Aha Moments

Love From Our Attendees

Art has the power to open the heart and reveal the soul.

Transcendentalism

"Before, I was less confident to talk about my feelings and to accurately express them. Now, I am more confident talking about the trauma I went through in life."

-Jessica

Enlightening

"It was a very creative project! I also made me contemplate about my life in a creative way which we don’t usually get to do. It was very enlightening. Thank you for sharing…you are very brave."

-Kylie L

Personal Transformation

"The project was very eye opening. It made me realize that I am not the person who I was in the past, things have affected me, …and have changed me in some ways for the better."

-Lauren H

Express Embodied Feelings

"After doing this project, I really feel that I am blessed. I believe this activity is a great way to express how you feel and a way to release whatever an individual has embodied."

-Chiamela A

Stress Relief

"This activity was very relaxing for me. It allowed me to let out some stress. I feel better now…a lot better."

- Kendra C

Deeper Awareness & Understanding

"During the activity, I started to think about the two instances that “broke me” so to speak. One was my father leaving. The other was the bullying I experienced in college. The process made me feel I could be less hard on myself for still dealing with this area of my life. I just saw it as a way to understand what I went through and how I coped with it."

-Michelle R

Identify What's Important

"This exercise was very therapeutic. Your life may break, but you can rebuild again…I placed a jewel inside to show my inner beauty. On the outside, I wrote “honor, family, head, friend, loyal, hope , love, play, and new.” I used this process to express what is important in my life."

-Samantha P

Heart Opening

"This has been a very good presentation. I enjoyed it very much. I was truly touched…hearing someone else’s experience is always a sort of heart opening experience. You did a wonderful job, and I could tell you were really passionate about it."

- Krista B

Journey Into Self

"Grief and anger were my starting points. I learned that I held in a lot of emotion and let it build up over the years. I would love to continue my journey into Self. I feel as though I will have a better understanding of who I am."

-Participant in 5-week series presented to teens in Safe Sessions- Krista B