Expressive Arts Healing, Session 1 (Online, TF, 5 Sessions)
Adult Online TuitionFree | Registration opens Monday, July 13, 2026 8:00 AM EDT
Rooted in person-centered expressive arts, mindfulness practices, and community-based approaches to well-being, shanina dionna's Expressive Arts Healing sessions invite participants into a creative process of reflection, connection, and self-discovery. Through meditation, breathwork, somatic awareness, creative expression, and guided dialogue, participants are encouraged to explore personal experiences in ways that honor both individual and collective wisdom. Grounded in the values of empathic understanding, congruence, and unconditional positive regard, these sessions offer space for curiosity, creativity, and authentic expression rather than artistic skill or performance.
This class will take place online.
Who Is This Class For:
This class is for true beginners and anyone seeking a fresh way of thinking. Questions about whether this class is right for you? Email adulteducation@fleisher.org.
- This is an online class hosted through Zoom. We recommend that you download the free Zoom application on your computer, phone, or tablet in advance of the first class. You will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the course via Zoom. The same link will be used each week.
Tuition-free classes require an active Fleisher membership.
- Water (for drinking/hydration after "movement offerings")
- Journal (optional)
- Comfortable clothing to move around
- Floor cushion or yoga mat (optional)
Artmaking materials, these may include:
- Paint (acrylic)
- Air-Dry Clay
- Charcoal
- Newsprint Paper
- Mixed-media paper (small, medium, and/or large pads)
- Jumbo crayons and/or Jumbo Markers
- Magazines (for collage-making)
Shanina Dionna
shanina dionna (she/they) is a West Philadelphia-based interdisciplinary artist, facilitator, and community-based art therapy practitioner whose work explores belonging, well-being, collective care, and creative expression. As a graduate of Drexel University's M.A. in Art Therapy & Counseling program and a certified Person-Centered Expressive Arts facilitator, shanina creates experiences that bridge visual art, movement, community engagement, documentary practice, and healing-centered spaces.
shanina is the founder of ARTbuds Philly, a tuition-free youth arts initiative, and the creator of Expressive Arts Healing, a community-based program that integrates mindfulness, creative expression, and relational connection. Through exhibitions, films, workshops, and public programs, shanina's work investigates how art, relationships, and environments can nurture individual and collective well-being.
shaninadionna.com