Natural Awakenings’ readers seeking creative outlets as spring blossoms have three opportunities to participate in groups facilitated by healer, writer and coach Nicole Miale. She will host a Creative Recovery Playshop on March 11 in Woodbury and on March 24 in Washington Depot.

Both events are 11am to 5pm and activities will include (but are not limited to): art, sound healing, movement and dance, writing experiences and collage or vision board creation. Meant to encourage playful exploration and not intense precision, Miale invites your inner child and artist to come play for the day. The cost is $149, including materials, snacks and drinks.

In addition, Miale is launching a new, eight-week writing group, Mirror-Gazing: Writing for Fun and Self-Discovery, which will begin on March 15, at 6pm by Zoom, and will repeat weekly on the day/time agreed to by the participants. This writing group will provide participants with ways to explore how writing is a vehicle for creative self-expression. The group is appropriate for non-writers as well as those already comfortable with their written voice. Classes are two hours in length, with at least 40 to 50 minutes devoted to writing time. The group size is limited to six people, so register soon. The cost is $224 per person for the series.

For more information or to register, call 203-981-2451 or email [email protected]. See ad, page 25.