Hila russ-WOODLAND

 IS A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR, ARTIST AND A GROUP FACILITATOR. SHE IS A CERTIFIED TEACHER FOR VISUAL ARTS.
HILA HAS 20 YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE, BOTH IN ISRAEL AND VANCOUVER, TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH GREAT PLEASURE AND SUCCESS.

HILA IS AN ARTIST AND A CERTIFIED ART INSTRUCTOR. SHE HOLDS A B.ED AND A TEACHING CERTIFICATE FOR VISUAL ARTS. SINCE A YOUNG AGE SHE HAS BEEN TAPPING INTO HER CREATIVE ENERGY, SINGING, PAINTING, DRAWING, ETC. FOCUSING ON HER PASSION WAS HER INTUITIVE  WAY TO STAY BALANCED AND HAPPY WHILE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND WERE AT TIMES CHALLENGING AND UNSTABLE. SHE ALWAYS HAD A SENSE OF KNOWING THAT THIS LIFELONG SKILL  WILL ASSIST HER WITH AWAKENING TO HER TRUE POTENTIAL AND WILL KEEP HER ON PURPOSE WHILE BEING OF SERVICE TO OTHERS.

WITH A GENTLE GUIDANCE SHE HELPS PEOPLE RECONNECT WITH THEIR CREATIVE FLOW LEADING THEM TO REDISCOVER THE FREEDOM AND JOY OF BEING CHILDLIKE IN THE MOMENT.  

SINCE 1995 SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING ART PROGRAMS IN TEL AVIV, ISRAEL AND VANCOUVER, CANADA. SHE ENJOYS WORKING WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FACILITATING DRAWING AND PAINTING EXPERIENCES COMBINED WITH ART HISTORY. SOME OF HER OWN ART WORKS HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED BOTH IN ISRAEL AND CANADA. 

A FEW RELEVANT EXPERIENCES:

* DESIGNED AND INSTRUCTED ART COURSES FOR THE VSB ADULT CONTINUING EDUCATION
* TAUGHT DRAWING AND PAINTING CLASSES, ART WORKSHOPS AND COLLABORATIVE ART WORK AT COMMUNITY CENTRES IN ISRAEL AND VANCOUVER
* DOCENT AT THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY GUIDING GROUPS THROUGH THE EXHIBITIONS
* LED HEART JOURNEY WORKSHOPS FOR FRIENDS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION
* HAD HER WORKS SHOW AT SEVERAL GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

HILA BELIEVES IT IS IMPORTANT TO INVEST IN AND ENCOURAGE SPONTANEOUS INTUITIVE EXPRESSION THROUGH VISUAL ARTS IN A FUN WAY WHICH MAKES IT ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. SHE FEELS THAT EXPERIENCING CREATIVITY THROUGH ART WORKS PROCESS IS AN EMPOWERING PRACTICE AND AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR MAKING A POSITIVE INNER AND OUTER CHANGE. IT IS A WONDERFUL AND PROFOUND WAY TO CONNECT WITH ONESELF AND OTHERS.

PROMOTING EXPRESSION FROM THE HEART AND SUPPORTING PERSONAL GROWTH THROUGH CREATIVE WAYS IS HER PASSION!