Classes
Therapeutic Art Class
Art therapy around the world
Art therapy involves the use of creative techniques such as drawing, painting, collage, coloring, or sculpting to help people express themselves artistically and examine the psychological and emotional undertones in their art. With the guidance of a credentialed art therapist, clients can "decode" the nonverbal messages, symbols, and metaphors often found in these art forms, which should lead to a better understanding of their feelings and behavior so they can move on to resolve deeper issues.
Art therapy has been shown to benefit people of all ages. Research indicates art therapy can improve communication and concentration and can help reduce feelings of isolation. This type of therapy has also been shown to lead to increases in self-esteem, confidence, and self-awareness. You have been invited to join a group of individuals with Therapeutic Art and Self Love exercises that celebrate diversity, anti racism & beautiful traditions from around the world.
Self expression and meditation plays a HUGE role in our mental health. Art therapy is a great way to explore your feelings, express them freely and even keep record of your growth, progress and development. In this class Danielle will take lessons from around the world, beautiful and mindful traditions from cultures that will not only expand our world views, but guides us into a mindful state within ourselves. In this course you will meet special guests, learn from different speakers about their own cultures and work on your inner self love, expression, anti racism and more.
Do you want to express your feelings / emotions in a creative way? If the answer is yes, it’s time to finally release your emotions on paper and tap into your creativity.
Maybe you can relate...
- You feel overwhelmed with emotions and do not know what to do
- You feel disconnected or numb from feelings
- You don’t know where to start in order to practice therapeutic art
- You have tried coloring books before but it either didn’t work for you, or you want to do more than just coloring
- You’re struggling to let go of emotions but don’t know how to do it
- You find it hard to consistently keep your creativity alive
- You want to build your anti racism process but need a guide to help
Imagine if you had more clarity and calmness around what you are feeling and thinking.
Imagine you could tune into your emotions and your intuition, and express them on paper. Imagine you could show your anti racism voice through art.
Join us in this ongoing supportive group to help you express your feelings through therapeutic art-making.
In this group you can:
- Join online video call group sessions where you’ll be guided through specific art exercises to access, express, and release emotions/thoughts
- Experience the warm support and inspiring energy of a creative healing group (with members all over the world!)
- Get inspired motivation, accountability, and supportive structure to make art for self-care consistently
- Have a safe place to ask questions and guided conversation on anti racism.
What’s included in this membership:
- Weekly 65-minute live online group therapeutic art sessions, facilitated by Danielle Brown, board certified art therapist & facilitator and special guests from around the world.
- Access to exclusive/private Facebook group for the Therapeutic Artmaking group members where you get session replays.
This program is ongoing and is open to adults 18 and up, and requires no previous art skills or background. While the sessions may require you to have simple drawing materials and paper most of the time, we may also use watercolor paint, clay, magazine/photo print outs, etc. at times. Most materials can be substituted with what you already have or whatever is easily accessible for you.
This is a digital program
YOU CAN JOIN THE GROUP SESSIONS FROM HOME, AND FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, as long as you have an Internet connection! The entire program is completely digital so you can access the sessions and the private FB group from anywhere.
When joining the video call session, just have your art materials ready and be in a comfortable spot where you can focus & make art.
Time commitment
Time Update: The group time has been updated to Tuesday at Noon, mountain standard US time, tentatively. You can check what time this is in your own local timezone here. (If you are on the waitlist, you will be notified of the exact time as we get closer to the program start date). First session will tentatively be in July 2021. Facilitated by art therapist/educator member Danielle (& special guests) Sessions will be about 65 minutes long.
Since sessions are done weekly, you can join anytime.
Mindfulness guides you into healing
Donations always appreciated
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and educate more people. You can also opt to sponsor a child to attend a class and/or a school to receive anti racism education. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
