El Barrio’s Artspace PS 109
215 East 99th Street
New York, NY 10029
$30 (workshop); $20 (Guidebook)
Where do you go to quiet your mind, relax your body, open your heart and replenish your soul? You go home to the silence and solitude of your own heart, where the Peace and Quiet you long for reside.
Give yourself – or someone you love – the gift of learning how to create a sacred space where you can pray, meditate and spend time with the Divine ~ anytime!
Join us for “Creating Sacred Space: Spending the Day With the Divine,” a powerful three-hour workshop designed for both beginners and seasoned practitioners alike.
In this workshop you will learn how to:
- Build a Sacred Space/Altar
- Smudge and Purify your Sacred Space
- Pour a Libation to Your Ancestors
- Care For Your Candles
- Arrange Flowers to Add Beauty to Your Altar.
- Understand the Spiritual Purpose of Sacred Space
- Create a Sanctuary to Pray, Meditate and Communion with God
- Establish a Daily (weekly/monthly) Spiritual Practice Within Your Sacred Space
Once we have created our exquisite Sacred Space we will enter the Holy of Holies of our Hearts where we will pray, meditate, merge ourselves in Holy Communion with the Divine and experience the Majesty of Holy Life that we are from within.
This workshop is being offered both in person and via Zoom. The Zoom link and passcode will be emailed to all registered participants at 3:00pm/EST – one hour prior to the start of the workshop.
To further enhance your experience and to provide a resource you can return to time and time again, a PDF version of the Creating Sacred Space Guidebook is available for purchase. This Guidebook is optional and is not a prerequisite for participating in this workshop
Workshop Supplies (optional)
If you would like to have first-hand experience building your own Sacred Space you are welcome to bring the following items to this event:
- White Altar Cloth
- Representation of the 5 Basic Elements:
- Water – Small Clear Bowl of Water
- Air – Bird Feather/Smudge Feather
- Fire – White 7-Day/Tea-Light Candle
- Ether – Incense, Essential Oil Diffuser
- Earth – Fresh Flowers, White Mountain Sage, Sand, Potting Soil
- Personal Comfort: Pillow, Floor Cushion, Blanket, Prayer Shawl, Special Clothing
- Sound: Soft Devotional Music, Wind Chimes, Water Fountain, Silence
- Touch: Clear Crystal, Prayer Beads, Rosaries
- Sight: Pictures/Symbols of God, Deities, Family, Friends, Pets
- Libation Items: Empty Bowl/Plant, 4oz Glass of Water
- Smudge Items: Small Ceramic Bowl, Sand, Sage, Smudge Feather/Wand
The Sacred Space you create in this workshop is where you will go to immerse yourself in the most intimate communion between your Spirit and the Divine. The more you visit and meditate in your Sacred Space the more you will be drawn to quieting your mind, relaxing your body, and opening your heart to the solace and stillness your Sacred Space provides.
