Nisha Halai
Transpersonal Arts Facilitator, for Wellbeing

Like the seasons of Nature and the moving stars, change is inevitable.

How we move towards changes can be learned and practiced through art-making and self enquiry.

Moving through discomforts and illnesses, the weather may change, new horizons may be perceived, and new ground found under the feet.

In time, we may come to say: "As I open to change, my relationship to myself changes, and the relationships around me change, for I am changed through my reflective relationships".

Rooted in anthroposophical principles, my growing work with Apple Aniseed Arts is to support people to regenerate creative ecosystems, through the awareness of how diverse uses of art-making, observation, listening, and gentle movement can transform the self, and inspire outer relational change.

I accompany people to explore their creativity through a range of artistic tools, arts media, and archetypal processes.

We may utilise painting, drawing, felting, sewing, clay and beeswax modelling, alongside elements of Eurythmy movement.

My work brings guided observation and listening, sometimes through fairytale stories - where one may discover resonance with Natures Rhythms.

I use a relationship-centred approach, trusting the Silence to invite the tending of loss and longings; where we can discern what is decaying and dying, and what is living thinking.

Apple Aniseed Arts represents the wholeness in the being of the fruit and the seed, where one may experience the process of recognising one’s individual star within the apple.

With the heart at the centre of my endeavours, I strive to create a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for people to self-enquire and query life.

For fun, I sing in a covers band, and write my own songs (often during swimming, bouldering, hiking, or cycling).

AppleAniseedArts.Nisha@gmail.com

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Nisha

As a fully registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and a member of the Association of Anthroposophic Therapeutic Arts, I adhere to ethical frameworks and guidelines to ensure that you receive a professional service.

Some highlights of my personal professional learning so far :

Twenty years of exploring office roles, and computer work with words and numbers on spreadsheets: Data Analysis, Reporting, and Training at several high-end corporate banking institutions. Changed career to Art Therapy work, thanks to burn-out
Delivered self-enquiry-based communications training at multi-cultural organisations, community groups, and school teams
Interwoven with office-based career, experiences of Singer, Dancer, Dance Troupe Manager, and Band Manager. (80's power ballads, James Bond songs, American Musical songs, Disney songs, and Bollywood songs)
As Transpersonal Arts Counsellor, facilitated staff wellbeing experiences for small corporate and mental health teams
Supported adults through crisis counselling
Guided groups in self-awareness and change, through Nature-based eco-therapy
Worked as an Arts Counsellor for school children, and people with additional needs and developmental challenges
As a Multi-Disciplinary Artist, invited students to practice perceiving dynamic bridges between the opposites presented through colour, shape, size, substance, and character, where personal intuition can be strengthened.
Founder of Apple Aniseed Arts - collaborative workshops for connection to self and others in a way that supports the wholeness of Life.