Humor, playfulness, and curiosity can be a powerful support for well-being. The ways the artists and artworks use humor, playfulness, and curiosity may inspire new ways of incorporating them into your life and help you be conscious of the impact they can have.

In this module you will discover how recognizing and expressing compassion, gratitude, and joy can support your well-being and cultivate a more flexible nervous system. You’ll explore activities that you might use when gratitude and joy are difficult to access.

In this module explore how dreaming, imagining, and envisioning can support your nervous system and help you to integrate complex ideas, thoughts, memories, and feelings in your everyday life.

This module acknowledges grief, loss, and longing in our lives and explores how we might meet ourselves with compassion. You’ll learn about artists who use different materials and forms to express grief, loss, and longing and to move through the grieving process.

In this module you’ll discover restful practices to incorporate into your day and different ways to bring a sense of coziness into your life. Learn to recognize the power of comfort in your life and understand when are the best times to turn toward discomfort.

In this module you’ll explore what it means to cultivate care for and express gentleness toward your body and others. You’ll explore strategies for deepening your relationship with your nervous system and learn some techniques for becoming more embodied in your sensations.

This module marks the end of the course, but not the end of your exploration of Artful Practices for Well-Being. In this module, you’ll have a chance to reflect back on the themes in this course, and on whether your definition of well-being has changed. You’ll also consider ways you can continue to bring art into your daily life to support your well-being.