With a new year and season, we could benefit from a safe and creative space + a purposeful tool that soothes, empowers and deepens us in the present.
Join in crafting a sacred power box: an effective and therapeutic wellness tool for grounding, getting present + being reminded of what’s important to us.
We'll take time to be creative in circle, bring awareness to our senses, & practice mindfulness while creating a uniquely-tailored resource that will set us up nicely for an even more powerful, supported and intentional new year.
Location: Rogers Park, Chicago
You’ll receive the exact address after you purchase your ticket(s)
This workshop includes:
A safe, nonjudgmental and warm place to show up, share and learn in community
Diverse, mixed media art materials to build a sensory empowering box
Supportive instruction on crafting your box with intention and effectiveness
Curated and foundational box-items that will engage your senses
Psycho-education on the benefits & practices of this evidence-based tool
Guided mindfulness exercises
30% off visual affirmation art
Bring if you can:
Any meaningful and small-sized things (art, photos, jewelry and gems, relics, etc.) that hold meaning for you to put inside your box
This workshop is open to all self-identified women, thank you for honoring the safe space.
Ticket $38 | on sale until Friday, 1/25 @ 6pm
What is a "power box"?
A power box, also known as a calm box or soothing box, is an evidence-based wellness tool known to help with stress, anxiety, depression and emotional dysregulation. It's used therapeutically, along with mindfulness (the practice of being fully present) to focus on positive stimulation from our senses, while using specific and positive memories from our lives. The power box is intentionally curated to inspire peace, awareness of our body intelligence, and remembrance of how we are empowered, capable and successful.
What is mindfulness?
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” -Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. We all already have the capacity to be present, and it doesn’t require us to change who we are. But we can cultivate these innate qualities with simple practices that are scientifically demonstrated to benefit us in many ways.
Guided by:
Chetna is a mixed media artist and mental wellness mystic. She's passionate about the power and healing of creative expression. Themes in her art, study and life include psychological reflection, affirmations, shadows, self-care and self-empowerment, collective consciousness and oneness with Mother Earth.
She has a Master's in Counseling Psychology from the Wright Institute in Berkeley. She's facilitated creative workshops, and this one in particular, with teenagers in a school-based context, with multigenerational and multicultural adults in intimate retreat and studio settings.