Clearing Your Spiritual Chametz
Join Ma'ayan Spiritual Arts on April 14th for a modern journey to spiritual liberations: Clearing your Spiritual Chametz. We will incorporate the traditional elements of a candle and a feather as we “sweep” away that which blocks our passage to internal freedom and liberation. Open to all Jewish adults age 13 and up. In person.
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Moving through the Heart
In these difficult times, it can feel like grief is permeating every aspect of life. Join Janna Diamond and McKenzie Wren to explore and express personal and collective grief through embodied art practices. With opportunities for movement, sound, reflection and art making, we will connect with where grief lives in our bodies, explore different ways … Read More about Workshops
Read MoreSoul Candles
A modern take on an ancient Ashkenazi women’s ritual. We gathered as the leaves were dying and the dark was increasing to make Soul Candles for the Solstice, Hanukkah and individual candles for Shabbat. In olden times, soul candles were made to light the synagogue or for ritual use during the Days of Awe. The … Read More about Workshops
Read MoreTu B’Shevat in the Forest
On a gorgeous February afternoon, we gathered in the woods to celebrate the New Year of the Trees. We breathed, sang and circled in celebration of our tallest relatives. We had an elemental seder under the February limbs of the Oak with chant, meditation and communion with the trees.
Read MoreApproaching the Days of Awe
Online & In-Person, Aug. 20 – Sept. 10, 2023. Take a nourishing and contemplative meander through Elul. Over the course of 3 Sundays on Zoom and a culminating in-person workshop, prepare for the Days of Awe and your cheshbon hanefesh – your “spiritual accounting” – with a journey that honors your tender soul, fills up your personal love buckets and provides tools for doing the work of restoring or…
Read MoreIncantation Bowls
Using a hand thrown bowl made by a local potter, amplify an intention in the world by creating your own beautiful ritual protection or invocation bowl.
Read MoreArt making through the seasons
Dance with the Goddess, Celebrate the Un-Gendered Divine Mystery, connect with the Earth all year long as we circle around the wheel of the year. Touching darkness, touching light, we’ll dive deeply into spiritual and ritual art-making to deepen our connections with self, with nature and with Spirit.
Journey maps
The turning of the Jewish wheel of the year offers ongoing opportunities for spiritual investigation and personal growth; for dropping into Source and connecting with Self. Join Ma’ayan Spiritual Arts for preparation for Passover and Elul, for counting the Omer and for other touch points through the year using art and ritual practices.
Engaging the Sephirot
Engage the Kabbalistic sephirot through collage making. Gather in person or virtually for a 10 session art-based exploration of the Tree of Life. Each sephira holds wisdom and meaning and the entire Tree of Life provides an energetic pathway for change and healing. Create your own visual representation of the sephirot.
Rosh chodesh
Each new moon marks the beginning of a new month and is traditionally a time when women gather for sisterhood and learning. Rosh Chodesh observances have gained popularity in recent years and are spaces of innovation and creativity in Jewish spaces including expanding for more gender inclusiveness. From meditation to cooking to ritual, there is no one way to celebrate Rosh Chodesh and there are no rules for establishing a Rosh Chodesh group. Work with Ma’ayan Spiritual Arts to develop a vision and process for developing your own personal or group rituals.