Meditative Art Journaling

A creative mindfulness practice for emotional expression, relaxation & reconnecting with yourself.

What if creativity could become a place you return to—not to make perfect art, but to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with yourself?

Meditative Art Journaling is a gentle, beginner-friendly two-hour experience designed to introduce you to the practice of using creativity as a form of mindfulness, self-expression, relaxation, and emotional well-being.

Through grounding, mindful breathing, meditation, and intuitive mixed-media art-making, you'll learn simple ways to become more present, explore what you're feeling, and express emotions that may be difficult to put into words.

We'll explore a variety of mixed-media materials including oil pastels, watercolor pencils, paint, ink, markers and more. You'll be gently guided through intuitive ways of working with color, shape, line, pattern, repetition, and mark-making to help you stay present flow with your feelings and move beyond overthinking.

You'll receive creative prompts and direction while having the freedom to choose what feels right for you in the moment.

Your artwork may be abstract, expressive, colorful, layered, simple, or completely unexpected.

There is no right or wrong way to create.

The focus isn't on making beautiful art—it's on being present with yourself through the creative process.

What You'll Experience & Receive

Mindful breathing to settle in, a guided meditation to soften and release, mixed-media demonstrations and materials to explore, and creative prompts to guide you inward—all held in an unhurried, judgment-free space.

• Demonstrations of mixed-media techniques

• A variety of creative materials to explore
• Space for clarity, insight, or an "aha" moment—many participants walk away with a deeper understanding of themselves and what's been on their heart

• Creative prompts for emotional expression and reflection

• Your expressive artwork to take home

• A simple practice you can continue using on your own

• Inspiration for creating a regular creative ritual for relaxation and well-being

• One complimentary beverage from the coffee shop

Bring Your Own Journal

You're invited to bring a journal or sketchbook that feels meaningful to you. If you don't have one, that's completely okay—paper will be available.

No journaling experience is necessary.

No artistic ability or experience required.
More Than a Workshop—A Practice You Can Take Home

The intention of this experience is about discovering a practice you can return to again and again.

When you're stressed, overwhelmed, emotionally full, disconnected, or simply need a moment to yourself, meditative art journaling can become a way to pause, breathe, get present, and reconnect.

With continued practice, creative mindfulness can become one of the tools in your personal well-being toolkit—supporting relaxation, emotional awareness, self-expression, and your ability to return to yourself.

It can also become a gentle way to support your nervous system over time by creating repeated opportunities to slow down, step out of the constant doing and thinking, and experience moments of presence, safety, and connection.
Each time you sit down to create, you're building another opportunity to slow down, listen inward, and meet yourself where you are.
And eventually, the art becomes more than something you make.
It becomes a space you can come home to.

Just bring yourself (journal optional)
This is your space to slow down, create without judgment, and reconnect with the part of you that often gets lost in the busyness of everyday life. You'll leave with more than art—you'll leave with a warm, welcoming space to open up to your own creativity, and the beginning of a personal practice you can return to again and again: a mindfulness practice, a creative practice, a sacred practice of coming home to yourself. It's an invitation into awakening your creative light—held gently, guided safely, and yes, meant to be fun.
EARLYBIRD TICKET $55.00
$65.00 STARTING OCT. 4th