Unlocking Creativity and Care from Within Mindful Expressive Arts Support Gathering
Sunday, April 26, 2026
2:00pm to 5:00pm
Part of: Canadian Fertility Awareness Week
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Fertility can be a deeply personal and emotional process, often carrying uncertainty, loss of control, and experiences that are hard to put into words. This gathering offers a gentle space to pause, reconnect, and explore what's inside, through mindful creative practice, shared stories, and meaningful conversation.
Each participant will create a unique zen brushed calligraphy to take home for inspiration and resourcing on their fertility journey.
A Fundraiser for the Fertility Friends Foundation.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or not quite like yourself on your fertility journey?
Together, we will make space for what's present, and gently explore what may be ready to soften, shift, or be unlocked within.
Each participant will create a unique zen brushed calligraphy that they can take home for inspiration and resourcing on their fertility journey.
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: The Larder Room at RGE RD
Cost: $35
All proceeds will be donated to Fertility Friends Foundation, a registered Canadian charity that provides educational resources and financial support for families going through fertility treatments.
- Welcome & Opening with Dr. Ariana Daniel, ARC Reproductive Endocrinologist
- Mindful Calligraphy with Lucy Lu, Art Therapist
A guided, reflective workshop weaving mindfulness and art therapy. Inviting participants to slow down, connect with their inner experience, and explore personal meaning through simple, meditative calligraphy brushwork.Each participant will create a unique zen brushed calligraphy that they can take home for inspiration and resourcing on their fertility journey. - Book Reading & Conversation with Linda Hoang @lindork, a Canadian writer, content creator, and social media specialist with a journalism background based in Edmonton, Alberta. Informed by her own fertility journey, her children's book, Miracle Baby, You're Finally Here! is a tender celebration of the many different paths families take to welcome a child.
- Panel Discussion with Dr. Ariana Daniel, Linda Hoang & moderated by Alda Ngo
- Closing by Dr. Ariana Daniel