An Arts in Health workshop
Roots & Shoots
Reconnecting purpose-driven people with the work that matters to them.
For the people who carry the weight of change-making work, the reasons they started can get buried under the pace of the job. Roots & Shoots is a guided, arts-based session that brings those reasons back into view, and gives people room to picture the mark they want to leave.
Through guided writing, drawing, mindfulness, and shared reflection, participants reconnect with what sustains them and leave with a clearer sense of why the work is worth it.
Igniting commitment · shaping legacies
What the session is
A space to step back and remember why.
Roots & Shoots is built for professionals in high-responsibility, change-making roles — in education, healthcare, social services, and community leadership. It makes room to reflect on what holds their commitment in place, and to picture the legacy they want their work to leave.
The focus is self-expression, not artistic skill. This is not art therapy. It is a grounded space for reflection, connection, and renewal.
What participants take away
- A clearer read on the values and experiences that drive their work
- Simple, accessible art techniques for putting purpose and aspiration into form
- A sense of both personal and shared visions of impact and legacy
- A grounded, re-energized reconnection to their reason for the work
Ways to run it
Formats that fit how your group gathers.
One-off workshop
2 hours
Built for retreats, staff days, and conferences.
Half day
3 hours
More room for drawing and reflection.
Extended series
3–4+ weekly sessions
Ninety minutes each, with deeper exploration and journaling tools to carry between sessions.
No prior art experience needed. Materials are minimal and accessible.
About the facilitator
Belinda Ageda
A Toronto-based arts-in-health practitioner with more than fifteen years delivering process-centred, arts-based wellness workshops. Her training spans visual art at OCAD University and Gestalt psychotherapy at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto, alongside a long-standing mindfulness practice — a toolkit attuned to people working in high-stress, caregiving roles.