Relax, Renew, and Restore took place at our cozy home studio on September 7th. JP softly guided us through RAIN: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Nurture. She invited us to dive into self, and identify suffering. We voiced a descriptive word that we loved about ourselves, and created an affirmation to carry with us as we worked through our own personal pain. She offered tools for this challenging but transformative process: Most importantly, to accept and be with our feelings free of judgement and to pause and listen to our bodies. Throughout the workshop our senses were opened with the help of essential oils, palo santo, meditation, a body scan, and cool towels for our forehead and feet. We voiced our truth through journaling and conversation. The evening closed with a prayer for freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz. Upon leaving JP gave each of us a card with a heart on it and asked that we spend some time this week writing a love letter to ourselves.
The following are our participants descriptive words and affirmations:
Giving- Be Gentle.
Openness- You got this baby girl.
Fabulous- I am safe, I am accepted, I am loved.
Love Myself- I will be heard.
Determined and Focused: I am strong, I am loved.
Heart-I am my own sweet light.
Self Love-I embody compassion.
Resilient- I am ok, I am loved.
We relaxed. We renewed. We restored.
This beautiful event took place alongside the obstacle of a power outage, near the end of the workshop. However, we had RAIN to remind us that this is all a natural part of the process. JP and Michelina took this photo illuminated by flashlights in memory of making it through, as we always do!
