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Arts & Healing Initiative

We imagine a world where healing through the arts can be accessed anywhere, by anyone.

Our mission is to transform lives through the innate power of the arts, guided by mental health practices, to foster healing, connection, and resilience for all. Through community service, free program offerings, virtual trainings, and curriculum manuals, we empower the public to apply mental health-guided arts practices sustainably in their own lives and communities.

08/28/2026

These fun, how-to videos, curated from our HOPE Series sessions, provide an array of go-to creative arts activities whether looking to recenter, reflect, or restore.

In this short video, Dr. Mary Hardy discusses the essentials of practicing gratitude and how to create a gratitude flower.

Watch now https://buff.ly/X3MQNSX

08/25/2026

New to Beat the Odds®? Our Fall Online Training is coming up September 18.

Beat the Odds® (BTO) is an evidence-based, trauma-informed program that integrates the power of contemporary drum circles and group counseling to build core strengths such as focus and listening, team building, leadership, expressing feelings, managing anger/stress, empathy, kindness, and gratitude.

Our one-day, experiential online training covers all activities and key guidelines in the program, which offers positive affirmations, emotional coping strategies, and guided interaction with rhythmic activities in a collaborative, creative, and fun environment.

Link https://buff.ly/cDWFmAj

08/21/2026

HOPE Series | September
Art Journaling: A Daily Practice for Reflection, Regulation & Renewal - 9/17/26

This hands-on session invites us to begin a new daily, creative-care practice: art journaling. An accessible, research-backed mental health tool, we’ll be guided through art therapy-informed prompts and practices, learn the social-emotional benefits of daily practice, and explore how quick and simple creative rituals can support emotional reflection, regulation, and renewal in our everyday life.

Open to all—this session is for anyone interested in incorporating arts for wellness practices into their daily life and work.

🗓 Thursday, September 17 • Free • Online
🎟 Save your spot today at https://buff.ly/hMZr6ii

08/17/2026

Today is National Nonprofit Day, and we're taking a moment to reflect on what brought us here: 22 years of utilizing the arts to support healing, connection, and resilience across communities. Thank you to every single participant, facilitator, partner, and supporter who make our work possible.

Visit our website to learn about our impact.
Link : https://buff.ly/UqMio9g

08/16/2026

Ready for back to school? Register for our free, online Beat the Odds® Support Session led by our Founder & Director, Ping Ho, MA, MPH.

Join us for an opportunity to learn from one another and address any and all BTO questions—including implementation, behavior management, and equipment challenges—to move into the new school year with clarity and confidence.

🗓 Thursday, August 27, 2026
🎟 Sign up now https://buff.ly/hy6N5r0

08/14/2026

One week until SketchPoetic®: Artful Reflection for the Inner Self! Join us August 20 for this online HOPE Series session and learn an intuitive sketching practice that supports emotional awareness and self-compassion. Open to everyone, no arts background needed. Spots are limited

🗓 Thursday, August 20 • Free • Online
🎟 Save your spot today at https://buff.ly/KpE2i5J

Artwork by Sheila Darcey ()

08/11/2026

Some of the most powerful creative moments come from letting go of "getting it right." In social emotional arts practices, we make space to notice what's already there, and let it take shape, no editing required. What would you create today if nothing needed to be perfect?

08/10/2026

Our Brains on Poetry
Learn how poetry can help our brains handle stress, process feelings, and spark insight.

PODCAST | Art As Medicine: The Science of Happiness

Listen https://buff.ly/cmqQfWf

08/08/2026

New to Beat the Odds®? Register by August 18 to take advantage of our special, early-bird rate!

Our fall online training is coming up September 18.

Beat the Odds® (BTO) is an evidence-based, trauma-informed program that integrates the power of contemporary drum circles and group counseling to build core strengths such as focus and listening, team building, leadership, expressing feelings, managing anger/stress, empathy, kindness, and gratitude.

Our one-day, experiential online training covers all activities and key guidelines in the program, which offers positive affirmations, emotional coping strategies, and guided interaction with rhythmic activities in a collaborative, creative, and fun environment.

Link https://buff.ly/cDWFmAj

08/07/2026

Sign up for this month's HOPE Series. Facilitated by Sheila Darcey. SketchPoetic®: Artful Reflection for the Inner Self

🗓 Thursday, August 20 • Free • Online
🎟 Save your spot today at https://buff.ly/KpE2i5J

Artwork by Sheila Darcey ()

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Santa Monica, CA

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+13104521439

Website

https://artsandhealinginitiative.org/

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