The contents within this site happen to be my interests and lifestyle choices, yes. But the reason for making a one-stop online source of these, is because over the years, I have had several friends, both old and new and family members, ask me for my advice. These folks would ask for advice about how I had made choices, how I set up my home, my healthy habits, meditation, Yoga, Reiki, about my life style, my hobbies, my business details, working abundantly and comfortably from home, tips and tricks, etc. They all seemed to be seeking the goal of (what I believe to be) the very essence of being, to achieve, the point and goal of almost all human life: happiness. From there came, the birth of and reason for creating this web site, The Art Of Happiness.
Bio
Rebecca graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia in 2001 with a Bachelor or Fine Arts degree in the Department of Illustration. Along with art, in college, she submerged herself on the crew and rowing team. This was the birth of her passion in fitness. She was selected to study with the college abroad in Provence, France, Florence and Venice, Italy in 1999. There she studied interior and exterior illustration. But immediately after her college graduation, she became a certified Yoga instructor. Moving from the Yoga mat and professional Illustration world, she has found peace in creating custom art works for clients and constantly developing collections of multiple meaningful art series’. She celebrates her style changing and evolving constantly. Her main work is sketch, pen and ink and water color but she loves to dabble in acrylics and mixed media from time to time. She tries to use recycled, reused, earth-friendly, non-toxic products and materials as much as possible. The freedom in her work is inspired from her over ten years of teaching Yoga world wide at various Yoga studios. Rebecca’s biggest passion in life is to combine art, creativity, wellness and fitness into helping people with health, balance, happiness in their body and spaces and in their lives. She strives to bring the peace she sees through Yoga and meditation to her artwork and hopefully evoke continually positive reactions to all who view or own her work. Aside from running her at-home nutrition and Beachbody wellness business, Rebecca celebrates peace, balance, equality, purity, womanhood, nature, progression and diversity in every one of her artistic creations.
From Rebecca
I have been an artist, poet and creator since I had the coordination to hold utensils. From art, I found the intuitive love for Yoga, teaching, balance, breath work and movement in the body and wellness. Through Yoga, I found a love for business in nutrition and whole foods. From being my own nutrition business owner and networker, I was guided right back to create art and aesthetics for people outside of myself, clients. You may find trust in my credentials that you see just below. But please know, I see all humans as equally gifted from birth and I feel most quality experience comes from getting out there, traveling, meeting people, making mistakes (and learning from them), living life out loud, fearlessly and to the fullest. That is where my best knowledge and credentials have come from. Thank you for landing here and sharing time with me. I wish nothing but the utmost happiness for anyone and everyone.
- Studied art heavily in High School which led me to choose college at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1997 (http://www.scad.edu/)
- Graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a bachelor of fine arts degree with the focus on Illustration in March, 2001
- Was chosen for a study abroad program in France and Italy with SCAD in June, 1999
- From Art school, I dove straight into my month-long, intensive Yoga teacher training certification through the Yoga Institute of Houston and Lex Gillan, certified in July, 2001 (http://www.lexgillan.com/)
- From there, taught Yoga classes to adults, children and prenatal as well as workshops and private lessons in over 40 centers, multiple states and internationally for over 10 years (Some of my favorite studios)
- Currently I have been practicing Yoga as a student for over 15 years
- Certified in the traditional Dr. Mikao Usui school of Reiki in levels I, II and III in 2003 and attained my Reiki Mastery level in 2005 (http://www.reiki.org/faq/historyofreiki.html)
- Have been practicing Reiki for over 5 years, professionally, and continue to this day to take clients regularly
- Started my own, at-home marketing business with Life Force International in 2002 and continue to be active with the company ever since (http://lifeforce.net/ and HTTP://WWW.MYLIFEFORCE.NET/REBECCASWEENEY)(find me on facebook, https://www.facebook.com/TAOHappiness)
- Began freelance illustration/painting/commission art works business in Okinawa, Japan in 2010 (find me on facebook, https://www.facebook.com/TAOHappiness)
- In late 2011 I joined the Beachbody community as a coach and loving it! (http://www.teambeachbody.com/zenmamma)