Upcoming Programs
Stay engaged and inspired all year long. Move with the cycle of the seasons. Find yourself in good community.
When You Feel the Call
You may feel curious about one of our gatherings before you fully know why. That’s enough.
Whatever brings you here, learning, making, listening, wandering, or simply being, we ask for earnest participation, not performance. You don’t need special language, prior knowledge, or a curated version of yourself.
Come as you are.
Arrive as your moment allows.
If you’re willing to look a little deeper, practice attention, and learn through doing, you are in the right place.
The Steeping Pot
$ donation
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Imagine a room where the world fades away. The air hums with the energy of pens gliding, keyboards tapping, and hearts opening.
The Steeping Pot invites you to step into this sanctuary of creativity and community—where we write, connect, and share the alchemy of stories that only you can bring to life.
Your seat at the table is waiting.
- We will begin with an invitation... for all to shed the weight of the outside world and step fully into the moment.
- Then a gentle facilitation consisting of exercises and prompts...a way to slip into the rhythm of the group and release judgement and wake up our creative genius.
- Then we write... there’s a magic in the silent communion of people writing together. Each person absorbed in their own world, yet buoyed by the shared energy of the space.
- Then for those who wish we share... a reciprocal act as we give of ourselves and in return are met with listening, encouragement, and perhaps even inspiration sparked in another’s heart.
Your writing may take shape as the spark of website or social media content, it may sing as poetry, dance as lyrics, whisper as journaling, unfurl as stories, flow like letters, shape worlds through fiction or cast light on truth in non fiction.
May you leave feeling nourished, not only inspired but deeply seen and connected.
About the Facilitator ~ Jennifer Laale
JL Laale ‘Lola’ moves through life like water, weaving the art of improvisation, poetry, and practice into a soulful dance of presence, creativity, and connection. Through her workshops and wandering words, she invites others to embrace their own raw beauty and trust in the sacred truth already whispering within, ‘What if the words you long to hear are already waiting within you?’ Jennifer hosts Tuesday Teatime, Letters from the Divine, and other creative and embodied writing gatherings at Ninth Wave Arts. 🌐facebook.com/jennifer.laale
In Cycle magazine
$21.60 or donate more
Pre-order Ostara issue now Read current issue online
Published at the eight turning points of the year, this intentionally curated magazine filled with creative inspiration, ordinary wonders, and touching stories, invites you to slow down, tune into cycle, and remember your belonging to the greater whole.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE:
- The In Cycle magazine - Ostara issue: 40 pages filled to the brim with folk wisdom & folk arts goodness, printed on high-quality FSC/PEFC-certified paper, wrapped in a sturdy, silk soft cover with a matte lamination for pleasant reading and good safekeeping
- Free pick-up* at the Ninth Wave Arts Boutique during class and store hours
- Our immense joy and gratitude for helping us bring this magazine into the world!
* Please note that we cannot offer mailing at this time
Step Forward, Come Closer
The Dreaming Body (Yoga Nidra & Sound)
Thursday ~ March 12th - May 7th ~ 7-9PM
From Seed to Song
The Dreaming Body is a seasonal sound journey rooted in the eight stages of conscious relaxation. This is Yoga Nidra with a mystery twist. Nidra as ritual. Nidra as dreaming practice, woven with earth-based, shamanic, and cycle wisdom.
Read more...
From Seed to Song
The Dreaming Body is a seasonal sound journey rooted in the eight stages of conscious relaxation. This is Yoga Nidra with a mystery twist. Nidra as ritual. Nidra as dreaming practice, woven with earth-based, shamanic, and cycle wisdom.
Read more...
$300
9-Week Series
Register Add to cartSeasonal mystery journeys through conscious rest
Each journey invites you to remain receptive while engaging imagination, sensation, and subtle awareness. Sound supports the body in resting, while spoken guidance carries you through mythic, symbolic, and seasonal landscapes
These are not simply restful experiences.
They invite active dreaming — engaging sensation, image, and awareness while the body rests deeply.
Ostara to Beltane — From Seed to Song
This spring series supports the slow unfurling of new life, not through pushing or planning, but through attuned dreaming. As light returns and the land quickens, the body is invited to listen for what is stirring beneath the surface.
Across nine weeks, we track themes of awakening, potential, desire, and form. The dreaming body becomes a fertile field where images, sensations, and subtle impulses are allowed to emerge, recede, and return, clarifying what is ready to grow and what still needs shelter.
This is a time of gentle orientation toward becoming, letting the body dream its way forward, rather than forcing direction.
