Integrating Through Presence

3051 Adeline Street,Berkeley CA 94703

09 January, 2022

Description

Integration Through Presence: Collage art making, Community, and a Potluck Brunch. To Our Community Members who are integrating experiences of Non Ordinary States of Consciousness, You're invited to join us to co-create an integration space. This event focuses on sharing an energetic and physical space filled with creativity, connection, and nourishment . We honor the alchemy of co-creation through engagement rather than thinking through and analyzing non-ordinary state experiences. We'll meet at Portal in Berkeley and spend the afternoon together. Please bring a dish to share with the group. Collage supplies will be provided. You are also welcome to bring your own collage materials, glue sticks, or scissors. Here's our approximate plan: 11:00-11:20 Introductions 11:20-12:20 Potluck Brunch 12:20-1:30 Collage 1:30-2 Brief Processing and Closing Please make sure to arrive on time...we don't want you to miss out! RSVPs close on January 8th. All attendees must be registered for a ticket on or before January 7th. This will help us cover costs, form a head count, and in the event of the need to contact trace. Early Bird Tickets are $15 to cover the cost of supplies and make a donation to the space. After January 1st tickets will be $20. Sliding scale tickets are available so reach out if the ticket price poses a barrier (no need to explain why)...we truly want you to join us! We respectfully ask that everyone wear a mask indoors except when eating and drinking. We are following the guidelines of the city of Berkeley which state that all attendees must show proof of full COVID 19 vaccination or a negative PCR test within 72 hours of the event. Please make sure to plan for testing in advance so your results will arrive on time. We suggest https://www.testthepeople.org/ for those who need PCR tests. We are unable to accept rapid tests. Registration is not considered complete until an email is sent containing a copy of your vaccine card or you email to let us know you plan to obtain a PCR test within 72 hours of the event. ON SAFETY... Tune into your inner guidance surrounding whether to join us for this event with the current COVID-related concerns. As we know, COVID-19, is contagious and is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person contact. For those who join us, please verbalize your boundaries with others and honor your safety needs and those of the group. If COVID continues to spread and in-person gatherings are recommended against, the event will be cancelled via email (through Eventbrite) and the ticket fee will be refunded. As we connect, please use care when considering your safety and the safety of our community. You are kindly asked to refrain from joining us if you have been sick or have been around someone sick recently. This event will be held in an indoor space but doors and windows will be open when possible to promote airflow. The space tends to be cold, so you may want to wear warm layers. Christina Sandwen who is a masters-level social worker and a certified transformation and psychedelic integration coach. She is trained in the use of psychedelics, breathwork, meditation, tantric sexuality, and other modalities to expand consciousness and support clients to shift their relationship to themselves, their loved ones, and communities. She can be reached at Christinasandwen.com or @christina_sandwen_coaching. Olivia Clear is an Oakland, California/Ohlone Territory-based Associate Professional Clinical Counselor. She provides holistic mental health therapy in her private practice, Journey Inward Psychotherapy. Her clientele are those seeking self expansion through healing trauma symptoms experienced mentally, somatically, and spiritually. She incorporates training in Art Therapy, provides with Ketamine Assisted Therapy, and psychedelic preparation and integration work. They feel passionate about working with those experiencing the impact of trauma as we live within a society that often fails to comprehend the effects of traumatic experiences. The work allows them to hold space for deep shifts toward well-being, encourage vulnerability on others journey inward, and to nourish the healer within each client.  They can be reached at www.oliviaclear.com or @journey_inward_psychotherapy.