Event Details
Event Type: Online Class
Mon
February 10, 2025
5:00pm - 6:15pm
At your computer/device
Event Registration
Painting for Mindfulness, Flow, and Fun
Research has shown that the process of creating art can have many beneficial effects on our well-being. Artmaking can increase our sense of presence, flow, and creativity, enhance sensory pleasure and mindfulness of the present moment, and help manage stress and anxiety.
Join us for an online class where we will explore the use of painting as a mindful and playful way to get in touch with our inner world. You will learn how painting, breathing, and visualization can be used to help regulate the nervous system and release stress through simple, step-by-step exercises. Come away with tools for increasing creative flow and regulating the nervous system to relax, all while having fun making art together.
The practices introduced in this workshop are accessible to all. No art experience is necessary. To have the optimal class experience, we suggest access to a relatively quiet space, comfortable clothing that is easy to move in, and basic art materials. Supply details will be provided with registration.
This class will not be recorded. Attendance requirement for incentive points – at least 80% of the live session.
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Instructor: Dana Dart-McLean is a therapist and artist working in community mental health and private practice. Her relaxing and playful workshops use expressive art therapy to increase mindfulness and a sense of flow. These practices encourage new relationships to painting as a process rather than an outcome.
Class details are subject to change.