• GATES FOR HEALING

    THERAPEUTIC WRITING AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS

    Welcome! You are about to open the right door.

    GATES FOR HEALING, under the supervision of Irania Macias Reymann, places emphasis

    in the use of therapeutic writing, poetry therapy, and expressive arts as tools to heal and grow.

    We apply creative strategies to strengthen the connection between social-emotional

    development and education.
     

  • How do we foster wellness?

    We provide customized, person-centered care sessions, courses, workshops, and retreats that combine writing, poetry therapy, music, and creative movement to foster inner growth. We offer all services in English and Spanish.Ofrecemos nuestros servicios en Inglés y en Español. 

  • How can we help you?

    Our services are divided into these topics:

     

     

     

     

    ✓ Self-Knowledge
    ✓ Relationships
    ✓ Work
    ✓ Diversity
    ✓ Leadership
    ✓ Parenting
    ✓ Coping
    ✓ Health /Education

     

     

     

     

     

    What we offer:

    Life coaching, writing to heal support groups, individual healing art sessions, classes and workshops, and outreach/community collaborations.

  • Main Modalities we use:

    Expressive Arts Therapy is the practice of using imagery, storytelling, dance, music, drama, poetry, movement, dreamwork, and visual arts together, in an integrated way, to foster human growth, development, and healing. Poetry Therapy is one of the expressive arts therapies. It involves the use of language, symbols, and stories in therapeutic, educational, growth, and community-building capacities. It relies upon the use of poems, stories, song lyrics, imagery, and metaphor to facilitate personal growth, healing, and greater self-awareness. Bibliotherapy, narrative, journal writing, metaphor, storytelling, and ritual are all within the realm of poetry therapy.  

  • Words from the founder

    Throughout many years in working in the field of creative arts I have discovered and leaned effective modalities that address the needs of the whole person. I have worked with children in foster care, cancer patients, refugees, incarcerated populations, families, and individuals trying to cope with major changes and loss. Clinical, educational and cultural settings have been the recipients of many of my initiatives. Working with the Hispanic community and multicultural, and multilingual populations has given me the opportunity to become an expert in prescribing the poem, the book, the song, the expression you need for your lifelong learning experience. I work with institutions that believe in inclusion and diversity and are open to implement the healing arts to foster change. I also work with groups and individuals who need support, answers, clarity and strength. Gates for healing is also a gate for other professionals to offer training that foster healing and transformation.

     

    Read more Irania Macias

    Cuando el Silencio habla...

    Silencio sabio, sereno, suave

    Sublime sonido del alma sana

    Saeta del ruido ronco y recio

    Arrancas la lepra del espíritu.

    Oh silencio suave,

    te guardo en mis secretos, y espero en Dios.

    Señor, envíame el silencio santo

    y desata lo sublime de tu voz...

     

    IraniaPatterson@2007

     

     

    Poetry Corner

    We are experts in writing Bilingual Poetry and personalized poems. If you want to find the inspiration and create your healing poem in English or Spanish contact us.

     

    Unleash your voice...

     

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    When Silents talks...

    Wise, serene, soft silence

    Sublime sound of the sane soul

    Arrow of hoarse and harsh sound

    Pull out the leprosy of my spirit.

    Oh, soft silence,

    I keep you in my secrets, and I wait in God.

    Lord, send me the holy silence.

     

    IraniaPatterson@2007

     

     

     

  • IRANIA MACIAS

    WRITER

    22 years of working as an author, outreach program librarian, educator, and poetry therapy facilitator,

    I have experienced and witnessed a disconnection between literacy and emotional health. When working with marginalized communities and trying to apply creative strategies to bridge health and educational gaps, I encountered “emotional blocks” that limit the window of opportunity we wanted to open for everyone. Disruptive family dynamics, social and emotional conflicts were impossible for me to ignore when delivering programs as a program outreach librarian.

  • Bio

    Irania Macias Patterson is a dynamic speaker, storyteller, author and educator who specialize in the subjects of arts integration in multicultural- bilingual populations, and the connections with literacy, expressive arts and emotional learning. For the past 22 years she has worked as an outreach program specialist for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. As an ardent supporter of schools, libraries, and cultural organizations, she has spoken in many arts, education and humanity base organizations promoting “out of the box” intercultural exchanges for social transformation.In April 2019 she finished her accreditation as a Certified Applied Poetry Therapy Facilitator (CAPF) She is also a trained teaching artist from Wolf Trap and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She has written several publications for families, librarians and educators in the subjects of creative outreach strategies to reach marginalized communities.Her book Chipi Chipis, Small Shells of the Sea/Chipi Chipi Caracolitos del Mar (CPCC Press 2006) was an International Reading Association Children’s Choice Award for 2006. She is the author of Wings and Dreams: The Legend of Angel Falls. (Novello Press 2010). Co author of The Fragrance of Water, La Fragancia del Agua, and 27 Views of Charlotte published by Eno Publishing, 2014. She also co wrote the play Mama Goose, for IDEA Theater in Education, Paris. In January 2020 she became the recipient of an ASC grant assigned to write a poetry therapy play called Save the Tatas 2020 .She holds a Master of Literature from La Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain, and a BA in Communication (UCAB) and Education (UNCC)She was a Road Scholar for the North Carolina Humanity Council and the co- founder of Criss Cross Mangosauce, an edutainment company for families.She was nominated recently as the Diversity Chair for the National Association of Poetry Therapy.

  • Our Services

    We provide customized, person-centered care sessions, classes, workshops, and seminars that combine writing, poetry therapy, music and creative movement to foster inner growth.

     

     

  • EVENTS&NEWS

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  • Testimonials

    I am happy to recommend the therapeutic work Irania Macias Patterson has provided for our patients, care partners, and staff at Levine Cancer Institute.

    Susan Yaguda, MSN, RN

    Coordinator, Integrative Oncology
    Levine Cancer Institute
    Atrium Health

    We value Mrs. Irania Macias, for her dedication, kindness, professionalism, and understanding of our immigrant community.

    Alba Sanchez

    Immigrant Welcome Center
    Manager

    Irania has supported our Health Promoters Spanish Training and Seminars with Novant Health and The Solomon House.

    Karina Runyan

    Community Wellness Partner
    Novant Health: Presbyterian Medical Center
    The Solomon House: Novant Health: Huntersville Medical Center

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