The benefits or our adult programs
Having adults participate in the arts can be a form of stress relief and relaxation. It has been shown to reduce cortisol levels, the hormone associated with stress, and increase dopamine levels, the hormone associated with pleasure and reward.
The arts can also help to improve cognitive function, including memory, problem-solving, and critical thinking skill and provide opportunities for social connection and community building.
Lastly, engaging in the arts can be a powerful form of self-expression. Artistic activities can provide a means to express emotions, thoughts, and ideas in a way that may be difficult to articulate through words.
The arts and science can play an important role in promoting well-being and personal growth for adults.
Whether through personal enjoyment, stress reduction, cognitive development, social connection, or creative expression, engaging in artistic activities can have a positive impact on an individual's life.
The curriculum is designed to have participants engage in artistic activities which can be a source of personal fulfillment and enjoyment. Creating art, whether it be visual, musical, or literary, can provide a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
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Our Mindful Curriculum
Our workshop’s curriculum includes themed meditations where we focus on:
Self-Love
Part of the mindfulness series, in this workshop curriculum, we will discuss the importance of self-love and learning how important it is to use positive thoughts and compliments, for ourselves. What is self-love? And what does it mean to love oneself. Participants will work and complete a project centered around self-love. The participants will be able to take their work home and use it as a reminder of how important they are.
Self- Care
This workshop is to bring awareness to oneself. How often do we care for oneself? What are ways we can practice self care? If you don’t care for yourself what are some things that can happen? Can not caring for ourselves add to our stress? The participants will work on a project related to one of the many self care tools that will be discussed during the session. Caring for oneself allows us to be present in the moment and to also listen to our health.
Gracious Gratitude
According to Harvard Health and psychology research, giving thanks can make us happier. For this workshop, participants will work on a curriculum to use as a daily reminder to practice gratitude. What is gratitude? With practicing gratitude it serves participants as a reminder that will enable them to acknowledge the good people, and the positive things in their lives. Gratitude can be given and received.
Grounding
We hear about grounding but what really is grounding? And no, in this case it does not mean you are in trouble :). Grounding and learning how to ground has been a popular topic in health articles, as it is said that it has many health benefits. Some examples of health benefits are: better sleep, improved brain activity, regulated breathing and healthier circulation. Participants will work on grounding exercises and/or activities, to share with family and friends.
Joyful Positive Affirmation
One of the best ways to help quiet the negative chatter is to counter chatter them with positive affirmations. Whether you listen to them daily, ready inspirational posts or write them in notes, positive affirmations are crucial to helping increase confidence and lessen self doubt. In this curriculum, participants will list happy, positive and uplifting things, colors to invoke happiness and create a project to centralize all the favorites into an art project
Power of Positivity
Within the workshop, we focus on a positive mindset. The curriculum entails positive mindset exercises as well as a project centered around practicing and sharing the positive mindset with others. Some of the projects include positive affirmations, positive language and positive ideas. We wrap of the workshop by reminding the usage of positive communication and reflection.
Hear Me Now
Being heard is a fundamental human need. We all have thoughts, feelings, and experiences that we want to share with others, and being heard can help us feel validated and understood. Unfortunately, not everyone feels heard, and this can lead to feelings of isolation and frustration. Using the right mediums provide a powerful tool for communication, as they allow us to convey complex emotions and ideas in a way that is both accessible and engaging.
Self Compassion
Self-compassion is essential for emotional well-being, and the arts and music can be powerful tools for developing this skill. Engaging in creative activities like painting, drawing, writing, or playing an instrument can help you express and process difficult emotions, thoughts, and experiences in a non-judgmental way, leading to greater self-awareness, self-acceptance, and a sense of connection with others.
About our workshops:
They can be blocked into a series of 5 workshops that are scheduled consecutively.
They are designed to be stand alone and scheduled individually or as part of a series.
They are also designed to have a smaller class scale to focus on quality and not quantity.
Our workshops subject matter can be alternated and/or rotated with each scheduled series.
All of them are created to have fun.