Explore the art of healing in this intimate and uplifting film.
$5 Rental for one month
The Healing Hands Film
After sculptor/filmmaker Laurie Blakely lost several people close to her, she used her art to process her grief. She created a film around a question we all struggle with:
“How can we find peace despite hardship or loss?"
She asked 4 healers to collaborate on the project. They contributed their deep, personal wisdom gained over a collective 100 years of practice. In the film, the healers reveal their own struggles and share insights on acceptance, humor, gratitude and joy.
For Laurie, it is a spiritual and creative quest. We see her create colorful ceramic sculptures around the healers’ cast hands as she reflects on their stories and guidance.
The film provides a supportive space for us to contemplate how to nurture inner resilience and calm.
The 33-minute film is a therapeutic experience in itself featuring lush nature footage and a sound healer’s gentle music as the soundtrack. It has won numerous awards including best short documentary and best soundtrack.
Trailer
What people are saying:
“A powerful and moving film. Beautifully rendered, each moment emanates artistic vision and features wisdom from healers, nature cinematography and the angelic vocals of a sound healer.”
“I feel like I got a dose of beauty, peace, and hope. Healing Hands is healing medicine”
“Its beautiful photography and caring message will serve as an unexpected and welcome healing experience for the viewer.”
The Healing Hands Retreat
Reawaken a sense of peace and wholeness
The Healing Hands Retreat is a multi-media journey to help us bring more ease and meaning into our lives. With the turn-key Retreat Kit, groups or individuals can create a rejuvenating experience that includes contemplation, relaxation, creativity- and it’s fun!
The Retreat Kit includes:
Access to the 33-minute film
Access to scenes “from the cutting room floor”
Zoom Q&A Session with the film’s director (optional/an additional cost)
Discussion Questions and Journal prompts based on the Healer’s observations and wisdom
A soothing music loop of the sound healer’s music featured in the film- to create a space for contemplation and reflection
Instructions and links to materials for an easy, interactive project that promotes reflection and creative relaxation- allowing each retreat participant to make a unique, personally crafted memento of their journey.
Sample retreat agendas and suggestions for engaging group discussions and logistical set-up of the retreat space.
A Film meditation entitled “A Walk in the Woods” to use during the retreat and at home to deepen and extend the retreat experience.
You are encouraged to see healing as an art form and to explore ways to become the artist of your own life.
You can enjoy a personal retreat
or
Any size group can share this retreat experience including:
Yoga classes
Reiki groups
Art Centers
Women’s groups
Meditation groups
Book clubs
Grief-support groups
A group of friends (This Retreat can be held in an apartment or home. A large venue is not required.)
The Retreat Kit is not yet available for purchase.
Join the Retreat Kit waiting list.
Please consider donating
We would like to bring the film to communities that may not be able to afford a screening fee. Your donation will help us share the uplifting message of Healing Hands with grief support groups, interfaith centers, hospice centers and prisons.