Self-Love Workshop

Join us for a nurturing, creative workshop centered on self-acceptance, confidence, and inner connection. Through guided reflection, participants will create a personal mantra or sacred word for inspiration and identity, then bring it to life by crafting a fabric heart symbolizing self-love and belonging. This hands-on experience offers space to slow down, reconnect, and leave with a meaningful keepsake to support continued self-compassion and confidence.

• The workshop begins with a brief introduction, sharing the purpose, cultural background, and significance of mantras or sacred words, highlighting their power to foster self-love.
• Participants are then guided through a visualization for self-exploration, helping them connect with a personal sacred word that brings power, safety, peace, and confidence.
• Following this, they engage in a hands-on activity, creating a hand-sewn fabric heart that incorporates their chosen word, using the process as a mindful practice of self-love and acceptance.
• The session concludes with an opportunity to share and connect with others, reflecting on the meaning of their sacred words and hearts, and leaving with a tangible symbol to carry forward their self-love, confidence, and self-acceptance.

Info: Luisa earned her master’s degree in art therapy from The George Washington University and is a board-certified art therapist (ATR-BC). She is an experienced visual artist with many years of teaching and facilitating expressive arts groups and workshops across community, educational, and therapeutic settings.


Her work is grounded in the belief that creativity is a powerful tool for self-expression, healing, and personal growth. Luisa is passionate about creating welcoming, supportive spaces where individuals can explore their inner world, build insight, and connect with their strengths through the art-making process.


With a warm, compassionate approach, she encourages participants to trust their intuition, embrace playfulness, and use art as a meaningful pathway to wellness and transformation.

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