Tamalpa Institute

Tamalpa Institute Tamalpa Institute is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization that offers expressive-art

Tamalpa Institute, founded in 1978, offers training programs and workshops in the Life/Art Process, a movement-based expressive arts approach that integrates movement/dance, visual arts, performance techniques and therapeutic practices. This approach supports personal, interpersonal and social transformation, teaching new models for health, psychology, art and communication. This work was originated in the 1950's by Anna Halprin, who is among the first pioneers in the contemporary Western world to use dance as a healing and transformative art. In the 1970's, Daria Halprin further developed the artistic and therapeutic aspects of this work and articulated the methodology that is currently taught in our programs. The institute is a non-profit organization and provides one of the most renowned movement-based healing arts programs in the world.

Halprin Living Legacy Lab - Introducing Ruthanna Halprin Hopper, carrying on the legacy of the Halprin work. Photo: Ruth...
01/10/2026

Halprin Living Legacy Lab - Introducing Ruthanna Halprin Hopper, carrying on the legacy of the Halprin work. Photo: Ruthanna Halprin Hopper with grandmother, Anna Halprin, holding her in a circle of dancers.

Email from Tamalpa Institute Full circle with Ruthanna Halprin Hopper   Tamalpa Institute Center for the Halprin Work January, 2026   FULL CIRCLE Halprin Living Legacy Lab   Well, hello, here we are

Tamalpa Online and In-Person upcoming workshops 2026!
01/04/2026

Tamalpa Online and In-Person upcoming workshops 2026!

Email from Tamalpa Institute January workshops and classes UPCOMING OFFERINGS 2026 Photo Credit: Taira Restar ONLINE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS January ONLINE Open Studio Series with Daria Halprin THIS CLASS

Study with Daria Halprin, co-founder of Tamalpa Institute, in 2026! Start your new year out with a FREE online class wit...
12/27/2025

Study with Daria Halprin, co-founder of Tamalpa Institute, in 2026! Start your new year out with a FREE online class with Daria Halprin on January 9th. To see online and in-person workshops and classes, visit the Tamalpa website https://www.tamalpa.org. Photo by Nicole Combeau

12/16/2025

Your gift can transform lives and support future leaders in the healing arts! Donate at tamalpa.org/donate. (Artwork by Arturo (Art) Williams - Anna Halprin ArtCorps Scholar)

This Giving Tuesday, Empower Artists, Healers & Communities
12/02/2025

This Giving Tuesday, Empower Artists, Healers & Communities

Email from Tamalpa Institute Help Creative Healing Thrive Click the image to witness Anna Halprin/ArtCorps Scholarship recipient Garrett Coleman’s powerful transformational journey. Art & video by Ga

Check out Daria Halprin's book "The Expressive Body in Life, Art, and Therapy" on Esalen's Bookshelf!
10/14/2025

Check out Daria Halprin's book "The Expressive Body in Life, Art, and Therapy" on Esalen's Bookshelf!

Our March slate of workshops is packed with brilliant opportunities for growth, resolution, self-reflection, and emotional connection. Since we can’t partake in them all, we’re enjoying recommended reads by (and suggested by) workshop leaders to absorb some knowledge from the page as the next be...

Join Natan Daskal, Tamalpa Institute Core faculty, for a special in-person East Coast Tamalpa Life/Art workshop at Earth...
10/01/2025

Join Natan Daskal, Tamalpa Institute Core faculty, for a special in-person East Coast Tamalpa Life/Art workshop at Earthdance in Massachusetts this October 23-26, 2025. Details in the link in bio.
Photos: Rick Chapman, Elisabeth Osgood-Campbell, Natan Daskal

Address

734 A Street
San Rafael, CA
94901

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+14154578555

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