Finding Safe Sanctuary

In-Person Workshop

Thursday October 16, 2025 at 1:00– 4:00 PM ET:  REGISTRATION CLOSED

Finding Safe Sanctuary

Welcome to the "Finding Safe Sanctuary" adventure of self-discovery and healing. This program will introduce participants to the meditation practice of Yoga Nidra. This practice is a strengths-based approach to building an internal sense of safety and self-efficacy. Being grounded in our secure base is foundational to navigating our lives and the challenges we encounter in the world.

About the Presentation Facilitators

Ruth Luginbuehl, MD, DTATI, is an art therapist and artist, with a background in medicine. As a fully trained pediatrician and artist she combined these two callings and received her diploma in Creative Art Therapy at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute in 2004, where she then founded and still teaches the course of Medical Art Therapy. Over the last 10 years she has completed extensive training in Mindfulness and Mindful Meditation. She provided mindfulness informed medical Art Therapy mainly in hospitals in palliative medicine and end of life care. Her passion is to combine the healing powers of Mindful Meditation and reflective expressive arts and offers art classes and workshops to all ages in schools, other institutions and in her private studio. She is an active participant in community work and is facilitating meditative labyrinth walks and on-site Mandala painting.

Steven Hughes, M.Ed., CYA-RYT200, is a Mental Health Educator and has worked in a psychiatric hospital setting and in community mental health as an educator for over 35 years. Currently, Steven is a part-time faculty in the Community Mental Health program at Seneca Polytechnic. As a life-long learner Steven has an interest in delivering educational programs pertaining to creating psychologically safe work environments that are characterized by optimal individual and team resilience and well-being. Steven has been a certified yoga teacher since 1985 specializing in yin yoga and yoga nidra. Steven integrates his interests that include transformative learning, applied positive psychology, dialogue methods, contemplative neuroscience, mindfulness, and wellness-based modalities that assist individuals to cultivate self-awareness and unlock their full potential. All his programs support learners to gently explore the edges of their personal growth boundaries and to experience new realms of self-discovery.