Complete Class List

Judy offers a number of classes and workshops designed to promote creativity and personal growth. If you are interested in attending or in hosting one of these classes, please click here to contact us.

These workshops can be condensed or expanded as time permits or restricts.

The Artist's Way

If you've ever said, "I'm not creative, this is your chance to prove otherwise! Open to your creativity and connect to your passion in this 12-week transformational journey to imagination, vitality, and aliveness. The process described in Julia Cameron’s groundbreaking book has helped more than a million people access their creativity and realize their dreams.

No artistic ability or writing talent is required for this class--just an open mind and a commitment to the process of unleashing your authentic, creative self. Using The Artist's Way as our baic text, we'll support each other as we shed procrastination, perfectionism, and self criticism. You'll transform your inner critic and tap into your own internal wisdom as you rediscover your own unique gifts and move toward your creative goals.

Classes meet once each week for 12 consecutive weeks.

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The Wisdom of the Body

Your body is more than just what you see in the mirror! It holds emotions and hidden messages you may not even be aware of. In this workshop, you’ll learn ways to uncover this intelligence to foster greater self-awareness and create a healthier body/mind.  Join us as we use movement and writing to learn what our bodies have to teach us about ourselves.  Wear comfortable clothing and bring your journal. (4  hours)

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Your Secret Selves

Perhaps a major reason that we sometimes feel overcome by powerful emotions is that we identify our entire self with the strong feelings in that particular moment in time. Rather than being able to keep our perspective, we become the fear, the anger, etc.  One aspect of our personalities takes over and dominates, causing us to lose our balance.

In this workshop you’ll identify, explore, and give voice to your unique sub-personalities—your “secret selves”—and learn to accept them in the process.  You’ll never see yourself quite the same way again! (3 ½ hours)

 Divine Journals—Introduction to Journaling

Journaling can provide a way to greater self-knowledge, self-acceptance, compassion for others and creativity. You can use your journal to process what happened today or what occurred decades ago that may still be impacting your life. Your journal can serve as a friend, a confidant, and even a readily-available, totally portable therapist!

In this workshop, you’ll learn what journaling is (and isn’t), the types of journals, how to get started, how to stay motivated, how to push through writer’s block, and other tips for the beginning journaler. You don’t have to be a writer to journal—all you need is the desire to learn more about yourself. Bring a spiral notebook or your own journal and your favorite pen. (3 ½ hours)

Introduction to Movement for Self- Expression and Discovery

Learn how using movement can open you to greater self-knowledge and your own innate creativity. Authentic Movement, sometimes called Movement Therapy, is a means of self-discovery using physical movement as a means to access insight and self-knowledge.  Unlike yoga, the movement is completely self-directed, allowing us to create a bridge between the conscious and the unconscious. 

We think you'll find this workshop fun and interesting--and you may just learn something about yourself that you didn't know before! No dance expertise necessary, just an open mind! Bring your journal and a pen. (3 Hours)

Making Intentions and Affirmations Work for You

It’s true—you can change your life by changing your thinking!  In this workshop, you’ll identify and clarify what you really want and then create the affirmations you’ll need to make it happen!  We’ll be using art or collage, movement, and writing, but you don’t need to be an artist or a writer to enjoy this fun and empowering class.

(3 ½ hours)

Tea and Accountability

Would like support in moving forward with a project or a personal
goal? Join this twice monthly group formed for just that purpose!  Besides sharing your goals and progress, you can ask the other members for any help you need - reactions to an idea, thoughts about marketing, virually anything you'd like input on or support with. This will be a place where you can incubate new projects or foster existing ones.  Each meeting will be approximately two hours long, and yes, tea will be served!

“Judy's expressive movement workshop flowed in a way that allowed my authentic self to shine through with comfort and ease.  It helped me open to a deeper aspect of myself, one that I usually keep hidden.  Brilliant!!”

Helena Lake
Artist/Massage Therapist

“Your workshops are AWESOME!”

Janet Carey
Portland, Oregon

The Artist's Way book is an amazing way to unleash the creative power we each have within…but without Judy's wonderful, professional and creative guidance 
through our weekly classes, it would have been just another book!”
 
Lencsi Angel

“Judy’s Secret Selves concept is such an important one—a stroke of genius for the body of work in expressive arts!”

Gail Kailbourne, LPC
Statesville, NC



“As a blocked artist I've found Judy's unique approach to walking her students through the Artist's Way helpful in unlocking the doors to restricting thoughts that I've held within, which when released, bring forth answers to questions such as, ‘What is it I would want to do if I knew I could not fail?’”

Sherry Bejarano

“I began the Artist’s Way class with some reservations and hesitations—primarily because I have always resisted identifying myself as any kind of ‘artist.’  I have done a 180 degree turn, and I am so thankful I took this class. My creative expression (writing) is now fundamental to my daily well being. Thank you, Judy. You did a wonderful job facilitating and guiding me.”