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Art Therapy: Professional Guided Self-care for All (Round 2!)

Welcome to our second session of guided art therapy, cohosted by Disability Resources Center Victoria.

Are you feeling stressed and anxious? Do you have a disability or are facing barriers in life and would like to explore non-verbal ways of expression? Want a quick rewind after work/ school?

Join us for a free art therapy session lead by certified expressive arts therapist and registered social worker Jotika Samant. No previous experience of any kind is needed to join, though of course artists are welcome too. Please be 14+ in age if attending alone, otherwise no limits. We will use simple materials you'll be able to find around the house.

Time:
- 4-6pm PST
- Tuesday 23rd November 2021

Attendance is first come first served basis, CAPPED AT 18/SESSION and only a few spaces left!

Signup form remains the same here: https://forms.gle/QJGQ46vEAnNfGcY5A
OR email: sabrina@creansociety.org to be registered.

About our Art Therapist:
Jotika Chaudhary Samant is an Expressive Arts Therapist, an Interdisciplinary artist & has been working and volunteering in Social Service agencies for over 15 years. She is a Queer, woman of colour and identifies as living with chronic illness. Jotika is also a community organizer and has helped create arts markets, performance nights & arts healing spaces for folks to gather, connect and share their stories. Creating art & sharing her art through performance has been a transformative tool for her own self expression and healing. Jotika is very passionate about supporting folks to (re)connect & listen into the wisdom in their bodies & nervous system through arts creation. Art is such a powerful tool to help us tell our stories, get into our imagination and have some fun.