Programs & Classes
Nature Therapy and Forest Bathing Relax and renew with nature’s healing powers. There’s a growing body of evidence that the practice can help boost immunity and mood and help reduce stress. “Medical researchers in Japan have studied forest bathing and have demonstrated several benefits to our health,” says Philip Barr, a physician who specializes in integrative medicine at (more…)
For those on a healing or spiritual path, writing can be soul soothing. This workshop is designed to inspire and support you on your individual writing journey. Each week we write in response to a new prompt. Then, those who wish to share read aloud their writing (optional). By reading aloud, our emotions are given (more…)
Nature is both fragile and strong. She nurtures, endures, adapts and with time, heals to grow and re-create herself. Drawing on inspiration from nature, we will explore our own ability to grow and re-create. We will wind our way through the healing gardens in the way of Shin-rin Yoku (meditation in nature) and create our (more…)
During this 3-session workshop, we’ll explore our inner creativity as we invent new scenarios that can help us find our own ways to heal. Karen will guide participants through a relaxing series of projects, utilizing free-flowing watercolors and other creative mediums, to stimulate the senses and deepen the connections to their own creativity. No prior (more…)
Mandalas are an ancient, meditative art form used today to reach the inner self and create balance in our contemporary and often hectic world. During this one-session workshop, we’ll explore several ways to harness the energy of mandalas to help us slow down, release tension, and nurture our body’s innate healing powers. Date: Monday, July (more…)
During this 3-session workshop, we’ll explore our inner creativity as we invent new scenarios that can help us find our own ways to heal. Karen will guide participants through a relaxing series of projects, utilizing free-flowing watercolors and other creative mediums, to stimulate the senses and deepen the connections to their own creativity. No prior (more…)
Make origami cranes as part of the Give a Crane, Get a Crane project. The crane story is one of Sadako who was diagnosed with leukemia from radiation after surviving the Hiroshima bomb. The goal is to give away 1000 cranes to spread the hope of all cancer patients to others. Choose from different colored (more…)
During this 3-session workshop, we’ll explore our inner creativity as we invent new scenarios that can help us find our own ways to heal. Karen will guide participants through a relaxing series of projects, utilizing free-flowing watercolors and other creative mediums, to stimulate the senses and deepen the connections to their own creativity. No prior (more…)
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