Seeing Mental Health with New Eyes: Integrative, Indigenous and Community Approaches to Caring for our Emotional and Spiritual Well-being, A conversation with Omid Naim, MD, Lewis-Mehl Madrona, MD, and Miguel Rivera, Elder and Wisdom Keeper, facilitated by Tobi Fishel, Ph.D., register at IIHW website, May 16, 2022, 12-1:30 pacific time
https://integrativehealth.usc.edu/classes - Promoting Inner Peace, April 22, 2022
Darkness Was My Candle: A conversation with Lora Devore, facilitated by Tobi Fishel, about her life, her book and the possibility of healing after trauma
April 13, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i3uFtcd9Rk
https://www.beamfeelgood.com/liveClass/cystic-fibrosis/504
Mindfulness and Movement for individuals with Cystic Fibrosis, Join us October 21st!!!!
Pour Your Magic: September 13, 2020
Join us for a magical gathering where color, curiosity, and our own playful heart will lead our painting, all the while practicing the art of letting go. Participants will need the following materials: at least 4 different colors of fluid paint large bottle of Elmer's glue small bottle of silicone oil toothpicks scraper paper towels 2 small or medium sized canvases 4 jars for mixing paint implement for stirring paints a large tray that can catch dripped paint
Register at Art and Soul, Nashville
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Mindfulness and Movement for individuals with Cystic Fibrosis, Join us October 21st!!!!
Pour Your Magic: September 13, 2020
Join us for a magical gathering where color, curiosity, and our own playful heart will lead our painting, all the while practicing the art of letting go. Participants will need the following materials: at least 4 different colors of fluid paint large bottle of Elmer's glue small bottle of silicone oil toothpicks scraper paper towels 2 small or medium sized canvases 4 jars for mixing paint implement for stirring paints a large tray that can catch dripped paint
Register at Art and Soul, Nashville
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Sacred and Sassy:
Poetry and Prose
Let your muse tickle your fancy as we gather in sacred circle via Zoom to share our authentic voices and write. Every Monday 5-6 pm pacific time. Contact Tobi for the zoom link!
STRONG AND SASSY
WOMEN’S 8 WEEK GROUP SERIES OF DISCOVERY: JOIN US AS WE DELVE DEEPLY INTO OPEN-HEARTEDNESS, EMPOWERMENT, AND CONNECTION THROUGH SELF- COMPASSION, TOGETHER
RESOURCES WILL BE Kristin Neff’s book Self-Compassion, BEAUTIFUL POETRY, THE NATURAL WORLD, ceremony, heart circle, AND ALWAYS GUIDED BY OUR OWN WISDOM AND INTUITION
New group starting in August, 2020 via zoom, 6:30-8 PM Pacific time (ATTENDANCE IN AT LEAST 6 OF THE 8 MEETINGS NEEDED), email mudwomanarts@gmail.com if interested, $30.00 per session, scholarships available
Poetry and Prose
Let your muse tickle your fancy as we gather in sacred circle via Zoom to share our authentic voices and write. Every Monday 5-6 pm pacific time. Contact Tobi for the zoom link!
