Heartwork Journaling™ University (HJU) is an online membership platform designed for individuals who want to achieve the results they truly desire in life. Our mission is to empower people worldwide to rediscover their inner strength through simple yet transformative tools and lessons.

At HJU, you'll combine creativity, journaling, guided self-coaching, and our proven tools with your existing self-awareness to unlock your full potential and create the best version of yourself.

After you register, you'll receive instructions on how to create your HJU account profile so you can log in to the HJU Member's Area.

After creating your account profile and logging in to the Member's Area, you'll have access to the HJU Campus Tour video and Month #1 HJU Orientation Lessons, and you can start your first day of class.

Heartwork Journaling™ University is an online educational membership. 

There is a private password-protected Member's Area where you will log in to access your course material and lessons any time you wish, day or night.

Heartwork Journaling™ University (HJU) is an online educational membership program. You'll access all your course materials through a private, password-protected Member's Area.

Here's how it works:

1. Account Setup:
   After registering, you'll receive instructions to create your HJU account profile, allowing you to log in to the Member's Area.
2. Getting Started:
   Once your profile is created, you'll gain access to:
   • The HJU Campus Tour video
   • The Month #1 Orientation Lessons
     From here, you can begin your first day of class.
3. Monthly Growth Paths:
   You'll receive access to all content for each month's HJU Growth Path at the beginning of the month, including:
   • Growth Path Introduction and Instructional Lesson
   • Experiential Art Lesson
   • Doodle Your Emotions Lesson
   • Any available Bonus Material Lessons
4. Weekly Guidance:
   We'll send you weekly emails highlighting that week's lesson. However, you'll have full access to all of the month's materials from the start, so you can progress at your own pace.
5. Flexible Learning:
   You can:
   • Complete all lessons for the month right away.
   • Take them one at a time, week by week.
   • Choose any schedule that works best for you.

HJU members love the flexibility of moving through the Growth Paths and lessons at a pace that suits their individual needs and lifestyles.

The core resources you see pictured on the enrollment page-like the Doodle Dictionary of Emotions, HJU Awareness Prompts, the HJU Equation of Emotion, and the Emotional Global Positioning System (eGPS)-are included as digital downloads for all HJU members, whether you choose a monthly or yearly plan. They're printable and yours to use anytime.

If you prefer physical copies, these are included in the optional HJU Supply Kit, available at a special price after you enroll. The kit includes a printed version of the HJU Daily Journal, a printed Equation of Emotion, and a full-color poster of the Emotional Global Positioning System. Many members love having these tactile tools to support their practice-but the kit is completely optional.

We've chosen to keep physical materials separate so we can offer HJU at the most accessible tuition possible. Including printed items in every membership would increase the cost for everyone, and we want to give you the freedom to choose what's best for you.

As a Yearly Member, you get 2 months FREE, and you'll gain instant access to the entire Yearly Members Study Vault!

Think of the Yearly Member's Study Vault as Netflix for your brain and heart. Inside, you'll discover lessons on essential topics like:

• Healthy Boundaries
• Your Relationship with Money
• Overcoming Fears
• Changing the Story of You
• How to Get Things Done
• Entrepreneurship

Dive into creativity classes, including:

• Drawing Faces
• Doodle Mini-Lessons
• Painting Women's Faces and Angles
• Painting Journal Page Backgrounds
• And so much more!

Bonus Perks:
As a Yearly Member, you'll also receive instant access to:

• The Business Vision Board Workshop
• The Vision Board Workshop
• The How to Create Courage Cards Lessons

It's like unlocking a premium membership within HJU at no extra cost!

When you choose the HJU Yearly Membership, you're getting the best value at the lowest price-the ultimate investment in your personal and creative growth.

No. If you don't want to purchase art supplies, you can use a piece of paper, a pen or pencil, or anything you have in your home office or children's art supplies stash.

In the Member's Area, you'll get access to a Supply Guide that will help you find things you already have in your home to use.

If you want help selecting art supplies to purchase, we'll give you a list of our favorites.

You can also do all the HJU Lessons using low-cost apps on your smartphone or tablet. After you register, you'll receive a list of our favorite apps.

No-it's even better.

The HJU™ Student Lounge is hosted on Skool, a distraction-free platform that's incredibly easy to use-even if you're not techy.

We chose Skool on purpose:
✅ No ads
✅ No scrolling through noise
✅ Just a calm, gentle space where HJU™ students can share doodles, reflections, and support each other.

Many of our students tell us it's the only online space that actually feels good to be in. You'll be able to stay connected to your practice-without getting pulled in a hundred directions.

Not at all.

You can participate as much or as little as you'd like. Some students love to share. Others quietly read and reflect.

Either way, you'll benefit from seeing how others are using the tools-and knowing you're not alone.

The Lounge is a space for students to connect with each other-but from time to time, Maritza pops in with bonus livestreams, mini missions, or surprise coaching prompts to help you keep moving forward.

