I work with groups and individuals in and outside the classroom (in both high schools and Universities) on mindfulness, self-defense, self-esteem, and art empowerment. See sample activity here. Please also visit the Young Artist Fellowship blog and the Collaborative Combative Drawing to see some example of past activities.  

Art, Creativity, Collaboration, Empowerment, Self-Care, and Self-Confidence For elementary school students (1st through 5th grade). A similar program is available for middle school. The ROAR Art and Empowerment after-school program combines super fun, age-appropriate self-awareness and self-confidence building with art exploration. We practice our animal-ninja skills while exploring the link between joyful curiosity and observational…

Self-Defense Techniques + People Awareness + Spacial Awareness + Confidence + Observational Skills + ROARing Practice This workshop is for kids (or kids AND their adults to do together) The 1.5 hour ROAR workshop focuses on fun physical techniques for creating self-confidence and observational skills as well as tools for escaping or de-escalating unwanted or potentially dangerous situations. I…

  ROAR Workshop for adults is designed for people who have had little or no prior martial arts experience, have experienced trauma or have varying degrees of comfort level with physical proximity. We will cover strategies for engendering confidence, situational awareness, defining boundaries and personal space, deescalating unwanted or dangerous situations, and basic techniques for…

I teach individual and group art classes to people of all ages.  Mediums and techniques range from traditional to experimental, including painting (watercolor, acrylic, gouache oil, mixed media, and mural painting), drawing (figure drawing, still life and experimental drawing), sculpture, time-based multimedia (including video and performance), and community engagement and social practice in the arts….

Melissa Wyman developed RAOARworkshop to promote empowerment and creativity for people of all ages. The workshop can take on different forms to include individual and collaborative art projects, self-defense techniques, people awareness, and spacial awareness training, and ROARing Practice. The Programs: The ROAR workshop for kids and their adults focuses on fun physical techniques for creating…