Join Healer Holistic Skincare for the Spring Equinox as they host somatic practitioner, arts doula, and ritual artist Madison Mae Parker for an evening event of guided movement, embodiment, and ritual making.

March 20th marks the astrological new year as we move into the official start of spring. Spring is a time of blooming, a time of new growth, a time of emerging possibilities. And yet, it also takes great courage, strength, and energy for a new seed to push through the firm soil of winter. We, as humans, are no different. How can we use movement, the arts, and ritual making to honor, celebrate, and rest into this emerging season of change?

Parker will lead us through gentle, guided movement and journal prompts that will help us set our intentions as we enter into the spring season. Following this restful embodiment exploration, each participant will craft their own personalized ritual bag to take home with them, setting intention and meaning making into their own bag, specific to them, helping us bloom and guide into our new season.

You will leave with journal reflections, a sense of inner-calm and bodily knowing, as well as a ritual bag that you will make during our evening together.

Who is this event for?

All body types and abilities! Somatic and embodied movement is not about being a “good” dancer or having certain skills, talents, or abilities, but about tapping into the inner wisdom and meaning making. Everything will be easeful, gentle, and invitational, with multiple entryways for participating. If you are needing certain mobility accommodations or have specific concerns, please email us!

What is a ritual bag?

A Ritual Bag is a small token of focused intention and manifestation. They often contain herbs, flowers, crystals, charms, photos, poems, oracle cards, and any other important artifact or meaning making to the individual.

what do you do with a ritual bag?

Ritual Bags all hold certain or special meaning. Some are for protection. Others, creativity. Some, for general grounding and guiding. They can be kept in a special place in your home, near your bed or vanity, on your altar, or other place you frequent, such as a work desk or car. Others like to keep them in their bag, holding them closely for the day-in-day out intention. While some folks prefer to call upon the support of their Ritual Bag on special occasions: an important event, holiday, trip, etc. There is no right and there is no wrong way to use your Ritual Bag— it is yours for your own use, intuition, and meaning making.  Make the meaning that is meaningful for you.

what will be provided?

Guided movement time, various art supplies for optional use, journal prompts, materials for ritual bag crafting (bags, 2-3 crystals, dried flowers, protection salt, etc.)

what should I bring?

Yourself! Comfortable clothes for accessible movement, a journal and something to write with, a water bottle, a yoga mat, yoga block, or a yoga blanket. If there are specific things you would like to include in your ritual bag, you are invited to do so as well (photos, charms, shells, sand, small tokens of importance, cards, etc.)

about the space:

The event will be hosted on the 2nd floor with no elevator access.