Virtual art lessons to help kids increase emotional intelligence, self empowerment, self-love, & fos I’m an art teacher, a yoga teacher, and I’m a soccer coach.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020
“We are all here to walk each other home”
Being a human being, with human emotions, can be really tough—especially right now—and children are no exception to that. They, too, are also trying to navigate through their own potentially heightened feelings, in addition to adjusting to the uncertainty surrounding them as well as observing, and maybe even absorbing, the emotions
02/15/2024
The wall is ready for your heART 💔
I left you some chalk and a chair 🪑
Sending you a hug today 🤗
Location-Redondo Walls project
on the walls bordering the AES Redondo power plant
Space 54 only
(Right next to “LOVE”)
02/09/2024
Research shows that the benefits of for are endless!
and will join together for another healing heART to reap the rewards of The Power of Play!
01/28/2024
Broken heart 💔? You are not alone!
Even though those tough emotions
& those hard moments can feel really, REALLY big
THEY ARE TEMPORARY!
Here’s a space for you to put them and just let them be here. Just as they are. Feel what you are meant to feel!
They aren’t “wrong” and there’s nothing to be ashamed of!
We ALL feel!
We are supposed to!
And we can all HEAL!
When the time is right, this space will be painted over and transformed into what it is meant to be…
***IN THE MEANTIME, grab your chalk, your markers, your paint pens, your pencils and leave your own broken, perfectly imperfect images, words, poems right here. For now.
Location-Redondo Walls project on the walls bordering the AES Redondo power plant
Space 54 only 🙏🏼
Right next to “LOVE” 😍
“Take your broken heart and turn it into art.” - Carrie Fisher
01/25/2024
Lawndale Gnome King How did you know that I needed some love?!?
Thanks for catching my feels, giving me a pocket hug and spreading your ~ vibes 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜
I promise your heART will ripple forward as I take this very special rock on my next adventure!!
Oodles of appreciation to you and your charming gnome (I am calling it Razzle Dazzle) for reminding me that I am loved 🥰
01/25/2024
How did you know that I needed some love?!? Thanks for catching my feels, giving me a pocket hug and spreading your ❤️🧡💛🩵💙💜🩷 vibes❣️❣️
I promise your heART will ripple forward as I take this very special rock on my next adventure!!
Oodles of appreciation to you 🙏🏼 and your charming gnome (I am calling it Razzle Dazzle) for reminding me that I am loved 🥰!
03/17/2022
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” - Rumi
03/03/2022
Cancer Support Community South Bay
01/18/2022
The theme for the transformative LACNETS Los Angeles Carcinoid Neuroendocrine Tumor Society retreat was “Cultivating Intentions”
The seeds have now been planted 🌱
We continue the ongoing of watering 💦 our seeds of intention, keeping our resourceful soil enriched 🌟 and honoring all of the growth 💖along the way!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
We may live in different countries and we may speak different languages but our human experience is UNIVERSAL!
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08/02/2021
A story about self-compassion, compassion and GUMMY BEARS:
Once upon a time, there was a girl who went on a really big adventure. She was filled with so MANY fears & self-doubting thoughts but her will to overcome these aspects and visit beautiful places & meet wonderful people was stronger than her limiting beliefs.
On a particularly tough day, she spontaneously decided to hike up a to the top of a very tall mountain even though she wasn’t properly prepared (wrong footwear, no sunscreen, no snacks, etc.). She stopped off at the gift shop at the base to get some supplies when she spotted a bag of gummy bears. The thought of those colorful little treats made her feel joyful and a lot less anxious so she purchased them and began her hike.
On her way up the mountain, she came across many different people, of all ages, setting out to do the same thing as she was. She felt a kinship and connection to everyone and struck up conversations with people from all over the world. There was a young family struggling to climb with small children, one of whom was even in a backpack on Dad’s back. She exchanged pleasantries with them, too, as she huffed and puffed her way up. Now, you might think the best moment was when she got to the top and had a 360 degree view of the beautiful, spectacular world below her, feeling immense pride that she had done it. But, it wasn’t…The best moment was on the way down when she crossed paths, again, with the exhausted young family still struggling to ascend the mountain. They had stopped to rest, the backpack now on Mom’s back, Dad was losing his patience with his young daughter and his wife for their exhaustion and emotional despair, and told them the only reason their daughter was emotional and spiraling was because Mom was emotional and spiraling.
The girl felt the deepest compassion for all of them and, instead of walking by and just sending them vibes as she normally would, she felt compelled to stop. She asked them if they might like some gummy bears because those squishy little sweets made her feel better that day, too. Mom accepted a handful and shared them with her family and they all felt the tension ease. The girl told them what they were doing was REALLY hard and that they should give themselves a LOT of credit because they were doing great! And if they felt like crying, let those tears flow! We all need to release them sometimes and grant ourselves and each other some grace.
The girl went back home and added “gummy bears” to her Self-Compassion Boat 😉
07/28/2021
Have you ever taken some time to reflect on what you might need in your boat to help yourself navigate through the stormy seas?
She did. And now she has a visual (& beautiful) reminder when those big waves 🌊 come!
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Hokusai's "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" was the inspiration for our workshop on Self-Compassion. Listen in, in English and in Spanish, to understand why.
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