STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT GATHERING.

Calling caregivers everywhere! Find sanctuary and a community of caregivers as we celebrate and reflect upon the resilience and hardship of caregiving through music, movement, mindfulness and self-expression.

Led by a registered nurse and professional artists, each workshop will guide you through artistic experiences and moments for deep reflection. Join us on the last Tuesday of every month to nurture yourself with self-compassion and creative joy in the midst of an extremely difficult season.

Designed to build emotional resilience and prevent burnout, this series offers a safe space to honor the sacred gift of caring for ourselves as we care for others.

Who is this workshop for? This experience is open to all who consider themselves a caregiver.

Access is important to us! A limited number of free spots are available for each monthly workshop. If you are unable to pay for a ticket, please contact Tara Rynders at theclinicperformance (at) gmail (dot) com to inquire about a complimentary ticket.

Co-presented by The Clinic (Denver, CO) and Available Wellness (Washington, D.C.). and led by a rotating roster of expert artist facilitators. Meet your hosts:

Tara Rynders (she/her) has been a nurse for over 15 years and believes her calling to care for others during some of their most difficult times is a very sacred gift. As the founder and artistic director of The Clinic, Tara has combined her expertise in the arts, research, and movement with her nursing practice to create immersive theater experiences for colleagues in health care that support collective-care. Her innovative melding of art with nursing and science was recognized through the highest level of nursing recognition in Colorado when she was given the Nightingale Luminary Award in 2019. A Blade of Grass Fellow, Rynders work has been presented in Newsweek, PBS, and Good Day New York and most recently received first place from the National Organization of Arts in Hospitals(NOAH) in the category of arts building resiliency. She holds a B.S. in Nursing, a B.A. in Spanish, and a M.F.A in Dance and Somatic Practices. She is also an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist.

Alison Waldman (she/her) is a movement artist and wellness facilitator specializing in healthcare spaces. Through Available Wellness she works with staff, patients, and caregivers to incorporate movement practices into diagnoses to enhance community building and compassionate relationships between providers and patients. She serves as an advisor to telehealth developers on designing the future of patient and staff care.​ Alison is a Resident Artist at the Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. where she leads dance encounters, adaptive yoga and mindfulness, and the award-winning Movement for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) dance program with the Dept. of Neurology. She is RYT-200, Accessible Yoga®, and Yoga4Cancer® certified. Click here to view her 2020 TEDx talk: Why we should be dancing with our doctors.