Medicine painting workshops are more than a paint class. They are an opportunity to go on a medicine journey where paint and canvas are the mediums. These workshops are offered in a one-one-one setting, allowing you to dive deep into a healing process in an area of life that is seeking shift and is that ready to open to greater awareness.
Each class is facilitated by Cristin True Whiting, Intentional Creativity teacher, psychologist, shamanic practitioner, and yoga teacher. True's breadth of experience and training allows her to lead participants through a deep exploration of themselves, guiding them into expanded awareness of their consciousness and wisdom through the oracle of the painting they create.
Workshops are eight hours, divided into two four-hour sessions across two consecutive days. In addition to painting, you will be guided in meditations and journeys, journaling, and wanders on the landscape. Sessions may also include yogic movement and individual Systemic Constellations as would facilitate your process.
True has taught these workshops to people with no painting experience and to people with formal art training. No two workshops are the same because True tailors them to facilitate each participant's inquiry, adapting the process moment to moment to meet the shifts in co-creative consciousness.
The cost for each workshop is $640 + $60 to cover the cost of supplies. This includes 8-hours of personalized instruction with a workshop created uniquely for your to facilitate the intention you seek for your workshop. It also includes all of the materials you will need for painting: paint, canvas, brushes and other tools. Students provide a journal and pen, their own snacks, and clothes appropriate for painting.
Two paths are currently offered in these workshops: Explorations in Consciousness and The Archetype of The Lover. You can find more information about them in the Paths section.
Training and Experience
1992- Bachelors of Science in Communications with a Minor in Social Work, New York University
2001- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology
Recent Psychology Continuing Education (Partial List)
2008 Wisdom of the Dream: A Jungian Approach to Dream Interpretaion
2009 “How Can I Forgive You?” A Radical Approach to Healing Intimate Wounds” with Janice Abrahms Spring PhD, ABPP
2012 Sexual and Pelvic Health: An Integrative Care Approach
2013 North Carolina Women’s Health Symposium
2013 Personality Disorders: The Challenges of the Hidden Agenda with Michael Nash, DR
2014 Cultural Competency with Tonya Armstrong, PhD, MTS
2015 Yoga and Mindfulness Therapy: Mind-Brain Change for Anxiety, Moods, Trauma and
Substance Abuse with Annelle Simpkins, PhD and Alex Simpkins, PhD
2016 Ethical Principles in Practice of North Carolina Mental Health Professionals with Allan M. Tempper, JD, PsyD
2016 Sex Made Simple: Clinical Strategies for Sexual Issues in Therapy with Barry W. McCarthey, PhD, ABPP
2017 Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for the Real World with Delicia McLean, PhD, MHA
2017 The Body Keeps the Score—Trauma Healing with Bessel A. van der Kolk
2018 North Carolina Women’s Health Symposium
2018 Treating Insomnia: Evidence Based Strategies to Help Your Clients Sleep—Margaret Marion Danforth, PhD, CBSM
2019 Integrating Yoga and Psychotherapy, Wake Forest School of Medicine
2021 Talking Racial Stress with Ryan C.T. DeLapp, PhD
2021 Intentionally Inclusive Services to Transgender Youth with Terri L. Phoenix, PhD
2021 Polyamorous Relationships with Dr. Elizabeth Sheff
2022 The Ethics of Telemental Health with Revecca A. Beaton-York, PhD
2022 Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Putting our cultural humility into practice with Dr Jason Herndon and Dr Tonya D. Armstrong
Training in Individual Systemic Constellations
2020 The Hellinger Institute with Marina Toledo, Level one training
2020 London School of Systemic and Family Constellations with Illi Adato, basic and advanced training in hypno-constellations
Therapeutic Yoga Training:
2013 Yoga of Recovery Certificate Program for Yoga Teachers and Counselors with Durga Lela, Satchidananda Ashram
2014 250-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Asheville Community Yoga
2014 Yoga of Devotion Retreat with Krishna Das, Satchidananda Ashram
2015 Prison Yoga Project Certificate Program with Jamie Fox
2019 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Sunrise Yoga Studio, partially completed
Training in Shamanic Healing:
2014 Foundation for Shamanic Studies--The Basic Workshop: The Way of the Shaman Shamanic Journeying, Power and Healing
2014 wildernessFusion, initiated as a shaman in the NIASZIIH tradition, a 3½ year course of study
2017 Received the Nusta Karpay Rites (Seven Goddess Rites from Peru) with Lucinda Brogden and Petra LeBeau
2017 Shelter (Primal Psychology) with wildernessFusion
2018 Received the rites of the Nusta T’ikariy Awakening to Love and Connection—Andean Wisdom for a Life of Balance and Harmony with Lucinda Brodgen
2019 On-going mentorship with Shaman, Annie Bloom
2020 The Orignal Clan Mothers Circle with Shaman, White Star Other Training and Education
2016-2020 Spanish language and Latin American cultural education with Renza Present Wallace/Inca’s Treasures.
2020-2021 Wisdom Circle for White People at 18 Springs Center for Community Healing, Winston-Salem, NC
Work Experience
2000-2001 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center San Francisco Department of Psychiatry/Pre-doctoral Intern
2001-2002 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center San Francisco Department of Addiction Medicine
Post-Doctoral Fellow
2002 - Present Road to Bliss - Evolving since its inception from a private psychotherapy
practice to a wholeness center integrating the teaching of yoga and meditation as well as shamanic healing
2012-2016 Wake Forest University Department of Psychology/ Adjunct Professor
2014 Wake Forest University/Contemplative Learning Community
2015-2016 The Yoga Gallery/Women’s Satsang
2016 The Yoga Gallery/various specialty classes
2016 The Breathing Room/Bhakti Flow
2016-Present Wake Forest University/Research Project: Advancing Therapeutic Justice for
Incarcerated Women
2017-2019 NIASZIIH Healing Clinic
Awards:
2013 Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance Provider Hall of Fame for
“providing outstanding service” to therapy clients.
Professional Associations:
Yoga Alliance
North Carolina Association
International Association of Yoga Therapists