

• Strong understanding of mental health, stress management, and holistic well-being practices

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across communities and collaboration leadership structures

• Ability to customize content based on the unique needs of Creative Time’s art and activist community

• Reliable and self-motivated, with the capacity to manage pre- and post-workshop tasks independently

As a Wellness Practitioner, you will be responsible for facilitating and organizing the workshop which will include pre- and post-work.

Seeking Practitioners in the areas of: Energy Healing, Traditional Healing Modalities, Trauma-Informed Wellness Practices, Somatic Tools, and Astrology.

Other Requirements:

• Available and well-equipped to provide healing/wellness services in person on the scheduled date

• Available to be interviewed by, administered, and managed by our team virtually/remotely

• Practitioners are welcome to self promote their company/services to the community as they see fit

• Ability to operate as a Sub-Contractor (no taxes are to be withheld from compensation)

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, and facilitate wellness workshop tailored to the specific needs of artist activists in the New York City area.

• Develop engaging and informative workshop content that addresses mental and physical well-being for Creative Time’s community

• Collaborate with us – BIA Healing and Rino Consulting Solutions – to understand the unique challenges and preferences of the activist community to tailor workshop content effectively

• Conduct thorough pre-workshop preparation, including research on relevant wellness topics and customization of materials to meet the workshop objectives (if applicable).

• Travel to designated workshop locations in the New York City area, understanding that there is no compensation for travel expenses.

• Deliver interactive and inclusive workshops, ensuring a positive and supportive environment for participants

• Provide post-workshop support, such as providing follow-up reporting and guidance, to enhance the lasting impact of the wellness experience

• Maintain professionalism and adaptability throughout the contract period, responding to client and participant feedback as needed

Compensation:

• Competitive Compensation: Stipend ranges from $300-$425 depending on experience

[Facilitator will be responsible for any and all travel expenses]