Dreaming as a way of knowing.
Rest as a way of remembering.
About the Facilitator ~ Kristine Karpinski
Guiding body, spirit and creative projects into wellbeing. Kristine Karpinski (Kris), hosts a variety of offerings here at Ninth Wave Arts, Sound Nidra, Whispers from the Well, Mystery in Motion, Wellbody Temple Retreats, etc. She is also our lead teacher for the MiddleWorld Mysteries program. A massage therapist, sound, energy and somatic practitioner, teacher, mentor, creative, she believes our body holds deep bio-intelligence, the map of all knowing, waiting to remember itself.
Yes, And… Into the Unseen
Saturday ~ March 28th ~ 10AM-1PM
Building Trust, Surrender, and Creative Faith
What if “yes, and” isn’t just an improv rule—but a doorway?
In this immersive three-hour workshop, we explore improvisation as an act of trust in what arises.
Read more...
Building Trust, Surrender, and Creative Faith
What if “yes, and” isn’t just an improv rule—but a doorway?
In this immersive three-hour workshop, we explore improvisation as an act of trust in what arises.
Read more...
$108
3-Hour Workshop
Register Add to cartSaying “yes, and” becomes a practice of trusting intuition, welcoming the absurd, and allowing something unseen to guide the next step. When we loosen our grip on control, creativity doesn’t disappear—it rushes in.
Through playful improv exercises, intuitive movement, storytelling, and creative expression, participants will experience how ideas, images, and stories emerge before we understand them. By welcoming what comes—no matter how strange or unexpected—we touch the source place of creativity: the deep well where imagination, intuition, and the unseen meet.
This workshop invites you to:
-
Trust impulses before you can explain them
-
Experience “yes, and” as surrender rather than effort
-
Discover how absurdity opens portals to meaning
-
Feel creativity move through you, not from you
-
Relax into the joy of being human without always being in control
You’ll leave with a sense of wonder—and the embodied knowing that when we trust what arises and say yes, we are never creating alone.
No improv experience required. Curiosity and openness are enough.
The Facilitators ~ Jennifer Laale and Kristine Karpinski
JL Laale ‘Lola’ moves through life like water, weaving the art of improvisation, poetry, and practice into a soulful dance of presence, creativity, and connection. Through her workshops and wandering words, she invites others to embrace their own raw beauty and trust in the sacred truth already whispering within, ‘What if the words you long to hear are already waiting within you?’ Jennifer hosts Tuesday Teatime, Letters from the Divine, and other creative and embodied writing gatherings at Ninth Wave Arts. 🌐facebook.com/jennifer.laale
Guiding body, spirit and creative projects into wellbeing. Kristine Karpinski (Kris), hosts a variety of offerings here at Ninth Wave Arts, Sound Nidra, Whispers from the Well, Mystery in Motion, Wellbody Temple Retreats, etc. She is also our lead teacher for the MiddleWorld Mysteries program. A massage therapist, sound, energy and somatic practitioner, teacher, mentor, creative, she believes our body holds deep bio-intelligence, the map of all knowing, waiting to remember itself.
🌐 www.whispersfromthewell.com
All Programs
Place-based folk arts and folk wisdom programs rooted in living practice, seasonal rhythm, and shared experience. Register for what calls you, or try out something new!
Sound Nidra
$33.00 CAD
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Deep Rest Through Sound
Rooted in the foundational sequence of Yoga Nidra and conscious relaxation, these sessions invite you into a deeply restorative, sleep-like state while awareness remains gently present. Sound healing instruments replace verbal guidance, allowing vibration and frequency to guide the nervous system into rest.
You lie down.
You rest.
Sound does the work
March - Resting with the Stirring
As light returns and movement begins, this Sound Nidra offers rest that supports transition.
The body is invited to soften tension that comes with change, allowing new energy to move through without strain.
A place to rest while something new finds its footing.
About the Facilitator ~ Kristine Karpinski
Guiding body, spirit and creative projects into wellbeing. Kristine Karpinski (Kris), hosts a variety of offerings here at Ninth Wave Arts, Sound Nidra, Whispers from the Well, Mystery in Motion, Wellbody Temple Retreats, etc. She is also our lead teacher for the MiddleWorld Mysteries program. A massage therapist, sound, energy and somatic practitioner, teacher, mentor, creative, she believes our body holds deep bio-intelligence, the map of all knowing, waiting to remember itself.
Story Hearth
$ donation
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Story Hearth is a gathering devoted to listening deeply to a single offering—a story told aloud, a poem read, or a passage from a book—and then taking time to sit with it together. Rather than rushing to interpretation, we linger, ponder, and let the words do their quiet work among us.
