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HEART Centered
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ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Marien A. Peña, Ph.D., REACE
Registered Expressive Arts Consultant-EducatorEcopsychologist | Montessori Educator
Dr. Peña integrates expressive arts, ecopsychology, and education to create safe and supportive environments where individuals and groups can explore creativity as a pathway toward healing, reflection, and growth.Her work bridges education, wellness, and expressive arts to support individuals and organizations in building resilience and meaningful connection.
Welcome
Where Creativity and Connection Support Healing and Growth
At HEART Centered Healing Arts + Education, we partner with organizations to provide structured expressive arts programs that support emotional well-being, resilience, and meaningful connection.
Our programs integrate expressive arts, mindfulness, and reflective practices to help individuals process experiences, build coping skills, and reconnect with their inner resources.
Creative expression allows people to explore emotions and experiences that are often difficult to articulate with words alone. Through guided art-making, movement, rhythm, and reflection, participants are invited into a supportive process of discovery and growth.
Our Philosophy
At HEART Centered, creativity is more than an activity. It is a pathway toward healing, insight, and transformation. Participants do not need artistic experience. What matters most is the willingness to engage in the creative process and explore new ways of expressing what lives within.
Every program is grounded in compassion, respect, and the belief that creative expression can open doors to growth and renewal.
Services
Programs for Organizations
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Organizations increasingly recognize the importance of supporting the well-being of their staff.
Our creative wellness programs help teams:
• reduce stress and burnout
• reconnect with creativity and purpose
• strengthen emotional awareness
• foster meaningful team connection
Programs may be offered as workshops, retreats, or multi-session wellness series.
One of our core offerings is a 10-week expressive arts recovery cohort designed for adults in recovery programs.
This structured group experience supports participants in developing:
• emotional awareness
• stress regulation strategies
• healthy coping skills
• connection and community
• confidence in self-expression
Sessions combine grounding practices, guided creative exploration, and group reflection.
Programs can be delivered on-site at partner agencies.
Eco-Expressive Arts Facilitation Certificate
(A 10-Hour Professional Training)
This certificate program introduces participants to the integration of expressive arts and ecopsychology as tools for supporting emotional well-being, resilience, and connection.
Ecopsychology recognizes that human well-being is deeply connected to our relationship with the natural world. Expressive arts provide creative pathways for exploring that relationship through art, movement, rhythm, and reflection.
Together, these approaches create meaningful experiences that help individuals reconnect with themselves, their communities, and the living world around them.
The Eco-Expressive Art Flow Process
Harmony
Finding balance within yourself and with the natural world. Each creative act begins with listening to your breath, your body, and the life around you.
Expression
Allowing what’s inside to move outward. Through color, texture, and movement, we give form to feeling and voice to the unsaid.
Awareness
Becoming present with the moment. Observing without judgment, noticing the interplay between your inner landscape and the living environment.
Renewal
Letting go and allowing transformation. Just as seasons change, so do we, every creative process invites new growth.
Transformation
Integrating your creative discoveries into daily life, emerging with a renewed sense of authenticity, self-worth, and connection to the whole.
Partner With Us
If your organization is interested in offering expressive arts programs to the individuals you serve, we would be happy to explore partnership opportunities.
Next Steps:
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Schedule a consultation
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Discuss your organization’s goals
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Customize a program that fits your community
Schedule a Consultation
Testimonials
I have been to several of Marien's workshops. I always discover something about myself. I have learned about the true connection between myself and nature and how to communicate with nature. Marien's workshops are always therapeutic, you are guaranteed to also communicate with emotions that need your attention, whether you were aware of it or not. These are skills that I can use when working with children, for their benefit, and for mine.
Tara Crosby
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Member of The International Community of Ecopsychology