STRONG AND SASSY
WOMEN’S 8 WEEK GROUP SERIES OF DISCOVERY: JOIN US AS WE DELVE DEEPLY INTO OPEN-HEARTEDNESS, EMPOWERMENT, AND CONNECTION THROUGH SELF- COMPASSION, TOGETHER
RESOURCES WILL BE Kristin Neff’s book Self-Compassion, BEAUTIFUL POETRY, THE NATURAL WORLD, ceremony, heart circle, AND ALWAYS GUIDED BY OUR OWN WISDOM AND INTUITION
New group starting in August, 2020 via zoom, 6:30-8 PM Pacific time (ATTENDANCE IN AT LEAST 6 OF THE 8 MEETINGS NEEDED), email mudwomanarts@gmail.com if interested, $30.00 per session, scholarships available
Testimonials from past participants:
"I love all of Dr. Fishel’s workshops. She demonstrates deep care while teaching and she shares her love for the human spirit. She is playful, knowledgable, and real. I think I have participated in about 10 of her workshops in Nashville and learn something new each time. If you get a chance to be in circle with her, go!" – Debra, past participant
"Tobi Fishel is a rare facilitator. She is so loving and shares her great enthusiasm for living life to the fullest. Meditation was so difficult for me but she made it easy, fun, and now I practice a little every day. She makes us believe in ourselves as much as she believes in us. You don’t just learn skills in her workshops, you learn to believe in yourself again." – James, past participant
"I love all of Dr. Fishel’s workshops. She demonstrates deep care while teaching and she shares her love for the human spirit. She is playful, knowledgable, and real. I think I have participated in about 10 of her workshops in Nashville and learn something new each time. If you get a chance to be in circle with her, go!" – Debra, past participant
"Tobi Fishel is a rare facilitator. She is so loving and shares her great enthusiasm for living life to the fullest. Meditation was so difficult for me but she made it easy, fun, and now I practice a little every day. She makes us believe in ourselves as much as she believes in us. You don’t just learn skills in her workshops, you learn to believe in yourself again." – James, past participant

SACRED JOURNEYING WORKSHOP
Theme: “Full of Wonder”
Join us for this one-day intensive exploring wonder and awe. All Sacred Journeying workshops and intensives are experiential programs for men and women seeking greater awareness, joyful expression, and longing for a deeper relationship with themselves and the world through mindfulness practices, gentle movement (QiGong), guided imagery, shamanic journeying, journaling, and connection to the natural world within a circle of heartful seekers.
Please bring a light lunch, metal or glass container for water (water and tea will be provided), journal and pen, and comfortable clothes for indoor gatherings and a gentle hike. Please also bring a small and meaningful object for our altar (photo, jewelry, feather) that you will take home at the end of the workshop.
When and Where: Saturday, October 20, 2018, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Topanga Canyon outside of Los Angeles (exact location provided at registration)
Cost: $125
Registration: Pre-registration required. Space is limited!
Email Tobi Fishel at mudwomanarts@gmail.com with questions or to register.
The spirited and creative facilitators:
Tobi Fishel, Ph.D. has a spirit-led mind-body clinical psychology practice.
Marc Weigensberg, M.D. is an integrative mind-body practitioner.
Together, they bring creative arts, ceremony and ritual, music, mindfulness, guided imagery, sitting in council (heart circle) and the love of the natural world to their work.
“CRAZY BRAVE, WILD AND WONDERFUL”
A WORKSHOP WITH
TOBI FISHEL
WHAT: Celebrate your wild, wonderful, crazy brave self within a mindfulness and creative writing intensive. We dare you to explore your fiery depths!
WHERE: art and soul studio, new location on Sidco, Nashville, TN
WHEN: February 23, 2019, 10-4
COST: $100 / $85 for Art and Soul Co-op members, registration open at art and soul website
Email Tobi Fishel mudwomanarts@gmail.com w/any questions
sponsored by uclarts and healing
with the ucla department of ethnomusicology, the ucla center for east-west medicine, and the usc institute for integrative health
good good good good vibrations:
healing through music and sound
Join us for an extraordinary day of science, sound, music, and mindfulness presented by a nationally renowned integrative health psychologist, a master Himalayan singing bowl artist, mindful toning vocalist and mindfulness facilitator, African drumming facilitator, and an intercultural improvisation group. This is a hands-on experience that reveals the healing nature of sound and music. Find your rhythm!
date: Saturday, June 3, 2017 time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
program details & schedule:
fee: This is a pay-what-you-can event. Proceeds will support programs such as this one.
TO REGISTER: https://www.uclartsandhealing.net/ViewProgram.aspx?ID=510
location:
Tamkin Auditorium (B130)
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
757 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095
YOU ARE “CRAZY BRAVE”
A WORKSHOP WITH
MERRILL FARNSWORTH AND TOBI FISHEL
“Crazy Brave”, Tobi Fishel, 2013
WHAT: Celebrate your hot summer self with Crazy Brave, a mindfulness and creative writing intensive. We dare you to explore your fiery depths!
