Holding space
Holding space
A Nature-based Healing Series
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2026 | 10 AM - 1 PM
ARLINGTON GARDEN | PASADENA, CA
Holding Space is a free/donation-based monthly gathering focused on rest, renewal, and collective healing in partnership with nature, following the wildfires.
Through intentional activations—ranging from movement and meditation to creative expression—we hold space for individuals to pause and reconnect within. We prioritize people of color and culture, honoring the richness and diversity that reflect a wide array of cultures, stories, and experiences.
Each Holding Space is an invitation to be present—with yourself, with others, and with the land. It is rooted in the understanding that community care and a connection with the natural world are essential to our collective liberation.
SUNDAY, AUG 23, 2026 | 10 AM - 1 PM
📍 Arlington Garden, Pasadena, CA
This free wellness pop-up is part of ongoing wildfire wellness support efforts, centering our community impacted by the recent fires. Through creativity, collective care, and connection to nature, we hold space for grief, renewal, and resilience.
Free and open to all
Join us for a sacred art-making workshop centered on fire survivors and open to everyone. Through letter-writing and collage, participants will create a personal altar piece rooted in remembrance, healing, and visions for the future.
Led by The Blk Craftsroom's and Hands In The Soil, participants will begin by writing a personal letter connected to something they want to remember, honor, heal, or call forward. The letter will become the heart of the artwork and can remain visible, be folded, or be placed inside the piece for privacy.
Participants will then build around their letter using photographs, words, colors, textures, natural materials, and personal symbols. The intention is to move beyond a traditional vision board and create something personal and layered that can live in a sacred or meaningful space.
The finished piece can be placed on an altar, displayed on a wall, or kept somewhere you can return to for grounding, inspiration, and connection.
All materials provided.
Please bring: a blanket or mat for floor seating and your own water bottle.
*Temperatures may reach the high 80s or low 90s, so please dress accordingly.
Donations are welcome to sustain future Hands in the Soil community wellness initiatives.
Organized by Hands in the Soil (HITS) | Supported by the Healthy Homies Initiative
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(hōl·ding spās) – verb
1. To create a sacred container for rest, healing, and transformation. A practice of deep presence, care, and nonjudgment, where individuals and communities—especially BIPOC healers, scholars, organizers, and leaders—can release, renew, and reconnect with themselves, each other, and the land.
2. To honor the unseen and unspoken. Ancestrally rooted in traditions of communal care, holding space means standing as a witness, offering support without imposing, and allowing emotions, stories, and energies to move freely within a safe and intentional environment.