How This Unfolds
Each evening begins with the story itself. From there, conversation unfolds gently, guided by curiosity, reflection, and what the story seems to be asking of us. This is not a discussion to arrive at conclusions, but a shared practice of listening—to the words, to one another, and to what stirs beneath the surface.
Participate By Listening or Sharing Your Story
If you have a story to tell, a poem to offer, or a passage you feel called to place at the center, we welcome you to be in touch. We’re happy to offer an evening held in service to your telling.
Come to listen. Come to wonder. Come sit with a story awhile.
The Dreaming Body
$300.00 CAD
Register Add to cart
Seasonal mystery journeys through conscious rest
Each journey invites you to remain receptive while engaging imagination, sensation, and subtle awareness. Sound supports the body in resting, while spoken guidance carries you through mythic, symbolic, and seasonal landscapes
These are not simply restful experiences.
They invite active dreaming — engaging sensation, image, and awareness while the body rests deeply.
Ostara to Beltane — From Seed to Song
This spring series supports the slow unfurling of new life, not through pushing or planning, but through attuned dreaming. As light returns and the land quickens, the body is invited to listen for what is stirring beneath the surface.
Across nine weeks, we track themes of awakening, potential, desire, and form. The dreaming body becomes a fertile field where images, sensations, and subtle impulses are allowed to emerge, recede, and return, clarifying what is ready to grow and what still needs shelter.
This is a time of gentle orientation toward becoming, letting the body dream its way forward, rather than forcing direction.
Dreaming as a way of knowing.
Rest as a way of remembering.
About the Facilitator ~ Kristine Karpinski
Guiding body, spirit and creative projects into wellbeing. Kristine Karpinski (Kris), hosts a variety of offerings here at Ninth Wave Arts, Sound Nidra, Whispers from the Well, Mystery in Motion, Wellbody Temple Retreats, etc. She is also our lead teacher for the MiddleWorld Mysteries program. A massage therapist, sound, energy and somatic practitioner, teacher, mentor, creative, she believes our body holds deep bio-intelligence, the map of all knowing, waiting to remember itself.
Listening Within
$37.50 CAD
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What if the words you most need to hear are already waiting within you?
Letters From Love is a sacred, guided writing practice where your pen becomes a bridge to the wisdom your soul has been whispering all along. Through a gentle ritual of spontaneous letter writing, you’ll uncover the messages, reassurance, and clarity already living inside you.
Imagine sitting down to write and discovering words on the page that feel like the love you’ve been longing to receive. This is a remembering—of your inner knowing, your belonging, and the guidance that has always been yours.
Together, we’ll explore:
- Releasing negative self-talk and the fears that cloud your inner guidance
- Trusting yourself, your pen, and the truth that flows through you
- Listening deeply and welcoming the wisdom already within
- Accepting what arises and reconnecting with your innate clarity
You’ll leave with a living practice you can return to again and again—a personal language of love—and a deeper trust in the quiet guidance calling you home.
Whether you’re seeking clarity, healing, or simply a deeper connection with yourself, this experience will meet you where you are.
All are welcome.
About the Facilitator ~ Jennifer Laale
JL Laale ‘Lola’ moves through life like water, weaving the art of improvisation, poetry, and practice into a soulful dance of presence, creativity, and connection. Through her workshops and wandering words, she invites others to embrace their own raw beauty and trust in the sacred truth already whispering within, ‘What if the words you long to hear are already waiting within you?’ Jennifer hosts Tuesday Teatime, Letters from the Divine, and other creative and embodied writing gatherings at Ninth Wave Arts.
Whispers from the Well — Sound Journeys
$33.00 CAD
Register Add to cart
Listening beneath the surface
An invitation to lie down comfortably and rest. There is nothing to do, nothing to perform. Simply settle, breathe, and listen. Sound, silence, and gentle guidance create a spacious field where intuition, memory, and quiet knowing can surface without being directed or defined. This is a practice of attunement.
Sound healing instruments, seed sounds, and subtle spoken inspiration shape the container for sensing, resting in not-knowing, and for hearing what is stirring beneath the surface.
Less effort.
More listening.
A return to the space where whispers gather.
March — Listening for First Impulse
As the earth begins to soften, this journey supports listening for first impulses — not plans, but stirrings. A place to notice what wants attention without commitment.
