Sophia’s Center for the Healing Arts
Sophia’s Center for the Healing Arts is a gathering place dedicated to nurturing the creative wisdom within each of us. No matter the pain we may carry, all of us have the capacity to tap into the medicine of storytelling, the possibilities of the imagination, the refuge of deep breaths, and the hospitality of genuine community.
About Us
Offerings
Sophia’s Center offers classes and retreats that encourage self-expression through practices such as generative writing, SoulCollage®, yoga, dreamwork, & book/poetry circles. Learn more here.
“Sophia” is the Greek word for “wisdom” and represents an ancient, feminine presence who leads us back to the divine spark within. Sophia’s Center for the Healing Arts aims to honor and cultivate this sacred essence we all carry.
“Sophia”
Meet the Director
Claire Coenen (M.S.W., M.Ed., M.T.S.) is a writer and facilitator with a passion for sharing the renewing and liberating powers of the creative process with her community. Claire’s first collection of poems, The Beautiful Keeps Breathing (published by Kelsay Books, 2024), explores themes of imaginative power, loss, and healing. Claire offers mentorships, workshops, and retreats focused on writing, collage, yoga, and creativity online and locally.
A lifelong learner, Claire earned a Master of Education & Master of Theological Studies from Vanderbilt University and received her Master of Social Work from The University of Tennessee. In 2021, she completed the Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program, a two year post graduate program offered by the Nashville Center for Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Therapy. As a registered Kripalu yoga instructor and a former psychotherapist, Claire integrates her understanding of the body’s wisdom and depth psychology into her offerings. Claire has been fortunate to work with a multitude of teachers, therapists, and mentors from a variety of different traditions. While Claire has gained knowledge from her formal training, she has tapped into wisdom through her relationships, lived experiences, and creative explorations.
Originally from Athens, GA, Claire loves living in Nashville with her husband Davey and dog, Lion.
Learn more about Claire at www.clairecoenen.com.
May Sophia’s Center for the Healing Arts be a place where we
Value the unique soul of each person who enters it
Encourage creative meaning-making
Foster collaboration and thread a web of community
Offer warmth and steadfast hospitality
Practice tenacious compassion and human honesty
Ignite imaginative power and courage
Cultivate peace, joy, and laughter
Artwork by Rich Panico
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