BATHHOUSE SPECIAL CLASS - TENDING TO YOURSELF: A HOLISTIC RETREAT

TENDING TO YOURSELF - A Holistic Retreat

with Kumari Helbling

June focus: What is in my control?

Having a job to survive and (for a lot of people) a second job to sustain your actual career in performing arts, is a lot of business to handle. In fact, so much business that the joy of being creative, the joy of being an artist, seems to get cut short on a regular basis.

Is there even time for joy? Yes, there is!

Through an assortment of tools (such as meditation, movement, improvisation, mindset and guided self-reflection) we’ll explore different ways to access joy. The goal of this workshop is for you to experience strategies which you’ll be able to practice, customize and get inspired by. The intention is for you to eventually create access to, replenish and expand the joy of your artistry.

Part 1

10:30-10:45 Welcome at Studio 302 (3rd floor)

10:45-11:00 Brief introductions about Kumari Helbling ("Tending To Yourself") and clinician from Broadway Mental Health Foundation

11:00-11:20 Centering

11:20-11:40 Mind Traveling

11:40-11:55 Movement Exploration

11:55-12:10 Guided Meditation

12:10-12:30 Movement Flow (such as Yoga, Animal Flow, Strengthen and Stretching...)

12:30-12:45 Silent Meditation + writing reflections

12:45-01:00 Break

Part 2

01:00-01:30 Sharing Circle about your experience and Q&A around "dealing with what is in and out of our control".

WHAT TO BRING

• Pen and notebook for journaling
• Water bottle
• Comfortable clothes to move in

Kumari Helbling (she/her) is a Swiss-Sri Lankan performing artist and performing-mind-art coach whose career began in Bern, Switzerland, and later expanded across several German cities before continuing in New York City. Alongside her work as a performer, she is a theater and storytelling teacher, writer, and coach, supporting artists through audition coaching, mindset work, public speaking, choreography, and physical storytelling. In collaboration with Bathhouse Arts Initiative and Broadway Mental Health Foundation, Kumari is passionate about creating spaces where artists can refuel and reconnect with their holistic selves.