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Healing Through Art

"Healing through Art" is a creative workshop series designed to nurture mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being through artistic expression. All sessions encourage expressive freedom without judgment, focusing on feeling rather than perfection. Each session invites participants to explore different themes—like mindfulness, emotional release, and self-discovery—using accessible, hands-on art activities. No artistic experience is needed—just a willingness to create, reflect, and connect. 

Upcoming Workshops

Sessions run on Saturday mornings
from 9:00am to noon in Founders’ Hall.

Address: 
Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga
84 S Service Rd, Mississauga, ON L5G 2R9

Fee: $30 supplies fee + Pay What You Can For the Session 
Saturday, September 20, 2025

My Journey - Visual Journaling for Self-Discovery

Tell your story through art. Use mixed media to keep a visual journal that combines images, words, and symbols. This practice helps uncover personal insights, foster emotional awareness, and track your wellness journey.

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Nature-Inspired Art & Grounding
Use natural materials like leaves, stones, and earth pigments to reconnect with the grounding force of the natural world. Art becomes a tool for mindfulness, reflection, and environmental awareness.

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Creative Affirmations
Design visual affirmations through collage, hand lettering, and illustration. This session helps participants embed positive beliefs into their creative process and daily mindset.

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Joys and Sorrows (Visual Expression)

In the spirit of Unitarian Universalism, explore Joys and Sorrows through painting, drawing, and/or collage to help process and release complex emotions.

Saturday, November 15, 2025

I Remember
Use art to explore personal memories, meaningful moments, and the emotions tied to them. Through drawing, collage, or mixed media, participants gently revisit the past to find insight, healing, and connection to their life stories.

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Community

Create collaborative artwork that reflects shared values, collective identity, and a sense of belonging. This session emphasizes connection, listening, and mutual support through group creative processes.

No Artistic Skill Required

Many people believe that to Heal Through Art they have to be creative or artistic. However, art healing is not about artistic merit or perfection, but rather self-expression. Many painful thoughts and memories are buried deep within and may be expressed more easily through images than words.

Colorful Art Supplies
Buddha Statue
Buddha Statue

Mindfulness and Calm

Healing Through Art provides an opportunity to feel and heal through being in the moment and expressing oneself in a safe environment.

Self Expression

Healing through Art offers a non-judgmental setting for self-expression. Whether dealing with grief, traumatic experiences, depression or anxiety, Healing through Art can help alleviate the symptoms.

Expressive image with many oil paint strokes, some black, some dark, some grey. A colourfu

© 2025 by Dominika Dittwald

 

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