Teen Wellness Group

winter/spring 2025 Programs

Creative Meditation: Mindfulness Practice Through Creativity

4 individual sessions:

  • Vision Board, January 26, 10:00-12:30

  • Slow Stitch, February 16, 10:00-12:30

  • Mandalas:

    • Mandalas 1, March 7, 6:30-8:30

    • Mandalas 2, March 23, 10:00-12:00

    • Mandalas 3, April 13, 10:00-12:00

  • Neurographic Art, May 16, 6:00-8:30

Facilitator: Renee Dangerfield-Allen

For more information about this program:

Phone: 780-460-0022
Email: info@riversedgecounselling.com

New Beginnings - Vision Board Workshop

January 26, 2025   10:00-12:30 pm

Fee: 85.00 (75.00 facilitation + 10.00 supply fee)

Small group - 5-8 participants

Creating a vision board is fun and easy, even if you don’t think you have a creative bone in your body. Renée will walk you through the process step-by-step. It starts with setting your intention, such as “I want to get healthy in 2025” or “I want to grow my business.” Many people have found the process of creating a vision board impactful and helpful, as the board serves as a visual reminder to achieve their goals.

In this workshop, participants will:

Have the opportunity to experience a guided meditation.

Learn about the benefits of creating a vision board to help bring about change or a

desired goal.

Learn how to create their vision board.

Receive additional resource information.

Slow Stitch as a Meditative Practice Workshop

February 16, 2025, 10:00am-12:30pm

Fee: 90.00 for each session (75.00 facilitation + 15.00 supply fee)

Small group - 5-8 participants

Slow stitching is just that…stitching slowly. It is the practice of stitching by hand in an

intuitive way. It is not about sewing precisely, like in quilting; rather, it’s about the

meditative and calming effect of pulling the thread through the fabric, bit by bit, without

worrying about the final product. It becomes meditative.

*Participants will receive a Slow Stitch Kit (curated by @threadspells) specifically for this

workshop. This kit includes backing cloths, fabric bits, adornments, needles, embroidery

floss, and thread conditioner. We will work on one 5x5 piece in the workshop and you

will have enough supplies to make an additional piece or two at home. **Previous hand-

stitching experience is beneficial, but not necessary.

In this workshop, participants will:

Have the opportunity to experience a guided meditation.

Learn about the benefits of Slow Stitch as a meditative practice for self-care.

Learn how to create their own Slow Stitched piece.

Receive additional resource information.

Mandala Creation as Meditative Practice Workshop series (1, 2, & 3 )

The creation of Mandalas has a long history associated with many spiritual traditions, spanning many cultures, and is often used as an aid to meditation. More recently, research has demonstrated that drawing, colouring, or painting mandalas can be helpful as a form of stress and anxiety relief, to increase self-acceptance, cope with cravings, and support an overall sense of inner well-being. Colouring is no longer just for children! It never was.

 Mandalas 1 - Colourful Healing Creations

March 7, 2025, 6:30-8:00 pm

Mandalas 2 -Inner Light

March 23, 2025, 10:00am-12:00 pm

Mandala 3 - Drawing out the Hands

April 13, 2025, 10:00am-12:00

Fee: 75.00 for each session (65.00 facilitation + 10.00 supply fee)

Small group - 5-8 participants

In these workshops, participants will:

Have the opportunity to experience a guided meditation.

Learn how to create their own unique Colourful Healing / Inner Light/ Drawing out the Hands Mandala.

Learn about the benefits of using mandalas as a form of meditation and self-care.

Receive additional resource information and supplies to create mandalas at home.

Neuorgraphic Creations as Meditative Practice Workshop

May 16, 2025, 6:00-8:30pm

Fee: 85.00 for each session (75.00 facilitation + 10.00 supply fee)

Small group - 5-8 participants

Neurographic art was developed by Russian psychologist Pavel Piskarev, in 2014, and

is somewhat new to North America. It is a unique process of line drawing, colouring,

and intension setting, that combines creativity with neuroscience. You do not need to be

an artist or even feel especially creative as it is simple to create a piece and yet still

profound. Neurographic art creation is believed to help reduce stress and anxiety,

increase creativity, help with problem-solving, and improve focus and concentration.

The process supports access to the inner self in a calming and relaxing manner.

In this workshop, participants will:

Have the opportunity to experience a guided meditation.

Learn about the benefits of creating neurographic pieces as a meditative practice and

self-care.

Learn how to create their Neurographic piece.

Receive additional resource information and supplies to create neurographic pieces at

home.

 

Payment and Cancellation Policy for Programs

Intake Call

We will require a credit card on file at the time of registration*.

Payment

You will be charged the entire program fee 2 weeks before the start of the program (or the next business day). Once the full program fee is charged, it is non-refundable.

Receipt

You will not receive a receipt when the full program fee is charged to your credit card. You will receive individual invoices after each session. This is important because for insurance purposes**, your provider may require a separate invoice for each session, rather than the full receipt for payment provided at registration.

*Payments for programs are taken by credit card. If you require a different payment method, please advise our admin team.

**Group mental health programs are sometimes covered by insurance plans. Please speak with your insurance provider to inquire if your plan will cover the cost of this program. Important information to provide them will also be the designation of the group facilitator. 

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