Join artist and guide Aliina Lahti Saturday, July 12, for a meditative and nature-based workshop that blends inner reflection with ephemeral art. Nature Mantras and Mandalas invites you to slow down, look inward, and create art using natural materials gathered from the landscape around you—whether forest, beach, or meadow. No prior experience in art or meditation is needed—just a willingness to explore and create with an open heart.

Through grounding exercises and guided meditation, you’ll choose a personal mantra and explore it as you arrange found organic materials into mandalas—circular or spiral forms that symbolize unity and wholeness. You’re welcome to move through this experience in quiet introspection or in the company of other students, sharing stories and presence as you go.

The session culminates with a transition to paper, where you'll transcribe your mantra(s) in the form of your mandala, blending visual art and language into a contemplative keepsake. This practice can be both transformational and connective—deepening your sense of self while forging gentle bonds with others on a similar path.