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Mindful Arts
A private creative experience designed to help you slow down, get out of your head, and reconnect with what’s happening within. Using expressive arts, mindfulness, sensory exploration, and reflection, you’ll have space to explore emotions that may be difficult to name or put into words. There’s no expectation to be artistic and nothing you create has to look a certain way. The focus is not the finished product—it’s what you notice, feel, and discover along the way. For those who have spent a lot of time functioning, performing, or simply getting through it, Mindful Arts creates another way to practice presence, release what you’ve been holding, and rebuild trust in your own inner experience. No pressure to explain. No pressure to create something beautiful. Just space to feel, create, and reconnect. Your experience may include: Intention setting + grounding Guided mindfulness and sensory practices Expressive painting, drawing, collage, or mixed-media exploration Reflective prompts centered around emotions, identity, safety, and self-trust Space for quiet creation and personal reflection Closing grounding + integration All creative materials provided No art experience needed.
This unique service combines mindfulness, creative expression, and sensory exploration.
55 min
From 45 US dollars
Brandie Sanders, LMSW-C
Trauma Therapist, EMDR Certified
Canisha Norris, CIAYT
Certified Yoga Therapist, RYT 500 yoga instructor
JacQuin Johnson, BSW
Intern, Mindfulness Facilitator
"I wish more people understood that healing is part of a lifelong journey and that there is often a lesson to be learned along the way."
Facilitators
Canisha Norris is a Michigan-based yoga and mindfulness facilitator whose passion for healing is rooted in connection, collective consciousness, liberation and empowerment. Canisha started her journey in yoga and meditation about 10 years ago, when she completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training. It was required for a job she held at the time, and she wasn't particularly interested in yoga before then. That training, along with a year-long mindfulness teacher training, made her aware of how to use breath and movement to calm her nervous system. Yoga therapy expanded her experience with somatic awareness in healing. This work is personal. After her father passed away when she was 12, she held on to that grief for a very long time. Learning and applying somatic practices in her own life helped her begin to release the grief and heal. She has personally experienced the healing impact of these practices, and she has witnessed their effects on others. Canisha honors sharing the philosophy of yoga, especially through adaptive, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive practices. She is dedicated to guiding experiences that are accessible and inclusive, bringing a holistic approach that integrates mindfulness, breathwork, and somatic practices. The impact she hopes to leave on her community is helping people understand the benefits of mindfulness and meditation, and easy ways to use them. Outside of this work, what fills her cup is being at home in the winter with a good audiobook or podcast. When the weather is warmer, she loves being in nature.
I am a licensed clinical social worker, therapist, clinical supervisor, and founder of Mind Makeover Therapy, LLC. I earned my bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan–Flint and my Master of Social Work from Wayne State University. Over the past decade, my career has taken me through inpatient psychiatric care, crisis intervention, community mental health, program management, and clinical supervision. I've had the opportunity to support individuals and families through some of their most vulnerable moments, experiences that continue to shape how I understand people, relationships, and the ways we learn to survive. Throughout my career, I've found myself particularly drawn to the experiences of women who have learned to be strong, independent, and dependable, often at the expense of their own emotional needs. The women who know how to show up for everyone else but are still learning what it means to feel supported themselves. My work is rooted in curiosity about what exists beneath the surface. The patterns we repeat, the emotions we suppress, the relationships we recreate, and the ways our earliest experiences shape how we see ourselves and the world around us. With a foundation in psychodynamic theory, I integrate EMDR, somatic practices, mindfulness, and DBT-informed approaches to help individuals explore these patterns while developing emotional regulation, self-trust, and a greater sense of safety within themselves. I believe that understanding ourselves is an important part of healing, but insight alone doesn't always create change. We also have to learn how to embody what we know, to practice responding differently, expressing our needs, and making room for experiences beyond survival. Outside of my clinical work, I'm a writer, creative, and lifelong learner. I've always been fascinated by storytelling and the relationship between psychology, culture, and human behavior. Whether through writing, art, movement, or meaningful conversation, I believe expression gives us opportunities to understand parts of ourselves that words alone cannot always reach. Creating Mind Makeover Therapy has allowed me to bring these parts of myself together, blending clinical care with creativity, mindfulness, and community. And while my professional experience has taught me a great deal about healing, being human continues to teach me just as much. I don't believe we have to have everything figured out to begin. I believe we deserve compassion throughout the process. My hope is that everyone who enters this space feels seen beyond what they've experienced, supported beyond what they can accomplish, and safe enough to discover who they are becoming. Regulate • Release • Reconnect
My name is Jacquin Johnson. I have a bachelor’s degree in social work, and I am currently attending Spring Arbor University to obtain my master’s in social work. In my work with others, I bring compassion, understanding, and a willingness to connect, whether we share similar experiences or our journeys look completely different. I have wanted to be a social worker since I was a little girl. Back then, I did not fully understand what a social worker did, but I knew it involved helping others, and that was something I wanted to do. My journey officially began in 2017 when I had the opportunity to work at Whaley Children’s Center as a youth specialist. I worked with children ages 5–17 who had experienced layers of trauma and came from different walks of life. Since then, I have worked as a case aide, a parenting time specialist, and now a case manager/supports coordinator. Working in these roles has taught me that no matter what walk of life we come from, we all have one thing in common: we are human. We all deserve compassion, care, respect, and the opportunity to be understood. It has also shown me how much it matters to be present, dependable, and honest. Sometimes, making a difference starts with showing up and being present. Even when you do not have the words to say, you can still be there, be your authentic self, and keep your word by coming back when you said you would. I remind myself that life can change suddenly. I could be well today and struggling tomorrow. If that happened, I would want to be treated with dignity, respect, and compassion, with someone taking the time to understand me. None of us knows what the next moment holds, so I try to offer others that same care. I am passionate about social work because I honestly cannot see myself doing anything else. There have been times when I wondered whether my work made a difference, only to have a former client come back years later and thank me for sticking beside them. Those moments keep me connected to this work. They remind me that I may not reach everyone or always hear a thank-you, but that does not mean my work was in vain. This work has also helped me grow. It makes me grateful, and sometimes it brings me face-to-face with things I still need to work through or reminds me of things I have already overcome. That is part of what I want others to understand about healing: it is not a straight line. There are ups and downs, and having something you are still working through does not make you less whole. Whatever someone may be facing, I hope to remind them to keep going. As long as you are breathing, there is still hope. You are still human, still loved, and still important. Outside of work and school, my relationship with God keeps me grounded. I respect that everyone’s beliefs are different, but my faith is an important source of strength in my own life. My family, friends, and lastly, my four-legged sonshine, Chase, also fill my cup. Chase is my heart and has been with me through the highs and lows. They remind me how much it matters to have someone beside you, even when they cannot change what you are going through. That is what I hope to offer others: someone who listens, shows up, and sees the person beyond their circumstances.
“Functioning is not the same as feeling. I believe healing begins when we create enough safety to explore the difference.”
"Having something you’re still working through does not make you less whole. I see the person beyond their circumstances."