11/08/2025
**Edge Your Craft. Expand Your Vision.**
# # # Our Story
Edge Art School was born from a quiet revelation inside the heart of Edge Yoga School & Arts. While mentoring students through yoga teacher-training, I observed something beautiful: the invitation to explore art as inspiration for meditation scripts was not just an assignment—it was a portal into deeper mindfulness. One of our students reflected on art study as a way of stepping beyond a traditional body-scan and into a richer sensory experience of self.
With that insight, the vision for a sister creative school took root. In 2021, we joined the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and the interest in mindful art field-trips and integrative art-experiences blossomed alongside our yoga-school programs.
Edge Art School emerged as a distinct branch of Edge Yoga School & Arts, LLC—while remaining deeply connected in spirit and purpose. Our mission? To offer artists, creatives and wellness-practitioners a space where the art-studio, the yoga-mat, and the contemplative heart converge.
# # # Our Philosophy
We believe that **creativity is a practice**—not just a process or hobby, but a living, evolving path of exploration. At Edge Art School you are invited to:
* **Edge your craft**: refine your skills, sharpen your technique, explore your materials and media.
* **Expand your vision**: see your work in new contexts, connect your inner landscape to outer expression, grow your artistic voice.
* **Honor mindfulness**: just as yoga cultivates awareness of body, breath and presence, our art-programs honor the same awareness through colour, form, texture, space.
* **Stay curious**: I remain a student before being a teacher—continually exploring, learning, adapting. Our lessons evolve as the crafts evolve.
This is a school that welcomes beginners and seasoned artists, wellness-professionals and creatives who crossover. Whether you’re drawn to fine arts, digital media, mindful art-experiences or creative wellness integration, we meet you where you are and help you grow from there.
# # # What We Offer
At Edge Art School, you’ll find a blend of offerings designed to support your journey:
* **Workshops & short-courses** on topics like mindful sketching, expressive painting, digital collage, mixed-media, creative journaling, and art-as-meditation.
* **Certificate tracks** (coming soon) for those who want to deepen their practice, build a teachable portfolio, and perhaps integrate art-teaching into their wellness or yoga-career.
* **Small-group mentoring** and studio-sessions that allow for individualized attention, community connection, and the kind of flexible schedule we know our students value—because that was our foundation at the yoga-school.
* **Mindful art-field trips & community-events**, where creativity meets environment, and inspiration comes from unexpected places.
* **Integration with wellness and yoga**—we invite cross-pollination between our sister brand (Edge Yoga School) and Edge Art School, so you can explore art through the lens of body, breath, subtle-body awareness, sound-practice, and more.
# # # Our Community & Values
We are a community that believes in:
* **Inclusivity** and honoring each person’s unique creative voice.
* **Depth + Discipline**: art is both intuitive and intentional; we hold space for both flow and structure.
* **Mindful Practice**: every stroke, every colour, every composition can be an act of presence.
* **Lifelong Learning**: just as the mat never stops teaching, art never stops calling.
* **Collaboration**: we grow best in community—sharing work, sharing stories, supporting each other.
# # # Founder’s Note
I’m Michelle Rae Sobi, founder of Edge Yoga School & Arts, LLC, and I am deeply humbled by the reception our journey has received. ([Edge Yoga School][1]) Edge Art School is not a departure—it’s a natural expansion of our heart’s work. I remain a student at heart, committed to evolving my craft so I can serve you better, and so our lessons can remain timely and alive in a changing world.
Thank you for being part of our journey—your courage to lean into your creative edge is what animates this school.
# # # Join Us
If you’re ready to edge your craft and expand your vision, we’d love to meet you. Feel free to send me a chat to begin a conversation about your journey, your aspirations, your creative next step.
Proud Member of NAEAEdge Yoga School & Arts, LLC was born inside a little yoga studio in Naperville.Over time, it became clear that the school was a separate entity from the yoga studio. It has now grown to multiple locations through our commitment of offering small groups, and a flexible schedule.....
