Nurturing Our Hearts During Grief & Loss
                           

A Women's 6-week Support Group focused on Self-Expression and Grief

Come and join us in this sacred space we call grief. Connect with other women as we share our stories in a safe & supportive environment. We will find comfort, learn helpful coping skills, and increase our self-awareness in a non-judgement atmosphere. You are not alone. Let’s share this heart-felt journey together.

Start date: March 21st, Tuesday (6 weeks)
Time: 12:30-2:00 pm. 

Location: Light of the Valley, Room 105 of the back buildings.

9270 Bruceville Road, Elk Grove
Suggested Donation: $15.00 to be paid on the first day of class.

During this module we will be incorporating art into our grieving/healing journey. You do not have to be an artist or crafter to join in. This time spent is focused on the creative process of the activity. It’s interacting with the materials used and connecting with our heart, mind, soul and body as we reflect on our story. 

The Benefits of Integrating Art & Grief:“Art can also help us integrate our experiences by balancing the right and left hemispheres of our brain. While telling our story activates the language portion of the left brain, art activates the creative centers of our right brain allowing a processing and release of emotions that often can’t happen through talking alone. Frequently, the images we create with our right brain help us make sense of our inner feeling states, allowing us to bring language back on board to describe something that was previously nebulous…On top of these many benefits, art can be incredibly empowering, giving us a sense of control when everything in our lives seems so out of our control and a sense of accomplishment when we may be struggling to make the bed in the morning. We may even find it to be life-affirming, to provide a renewed sense of beauty in our day, or to reveal a connection to something larger than ourselves.”  Using Art as a Coping Tool in Grief by Kelly Brown, LMFT 

 *Hosted by: Sun Grove Church and Together We Heal Community