Art, Nature & Wellness Collaborators
Meet the collaborators behind the Art, Nature & Wellness Program
These individuals are a collective shaped by many paths and practices. Comprised of local artists, guides, teachers, culture bearers, and healers, each of them bring their own skills, perspectives, and relationships to the land into this arts-focused and community-building program.
Andie Thrams
Andie led two profoundly inspiring daylong workshops titled ForestSong: Painting Forest Prayer Flags (Jan 10 & 11, 2026), guiding participants through creative explorations of ecological grief, reverence, and resilience.
Workshop Facilitator • Collaborator
Anna Friedland
Anna joins Balanced Rock to facilitate educational sessions during the Art, Nature & Wellness Program’s immersive cohort, which will focus on branding, graphic design, small business tools, and creative entrepreneurship, all skills that are transferable across the arts, wellness, hospitality, and outdoor sectors.
Workshop Facilitator • Collaborator
Clay Muwin River
Clay will facilitate a two-day journey using an Indigenous Theoretical Framework GONA to create a healing, culturally-grounded, community-driven retreat in nature. Clay will also offer a two-day Raw-Hide Rattlemaking workshop this April 18-19, 2026.
Workshop Facilitator • Collaborator
Heather Sullivan
Balanced Rock’s co-Founder and Executive Director, Heather Sullivan, will join the program to facilitate Living Philosophy & Creative Writing: a guided session on reflections of ethics, values, and how those translate into everyday choices. We’ll explore powerful writing prompts and a group field adventure in Yosemite.
Workshop Facilitator • Collaborator
Jenni Buczko, LPCC
During the Art, Nature, & Wellness Program’s immersive cohort, Jenni will serve as a dedicated mental health support provider and lead Stress, Mental Health, and the Nervous System, a one-day exploration of how the body holds stress—and how to build resilience rather than burnout.
Workshop Facilitator • Collaborator
June McCrory
June will offer Grief, Loss, and Change—a day to tenderly acknowledge loss, transition, and life’s ever-unfolding growth. June’s embodied approach weaves creative expression and reflection while unearthing common mis-understandings about grief and loss to support emotional release, subtle perspective shifts, and a sense of renewal. She will also be available for optional one-on-one mentorship
Workshop Facilitator • Collaborator
Theresa Ho
Theresa led two wildly successful public art workshops on nature journaling Nov 8 & 9, 2025. During the Art, Nature, & Wellness Program’s immersive cohort in March, 2026, she will offer Nature Journaling & Attention—a day of hands-on observation, drawing, and writing outdoors, exploring how close attention to the natural world can sharpen perception and open new ways of thinking.
Workshop Facilitator • Collaborator
Ursula Min-ne-ah Jones
A skilled and intuitive weaver, she teaches with generosity and humor, making basketry accessible while honoring its cultural depth and integrity. Active in Native Wellbriety communities, Ursula brings a values-based, life-affirming perspective to all she does. She will lead Basketry & Traditional Ways of Knowing on May 30–31, 2026, and serve as a cultural advisor throughout the program.
Workshop Facilitator • Collaborator