Creative Journal Expressive Arts workshops

The Creative Journal method uses a variety of artistic mediums within guided exercises to, among other things, integrate the right and left hemispheres of the brain. Much of this method consists of “dual handed” drawing and journaling exercises, which provides a creative outlet for expressing emotions and encourages whole-brain thinking.

Below is a list of our main workshop offerings, although a Creative Journal workshop can be specifically designed for your group's goals. Many of these offerings can be completed in three hours. However, we can provide a more extensive program that would be tailored to your group's specific needs. All of these offerings are also ideal for one-on-one coaching.

Putting your Talent to Work

(great for art camps, teen/adult career counseling, home clubs & church groups)

Do you really know what you want to do with your life? Are you looking for a new professional direction? Have you thought about mixing work and play? Whether you are a seasoned veteran of the work force, about to enter the work force for the first time or you want to develop a fun summer job with friends, this workshop is designed to help you:Identify your natural talents Set goals in cultivating these talents Figure out a game plan to make your endeavor public

Uncork your Creative Flow

(this is a great workshop for just about anybody at any age)

Are you feeling stressed and need a positive outlet? Do you resist doing creative things because you think "I'm not an artist"? Do you find yourself locked into a thought process that is making you feel stuck? Do you just want to get your hands into some art where the goal is the process? Whether you are a professional artist or a professional accountant, lawyer or mom, this workshop is designed to:Enhance your creative process in art and lifeOffer tools that are helpful in reducing stressTranslate the symbolism that arises in your art workCreate art using a different part of your brainDispel creative blocks

The Picture of Health

(great for yoga studios, home clubs, church groups and retirement centers)

Are you wanting to improve your physical or emotional health but feel stuck? Is stress taking a toll on your mental and physical health? Do you want to use art as a therapuetic tool? This workshop incorporates meditative exercises with Creative Journal activities to help you:Discover where tension is manifesting in your bodyUncover blocks that are restricting forward movement in health related changesLearn simple and creative stress reduction tools

(we can design this as a family workshop)

The Creative Journal for Children/Teens

(great for youth groups/clubs and rehabilitation centers)

Do you have or know a young person who is undergoing an major transition...new school, a family separation or big move? Perhaps they are moving out of the tween phase and into teenager-hood or heading off to college. We can tailor a workshop that is designed to help a young person:Get in touch with what they are really feelingLearn a creative way to relieve stressestablish a positive and creative outlet for expressing emotionsDiscover a new way of looking at these changes they may be in the midst of

Helping Hands

(great for project developement)

Does your group want to identify strengths and goals that will help create a great personal project, community service or service learning project? This workshop incorporates Creative Journal Expressive Arts and collage in a way that is designed to help you:Identify strengthsDiscover ways that those strengths can be used as a serviceAct as a visual aid for others in a group to make connections to each person's individual strengths

(collage can be done individually or in groups)