{"id":2872,"date":"2025-10-04T21:07:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T20:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/?p=2872"},"modified":"2025-10-06T21:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:14:21","slug":"2872","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/2872\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"grid-cols-1 grid gap-2.5 [&amp;_&gt;_*]:min-w-0 !gap-3.5\">\n<h1 class=\"text-2xl font-bold mt-1 text-text-100\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Art Share: Healing Through Creative Connection &#8211; A Transformative Experience<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On Thursday, September 25, 2025, Hey Arts in Carle Place, NY, hosted a profoundly moving event that brought together art, healing, and human connection. &#8220;Art Share: Healing Through Creative Connection,&#8221; presented by Healing Art Together as part of UNGA Healing Arts Week, offered participants a sacred space to explore creativity as a pathway to wellness and community. HEY Arts is an art studio in Carle Place, Long Island, offering ceramic workshops, open studio sessions, and creative events like Sculpt and Sip with live music.<\/span> <span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hey-arts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-secondary-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-secondary-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">Hey Arts | Art studio in long island | 226 Westbury Avenue, Carle Place, NY 11514, USA<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. The studio provides a warm, inclusive space that fosters creativity and inspiration for the community. To visit the website click<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hey-arts.com\/\"> here <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2865 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0311-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><strong>A Journey Through Grief\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The afternoon began with an inspirational <\/span>Art<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0experience led by Jlisette, a talented acrylic painter whose work carries deep personal meaning. Jlisette&#8217;s artistic journey took on new significance after the devastating loss of her daughter to ovarian cancer. In the depths of grief, she discovered that art became more than self-expression\u2014it became a lifeline, a way to process the unprocessable and find beauty amid profound sorrow.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Her willingness to share this vulnerable part of her story created an immediate sense of trust and openness in the room. As Jlisette guided participants through the creative process, it became clear that art could serve as a universal language for emotions that words often fail to capture. Whether participants were experienced artists or picking up a brush for the first time, the shared experience of creation fostered genuine connection and mutual support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2864 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0308-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><strong>The Power of Sound Healing<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The second half of the event featured sound healing with Shan, a skilled sound healer and spiritual coach. For those unfamiliar with this practice, Sound Healing uses vibrations and frequencies to promote relaxation, release tension, and restore balance to the mind and body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shan&#8217;s session was nothing short of powerful. As resonant tones filled the space at Hey Arts, participants reported feeling waves of calm wash over them. The experience transcended the merely auditory\u2014it was visceral, emotional, and deeply therapeutic. Many described a sense of release, as though the sound vibrations were gently loosening knots of stress and worry they&#8217;d been carrying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2858 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0302-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><strong>Social Connection as Healing<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One of the most beautiful aspects of this event was the social connection it fostered. In our increasingly isolated world, gathering with others in a spirit of healing and creativity reminded everyone present of our fundamental need for community. Participants didn&#8217;t just create art or experience sound healing in isolation\u2014they did so together, sharing space, stories, and vulnerabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The atmosphere was one of acceptance and compassion. Strangers became confidants. Individual healing became collective healing. This sense of togetherness, of being seen and supported, may have been the most powerful medicine of all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2862 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0306-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>Celebrating Healing Arts Week<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This event was part of the broader UNGA Healing Arts Week initiative, which recognizes the vital role that creative expression plays in individual and community wellness. By bringing together different healing modalities\u2014visual art and sound healing\u2014the event demonstrated how holistic approaches to wellbeing can complement and enhance one another.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2861 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0303-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><strong>A Heartfelt Thank You<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gratitude goes to Hey Arts for providing such a welcoming venue, to Healing Art Together for organizing this meaningful gathering, and most especially to Jlisette and Shan for sharing their gifts so generously. Their courage in being vulnerable and their dedication to helping others heal through their respective practices created an experience that participants will carry with them long after the afternoon ended.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\"><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2857 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0296-1-224x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><strong>The Ripple Effect<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Events like &#8220;Art Share: Healing Through Creative Connection&#8221; remind us that healing is not always linear, and it&#8217;s rarely done alone. Whether through the stroke of a paintbrush, the resonance of a singing bowl, or the simple act of showing up and being present with others, we all have the capacity to support one another&#8217;s journey toward wholeness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you missed this event, keep an eye out for future offerings from Healing Art Together and Hey Arts. And if you attended, may the inspiration and peace you found continue to ripple outward into your daily life.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-300 my-2\" \/>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>For more information about upcoming events, visit <a class=\"underline\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\">Healing Art Together<\/a> and <a class=\"underline\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/hey-arts.com\">Hey Arts<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"h-8\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art Share: Healing Through Creative Connection &#8211; A Transformative Experience On Thursday, September 25, 2025, Hey Arts in Carle Place, NY, hosted a profoundly moving event that brought together art, healing, and human connection. &#8220;Art Share: Healing Through Creative Connection,&#8221; presented by Healing Art Together as part of UNGA Healing Arts Week, offered participants a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2872"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2887,"href":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2872\/revisions\/2887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingarttogether.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}