Arts + Mindfulness

In a world filled with constant noise and daily stressors, creative pursuits are often dismissed as luxuries or as distractions from the challenges that shape our personal and professional lives. When paired with mindful attention and a spirit of curiosity, however, creativity becomes a powerful tool.

Expressive arts can help individuals process difficult experiences, rebuild trust, and strengthen the sense of connection within a group.

Workshops explore how the expressive arts and mindfulness practices can support personal well‑being, deepen relationships, and create space for meaningful, authentic engagement.

• Ways to recognize the stressors that influence thoughts, emotions, and the physical body

• Approaches for managing stress and anxiety through mindful awareness, curiosity, creative expression, and self‑compassion

• How to incorporate meditation, creative art, and body‑based practices that build resilience, authenticity, and healthy social connection

Over the course of her professional music career, she has cultivated a holistic approach to mindful awareness by integrating sound, movement, writing, storytelling and visual art with practices from multiple wisdom traditions, as well as through training in the Alexander Technique, Authentic Movement, Body Mapping, Dalcroze Eurythmics, Enneagram, and Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education.

Emily earned her Master of Music degree in Flute Performance from the University of Michigan, and her interest in the role of the arts, movement and mindfulness in health and wellness has led to certifications in Therapeutic Music, RYT 200 Yoga Teacher Training, Trauma & Body-Based Awareness and Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Strategies. Emily is passionate about helping others nurture their own authentic way of being in the world and has built a private practice offering one-on-one and group Arts + Mindfulness Coaching.

Contact Emily Olson at (734) 395-2696 or emilyartsandmindfulness@gmail.com