On the Altar: A Creative Response Lab for a World Turned Upside Down

In an unraveling world, our senses help keep us grounded and connected. This workshop explores how embodied creative practice can open new pathways for personal and collective resilience. Whether you’re new to creative work or an experienced artist, you’re invited to join us in a creative response lab dedicated to our shared well-being.

During our time together, we will create a “living altar”— an evolving, communal space of discovery. In this laboratory, we will move, sing, grieve, dream, honor our lineages, seek guidance, draw, write, play, and rest. Each session begins with a threshold-crossing ritual to bring us into this “altar-ed” space, followed by solo, partner, and group explorations. These are supported by gentle facilitation designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and connection.

As the folk-soul duo MaMuse, we have been weaving songs into the heart of community for nearly two decades. Through circles, workshops, and retreats, we gather communities for immersive experiences that ground, heal, and reconnect us with ourselves and one another.

Our intention is that each participant leaves with a deeper sense of inner alignment and a renewed capacity to respond creatively in a world turned upside down.