Art healing for gentle souls

Where art and healing come together.

Compassionate, personalized classes to help you soften, express, and slowly find your way back to yourself.

The Soulfully Wild studio with a long table, soft pink chairs, and tall windows.
The Soulfully Wild studio with a long table, soft pink chairs, and tall windows.
A cozy studio corner with a patterned armchair and soft pink curtains.
A cozy studio corner with a patterned armchair and soft pink curtains.
Pink magnolia blossoms beside a bookshelf of art supplies in the studio.
Pink magnolia blossoms beside a bookshelf of art supplies in the studio.

300+

souls guided

OUR APPROACH

A Softer Path to Healing

Sometimes the words won’t come. Sometimes talking isn’t enough. Soulfully Wild offers a holistic, mind-body approach for those seeking healing through a different doorway — the creative one

Whether you’re navigating grief, recovering from a difficult relationship, or simply longing to reconnect with yourself, you’ll find a warm, judgment-free space here.

Our offerings are a complement to — not a replacement for — care from licensed mental health professionals.

Expressive Art

Painting, clay, and collage as gentle doorways into feeling.

Held & Guided

Small groups and one-to-one sessions in a warm, unhurried space.

Mind & Body

Breath, movement, and reflection woven through every practice.

The Offerings

Come as you are

Each gathering is small, intimate, and paced with care.

Art Journaling Class

Some feelings live deeper than words can reach. Art journaling offers another way in — a gentle blend of color, collage, and quiet reflection where your thoughts can spill onto the page in whatever shape they need to take. No rules. No “right way.” Just you, the page, and permission to express.

Art Journaling Class

Some feelings live deeper than words can reach. Art journaling offers another way in — a gentle blend of color, collage, and quiet reflection where your thoughts can spill onto the page in whatever shape they need to take. No rules. No “right way.” Just you, the page, and permission to express.

Narcissistic Abuse Support Group

You are not alone — and you never were the problem.

If you’ve survived a relationship with a narcissistic partner, or grew up in a family shaped by narcissistic patterns, you know how hard it can be to explain to people who haven’t lived it. Here, you don’t have to explain. Everyone in the room gets it.

Narcissistic Abuse Support Group

You are not alone — and you never were the problem.

If you’ve survived a relationship with a narcissistic partner, or grew up in a family shaped by narcissistic patterns, you know how hard it can be to explain to people who haven’t lived it. Here, you don’t have to explain. Everyone in the room gets it.

Processing Grief and Loss through Art

A gentle, guided art-healing class at Soulfully Wild — a warm, safe space to release the grief you’ve carried, and to learn a practice you can return to whenever you need it.

Processing Grief and Loss through Art

A gentle, guided art-healing class at Soulfully Wild — a warm, safe space to release the grief you’ve carried, and to learn a practice you can return to whenever you need it.

Art and Soul Cards

What if you could hear your soul speak? In this gentle, hands-on class, you'll create a set of four Art and Soul Cards, a personal oracle deck made by you, for you. Using collage, paint, stencils, and more, you'll let intuition lead the way and discover the messages that have been waiting for you all along.

Art and Soul Cards

What if you could hear your soul speak? In this gentle, hands-on class, you'll create a set of four Art and Soul Cards, a personal oracle deck made by you, for you. Using collage, paint, stencils, and more, you'll let intuition lead the way and discover the messages that have been waiting for you all along.

Who Am I

After living through narcissistic abuse, it's common to look in the mirror and wonder who's looking back. This gentle class isn't about finding the person you used to be. It's about meeting the person you are today, with all your strengths and struggles, and beginning to imagine who you want to become.

Who Am I

After living through narcissistic abuse, it's common to look in the mirror and wonder who's looking back. This gentle class isn't about finding the person you used to be. It's about meeting the person you are today, with all your strengths and struggles, and beginning to imagine who you want to become.

Create Your Own Oracle Deck

Have you ever shuffled an oracle deck and thought, "I could make one of these"? You can, and this is where it begins. In this two-hour class, you'll dream up your deck's theme, give it a name, and create five original collage cards to get it started. Make it just for you, or take the first step toward a deck you can share with the world.

Create Your Own Oracle Deck

Have you ever shuffled an oracle deck and thought, "I could make one of these"? You can, and this is where it begins. In this two-hour class, you'll dream up your deck's theme, give it a name, and create five original collage cards to get it started. Make it just for you, or take the first step toward a deck you can share with the world.

If finances are an issue, please contact us. Healing should be within everyone’s reach, and sliding scale pricing is available for select classes.

Private Sessions

One-on-One Healing Sessions

Not quite ready for a group? Prefer a quieter pace? Private healing sessions are available in person at our Sioux Falls studio or from the comfort of your home over Zoom. Wherever you are — in the world or in your journey — we’ll meet you there.

A woman meeting online at her laptop during a healing session over Zoom.

In person in Sioux Falls

In person in Sioux Falls

Online over Zoom

Online over Zoom

Sherry Lou Canino smiling and holding her books, The Silent Abuse and Reclaiming Your Life.

Meet Sherry

Sherry Lou Canino

Owner, Author & Guide

Sherry Lou Canino was born and raised in the charming town of Baldwinsville, Central New York, where she grew up as the youngest of eight siblings. With three sisters and four brothers, her upbringing was filled with a rich blend of family life.

Sherry earned her degree in accounting and dedicated over 20 years to a successful career in the field. Her passion for art also led her to run a thriving art business, which earned her recognition in Syracuse Women’s Magazine. She further enriched her career by facilitating art healing groups for individuals with eating disorders, a cause close to her heart.

Today, Sherry brings that same heart to Soulfully Wild — a studio built on the belief that creativity can carry us through what words cannot.

Books by Sherry

Honest, tender, and full of hope

Sherry’s writing carries the same compassion you’ll find in her studio.

The Silent Abuse book cover by Sherry Lou Canino.

Memoir

The Silent Abuse

Sherry shares the pain of living in an environment where both physical and emotional harm are common — and how her older siblings stepped in to protect everyone.

Reclaiming Your Life book cover by Sherry Lou Canino.

Healing Guide

Reclaiming Your Life

A powerful guide for survivors of narcissistic abuse — the journey from survival to thriving, with a compassionate, practical approach to healing.

Our Studio

A sanctuary in downtown Sioux Falls

Soft light, warm colors, and open tables waiting for your creativity. Step inside and feel your shoulders drop.

Pink studio shelving stocked with paints and art supplies.
A sunlit corner of the studio with two patterned armchairs.
The Soulfully Wild studio, with a long table and soft pink chairs.
Soulfully Wild Healing Arts
Soulfully Wild Healing Arts

701 N Phillips Ave, Unit 131, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

701 N Phillips Ave, Unit 131, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

Can’t make it in person? Many of our classes and healing sessions are also offered online over Zoom — so distance never has to stand between you and your healing.

From the Blog

Gentle reflections and creative prompts

Free at-home resources — because healing doesn’t wait for class day.

“You’ve carried so much for so long. Here, you get to set it down.”

A gentle reminder

A woman stretching her arms toward the sky beside a forest lake.

Contact

Reach out — we’re here

Have a question about a class? Wondering where to begin? Send us a note. There’s no pressure and no obligation — just a warm hello waiting on the other side.

We do our best to respond within one to two business days. Your message is always held in confidence.

We do our best to respond within one to two business days. Your message is always held in confidence.