Dancing Mindfulness & Expressive Art Therapy by Mindful Journey Center

12/13/2025

In this experiential training, EMDR clinicians will learn how to bring visual journaling into the therapy room as a companion to EMDR treatment. We’ll explore both the emotional and psychological benefits of journaling through art, looking at theory, research, and case examples that highlight how it can support trauma recovery.

Throughout the day, participants will try out different approaches—collage, mandalas, free drawing, and poetry—while reflecting on how each method can be integrated into different phases of EMDR. We’ll connect these practices directly to the 8 Phases of EMDR Therapy and the 3-Prong Protocol (past, present, future) so you leave with ideas you can apply right away.

By the end of the workshop, you’ll walk away with your own plan for how to integrate visual journaling into your clinical practice. You’ll also leave with concrete strategies for setting up the space, selecting art supplies, and pacing interventions in ways that encourage stabilization, self-regulation, and safety for your clients.

Fo more information and registration, please visit here: https://bit.ly/44kmLpt

11/22/2025

10/11/2025

Between pages, art supplies, movement, and music we come together to connect, create, and heal in community.

10/11/2025

The moment you meet another soul who sees things just like you do and you feel instantly validated. In that moment, you just know: this person gets it, and a deep friendship may begins.

10/10/2025

When we play with colors and lines, we can let go of control and meet the moment just as it is. No judgment, just presence. 🌈🖍️

10/04/2025

Mindfulness isn’t only about stillness. Sometimes it’s simply receiving the sounds around you and letting your response flow onto the page.

10/04/2025

✨ When words aren’t enough… images can speak. ✨

For many clients, telling what they are noticing out loud feels overwhelming. The experience may be too big, too painful, or simply not ready to be put into words. Visual journaling opens another door. Through colors, layers, images, collage, and symbols, clients can begin to express what feels unspeakable in a way that may feel safer and more manageable.

This upcoming training for EMDR-trained clinicians will dive into the heart of visual journaling within the expressive arts therapy approach. Together we will:

🎨 Experience hands-on expressive arts exercises using writing, drawing, collage, and music.

📚 Explore how visual journaling supports trauma recovery within the 3-phase model of trauma treatment.

🌀 Learn how journaling practices integrate with the 8 Phases of EMDR and the Three-Prong Protocol (past, present, future).

🤝 Discuss real-world case examples, ethical considerations, and trauma-informed language that makes these practices safer for survivors.

This is an experiential day rooted in learning by doing. You’ll feel the impact of these practices firsthand, so you can bring them back to your clients with confidence.

👉 Whether you’re brand-new to expressive arts or looking to deepen your skills, this training offers practical, trauma-focused
tools you can use right away.

📅 December 19th, 2025
📍 Virtual / ZOOM

Fo more information and registration: https://bit.ly/46NCFcb

10/02/2025

08/09/2025

This morning, walking to Terminal G7 at Fort Lauderdale airport, I noticed an art exhibition in the JetBlue terminal. They show art from their employees. For me, the most special part is that, between the lines, they are celebrating diversity. These are the ones that touched me.

08/06/2025

New Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator Training!

Date: December 12-14, 2025

Dancing Mindfulness is a trauma-informed practice created by Dr. Jamie Marich that invites participants to explore mindfulness through movement.

No dance skills needed, just a willing spirit and an open heart.

In this training, you’ll learn how to lead powerful, healing classes grounded in the consensus model of trauma treatment (developed by Pierre Janet ), based on the three-stage approach:

Preparation – Building safety and resources
Trauma Work – Engaging memories with care
Integration – Making meaning and restoring wholeness

This model reminds us: trauma healing needs a beginning, middle, and end. Jumping into trauma work without proper preparation is not enough, and Dancing Mindfulness honors that rhythm.

Whether you’re a therapist, healer, or simply passionate about movement and presence, this training is for you.

Come move, breathe and create with us!

Register here: https://bit.ly/453yxp0

Online Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator Training- Expressive Arts Module A: December 12-14, 2025 (Eastern Time)

08/03/2025

Join Our Community Dancing Mindfulness Today, August 3rd at 1:00 PM (ET)!

Let’s celebrate the power of letting go with our newest facilitator!

Bring your playful, younger parts and dance into what’s possible when we are fully present in the moment.

This is the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cRY6p39QRq6MNKNVQyArgA

07/19/2025

So happy to be home in Puerto Rico, teaching Day 2 of EMDR Training with Expressive Arts. During breaks… I get to visit my sunflowers, caterpillar, and hang out with Lucky Bones and Lilah. 🌿🐾 My nervous system is loving this rhythm.