Join us for an arts-based workshop series entitled: Tending to your Mental Health lead by Expressive Arts Therapist Jotika Samant.
This series will be held on zoom and closed captions available.
We will be using different arts modalities (movement, writing and visual art) to explore the theme of mental health and wellness.
We will go through some grounding exercises that can be useful to soothe anxiety and feelings of overwhelm. Using the arts, you will check in with your body and listen to what you may need to ease some of your stress, tension, worry and/or anxiety.
Art is such a powerful tool to help us tell our stories, get into our imagination and have some fun. Art (writing, visual art, movement and more) can be an accessible way to tap into our feelings and listen a bit deeper to the parts of ourselves that don’t use language.
A reminder that you don’t need to be experienced in art to join and artists are welcome to. Please be 16+ in age. We will be using materials you'll be able to find around the house.
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Friday, April 22nd
4-6pm PST
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Friday, May 6th
4-6pm PST
About Jotika
See more about her and work:
www.Jotikahealingarts.com, @Jotika_Healingarts & @Jotikart
Jotika Chaudhary Samant is an Expressive Arts Therapist, an Interdisciplinary artist & has been working and volunteering in Social Service agencies for over 15 years. She is a Queer, woman of colour and identifies as living with chronic illness. Jotika is also a community organizer and has helped create arts markets, performance nights & arts healing spaces for folks to gather, connect and share their stories. Creating art & sharing her art through performance has been a powerful tool for her own self expression and healing. Jotika is very passionate about supporting folks to (re)connect & listen into the wisdom in their bodies & nervous system through arts creation. Art is such a powerful tool to help us tell our stories, get into our imagination and have some fun.
Event contact:
Email - Sabrina@creansociety.org
Phone - 250-721-9611
Accessibility needs can be noted in registration form. We will work to accommodate as best as we can.