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Texture N Shimmer Mission

Texture N Shimmer is a sanctuaryfor mind, body, heart and spirit healing and expression.  My mission is to help you relax, replenish, and heal by letting go of anxiety, stress, limiting beliefs and past stories that no longer serve us.  As we enter deeply into our creative space, we tune into our authentic selves. 

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To tap into mind, body, heart and spirit, we utilize movement (qigong), meditation, breathwork, journaling and art-making.

 

Transformation through Art

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We allow emotion to speak through texture. Each layer of our painting is a soft remembering of who we truly are. We shimmer in layers. Our spirit moves us to create and shine our light and love. Within this space, you are safe to unfold. You are already enough.

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In all of the live classes, we begin with breathwork to calm our inner state. We activate our senses through aromatherapy, sand play, sacred touch, movement and sound. We create art that is guided by sacred spirit. We open up and share new truths revealed to us.

Letting go of perfection, intuitive focus, therapeutic benefits

WELCOME

My name is Maria. I'm a certified therapeutic arts coach and a certified qi gong instructor. I'm here to be your portal to wellness.

3 Ways to Work with me

Somatic Art Coaching - I offer 1:1 sessions to release fear, honor emotions, and soothe the nervous system. Please book directly on the calendar by clicking on the day and time you choose. If that's not available, please contact me by email.

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Online and in-person live group classes - Here on my site you'll find my current offerings for qi gong and art, both in person (location will be listed) and online. Click on Live Classes to see what's coming up next.

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Art for Homeschoolers (ESA)-ESA - I offer a broad, needs-based curriculum for children with all abilities. Through an intake form, we come up with a unique plan of fun, joyful art-making which may also include somatic exercises. Lessons are 1 hour at your home or my garage studio in Gilbert, AZ. Please send me an email to find out more.

texturenshimmer@gmail.com

Energetic  Values of Texture N Shimmer

 

  • ​Sacred Presence - Holding space with reverence, where each participant feels seen, honored, and safe to unfold.

  • Emotional Resonance - Creating experiences that evoke feeling and memory, allowing art to be a mirror of the heart.

  • Transformation - Welcoming growth with softness, offering gentle activation rather than forceful change.

  • Healing - Offering  clarity and awakening through beauty and color

  • Community - Building connection and belonging through shared experiences

  • Wholeness and Integration - Supporting the reintegration of fragmented parts into a unified self.

Class Schedule

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Artwork Gallery

Here is a collection of artworks created during our classes. Enjoy!

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Somatic art is a mind-body practice of getting in touch with the authentic self. It provides a means of self-expression, communication, emotion regulation, balancing energy centers and returning to peace. Many people who find traditional meditation difficult are able to achieve this state through meditative movement (in this case, qigong) and intuitive art making. Learn to lower cortisol, anxiety and blood pressure as well as a host of other benefits.

1:1 Somatic Art Coaching:  For 1 hour each session, coach and client take a journey inward. Meditation, mindful movement, and breathing exercises help clear out negative thoughts, beliefs and perceptions that are not serving us. Through guided art sessions, we tap into more positive thoughts, realistic perspectives on different areas of life, and inner self-knowledge to foster healing, peace and joy. The art done during sessions is process-based and non-judgmental. We make art for the fun and joy of it, and the art teaches us about ourselves. The types of art we do can have therapeutic objectives, be mindful and relaxing, or be intuitive, in other words, self-guided.

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Higher Self  Art Group: 

Together we move through the opening up process to get to the core of our true inner selves to relieve and dissipate anxiety and promote healthier emotion management. In our sessions we discuss topics related to mental wellness as well as make art that soothes and heals. The topics we discuss lead us to spiritual growth and understanding. In the art-making process, we practice breaking through old, preconceived ideas of how we see ourselves and forge new self-concepts rooted in self-discovery and responsible choice.

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Group Events- For companies, healthcare organizations and wellness centers:

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Somatic Art Workshop:

 Using breath work through movement, we center ourselves on a self-care theme such as self-worth, forgiveness, self-compassion, and more. We make non-judgmental abstract art for relaxation. Finally, we journal self-support statements and add them to the art. Workshop is 2 hours long.

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Neurographic Art Workshop:

Neurographic art is a mindful art practice used to map new neural connections through drawing. When we associate a positive thought to a new neuropathway, we can reinforce it. Then we can visually connect that to a positive change which we want to reinforce. Through repetition, we can increase the efficiency of the positive feelings and manifest something healthier and with increased well-being as the result. Through the process, we change our beliefs and meaning we associated with events to better-feeling outcomes. Workshop is 2 hours long. 

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Intuitive Painting Workshop:

Get out of your mind’s way and through the process, take the energy from inside of you and express it symbolically in the form of abstract shapes and marks. After a brief warm-up of the body and breath, we use acrylic paints and fun tools to create contrast, interest and movement on canvas as we play fun music. No art experience necessary. Workshop is 2.5-3 hours long

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TaiChi Qi Gong classes:

Qigong uses simple poses and breathing patterns to promote a healthy flow and reduce stagnation of energy. Proper flow of qi can help the body engage its own healing processes, improve bone and cardiovascular health, improve balance, and reduce high blood pressure, depression and anxiety symptoms. Classes are 1 hour long

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Creative Resilient Teens Program: We empower teenagers to reframe negative thoughts through mindfulness, journaling, and art.

We practice, through activities, to identify triggers and negative thought types, reframe through breathing techniques, and release stress through non-verbal artistic expression.  Each art activity is linked to the core concept of the session. The goal of this course is to teach you techniques to build your resilience, your ability to prepare for, recover from and adapt in the face of stress, challenge or adversity. Our goal together is to feel confident “taking charge” of how we respond and how we care for ourselves. We use art as a process to discover truths about ourselves and situations that are stressors and triggers. We build self-awareness, self-acceptance, and community, a safe place where your opinions are valid as well as your feelings. Sessions are 1.5 hours long.

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