TheMoon Balloon workshop provides a safe, supportive outlet to help you and your children cope with the stress that often accompames life changing expenences such as death,illness, divorce, as well as the everyday problems of living. Using imagery and visualization playful hot-air balloons are created that represent various emotions. These balloons offer vehicles whereby children can draw feelings and anxieeties which are often too painful to speak about. Sharing these symbols can improve self-image, trust, and creativty. This workshop is for parents, teachers, healthcare professionals and all those concerned with bringing emotional healing to children.

Learn how to use positive images as tools for opening the heart and creating safe environments.

Discover how symbols are used to express feelings too difficult for words.

Empower yourself and others, let go of worry and fear; launch dreams and wishes.

CELEBRATING YOU	ART for HOPE and HEALING
This joyful workshop teaches you, as an adult, to celebrate who you are. Take your self back to a time before you had grown-up responsibilities. Discover and design your own personal symbol. Lose your inhibitions and tap into your creative resources.	Research shows that colorful, positive images can help in the healing process. This workshop explores how the world of science and art can meet to positively affect the mind and body of those who are ill, in transition, or experiencing loss. Joan will share how her work has been used successfully in major health care facilities.