It's her way of offering a little extra support-and students love it when she drops by. 💕

No, the content you learn at HJU is intended solely for your personal development. It does not prepare you to guide others through their personal growth journey. Teaching this work requires a specialized skill set that is not included in the HJU student curriculum.

However, if you're interested in teaching and sharing this work with others, there is a growing demand for it. You can become a Heartwork Journaling™ Certified Instructor to develop the necessary skills and expertise.

The Heartwork Journaling™ Certification program equips Certified Instructors with:

• The skills and knowledge to create a safe and supportive environment for both you and your students.
• Ready-to-use, full lesson plans designed for effective delivery.
• Comprehensive training to ensure you can teach the lessons confidently.
• Guidance on filling your classroom, pricing your services, and marketing your own Heartwork Journaling business.

Click here to learn more about becoming a Heartwork Journaling Certified Instructor.

• Monthly Membership:
  Your membership will automatically renew each month, ensuring uninterrupted access to HJU. You'll retain access until you choose to cancel.
  • To cancel, send an email to hello@heartworkjournaling.com.
  • Once canceled, you'll continue to have access for the remainder of the period you've already paid for.
• Yearly Membership:
  Your membership will automatically renew each year, providing continuous access to HJU. You'll retain access until you decide to cancel.
  • To cancel, send an email to hello@heartworkjournaling.com.
  • After cancellation, you'll still have access for the period you've already paid for.

Important to Note:

• Members who cancel will not be eligible to rejoin HJU for one year from the end date of their membership.
• Members who rejoin after the one-year waiting period will start at Growth Path #1 at the current membership price.
• We have this policy in place to help members commit fully to their journey with HJU. One of the biggest challenges in any personal growth practice is consistency, and we've found that having this policy encourages members to make a thoughtful decision about joining-and staying.

Yes! HJU is an excellent complement to therapy. Many students share their Heartwork Journaling™ insights with their therapists, and it often enhances their therapeutic journey.

How you integrate Heartwork Journaling™ into your therapy is entirely up to you and your therapist. Students frequently report that Heartwork Journaling™ fosters new awareness and insights, helping to accelerate the progress they experience in therapy.

Heartwork University begins when you enroll and set up your HJU profile. After registering, you can access the HJU Campus Tour video and Month #1 HJU Orientation Lessons!

No! Each HJU Growth Path includes multiple lessons designed to guide you through a comprehensive and enriching learning experience.

Here's the structure for each monthly Growth Path:

• Week #1 - Instructional Lesson - Guided Self-Coaching
• Week #2 - Experiential Art Lesson - Powerful Play with a Purpose
• Week #3 - Doodle Your Emotions Lesson
• Week #4 - Student's Choice/Study Hall
  • Take a week off and give yourself the white space you need to use the self-coaching skills you developed during the month.
  • Catch up on anything you missed from the previous lessons for the month.
  • Dive deeper into the additional Growth Path Bonus Lessons for that month.
  • Or invest some time exploring the HJU Answer Vault.
  • HJU Yearly Members: Unlock any of the soul-soothing lessons in the HJU Yearly Member's Study Vault.

Your membership will be automatically renewed every 30 days for HJU Monthly Members and every 365 days for HJU Yearly Members.

Monthly Memberships: These are non-refundable but can be canceled up to 24 hours before your renewal date.

Yearly Memberships: Yearly members are eligible for a 14-day money-back guarantee from the date of enrollment in HJU. Refunds will be processed using your original form of payment. Please note that processing times vary depending on your payment method.

No partial reimbursements or refunds are available to yearly members after 14 days from the date of enrollment.

No, it is not possible to pause your membership.

However, you can cancel your HJU membership at any time. If you choose to cancel, you will retain access to HJU for the full term you have already paid for.

Please note:

Members who cancel will not be eligible to rejoin HJU for one year from the end date of their membership.

If you rejoin after the one-year waiting period, you will start from Growth Path #1: Orientation and HJU Tools Training Part 1 at the current membership price.

We have this policy in place to help members commit fully to their journey with HJU. One of the biggest challenges in any personal growth practice is consistency, and we've found that having this policy encourages members to make a thoughtful decision about joining-and staying.

No. Monthly and Yearly memberships are non-transferable. 

If you have a question that hasn't been answered, send an email to hello@heartworkjournaling.com and ask Team HJU!

The Student Lounge isn't a coaching space-it's a student space.

You won't receive direct coaching from Maritza or from Certified or Licensed Instructors inside the Lounge. But what you will find is:

✅ Encouragement from fellow students who understand the work
✅ Inspiring stories, breakthroughs, and doodles shared in real-time
✅ Emotional support from people who "get it"
✅ Mini prompts and pop-up challenges to deepen your practice
✅ A gentle reminder that you're not alone-even on the hard days

The Lounge is here to help you stay connected to your practice and to each other, not to replace your inner work or coaching. It's a safe, supportive circle-where the wisdom is in the room.