The Center for Arts + Healing

04/24/2026

Don't forget that the East Town Lake Citizens Neighborhood Association is hosting its first annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration at the Edward Rendón Park on Sunday, May 3.

If you are a vendor who would like to reserve a space, please email Bertha at easttownlake@gmail.com.

04/06/2026

Join us for a free intro session of Roots of Resilience™.

✨ No experience needed
🗓 Thurs April 9th @ 6:30 PM CST
💻 Online via Zoom
🎟 Free (registration link in bio)

• somatic practice
• breathwork + sound
• reflection + community connection

✨This is a free intro and PREVIEW to a special upcoming 10-week Roots of Resilience community learning circle container with special guests✨ preview in slides✨

Whether you’re a parent, a nurse, a tía/ tio, a mental health therapist, or someone carrying a lot right now, this hour is yours 🙌🏽

No experience necessary. No cost for this session. 🌿RSVP link in Bio🌿

Join Crystal L Peña & learn all about Roots of Resilience™. It’s her first time sharing this offering completely open to the public.

✨Register even if you cannot attend live to receive the recording. ✨Link in Bio ✨

12/18/2025

✨ Tomorrow ✨

Come join the circle and let us tell you a story.

Come Let Us Tell You a Story... - https://mailchi.mp/e76a6725d098/summer-groups-events-12850741

12/17/2025

✨ You’re invited: A very special Winter Solstice ritual + storytelling circle ✨

You are welcome to bring your creative voice through song, movement, spoken word, visual arts or any combination…. or come be a witness as the stories unfold.

🔥 Dec 20, 2025 🔥
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CST

📍DAWA HQ
916 Springdale Rd Bld 4, Ste 109,
Austin, TX 78702, USA

🎫 ticket link in bio

12/05/2025

Join us for a Winter Solstice Ritual & Storytelling Circle. You are welcome to bring a song, poem, story, dance/movement or anything else you’d like to share. 🤍

Winter Solstice and New Year's Offerings - https://mailchi.mp/0cf10fb8b701/summer-groups-events-12850615

10/28/2025

🌿 Self-Limpia Circle 🌿
~ Día de los Mu***os edition ~
An intimate ceremonial gathering

On this sacred day of remembrance and renewal, we gather in ceremony with cacao, water, fire, and plants to cleanse and restore balance.

This circle is a living ritual to release what’s ready, while being held by the love and memory of those who continue to guide you.

All materials provided. Each participant will also receive a small take-home cleansing kit to continue the ritual at home.

✨ A ceremony of remembrance, gratitude, and gentle renewal✨

📅 Date: Friday Nov 1
🕯️ Location: South Austin
✨ 8 spots only ✨

🔆Message to Register
✨Once you register, you’ll receive address and preparation details.

10/08/2025

04/22/2025

04/17/2025

Join me for this labor of love ~ bringing together 17 years as a mental health therapist in acute crisis settings, 10+ years of study with indigenous elders and holistic and embodied approaches to healing. This is an intro to a longer training offered to groups and organizations that want to create inclusive and resilient spaces that consider the mental health of those they serve and employ.

Whether you are:
In need of a restorative experience? Want to see if our daylong workshop would be a good fit for your org? Are Interested in decolonized approaches to mental health and healing? Want to feel more empowered on your healing journey?

Join us this Saturday 🌿. ✨✨11am - 1 pm ✨✨

⭐️ Ticket link in bio ⭐️

Join me for a 2 hour online session designed to gently guide you back to the strength and wisdom within you.

We’ll explore:
✨ Somatic practices from Trauma First Aid*
✨ Practices from the traditions of Mexico & the Andes
✨ Ancestral resiliency reconnection practices

You’ll receive:
🌿Tools to support and regulate your nervous system
🌿 Practices to help prevent long-term trauma
🌿 Strategies you can use in your workplace or at home when supporting others

You’ll leave feeling grounded, resourced, and more at ease in your body.

Tickets available now ~ link in bio!

Accessible pricing available. Message for scholarship or accommodation support. ✨🌿✨

Instructor:

Crystal L. Peña is a visionary in holistic well-being and community building through cultural arts practices. Based in Austin, TX, she is an experienced psychotherapist and trauma-informed somatic arts facilitator. Crystal creates transformative healing experiences. Crystal also consults and trains locally and internationally. A graduate of the Freedom School for Intersectional Medicine and Health Justice, she is currently pursuing a PhD focused on culturally responsive integrative mental health and wellness.

04/17/2025

🌿 Join us this Saturday 🌿 ✨✨11am - 1 pm ✨✨

⭐️ Ticket link in bio ⭐️

Join me for a 2 hour online session designed to gently guide you back to the strength and wisdom within you.

We’ll explore:
✨ Somatic practices from Trauma First Aid
✨ Wisdom from the traditions of Mexico & the Andes
✨ Ancestral resiliency reconnection practices

You’ll receive:
🌿Tools to support and regulate your nervous system
🌿 Practices to help prevent long-term trauma
🌿 Strategies you can use in your workplace or at home when supporting others

You’ll leave feeling grounded, resourced, and more at ease in your body.

Tickets available now ~ link in bio!

Accessible pricing available. Message for scholarship or accommodation support. ✨🌿✨

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