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Artful Awakening: A Critical Participatory Action Study using Art, Poetry, and Lyric as an Invitation to Embodied Spirituality

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Gray, Amber Lea. Artful Awakening: A Critical Participatory Action Study Using Art, Poetry, and Lyric As an Invitation to Embodied Spirituality. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ff2f3cfc-d5b0-4ba8-a102-5ef45dedf210.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

G. A. Lea. Artful Awakening: A Critical Participatory Action Study using Art, Poetry, and Lyric as an Invitation to Embodied Spirituality. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ff2f3cfc-d5b0-4ba8-a102-5ef45dedf210

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Gray, Amber Lea. Artful Awakening: A Critical Participatory Action Study Using Art, Poetry, and Lyric As an Invitation to Embodied Spirituality. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ff2f3cfc-d5b0-4ba8-a102-5ef45dedf210.

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  • "Artful Awakening: A Critical Participatory Action Study using Art, Poetry, and Lyric as an Invitation to Embodied Spirituality" explores how pastoral leaders can use creative expression to facilitate deeper spiritual engagement within congregations and communities. This project responds to the spiritual and bodily harm of colonialism, capitalism, and white supremacy, which manifests as disembodiment, dualistic thinking, and perfectionism. Through a six-week Critical Participatory Action Research and Arts-Based Participatory Action Research intervention using art, poetry, and lyric (APL), participants moved beyond intellectual knowing into embodied awareness, experiencing increased body trust and a shift from perfectionism to permission.
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  • 04/22/2026

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