Thinkific / Arts & Healing Initiative
Art Journaling: A Daily Practice for Reflection, Regulation & Renewal - 9/17/26
Art Journaling: A Daily Practice for Reflection, Regulation & Renewal - 9/17/26
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date:
Thursday, September 17, 2026
time:
Noon to 1:30 pm Pacific Time (PT)
instructor:
Nadia Paredes, MA, LMFT, ATR
description:
Why are so many of us drawn to a creative arts practice when processing a challenging experience or time in our life—only to have it fade into the background once clarity has emerged? This hands-on session invites us to begin a new daily, creative-care practice: art journaling. An accessible, research-backed mental health tool, we’ll be guided through art therapy-informed prompts and practices, learn the social-emotional benefits of daily practice, and explore how quick and simple creative rituals can support emotional reflection, regulation, and renewal in our everyday life.
Open to all—this session is for anyone interested in incorporating arts for wellness practices into their daily life and work.
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Instructor Bio
Nadia Paredes, MA, LMFT, ATR helps groups and individuals connect with their inner creativity and transform their mind and emotional state through her preventive art therapy programs. With expertise and training as an art therapist, Intuition Painting facilitator, and a licensed marital and family therapist, Nadia creates programs for growth, empowerment, and art making as a mindfulness practice. She is the former president of the American Art Therapy Association and an art therapy supervisor and adjunct professor at Loyola Marymount University, California Institute of Integral Studies, and the Metafora Art Therapy School in Spain. Her new book, Art Therapy for Every Day, features 365 accessible and engaging exercises to find your creative flow, soothe nerves, and reconnect with yourself through art therapy. Learn more at artfooddreamers.com.
Materials - What to Bring
For this session, please bring the following:
- Sketchbook or blank paper
- Markers and/or colored pencils
- (Optional) Watercolors, brushes, water
- (Optional) Music that feels soothing to you
Online Login Details
This is a online program through Zoom. A welcome email, which includes the link to join the program, will be sent to you after you register. Please check your inbox and spam folders.
Digital Media Release Policy
By registering, you give Arts & Healing Initiative approval to record this event, still and/or moving images from which may appear in printed materials or digital channels for archival, educational, or promotional purposes.
Note that this session will not be recorded.