WHERE: 12th Ave south area, Nashville, TN
WHEN: July 2, 2017, 10-4
COST: $100 / $85 for Art and Soul Co-op members, registration now via link below
CRAZY BRAZY 7/2/17
Email Tobi Fishel mudwomanarts@gmail.com w/any questions
A WORKSHOP WITH
TOBI FISHEL
WHAT: Celebrate your wild, wonderful, crazy brave self within a mindfulness and creative writing intensive. We dare you to explore your fiery depths!
WHERE: art and soul studio, new location on Sidco, Nashville, TN
WHEN: February 23, 2019, 10-4
COST: $100 / $85 for Art and Soul Co-op members, registration open at art and soul website
Email Tobi Fishel mudwomanarts@gmail.com w/any questions
sponsored by uclarts and healing
with the ucla department of ethnomusicology, the ucla center for east-west medicine, and the usc institute for integrative health
good good good good vibrations:
healing through music and sound
Join us for an extraordinary day of science, sound, music, and mindfulness presented by a nationally renowned integrative health psychologist, a master Himalayan singing bowl artist, mindful toning vocalist and mindfulness facilitator, African drumming facilitator, and an intercultural improvisation group. This is a hands-on experience that reveals the healing nature of sound and music. Find your rhythm!
date: Saturday, June 3, 2017 time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
program details & schedule:
fee: This is a pay-what-you-can event. Proceeds will support programs such as this one.
- $45 suggested fee for general admission.
- To pay $35, please use the promo code GOOD35.
- To pay $25, please use the promo code GOOD25.
- To pay $20, for UCLA Faculty & Staff only, please use the promo code GOOD20.
- To pay $10 (for Students), please use the promo code GOOD10.
- First 20 students to register (from UCLA or USC) will be admitted free, using the promo code GOODDOE.
TO REGISTER: https://www.uclartsandhealing.net/ViewProgram.aspx?ID=510
location:
Tamkin Auditorium (B130)
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
757 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095
YOU ARE “CRAZY BRAVE”
A WORKSHOP WITH
MERRILL FARNSWORTH AND TOBI FISHEL
“Crazy Brave”, Tobi Fishel, 2013
WHAT: Celebrate your hot summer self with Crazy Brave, a mindfulness and creative writing intensive. We dare you to explore your fiery depths!
WHERE: 12th Ave south area, Nashville, TN
WHEN: July 2, 2017, 10-4
COST: $100 / $85 for Art and Soul Co-op members, registration now via link below
CRAZY BRAZY 7/2/17
Email Tobi Fishel mudwomanarts@gmail.com w/any questions
HEALTH AND HEALING THE NATURAL WAY
MOTHER EARTH REMEDIES WORKSHOP
(All profit is going to support those at Standing Rock protecting our water)
Past participants have said, “ WOW, I learned so much and it was great fun!!)”, “Thank you, I feel like I can take better care of myself and enjoy cooking as medicine!”
What: For thousands of years, we have had a deep relationship with the earth and the plants around us. We have known how to harvest and cook so that food and plants were medicine. Come reclaim this wisdom through an evening of preparing, tasting, and taking home some natural and organic remedies for the home.
When: Sunday, November 13th, 2016 4-7 pm
Where: Busters Baskets and Flowers, 3951 Higuera St., Culver City 90232, * please bring a journal to take notes and your own water bottle
Cost: $35.00 which can be paid through paypal
Registration: Please email Tobi at mudwomanarts@gmail.com
MOTHER EARTH REMEDIES WORKSHOP
(All profit is going to support those at Standing Rock protecting our water)
Past participants have said, “ WOW, I learned so much and it was great fun!!)”, “Thank you, I feel like I can take better care of myself and enjoy cooking as medicine!”
What: For thousands of years, we have had a deep relationship with the earth and the plants around us. We have known how to harvest and cook so that food and plants were medicine. Come reclaim this wisdom through an evening of preparing, tasting, and taking home some natural and organic remedies for the home.
