I have had the honor of participating in a number of Claudia’s Gestural Art Workshops. Each workshop is a profound experience for me, fostering unique healing, opening and personal development. Claudia’s warm, inviting, non-judgmental character creates a space (physical and psychological) to explore oneself in deeper and to dig into levels that may be uncomfortable or seemingly inaccessible in traditional therapeutic settings. I am not a “artist” and would characterize myself as a deeply feeling person who dwells in the rational and reality. Claudia’s workshops have enabled me to be more open to and expressive of the existing levels of feelings that I tend to hold within. During her workshops I have explored and experienced a vast range of feelings including (but not limited to!); freedom, jubilation, letting go, acceptance, warmth, self-love, forgiveness, release, love, abundance, risk, discomfort, self judgments, fear, passion, exhaustion, energy, self-doubt, confidence. Claudia’s workshops have enabled me to enter a depth of personal growth and healing that I have not experienced in my life up to this point. I am grateful for Claudia’s warm, healing spirit and her powerful workshops.

“My workshop with Claudia was such a fabulous surprise. I went in having no idea what to expect and it was interesting and eye opening (or closing!) and delightful. She has such an inviting and open spirit and her energy is contagious. We spent three hours painting and it flew by. Definitely an outside the box experience and so worth it. I highly recommend giving it a try.”

I have participated in two Gestural Art workshops and I will do it for sure many more times.
It is a completely different experience!!!
I did not need to be an artist or to have any previous experience, everything flowed once I started painting. I felt that I relieved all my inner emotions and at the same time explored my unconscious self.
After the initial meditation and during the whole session I felt connected with God and with my spiritual being and I was able to discover my creative side and express my self inside out.
Black and white or a mix of colors create unique pieces of art that come from deep inside, I can tell I painted guided by my soul!!!
Thank you Claudia for such an amazing and unforgettable experience!!!

What an amazing workshop, and I highly recommend it to anyone. Like many of us, I did painted through high school and early college years, but eventually stopped doing for all the usual reasons – time, family, work, etc. I was nervous going back into the studio – it had been so long. Would the paints and brushes still remember me as a friend? While I fumbled to get oriented, Claudia was kind and encouraging. She reminded me that artistic expression is completely natural for us all [cave paintings and symbols may have been around before speech] and helped me to relax with gestures and stretches. I got the sense that the process was perhaps more important than the product, and we even worked with closed eyes!
I felt relaxed and inspired the whole time, a combination that is rare to find. Because the design of the workshops is so flexible, you can come once or as many times – there is no commitment, only expression. I went alone, but have heard of couples going together, and mothers and daughters. Next time I’d like to bring a friend so we could have the experience together. I strongly encourage these events, as one might recommend a massage or a trip to the spa. We have a necessary need to express ourselves, and through this workshop I found that I can let go and relax, be free, and also energized.