Creating Connection: Expressive Arts for Couples

Info:  Theme: Laying the foundation
 Activity: non-verbal communication; do a drawing together but don’t speak.
 Movement: Mirror movement with music
 Discussion Prompt: “What does safe communication feel like to you?”
 Take-home Journal: Reflect on what makes you feel heard.

Info:  Theme: Deep listening
 Art Activity: Partner drawing (draw while the other moves to music.
 Movement: “Yes, and…” improvisation
 Discussion Prompt: “When do you feel most listened to?”
 Journal: Times I felt truly heard (or unheard) by my partner

Info:  Theme: Speaking from “I”
 Art Activity: Visual thinking stratagies
 Creative Writing: What can I learn from your perspective?
 Discussion Prompt: Practice “I feel... when... I need...” sentences

Info:  Theme: Building Trust
 Art Activity: Mask making
 Movement: Silly dance or partner charades
 Prompt: “What made us laugh in the beginning?”
 Journal: Where is there room for more lightness?

Info:  Theme: Revealing true self
 Art Activity: Painting the mask.
 Discussion Prompt: “What’s underneath our disagreements?”
 Journaling: What triggers me? What soothes me?

Info:  Theme: Healing old wounds
 Art Activity: Kintsugi-inspired repair project (repair something broken with
gold/symbolic art)
 Writing Prompt: “What I need to hear from you is…”
 Movement: Slow synchronized walking or hand contact exercise

Info:  Theme: What we are becoming
 Art Activity: Full Body Drawing
 Discussion Prompt: “What are we building together?”
 Journal: My hopes for us

Info:  Theme: Integration and celebration
 Art Activity: Create a joint piece titled “Our Story Continues”
 Movement: Choose a shared song and create a movement ritual
 Ritual: Affirmations read aloud to each other
 Take-home: Personalized “communication toolbox” (with written prompts/art
reminders)

Host or Publisher Wilkinson Growth Partners