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Nourish to Bloom: A Guided Journaling + Hand-building Workshop SM

  • ARTime Barro 302 Pico Boulevard Santa Monica, CA, 90405 United States (map)

A time to release and to evolve. Plants lose foliage to start conserving energy for the winter. They spend less time growing outwardly, like foliage and flowers, in order to focus more on growing strong roots in preparation for colder weather. Plants decide wisely where to place their energy, and intentionally choose what to let go of, for the sake of their long-term survival and flourishing.

“Autumn has rejuvenated me. Because when I was too overwhelmed, I felt the crisp breeze and watched it whisk away the leaves on the trees above. Heaviness flew of of them, and the burdens of my shoulders followed.” - Finding My Way Back: Poems on Coming Alive, Healing & Self-Discovery

Join ARTime BARRO and Nicole Smolinski for an experiential ceramics workshop combining open-ended inner reflective exercises with directive clay work to help you explore the symbolism of 'autumn' in your life & how to embrace change and letting go intentionally during this season of your life.

About Workshop:

Nicole Smolinski, MS Clinical Psychology, is a writer and Tedx speaker local to Orange County who hosts workshops and events in the local community with the intention of making mental health awareness and overall well-being more approachable and connective. She enjoys utilizing the intersection between psychology & creativity & is continuously dreaming up ways where the principles she's guided people through in therapy as a clinician can be brought outside of the therapy room & into our communities. She believes writing and self-reflection have the power to help us heal and connect deeper to ourselves and those around us in accessible & non-intimidating ways.

Key points of discussion:

  • intentional loss are you really losing something or is this leaf a representation and reminder of the change you’re going through and all of the beautiful things that might come out of that change

  • learning to let go and the rejuvenation and freedom that can come from letting go

  • embracing change instead of fearing it

Handbuilding exercise:

Incense holder, instructed by ARTime BARRO

Your experience will also include tea to sip on, moody vinyl music in the background from a record player to set the creative tone, and a pack of autumn-scented incense from a local, small business, Tend.

Dates:

  • 9/21/24 7:30 pm-9:00 pm

  • This is a seasonal workshop.

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Details:

  • Santa Monica Studio

  • Limit 9 Per Workshop

  • Must be 18+

  • Includes all materials

  • All levels welcome

Cost | $75 per person, 90-minute Workshop

 
 
 

Past Workshops From Nourish To Bloom Series

About Instructor Nicole Smolinski

Nicole Smolinski, MS Clinical Psychology, is a writer & mental health professional local to Orange County who hosts workshops and events in the local community with the intention of making mental health awareness and overall well-being more approachable and connective.

She enjoys utilizing the intersection between psychology & creativity & is continuously dreaming up ways where the principles she's guided people through in therapy as a clinician can be brought outside of the therapy room & into our communities.

She believes writing and self-reflection have the power to help us heal and connect deeper to ourselves and those around us in accessible & non-intimidating ways.

Find Nicole’s published work for purchase on Amazon!

 
 
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