Expressive Arts Therapy
Expressive Arts Therapy is a somatic, arts-based approach to therapy that uses movement, imagery, drawing, writing and reflection to explore lived experience. It offers a low-skill, accessible way of engaging with emotional life through creative process and the body. My work in this field has been shaped by over 20 years of professional dance experience.…
Expressive Arts Therapy for Dancers
Anna Halprin is a pioneer of experimental art and widely known as the “mother of contemporary dance.” I came across footage of Anna teaching a workshop in Paris, where she spoke to participants in a way that deeply moved me: “The focus of this workshop is on you, and not on me. I’m a facilitator.…
Integrative Dance for Personal Health & Embodiment
What does creative entitlement mean to me? I would say that it is my human right to puncture the air with the vibration of my voice, my idea. I would say that it is my right to open spaces for people to bear their hearts, and I would say that I have the power to…
Meditation in Motion
Meditation is an experience of relaxation and a first step toward creative emergence. Firstly, it is an emptying of the mind of past and present thoughts and imaginations, finally resting easefully and completely in the present moment. From this state of emptiness, we can experience unimaginable surprises and a freshness and newfound appetite for our…
The Body as a Feedback & Feedforward System
Our bodies are speaking to us at all times, if we are paying attention. In this work of Expressive Arts, we think of the body as a laboratory, and we are experimenting. We are listening to body wisdom. The body is a biofeedback system, and it communicates to us through our sensory receptors. This is…
Dancing with Polarities
A professional dance artist and close friend wrote to me: “This is a huge show for me, and I am required to hold a profound silence and deep presence, while expecting highly technical and really crazy dance moves. I am starting to get overwhelmed by the pressure, instead of rising up into it. Even though…
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About Me
Hi, I’m Maggie! I’ve built a life around the things I love. My vocation is artistic. My career is health-centered. The heart of my work is growing and evolving, taking the time to embody what I discover and sharing what I learn with others.
I believe creativity is a pathway into deeper connection—with ourselves, our bodies and our lived experiences. Through somatically oriented expressive arts therapy, I support others in exploring, healing and discovering new ways of being.
Life is all about quality for me: presence, meaning and the richness of being fully alive.
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Dancer: Maggie Forgeron, “Moon on White Crow”
Choreographer: Margie Gillis
Photographer: Chris Randle
Company: Ballet BC