Reconnect with Self

Free Virtual Therapeutic Workshops

Sundays at 10-11 MST

Join us for a gentle, creative 5-week virtual series designed to help you reconnect with your body, emotions, and inner self through expressive arts and somatic awareness.

Each session blends mind-body grounding practices with a guided creative activity, intentionally chosen to nurture nervous system regulation, self-compassion, and emotional expression in a safe and supportive space.

No art skills needed — just curiosity, paper, and something to draw or write with.

You can join one session or the whole series - each workshop stand on its own.

November 9, 2025

Meditative Breath

Using the neurographic art method, participants will be guided through mindful line drawing and colour breathing, allowing the body to release stress patterns through flowing shapes and slow, intentional movement.

✨ Benefit: Engages the parasympathetic nervous system, supports emotional release without words, promotes grounding through rhythm and colour.

November 16, 2025

Self Love Card

Inspired by therapeutic writing practices, this session invites participants to craft a letter or card to themselves—not from a place of perfection, but from gentleness and acceptance.

✨ Benefit: Helps shift internal narrative toward self-acceptance and emotional validation; supports nervous system repair through kind language.

November 23, 2025

Celebrate Uniqueness

This playful art exercise encourages participants to draw or visually express their “weird,” quirks, or unique traits—reframing them as sources of creativity and identity.

✨ Benefit: Builds confidence, self-celebration, and emotional freedom through creative play; reduces shame around authenticity

November 30, 2025

Reflective Journal

We begin by exploring the three emotional regulation systems: Threat, Drive, and Soothe. Through guided journaling and gentle reflection, participants will learn to recognize which system is activated in daily life and how to gently invite more soothing and self-kindness.

✨ Benefit: Builds emotional literacy, reduces self-criticism, introduces compassionate inner dialogue.

December 7, 2025

Mapping Your Heart

In our closing session, participants will create a heart map — identifying what takes up space inside (memories, hopes, heaviness, joy) and gently exploring emotional landscape through symbolic drawing.

✨ Benefit: Encourages self-awareness, emotional processing, and integration of the full self with compassion.

Why Somatic & Art-Based Therapy?

In moments of stress or disconnection, our nervous system shifts into protection mode. These workshops help slowly invite the body back into a place of safety and creativity. Using gentle guided exercises, we shift from self-criticism to self-connection, from survival mode into softening and expression. Each artistic prompt becomes a doorway back to the self.

Paper or journal

Pen/pencil or any coloring tools you enjoy (markers, crayons, watercolor, etc.)

Optional: tea, candle, cozy blanket — create a gentle space

Live on Zoom - Sundays at 10AM MST

Each session is 1 hour, blending guided grounding, art creation, and gentle debrief

Workshops will not be recorded

1) Complete the registration form below

2) You’ll receive an email with the Zoom link within 2 days

3) The same Zoom link will work for each workshop

Free to join - registration required

Register for our Free Workshops

Complete the form below to sign up.

You’ll receive an email with your Zoom link within 2 days.

info@calmriver.ca

825·440·2639

9557 76 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6C 0K1

Facilitators

Andrea Elliott is a registered social worker and Master of social Work student with more than 15 years of experience in mental health, addictions, and social work practice. She has developed and led numerous clinical and community-based initiatives focused on supporting individuals and families affected by mental health and substance use concerns.

Andrea Murphy is a registered social worker and Masters of social work student focused on trauma-informed and expressive arts practices. She creates gentle, accessible spaces that foster creativity, somatic awareness, and self-compassion. She enjoys nature walks, cycling, cross-country skiing, reading, and quiet moments with her husband and cats.

Charity Lui is a registered clinical social worker and therapist who focuses on anxiety, OCD, and trauma. She incorporates EMDR and art-based approaches to help people experience meaningful change. Charity brings a calm, collaborative presence to her work and enjoys spending time in nature and being creative with her family.