My life is as a healer and my Soul yearns for Joy- to feel it, to express it, to share it and to BE it. I imagine a world being filled with love and peace, and that all people are one. Sharing the healing energy of Transformational Creativity is my contribution to that being reality
We can create whatever we want in our lives. I choose to create JOY! As it turns out, my parents gave me the middle name of “Joy” at birth. It finally has come full circle where I embrace the prophetic nature of the name.
As I look back over my life I see a thread of creativity weaving its way into and through my life essentially forever. I painted, quilted, drew, “threw” pots (pottery), made stained glass art, and more…all feeding my creative side.
Meanwhile in my early 20’s I became more aware of the spiritual side of my being. I started exploring meditation, learned to do yoga, became much more aware of nutritional factors and health. I traveled to India to continue my studies there, and upon returning to the states, I was co-owner of the Institute of Yogic Culture in Southern California. I spent the next few years teaching yoga, meditation, vegetarian cooking and massage classes through the mid to late 1970’s.
1979 found me at Western States Chiropractic College where I got my chiropractic degree (D.C.), and later added an acupuncture certification to it. I have been co-owner of Back Country Chiropractic and Wellness Center in McCall, Idaho for the past 20 + years and now the owner of Dr. Uma’s Healing and Creative Arts Center. For most of my life I have felt the calling for “helping people to improve the quality of their lives,” and I have fulfilled that mission through the work as a healer.
One day, during September 2009, I walked into a Chopra Center retreat and saw the mandala work of Paul Heussenstamm and it touched the depths of my soul. After 4 days of being with these paintings every free moment, I spoke to him about the workshops he offered. As it turned out he was coming to Idaho in 2 weeks for a workshop. It was a transforming moment and I became more intimately connected with the mandala — never looking back – only going deeper and deeper into the center.
In January 2013 I found myself at the Cosmic Cowgirl University with Visionary Artist Shiloh Sophia McCloud and shortly thereafter in her Color of Woman Teachers Training Program. The therapeutic healing of the Color of Woman Method has expanded the tools of offering immensely.
I thrive on reaching greater depths of joy, and loving myself and others in a more complete way – there is no greater joy than sharing that journey with others and watching their lives transform. I offer a loving, supportive atmosphere for this transformation to happen. My workshops have been described as “this is not a workshop, this is a soul experience.”
I see my life having come full circle in many ways. In addition to healing through the Wellness Center, I now offer healing in an expanded way with the incorporation of intentional creativity playing as a strong factor. Whether it be with a piece of art on someone’s wall, or facilitating a workshop or retreat, the creative process heals in many ways. It is a “joy” to share my life’s work.
The Healing Art of Uma Mulnick
Please click on the image to purchase this work from our store.
To learn more about Uma and her healing art, please visit her website http://mandalas4joy.