Youth Healing with Mitra: A Journey of Understanding, Connection, and Empowerment

Join Mitra for a transformative day designed for youth navigating intangible losses, shifting relationships, and identity struggles. This retreat offers a safe space for emotional exploration and growth through mindfulness, art therapy, and reflective workshops, with Mitra’s personal journey guiding participants toward self-discovery and resilience.  

1-Day  Youth Healing Retreat Itinerary

•10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Welcome and Introduction 

Mitra introduces the day’s themes, creating a safe space for youth to connect, share intentions, and set the tone for the retreat. 

•10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Understanding Grief in Youth 

Explore intangible losses—such as changes in relationships and self-identity—and how grief uniquely affects youth. Mitra shares her own experiences with loss and migration to foster connection and understanding. 

•11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Art Therapy: Expressing Emotions 

Youth use art to creatively express grief and emotions that may be difficult to verbalize, offering a safe outlet for self-reflection and emotional processing. 

•12:30 PM – 1:00 PM: Mindful Lunch and Connection

 A nourishing meal enjoyed together, providing time for deeper conversation, sharing, and building connections with peers. 

•1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Navigating Relationship Loss 

Learn to navigate changes in relationships—whether with family, friends, or romantic connections. Reflective exercises help youth process these changes and emotions constructively. 

•2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Journaling and Building Resilience 

Guided journaling prompts focus on identity, loss, and healing, followed by a discussion on building resilience and embracing self-compassion to move forward with strength. 

This Day of Youth Healing provides youth with practical tools for emotional healing, resilience, and self-compassion, leaving them empowered and equipped to navigate their personal journeys.