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Sessions Currently Offered:

*Additional fees may apply based on location and group size.

Rorschach Art (an Arts-based Psychoanalytical Expression)

Outcome: Train Your Creative Third Eye to Pull Images From Your Subconscious as Inspiration for Art

Duration: 2 hours-3 hours depending on group size and age

We enter into this practice without an intention of what to draw or make and let the watercolour blots and our memories and cognitions about the creatures appearing on the page guide the art.

Step one is creating or choosing a watercolour blot as your background- the messier, the better! Looking for images in the blot, participants are encouraged to find creatures and monsters.

We pull out a unique creature using ink by adding definitions and details. Participants are encouraged to consider creature animals from their own life- imagined or real, figurative or formal, from a storybook or movie.

All necessary art supplies and tools will be provided for you. You must supply an indoor or outdoor space, seating, an electrical outlet, and a water source.

Adults (Group min 6-12 max) $450 or $50/pp

Teens (Group 6-12) $450 or $40/pp

Children (ages 8-12) (Group min 8-14) $400 or $35/pp. Add an additional staff of $100

Introspective Art Journaling (a Mindfulness Arts-based Activity)

Outcome: Gather New Ideas and Share Your Creations

Duration: 2 hours-3 hours with a break depending on group size and age

Not your typical social art journaling activity. This activity uses complex expression prompts to expand the mind and promote self-reflection, creativity and clarity.

Trendy and growing in popularity, Art Journaling is a form of self-expression, blending visual ideas, verbal prompts and intention setting as a creative daily self-care tool. Daily journaling has been proven to benefit positive self-worth and good mental health.

We take it up a notch!

Participants are guided through self-reflective meditation to get into the right headspace for authentic and intentional creative expression.

Receive a journal. All art supplies and tools are provided. You provide an indoor or outdoor space, and seating.

Adults $450 or $50/pp

Teens $450 or $45/pp

Children (ages 8-12) $450 or $40/pp. Add an additional staff of $100

Neurographic Art Making (a Mindfulness Arts-Based Activity)

Outcome: Rest Your Brain and Receive the Answers You’ve Been Searching For!

Duration: 2 hours-3 hours with a break depending on group size and age

Everyone begins with their own unique burning question and keeps it a secret. This is an activity all about intuitively expressing the inner self. Neurographic art transforms your inner thoughts into art resembling brain synapses and neurons. This practice can strengthen new positive pathways and help you discover that you had the answers to your questions all along.

We begin by briefly describing neuron pathways in the brain. Then we guide you through the art-making process.

You may even find yourself in a creative flow state during the final colouring portion, when your brain can find complete rest from the distractions and stresses of life.

After you are done with your piece, we do an art reading, pulling out images and our impressions, illustrating that various perceptions can elevate your take on your own piece.

All art supplies and tools are provided. You provide an indoor or outdoor space and seating.

Adults $450 or $55/pp

Teens $450 or $45/pp

Children (ages 8-12) $450 or $40/pp. Add an additional staff $100

Gentle Painting (Artist Studio Immersion)

Outcome: Feel proud and relaxed while creating a unique canvas art piece.

Duration: 2 to 3 hours with a break, depending on your group size.

Guided, Gentle Painting features music, meditation, brushes, tools, and finger painting techniques. We encourage creativity and interpretation over the paint-by-numbers method. We help you through the discomfort, so you can leave feeling relaxed and with a piece of art you can be proud of and inspired to explore and create more on your own!

All art supplies and tools, including a 7 x 11″ canvas, are provided. You provide indoor or outdoor tables, seating, and a water source.

Adults (Group min 6-12 max) $500 or $50/pp

Teens (Group 6-14) $550 or $45/pp

Children (ages 8-12) (Group 6-12) $550 or $35/pp

Self-Love Self-Worth Inventory (Therapeutic Goal Setting & Make-And-Take Workshop.)

Outcome: Discover Radical Self-Acceptance!

Duration: 3 hours with a break

Be ready to get honest and open your heart to the most crucial person in your life, YOU! Self-worth inventories will highlight areas where you lack self-worth, self-love or self-confidence.

Sometimes we have insecurities which we are not even aware of. These are holding us back. Other times we know we lack self-esteem, feel defeated, or don’t know where to start to make a change. Low self-worth can be obvious or hidden under layers of survival and coping mechanisms.

Looking at behaviours, patterns, and habits, we begin to develop a creative plan for increased Self Love in this workshop. Our instructor guides you step-by-step and encourages creative exploration and fun as we create a Self Love Planner.

First, defining Self Love, you answer two insightful inventories. Next, we have a discussion and share our thoughts. We delve into race, culture, motivation, trauma, and attachment theories as we unpack our self-love inventory answers.

In part two, using a variety of art supplies, you will create a Self-Love Plan. This creative exercise will help you remember the promises made to yourself in the clarity of the activity.

Adults $550 or $60/pp. 3-hour session

Teens 13+ $500 or $55/pp. 2.5-3hour session

This session is only recommended for children currently participating in a therapeutic change plan with a professional, as the self-reflections may cause post-session discomfort and require clarification or ongoing support.

Soothing Bilateral Art Making (Arts-based Emotional Regulation Tool)

Outcomes: Relax your mind and body.

Duration: 2-3 hours depending on group age

Both hands move together simultaneously to create a unique art piece using paint, pastels or coloured chalk. Choose to use the entire arm’s length or engage your whole body on a larger scale to release some energy!

It’s Fun and Freeing! There are no mistakes in this judgment-free zone.

Relaxing your body and finding mindfulness can be just as creative as healing. Bilateral art-making is often used in creative healing sessions to regulate emotions, calm emotionally charged physical reactions, or express complex traumas. Adopt it as a new artistic expression by starting a bilateral journal, or take yours to the next level by adding other creative twists using our Art Bar of supplies! This one is Messy!

Adults $550 or $55/pp

Teens $550 or $55/pp

Children (ages 7-12) $450 or $45/pp

Festival or Fair, large-scale/large capacity installation version $1000-$2500

Coming Soon!

All prices are on a sliding scale. Please inquire. We are flexible and open to working with community NFP service organizations. We are also available to build programs and support your grant applications.

Rhiannon Barry, Program Developer and Facilitator, Be Whimsi Creative Wellness & Retreats

Mindfulness Art-Based Programs/Sessions (MABPs), Social Art Groups (SAGs), and Artist Studio Immersion (ASIs): Exposure to and participation in creative arts activities can be a predictor of well-being. All Activities and Sessions can be adjusted to suit groups of any size.

I am excited to learn more about your group and provide you with new creative tools for self-reflection and well-being. Join me in evaluating your needs and exploring your emotions. Let me guide you using some fun and insightful art techniques, whether it’s a feeling you’d want to empower within each other, or just need a calming social activity.

I support your group members in reaching their relaxation and mindfulness goal by using expressive arts and self-reflective exercises. Self Reflection, Realizations, and Self-Love bring you closer to your ideal life. Be proud of what you create! Each session features a guided creative art activity and corresponding discussion.

We provide an inexpensive list of recommended art and craft supplies found at the Dollar Store, some of which you may already own.

As a Welcome, you gain access to our 20-card deck of Art Journaling Prompts so you can continue to be inspired on your Creative Wellness Journey once your session is completed!