Ep. 45 Art Therapy for Connecting with your Higher Self w/ Art Therapist Ashleigh Gureckas

In this mystical guest episode, Emily interviews Ashley Gureckas, DKATI, RTC, RP(Qualifying), is a Professional Canadian art therapist and the founder of Discover Art Therapy. A graduate of the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute in Nelson, British Columbia, she holds a master’s-level diploma in Art Therapy. Ashleigh is committed to a holistic, trauma-informed, and relational approach that integrates mindfulness, neuroscience, and somatic experiencing.

Inspired by her own creative journey, Ashleigh helps individuals transform darkness into light through art. She offers individual and group art therapy services both in-person and online, focusing on mind, body and spiritual healing. Her passion extends to supporting other holistic practitioners in their self-care practices. Through her Instagram platform, @discoverarttherapy, Ashleigh educates and inspires with workshops and content that highlight the transformative power of creativity for self-expression, emotional regulation, and mental health. Her mission is to help others find and shine their inner light, bringing more sunshine into the world.

This episode is all about art, creativity, and using art therapy to unlock your intuition and connection with your higher self. In this episode, Ashleigh shares her accelerated spiritual journey, moving across the world, and beginning art therapy school to become the successful art therapist that she is today. We learn about how Ashleigh followed her intuition every step of the way and how a quiet cabin out in nature helped her connect inwards and began her path of applying to art therapy school. We also hear how her experience receiving art therapy in school helped her prepare herself for what was to come after: losing her father and navigating loss and grief. We learn so much about art therapy along the way, the foundational principles, theories, psychology, science and more as well as how to start working with art and unlocking your creativity in your everyday life. We chat about the deeper spiritual nature of this incredible therapeutic practice and tips and tricks for getting started as well as following your intuition to find your purpose and become your Higher Self, just like Ashleigh did.

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Connect with Ashleigh:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discoverarttherapy/

Website: https://stan.store/discoverarttherapy

Make Space Art Studio: https://stan.store/discoverarttherapy/p/the-make-space-your-online-creative-community

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