When: Sunday, November 13th, 2016 4-7 pm
Where: Busters Baskets and Flowers, 3951 Higuera St., Culver City 90232, * please bring a journal to take notes and your own water bottle
Cost: $35.00 which can be paid through paypal
Registration: Please email Tobi at mudwomanarts@gmail.com
WOMEN’S GRACE AND BEAUTY DAY LONG IMMERSION
Theme: THE FIERCE HEAT OF LIVING
I want to know if you belong or feel abandoned. If you know despair or can see it in others. I want to know if you are prepared to live in the world with its harsh need to change you. If you can look back with firm eyes saying this is where I stand. I want to know if you know how to melt into that fierce heat of living falling toward the center of your longing. (excerpt from David Whyte’s Self Portrait)
The Grace and Beauty immersions are soul exploring, experiential programs for women seeking greater awareness, joyful expression, and a longing to develop a kinder and fierce relationship to themselves and others utilizing expressive arts, mindful meditation, music, and gentle movement within a heartful community of women. During this special one day retreat, held in Topanga Canyon, just outside of Santa Monica, California, we will gather for rest, rejuvenation, play, and a deep dive into reviving our passion for life as we are held by the beautiful trees, wide open spaces, and a soundscape of birds and silence.
Please bring a light lunch, non-plastic water bottle, layers of clothing suitable for gentle movement (QiGong), sitting on back jacks or chairs, and time on the land. Also, please bring a small and meaningful object for our altar (sacred space) that you will take home at the end of the workshop.
When: Saturday, September 3, 2016
9:00am—4:00pm
Cost: $100, 2 scholarships are available, please inquire
Registration: mudwomanarts@gmail.com
Deposit of $50.00 due by August 21 to secure your place through paypal
Theme: THE FIERCE HEAT OF LIVING
I want to know if you belong or feel abandoned. If you know despair or can see it in others. I want to know if you are prepared to live in the world with its harsh need to change you. If you can look back with firm eyes saying this is where I stand. I want to know if you know how to melt into that fierce heat of living falling toward the center of your longing. (excerpt from David Whyte’s Self Portrait)
The Grace and Beauty immersions are soul exploring, experiential programs for women seeking greater awareness, joyful expression, and a longing to develop a kinder and fierce relationship to themselves and others utilizing expressive arts, mindful meditation, music, and gentle movement within a heartful community of women. During this special one day retreat, held in Topanga Canyon, just outside of Santa Monica, California, we will gather for rest, rejuvenation, play, and a deep dive into reviving our passion for life as we are held by the beautiful trees, wide open spaces, and a soundscape of birds and silence.
Please bring a light lunch, non-plastic water bottle, layers of clothing suitable for gentle movement (QiGong), sitting on back jacks or chairs, and time on the land. Also, please bring a small and meaningful object for our altar (sacred space) that you will take home at the end of the workshop.
When: Saturday, September 3, 2016
9:00am—4:00pm
Cost: $100, 2 scholarships are available, please inquire
Registration: mudwomanarts@gmail.com
Deposit of $50.00 due by August 21 to secure your place through paypal

CRAZIER AND BRAVEST
MERRILL FARNSWORTH AND TOBI FISHEL
WHAT: Due to popular demand, we are offering this workshop twice a year! Join Tobi and Merrill for a workshop exploring how crazy brave you are through breathwork, meditation, movement and creative writing.
WHERE: summer location, Ksanti’s Garden
WHEN: August 7th 2016, 10-4
COST: $100.00 for the day, register at CRAZY BRAVE
PLAY, DISCOVER, EXPLORE, CREATE
AND BE YOUR CRAZY BRAVE SELF!
Ksanti’s Garden is located in East Nashville/Inglewood
(directions included in registration email)
MERRILL FARNSWORTH AND TOBI FISHEL
WHAT: Due to popular demand, we are offering this workshop twice a year! Join Tobi and Merrill for a workshop exploring how crazy brave you are through breathwork, meditation, movement and creative writing.
