Expressive Arts

Knitting is an excellent activity to combat neuropathy and a way to achieve relaxation.  Receive a free knitting starter kit and guided instruction!  Then enjoy sitting with friends with your yarn projects.  All programs are being held via Zoom until further notice. Free Drop-In Program ~ Healing Garden Clients Only Email Kelly to receive Zoom meeting (more…)

This workshop series defines Creative Mindfulness as: Moment by moment mindfulness while creating, which allows us to enjoy the process rather than focusing on an end result. We create more freely and more joyfully. We are curious, non-judging, trusting in the process, patient, and without expectations. During this 8-week workshop we’ll use free flowing watercolors (more…)

Haiku, short poems that originated in Japan, help us celebrate the extraordinary in the ordinary. Paying attention to the “haiku moments” in our lives can help us access our awe and wonder in the world. Writing haiku can become a practice of gratitude. Join award-winning haiku poet and teacher Brad Bennett for an introduction to (more…)

Learn about and experience the many ways nature and creativity can support our healing, health, and well-being as we do creative work together. During our virtual sessions, we’ll do a series of creative projects using simple materials we have at home. Our focus will be on the creative process and deriving inspiration from nature and (more…)

Find meaning and purpose in cancer through writing together.  For those who find themselves somewhere on the ‘cancer journey’, whether they consider themselves writers or not.  This is an opportunity to explore the terrain of cancer in a supportive, confidential environment. Led by Pamela Powell Pamela Powell has been leading groups of all ages in (more…)

Join us in this virtual drop-in music therapy program as we engage in music listening and explore ways to use the voice as an instrument of healing through music therapy and sound healing techniques. No prior musical training is necessary to engage in music therapy. Open to Clients, Caregivers & Bereaved.  The group will meet (more…)

Develop your sense of place—become more perceptive of your relationship with nature, creativity & your place in time—through a guided walk & series of art projects focused on healing & life transitions. This program will meet OUTSIDE at the Healing Garden and will be weather-dependent. Healing Garden Clients Only. Led by Nadine Mazzola, Certified Forest Therapy (more…)

Mandalas are an ancient, meditative art form used today to reach the inner self and create balance in our contemporary and often hectic world. During this one-hour session workshop, we’ll explore several ways to harness the energy of mandalas to help us slow down, release tension, and nurture our body’s innate healing powers. Led by (more…)