Naturopathy and the Art of Healing
Natural medicine, art and music come together in Bend on Friday September 2nd when Hawthorn Healing Arts Center offers an Open House to be held in conjunction with First Friday Art Walk. The Art Walk is a downtown Bend community event and everyone is welcome to attend.
Why Include Arts at the Hawthorn Center?
Hawthorn Center director, Dr. Joshua Phillips, ND points out that music, visual art, and creativity are all forms of medicine. Hawthorn practitioners and healthcare providers understand how mental and emotional well-being can lead to inspiration which contributes to overall health and vitality.
“Combining the analytical method of medicine with a creative, holistic approach to healthcare is part of our practice. This perspective is integral to our goal of extending creative healing opportunities to the wider community that include music and visual art,” says Dr. Phillips. “We are excited to part of this year’s First Friday offerings and we look forward to participating in September’s event.”
Featured Artists
Local musician Julianne Hansen Anderson’s original neo-soul RnB melodies will be featured at the Hawthorn Center’s First Friday Open House. These tunes will be set to the danceable rhythm of the conga drums, which is sure to bring an uplifting and lively element to the evening. Julianne will be familiar to Central Oregon music enthusiasts as she has been writing and performing her own music locally for more than six years. She says she is constantly birthing a new sound and fine tuning her message. She is currently most inspired by various percussive sounds, and artistic muses such as Erykah Badu, D’Angelo and the likes. Listen ahead by visiting her sound library.
Bend artist Conni Pene has been working as a professional artist since 2020. From the many offerings available at her Etsy store, it is evident that she finds her inspiration in nature, particularly flowers and plants. There are also an assortment of whimsical illustrations depicting children, animals, reptiles and insects. These colorful illustrations and paintings are available as greeting cards, art prints, acrylic pins and illustrated notebooks. Conni’s medium is watercolor, acrylic and gouache. To preview her offerings, visit her store on Etsy.
About Hawthorn Healing Arts
As a holistic practice of medicine, naturopathy tends to focus on alternative approaches including nutrition and lifestyle changes to promote health and healing in patients. Hawthorn Healing Arts Center has long endeavored to bring art and creativity into that mix in inspirational ways to support health and wellbeing on an even deeper level. The Open House event happening on September 2nd as part of the First Friday Art Walk is an offering of music and visual art in a venue devoted to whole-person whole-body healing.
Hawthorn Healing Arts Center offers provider-directed care including naturopathic medicine, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, craniosacral and physical therapy, massage therapy, reflexology and energy medicine. The center also empowers individuals to take charge of their own healing. To learn more visit hawthorncenter.com.