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Healthy Minds
At the YMCA, we want everyone to be strong and healthy in spirit, mind, and body. The new Healthy Minds program is one of the ways we can help you thrive by offering support, mental health education, workshops, opportunities to build meaningful connections with others, and resources to get help when needed.
Have an idea for a mental health topic you’d love to learn more about? Email Mel Kistner, Healthy Minds Program Director, at [email protected]. Mel is also available for 1:1 support if you are feeling overwhelmed, have questions, or would like to talk.
Expressive Arts Workshops- Pabst Farms
Use your creativity to express emotions and relax! Come express yourself in these fun workshops! Our Healthy Minds Director, Mel Kistner is a former art therapist and an artist. She will lead you through some creative exercises to express emotions, foster self-expression and develop resilience. Each workshop will have a different theme and materials focus. This fall we will be doing collage, mixed media and painting. Create your own unique piece to bring home. Art supplies included but feel free to bring your own as well. No art experience required. Just a desire for creative exploration and connection!
You can register for just one or all 3 of the fall workshops.
September 18: Collage- We will be using painted papers, magazines, words and other images to create an expressive collage. Come experiment with paper collage!
October 16: Mixed Media- We will be using a variety of materials including paint, pencils, oil pastels, images, paper, found objects and more to create expressive mixed media art.
November 20th: Painting- We will be learning and experimenting with acrylic painting techniques and art therapy exercises to express feelings, calm and create art.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Member | Community Participant | |
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| 7/28/25 | 8/12/25 | Online / Front Desk | $ 10.00 | - | |
| 8/13/25 | 11/20/25 | Online / Front Desk | $ 10.00 | $ 15.00 |
Painting on Canvas workshop-Ehlinger
Relax and paint in community! You will be lead through the steps of painting a bird on a branch and take your painting on canvas home with you! Our Healthy Minds director will lead you through an acrylic painting in a fun, social atmosphere. No painting experience necessary. Come try something new! All supplies provided. Light snacks served.
Workshop will be in the Ehlinger Center Conference Room in Watertown.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Member | Community Participant | |
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| 7/28/25 | 8/12/25 | Online / Front Desk | $ 10.00 | - | |
| 8/13/25 | 9/12/25 | Online / Front Desk | $ 10.00 | $ 15.00 |
Available Sessions
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09/12/25
Fr - 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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