WHERE: summer location, Ksanti’s Garden
WHEN: August 7th 2016, 10-4
COST: $100.00 for the day, register at CRAZY BRAVE
PLAY, DISCOVER, EXPLORE, CREATE
AND BE YOUR CRAZY BRAVE SELF!
Ksanti’s Garden is located in East Nashville/Inglewood
(directions included in registration email)
Samueli Institute is hosting it's 14th annual Women's Wellness Day. Come Join Dr. Fishel for Spirituality and Health: Nurturing your True Self for Health, Happiness, and Harmony. May 13, 2016.

Inaugural Conference on Integrative Health and Medicine
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Victoria Maizes: “The Art and Science Of Vitality”
Executive Director of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Dr. Tobi Fishel: “Finding Your Rhythm: the science and practice of music & sound healing”
USC Health Sciences Campus, Keith Administration Bldg (KAM) Mayer Auditorium
Registration:
integrativehealth.usc.edu
Break-out sessions: Acupuncture, Guided Imagery,
Healing Enclaves, Mindfulness Meditation, Yoga, Tai chi,
Herbs and Botanicals & much more!
Research Posters in Integrative Medicine
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Victoria Maizes: “The Art and Science Of Vitality”
Executive Director of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Dr. Tobi Fishel: “Finding Your Rhythm: the science and practice of music & sound healing”
USC Health Sciences Campus, Keith Administration Bldg (KAM) Mayer Auditorium
Registration:
integrativehealth.usc.edu
Break-out sessions: Acupuncture, Guided Imagery,
Healing Enclaves, Mindfulness Meditation, Yoga, Tai chi,
Herbs and Botanicals & much more!
Research Posters in Integrative Medicine
UCLA Healing Arts
your true hunger:
a mindfulness and creative play workshop
“The time will come / when, with elation, / you will greet yourself arriving / at your own door”
– Derek Walcott, from "Love after Love"
Learn eight ways to nurture yourself with this new, experiential workshop for anyone interested in cultivating their own true hunger. Using mindfulness and creative arts-based exercises as our guide, we will explore where we want to go in our lives, clarify what our own individual obstacles are, and the many resources that are right within our reach.
This half-day program provides an opportunity to:
- Learn mindfulness skills (including mindful eating) to deepen our awareness, and nurture compassion for our relationships with ourselves, our bodies, and others.
- Increase capacity for joy and move beyond obstacles that impede our living our most authentic life.
- Learn about the seven-hungers model from renowned pediatrician and mindfulness expert, Dr. Jan Chozen Bays, and what mindfulness practices can satisfy each of them.
- Recognize—and lessen—emotional eating.
- Practice new ways to celebrate life, love, and the strength of your own true hunger through creative play and heart council.
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date: Saturday, April 17, 2017
time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
From noon to 1 pm, we will eat together and practice helpful mindful eating skills. Please bring a bag lunch.
fee: $50.00
Continuing Education credits for LCSWs, MFTs, and RNs can be requested during the registration process for an additional $20. Contact UCLA Healing Arts program for information.
location:
Virginia Avenue Park
Patio Room
2200 Virginia Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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Sound HealingWhat: Would you like to be more connected to your own inner wisdom, your own voice, your own inner strength, your inner playful self? With the frame drum, in community, we will learn to nurture a relationship with our own voices, how to play ancient rhythms, and how to use the natural vibrations of the drum for health and healing.
Come to a frame drum workshop for healing, no drumming experience required, this is more about connecting to your own authentic self in a way that women connected in circles for thousands of years. Dates: March 1, March 22, and April 12 from 7-8 pm, they each build on one another but you can come to any you want as well! Where: 3567 Schaefer St, upstairs Sacred Journeying Healing Space, Culver City, CA 90232 Cost: a community offering of $15.00 PLEASE RSVP if you are coming and if you are bringing anyone else. Bring a frame drum if you have one. We will be sharing during the workshop. Here's to finding your rhythm! 615-218-6020, |
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