Roots & Rays Creative Counseling

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Roots & Rays Creative Counseling Trauma informed Counseling and Healing Centered Creative Expression.

What if every hour didn’t have to be useful? What if creativity didn’t need to become a product—and rest didn’t have to ...
10/23/2026

What if every hour didn’t have to be useful? What if creativity didn’t need to become a product—and rest didn’t have to be earned?

The Practice of Re-Membering is an invitation to spend three nights making room for creativity, movement, rest, and connection.

Gather with Annie Novotny of Roots & Rays + Muffie Delgado Connelly of Somarium at Red Clover Ranch, surrounded by woodland and pasture in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region.

Our time together includes guided creative practices, gentle movement, seasonal farm-to-table meals, and spacious opportunities to wander, reflect, and simply be.

You don’t need to identify as an artist. Bring your curiosity. We’ll take it from there.

🌿 July 8–11, 2027
🏡 Shared or private accommodation available

Explore the retreat, pricing, and request to join:
https://www.rootsandrayscounseling.com/s/Red-Clover-Ranch-Web.pdf

Submitting a request does not reserve a place or require payment.

Sometimes art therapy takes the shape of creatures made from tin foil, tape, and paper mache…. There’s so much we can le...
10/09/2026

Sometimes art therapy takes the shape of creatures made from tin foil, tape, and paper mache…. There’s so much we can learn from our animal relatives, slow down, community is important, go with the flow….

Sometimes art therapy looks like a shrine or altar to yourself… made with reflective materials and bright colors that il...
10/09/2026

Sometimes art therapy looks like a shrine or altar to yourself… made with reflective materials and bright colors that illicit whimsy and joy, this ode to “self love” serves as a reminder to honor ourselves as opposed to tying our worth to people or things outside of us.
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The Beverly Art Walk put on by the Beverly Area Arts Alliance was a lovely day filled with neighbors and art lovers! We ...
09/29/2026

The Beverly Art Walk put on by the Beverly Area Arts Alliance was a lovely day filled with neighbors and art lovers! We truly enjoyed inviting the neighborhood into Roots And Rays Center For Creative Medicine to take in Soft Landing. Thank you to all the volunteers and artists who made this day possible!

🍂 Fall doesn’t just slow down. It speeds up first.Returning routines. Shorter days. The holidays and year-end beginning ...
09/26/2026

🍂 Fall doesn’t just slow down. It speeds up first.

Returning routines. Shorter days. The holidays and year-end beginning to creep closer. Fall carries its own rhythm—and sometimes we need a little space to meet it.

Join veronica precious bohanan, ATR-BC, MFAW for Fall Back & Tap-In, a monthly gathering rooted in collective care, creative expression, and shared presence.

Together, we’ll draw from practices including EFT/Tapping, breathwork, SoulCollage®, the Art of Manifesting, and journaling—not as techniques to master, but as ways to slow down, listen inward, create, connect, and simply be.

✨ No prior experience needed
🍂 October 10 · November 14 · December 12
🕙 10 AM–12 PM
đź“Ť Roots & Rays
🌿 Limited to 10 participants per gathering
🎨 Supplies + snacks provided

Come for one, two, or all three. Each gathering is a standalone experience and requires separate registration.

Registration is now open. Space is intentionally limited.

đź”— Register through the link in our bio.

Come as you are. Bring your curiosity. We’ll meet you there.

Join us to take in the group show “Soft Landing” featuring work from 15 artists spanning mediums from fiber to photograp...
09/26/2026

Join us to take in the group show “Soft Landing” featuring work from 15 artists spanning mediums from fiber to photography. This show takes place as one of many events throughout the Beverly/ Morgan Park area during the Beverly Art Walk facilitated by the Beverly Area Arts Alliance - 11-5 at Roots & Rays Creative Counseling

Some of the work featured in Soft Landing, group show opening today at Roots & Rays Creative Counseling in conjunction ...
09/26/2026

Some of the work featured in Soft Landing, group show opening today at Roots & Rays Creative Counseling in conjunction with the Beverly Art Walk put on by the Beverly Area Arts Alliance - 11-5 come see this beautiful work in person!

Drawn to Water did not disappoint- we spent a lot of time with the water and even a passing storm… paper was made, botan...
08/09/2026

Drawn to Water did not disappoint- we spent a lot of time with the water and even a passing storm… paper was made, botanicals from the garden were embedded, and a slow creative process in community emerged - thanks Switch Grass Paper for bringing your knowledge and materials to Roots & Rays Creative Counseling - we cannot wait to write love letter on our new hand made paper 🙌🏻

There's something deeply satisfying about making paper with your own hands.Join Switch Grass Paper at Roots & Rays Creat...
07/17/2026

There's something deeply satisfying about making paper with your own hands.

Join Switch Grass Paper at Roots & Rays Creative Counseling for a two-day immersive workshop exploring the art of western-style papermaking using cotton pulp. Guided by artists Aya Nakamura and Megan Diddie, you'll learn foundational papermaking techniques while experimenting with embedded materials, stencil molds, and handcrafted watermarks.

Whether you're completely new to papermaking or looking to expand your creative practice, this weekend offers plenty of time to explore, experiment, and create in a supportive studio environment.

🌿 August 8 | 1:00–4:00 PM
🌿 August 9 | 1:00–5:00 PM

✨ All materials included
✨ Open to all skill levels
✨ Limited to 10 participants

Register through the link in our bio or scan the QR code to reserve your spot!

🌼 Slow down. Look closer.Join us for Ecologies of Care: Practicing Soft Fascination—an immersive afternoon exploring how...
06/08/2026

🌼 Slow down. Look closer.

Join us for Ecologies of Care: Practicing Soft Fascination—an immersive afternoon exploring how gardens, environments, and intentional spaces can support restoration, connection, and wellbeing.

✨ Guided garden walk
✨ Eco-ink & pigment making
✨ Reflection on hospitality, shared care, and place-making
✨ Communal feast
✨ 4.5 CEs available upon request

📅 July 11 | 12–5 PM
đź“Ť Chicago
đź’˛$125 | Sliding-scale spots available

Open to educators, clinicians, artists, designers, and community members.

Registration link in bio 🌿

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10421 S Church Street
Chicago, IL
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