BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID://ALHC//461841 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260407T011834 VTIMEZONE:America/New_York DTSTART:20260121T230000Z DTEND:20260122T001500Z UID:461841 SUMMARY:SEEN: The Expressive Arts Journey LOCATION:Art Place Studios, 2015 Asheville Hwy, Hendersonville, NC, 28792 DESCRIPTION:SEEN: The Expressive Arts Journey\n\n01/21/26 06:00 PM EST\n - 01/21/26 07:15 PM EST\Description:\nInstructor: Kiona Edwards\nDate: 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25\nTime: 6 PM - 7:15 PM\nMember: $1200  Non-Member: $1320\n\nSEEN: The Expressive Arts Journey is a 10-week guided space for creative self-exploration and inner connection. Through imagery, writing, education, and group dialogue, participants explore emotional truths, patterns of self-understanding, and the inner landscapes that shape how they move through life.\n\nWhile rooted in Kiona’s training in art therapy and psychotherapy, this group is designed as a non-clinical expressive arts experience. It invites curiosity, reflection, and creative exploration—not diagnosis or treatment. Each week centers around a thematic prompt from the SEEN journal, creating a gentle progression toward deeper self-understanding and embodied acceptance.\n\nParticipant Experience:\n\nParticipants often describe:\n\n Feeling more connected to their authentic self\n Accessing emotion and intuition through creative flow\n Gaining clarity around inner patterns and needs\n Learning to witness their experience with compassion\n Rediscovering creative expression as a healing, grounding ritual\n\n\nA copy of the SEEN journal is included in the price of the group container.\n\nMedium choice will vary with each class but will include: oil pastel, marker, watercolor pencils and watercolor, collage, colored pencil\n\nThe class flow will roughly be as follows: Group Flow (75 Minutes)\n\n Opening (10 min): Arrival and grounding or mindful centering\n Art Process (30–35 min): Creative response to the weekly prompt using suggested materials\n Written Reflection (10 min): Guided journaling using SEEN reflection questions\n Group Dialogue (15–20 min): Optional sharing, resonance, and discussion\n Closing (5 min): Quiet integration and mindful transition\n\n \n\n\n\nArtist Bio:\nKiona Edwards, LCAT, ATR-BC, is a licensed art therapist and artist who guides creative spaces for deep self-exploration and emotional renewal. With a grounded, compassionate approach rooted in art therapy, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness, Kiona helps participants reconnect with the parts of themselves they’ve silenced or outgrown—and learn to meet them with care. Her groups are not therapy, but they are deeply therapeutic in spirit: safe, creative containers for reflection, release, and reconnection. Each session invites you to create, witness, and emerge a little closer to your truth.\n\nKiona guides with warmth and clarity, creating a reflective space that honors each participant’s pace. The facilitation balances light structure with deep personal inquiry, emphasizing safety, openness, and authentic expression. The focus is not on artistic skill but on what the creative process reveals about one’s inner experience.\n \Location:\nArt Place Studios\n2015 Asheville Hwy\nHendersonville, NC 28792 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:SEEN: The Expressive Arts Journey

01/21/26 06:00 PM EST - 01/21/26 07:15 PM EST
Description:
Instructor: Kiona Edwards
Date: 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25
Time: 6 PM - 7:15 PM
Member: $1200  Non-Member: $1320

SEEN: The Expressive Arts Journey is a 10-week guided space for creative self-exploration and inner connection. Through imagery, writing, education, and group dialogue, participants explore emotional truths, patterns of self-understanding, and the inner landscapes that shape how they move through life.

While rooted in Kiona’s training in art therapy and psychotherapy, this group is designed as a non-clinical expressive arts experience. It invites curiosity, reflection, and creative exploration—not diagnosis or treatment. Each week centers around a thematic prompt from the SEEN journal, creating a gentle progression toward deeper self-understanding and embodied acceptance.

Participant Experience:

Participants often describe:
A copy of the SEEN journal is included in the price of the group container.

Medium choice will vary with each class but will include: oil pastel, marker, watercolor pencils and watercolor, collage, colored pencil

The class flow will roughly be as follows: Group Flow (75 Minutes)  

Artist Bio:
Kiona Edwards, LCAT, ATR-BC, is a licensed art therapist and artist who guides creative spaces for deep self-exploration and emotional renewal. With a grounded, compassionate approach rooted in art therapy, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness, Kiona helps participants reconnect with the parts of themselves they’ve silenced or outgrown—and learn to meet them with care. Her groups are not therapy, but they are deeply therapeutic in spirit: safe, creative containers for reflection, release, and reconnection. Each session invites you to create, witness, and emerge a little closer to your truth.

Kiona guides with warmth and clarity, creating a reflective space that honors each participant’s pace. The facilitation balances light structure with deep personal inquiry, emphasizing safety, openness, and authentic expression. The focus is not on artistic skill but on what the creative process reveals about one’s inner experience.
 
Location:
Art Place Studios
2015 Asheville Hwy
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