Dear Los Angeles Creative Community,

Our team at Arts & Healing Initiative is excited to share our winter offerings, and we invite you to join us for HOPE—our free, online series created to support the resilience of our global community through social emotional arts:

FREE! Visions for the New Year: Potential & Possibility through SoulCollage®

THIS Friday, December 13 | 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Pacific Time (PT)

We’ll gain clarity, insight, and inspiration about future hopes and endeavors by tapping into our inner wisdom through a series of creative and reflective expressive arts exercises. Register now

FREE! Storytelling for Resilience

Friday, January 24 | 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Pacific Time (PT)

Interested in building greater resilience going into 2025? This experiential session takes us on a personal journey where we’ll blend the use of abstract imagery and structured story-making techniques to identify healthy coping strategies and find greater depth and purpose in our lives. Register now

FREE! Mindfulness through Art: A Journey of Self-Exploration

Thursday, February 20 | 10:00 to 11:30 am Pacific Time (PT)

We’ll examine what we might be holding onto, what we might want to create space for, and what we might benefit from releasing in this healing session of self-exploration, mindfulness, and resilience-building through art making. Register now

FREE! Pages of You: A Personal Journey through Guided Autobiography & SoulCollage®

Four Friday Sessions: March 7, 14, 21 & 28 | 9:00 to 11:00 am Pacific Time (PT)

Embark on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth in this free, four-part online workshop that weaves personal narrative with collage making to enhance creativity and insight.  Register now

Interested in diving deeper into arts-based social emotional tools to support mental health and well-being? Register for one of our upcoming professional development training programs.  

Beat the Odds® Online Training

Thursday, January 30 | 9:00 am to 3:30 pm Pacific Time (PT)

Experience the power of contemporary drum circles with group counseling to build core strengths, from kindness to managing anger and stress, in this evidence-based and trauma-informed curriculum. No musical experience required. Early-bird rate available through 12/30! Learn more

P.S. Work with youth? Discover our groundbreaking new, online Beat the Odds®: Youth Leadership Model that brings older youth mentors together with their younger peers through mental health-informed drumming activities. Learn more

Social Emotional Arts Toolkit Training

Two Friday Sessions: February 28 & March 7 | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Pacific Time (PT)

In this two-day online training, learn how to use a creative arts therapy-inspired kit of supportive art, movement, music, and writing for individuals or groups in any setting. Learn more

Certificate Program in Social Emotional Arts

Weekly Friday Sessions from June 6 – August 8 | 9:00 am to 2:30 pm Pacific Time (PT)

Learn trauma-informed and culturally-mindful strategies for developing your own programs in this 40-hour online certificate program. Learn more

In need of financial assistance? We believe transforming lives through creative expression should be financially accessible. Please reach out to us at info@... for scholarship and payment plan information.

Know others that may be interested? We’d be grateful for any assistance in sharing our upcoming programs (and/or HOPE flyer!) with friends, colleagues, and anyone who would benefit from these tools in their professional and personal practice.

In Community, 

The Arts & Healing Initiative Team