Lara Printz is the founder of Juicy Art & Soul LLC, Board Member of Pacific ArtWavEs, and a person-centered expressive arts and soul embodiment facilitator. For more than 15 years, she has guided women and children across the U.S. and internationally to reconnect with their creativity, emotional resilience, and inner brilliance through expressive arts, somatic awareness, and the healing magic of play.

Her training spans person-centered expressive arts with pioneers Dr. Natalie Rogers, intuitive painting with Chris Zydel, and movement-based embodiment with Dr. Anna Halprin and Dr. Daria Halprin.

Before dedicating herself fully to women and children’s empowerment, Lara spent 13 years directing international leadership and cultural exchange programs, supporting over 4,000 global participants through U.S. State Department and Embassy initiatives.

During this time, she wrote and performed an original guitar song about her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina—performing it at the U.S. State Department and for nearly all of her international delegations. She was deeply moved by how music, creativity, and play dissolved cultural boundaries and brought people into shared joy and authentic expression.

Lara created a series of beloved intercultural programs, including A Children’s World of Play: Where Play is a Universal Language, A World of Chocolate, International Storytime, International Poetry Night, A Taste of Tea and Zen, and The Arts as a Universal Language.

These experiences shaped Lara’s core belief: that creativity and heartfelt expression awaken resilience, connection, and a profound sense of belonging—no matter where we come from.

Today, through programs such as Passion Portal, Passion & Transformation Mastery, and other creative healing offerings, Lara creates safe, uplifting spaces where women and children can express themselves, rediscover their inner strength, and remember the radiant power they carry within.