Bhakti Gathering Hours

Date: 

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Repeats every week every Wednesday until Wed Nov 30 2022 except Wed Nov 23 2022

Location: 

Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

Join us on Wednesdays for Bhākti Gathering Hour this fall! Visitors can connect with new people, journal, create art, or practice tarot as well as meet the artist and special guests. Conversations will be hosted by rotating local BIPOC guests and allow visitors to learn about the spiritual and personal aspects of each person's practice.

Gathering hours occur in connection to Bhākti: A Practice Of The Heart, our newest interactive installation at the Crossings Gallery. Brighton artist Deborah Johnson curates the exhibit featuring mixed-media, portrait paintings, and visual affirmations in a lush living room space. As a queer South-Asian artist and mental health professional, Johnson connects her personal ancestry and spirituality to create a place of comfort and sanctuary for all.

Optional: Please bring something to leave on the community altar, such as pieces of nature, photos, plant clippings, or art.
 

Schedule for Gathering Hours (all dates occur on Wednesdays):
On October 12 and November 9, the healing practice will be focused on those in the BIPOC community.

* September 28

* October 5: Guest artist Neena Gulati will discuss the Bhakti path in classical Indian dance.

* October 12: BIPOC Focus: Honoring Our Boundaries

* October 19: Nurturing Our Flow State
Join us for a discussion on what helps us turn our thinking and judging brains off and tap into our creativity, how to experience it more in our lives and an intuitive drawing practice.

* October 26: Creating Rituals
Join us for a conversation around what rituals are (big and small) and an activity to map out the rituals we want to integrate into our lives.

* November 2: Finding Connection in Solitude
Join us for a mini-podcast listen and community discussion around solitude, community, and the importance of alone time. Optional to listen to beforehand.

* November 9: BIPOC Focus with Guest Artist Julissa Emile centered around herbalism and poetry.

Julissa EmileJulissa Emile (known affectionately as juju) is a twenty-four year old transplant and chaos baby from the United States Virgin Islands. Their writing focuses on the intersections of blackness, softness and "if that were a garden, what kind of magic would grow from it". They served as the FEMS slammaster from 2018-2020, and have been featured in Button Poetry, Teen Vogue, BET, and Buzzfeed. All of their passions are an extension of their love of poem. With skills in Tarot, herbalism, and event planning and nesting, Julissa Emile is a poet of many shapes.

 

 

* November 16: On Transitions and Letting Go
Is there something that you are ready to release or are you in the midst of a big change? Come join us for a meditation and art activities centered around transitions.

* November 30: Special guest Michele Cubillo will discuss integrating astrology and art practices

Photo of Michele CubilloMichele Cubillo (they/elle) is a queer language justice practitioner, beekeeper, and astrology student based in Boston, MA. Michele was born in Nicaragua and grew up in Miami. They first learned about astrology through Walter Mercado, a Puerto Rican astrologer who delivered weekly horoscopes in beautifully decorated capes and gowns on Univision. More recently, they have learned from gifted astrologers in the community and from one of their favorite astrologers, Jessica Lanyadoo. When they are not studying transits or sharing astrology memes, they like to paint, watch documentaries, interpret, and go on nature walks.

 

 

 

Note: There is no gathering on November 24 due to the holiday.