Getting Ready For The Course
As we will be gathering virtually try and set a special space and time when doing both the ritual and art activities. The course will be of more benefit to you if you honor the time you devote to it as your you time, try to make space for yourself and these activities when you won't be interrupted. It is truly wonderful everything we can discover about ourselves when we give ourselves the space and permission to sit with ourselves.
Suggested Tools
This course has been designed so you have different options on how to navigate it. As not all of us might have the same art supplies or the accessibility to them, on each video and workbook you will find different suggestions and options on how to replace an art supply or tool if you don't have it. But in case you do have accessibility to this supplies, here is a list of the things we will be using throughout the course which will come on handy:
Art Supplies
-Pencil
-Eraser
-Paper (best if it's watercolor paper)
-Ruler
-Fineliner / Micron / Pen/ Marker
-Watercolors
-Brushes
-Palette
-Compass
-Another art supply (one you don't usually/never use)
*You can take a look at my personal favorite art supplies here
Supplies for Specific Classes:
-Journal For the whole course, this is mandatory
-Ceremonial Grade Cacao (28 grams if you're only planing on drinking it at the Cacao Exercise) for Ritual Exercise #8 Or if planning on doing a cacao dieta it could be used as many days throughout the course as you’d like. If you don't have cacao: you may use tea. Our “Cacao For Creativity” guide Florencia Fridman is offering 10% off from Cacao Lab’s cacao with code CAROCACAO here
-Yoga Mat (or towel) for Ritual Exercise #2
-White Candle Ritual for Exercise #1
-Dried flowers/leaves for Art Activity #3
-A few house plants or veggies on your fridge for Art Activity #3
-A Oracle Deck/Card Deck of your choice for Ritual and Art Activities #10 (It’s totally fine if you don’t have one)
*Plant, crystal and smudging allies will be left to your own personal decision as these are very personal tools used in communication with the plant, crystal and smudging spirits.
Set & Setting
While diving through this course, I highly recommend you stay quite conscious of everything you intake these days: the food we eat, the things we watch, the media we consume, the hangouts you take part of. All of these will, in one way or another, affect your performance during this course. I invite you to dive deeply into the course and be present with everything you are consuming during this time. Drink lots of water during this course, as we will be moving through a lot and somethings that no longer serve us might need to come out , in the form of tears, sweat or something else, water is a great tool to support us during this process. I deeply believe in the connection in between what we in take and what we produce, be mindful and I wish you a wonderful journey.
Music for Inspiration
Most of the classes come without a background music (specially the art activities) so you can play your favorite music while making the exercises. Feel free to either use your own music or get some inspo from my favorite playlists.
Thank you so much for trusting me and joining this course, I can’t wait to get this magic started with you, if you have any questions feel free to email me at info@carolina-arevalo.com
See you at Rituals Around Creativity starting June 25th!