{"id":2264,"date":"2020-09-15T03:56:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T22:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/?post_type=talk_post&#038;p=2264"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:21:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T10:51:51","slug":"art-therapy-for-educators-with-shruti-thakkar","status":"publish","type":"talk_post","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/talk-post\/art-therapy-for-educators-with-shruti-thakkar\/","title":{"rendered":"<b> Art Therapy for Educators<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-talk\"><strong>About the Talk\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Looking for a way to relax, spend quality time with yourself and deep dive into how you\u2019re feeling? Shruti uses art therapy as a way to help you get a pulse of your prevailing feelings through this dynamic evergreen workshop! Use these exercises every day to build mindfulness as a practice and way of life. 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