Archive For 2013
Tarot and Your Inner Architectan evening exploration with Carolyn Agis
What will thou build within thyself ? –Edgar Cayce Join us for an evening introduction into the meditative uses of the Tarot. Focusing on the twenty-two cards of the Major Arcana, we’ll discover our power as inner architects, and how we can allow the twenty-two archetypes to live dynamically within us….
The Triumph of a Relaxed Dogbook at private session with canine reiki master Marla Bosworth
Humans benefit from Reiki: why not your favorite canine? Are there messages that your dog is trying to convey to you that you’re having a hard time understanding? Is there blocked energy there that would benefit from being attended to? Or perhaps you’re simply interested to learn how to begin…
The Banquet of Scent (and a Chance to Create Your very Own) With master perfumer Julianne Zaleta
Scent is the sense without words. In this workshop, allow Julianne Zaleta–celebrated perfumer and founder of Herbal Alchemy Apothecary–to take you to that special place beneath language, in order to explore the artisanal art of natural perfumery and discover the scent you were destined to create! Students will start by…
A Narrative Medicine WorkshopWith Lynne Mijangos and Nina Lorez Collins
Think of a poem, finally, as the home remedy for the ache of appetite. –Rachel Hadas Spend an evening in the company of the fascinating young field of Narrative Medicine–which seeks to bring the practices of literature, listening, perspective-taking and cooperation to the experience of how we understand our bodies, in…
A Celebration of Sitting Stillan evening of shared silence (then language and food)
The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet. –Rebecca Harding Davis Come investigate the banquet of your mind in all its splendor–the hors d’oeuvres, the entrees, the desserts, the aperitifs–by way of the simple but profound act of sitting in shared silence for an…
An Evening of Meditative Drawing with creative art therapist Marianne Gunther
Spend a couple of hours creating art with ease. In this evening gathering, Creative Art Psychotherapist Marianne Gunther will start us off with a relaxing, body-centered meditation to welcome ourselves back to our natural state of awareness. From this mindful place–away from the noise of “should”s and “good”s and “bad”s–we’ll…
An Evening of Show & Tellcreative grownups, come share your work!
Harvest the full wonder of your imagination–by showing us and telling us what’s in it these days. Be it the song you wrote on the back of a napkin this morning, the first two paragraphs of an op-ed you’ve been longing to complete, a new take on blueberry muffins, a…
The Dance of Divorce Recoveryan intimate Sunday afternoon workshop for anyone newly separated or divorced
You are cloud, sea, forgetting; you are also what you lost in a moment— we are all those who have left. The reflection of our face in the mirror changes each instant and every day has its own labyrinth. The cloud vanishing in the sunset is our image; endlessly,…
Julianne Zaleta Master perfumer
Julianne Zaleta is a Park Slope-based herbalist, aromatherapist and natural perfumer. As the founder and proprietor of Herbal Alchemy Apothecary, she crafts–and teaches about–artisanal and bespoke perfumes from the purest elements of nature, and also creates aromatic and therapeutic remedies and elixirs for a wide variety of ailments. Julie’s passions…
Carolyn Agis Tarot Guide & Creative Consultant
Carolyn Agis is a Clinton Hill-based multimedia artist, creative consultant and guide who recently launched Forward Fokus–a company designed to bolster momentum and add clarity to individuals and their projects. Grounded in the principle that creation is inspired by dreams, Carolyn’s role as a media maker and project developer connects…