About the Facilitator ~ Kristine Karpinski
Guiding body, spirit and creative projects into wellbeing. Kristine Karpinski (Kris), hosts a variety of offerings here at Ninth Wave Arts, Sound Nidra, Whispers from the Well, Mystery in Motion, Wellbody Temple Retreats, etc. She is also our lead teacher for the MiddleWorld Mysteries program. A massage therapist, sound, energy and somatic practitioner, teacher, mentor, creative, she believes our body holds deep bio-intelligence, the map of all knowing, waiting to remember itself.
The Steeping Pot
$ donation
Register Add to cart
Imagine a room where the world fades away. The air hums with the energy of pens gliding, keyboards tapping, and hearts opening.
The Steeping Pot invites you to step into this sanctuary of creativity and community—where we write, connect, and share the alchemy of stories that only you can bring to life.
Your seat at the table is waiting.
- We will begin with an invitation... for all to shed the weight of the outside world and step fully into the moment.
- Then a gentle facilitation consisting of exercises and prompts...a way to slip into the rhythm of the group and release judgement and wake up our creative genius.
- Then we write... there’s a magic in the silent communion of people writing together. Each person absorbed in their own world, yet buoyed by the shared energy of the space.
- Then for those who wish we share... a reciprocal act as we give of ourselves and in return are met with listening, encouragement, and perhaps even inspiration sparked in another’s heart.
Your writing may take shape as the spark of website or social media content, it may sing as poetry, dance as lyrics, whisper as journaling, unfurl as stories, flow like letters, shape worlds through fiction or cast light on truth in non fiction.
May you leave feeling nourished, not only inspired but deeply seen and connected.
About the Facilitator ~ Jennifer Laale
JL Laale ‘Lola’ moves through life like water, weaving the art of improvisation, poetry, and practice into a soulful dance of presence, creativity, and connection. Through her workshops and wandering words, she invites others to embrace their own raw beauty and trust in the sacred truth already whispering within, ‘What if the words you long to hear are already waiting within you?’ Jennifer hosts Tuesday Teatime, Letters from the Divine, and other creative and embodied writing gatherings at Ninth Wave Arts.
Yes, And... Into the Unseen
$108.00 CAD
Register Add to cart
Saying “yes, and” becomes a practice of trusting intuition, welcoming the absurd, and allowing something unseen to guide the next step. When we loosen our grip on control, creativity doesn’t disappear—it rushes in.
Through playful improv exercises, intuitive movement, storytelling, and creative expression, participants will experience how ideas, images, and stories emerge before we understand them. By welcoming what comes—no matter how strange or unexpected—we touch the source place of creativity: the deep well where imagination, intuition, and the unseen meet.
This workshop invites you to:
-
Trust impulses before you can explain them
-
Experience “yes, and” as surrender rather than effort
-
Discover how absurdity opens portals to meaning
-
Feel creativity move through you, not from you
-
Relax into the joy of being human without always being in control
You’ll leave with a sense of wonder—and the embodied knowing that when we trust what arises and say yes, we are never creating alone.
No improv experience required. Curiosity and openness are enough.
About the Facilitators ~ Jennifer Laale and Kristine Karpinski
JL Laale ‘Lola’ moves through life like water, weaving the art of improvisation, poetry, and practice into a soulful dance of presence, creativity, and connection. Through her workshops and wandering words, she invites others to embrace their own raw beauty and trust in the sacred truth already whispering within, ‘What if the words you long to hear are already waiting within you?’ Jennifer hosts Tuesday Teatime, Letters from the Divine, and other creative and embodied writing gatherings at Ninth Wave Arts. 🌐facebook.com/jennifer.laale
Guiding body, spirit and creative projects into wellbeing. Kristine Karpinski (Kris), hosts a variety of offerings here at Ninth Wave Arts, Sound Nidra, Whispers from the Well, Mystery in Motion, Wellbody Temple Retreats, etc. She is also our lead teacher for the MiddleWorld Mysteries program. A massage therapist, sound, energy and somatic practitioner, teacher, mentor, creative, she believes our body holds deep bio-intelligence, the map of all knowing, waiting to remember itself.
🌐 www.whispersfromthewell.com
Let's Wonder
$ donation
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Wondering well, together.
Let’s Wonder is a monthly gathering for unhurried, unfacilitated, unframeworked, and unplanned conversation. We’ll meander through thoughts, questions, stories, and half-formed ideas—following the thread wherever it leads. There’s no agenda and no outcomes to reach, just time and space to wander together.
Bring food to share, your thoughts and wonderings (big or small), and an openness to see where conversation takes us. We’ll listen, reflect, and trust the quiet magic that happens when people are given room to roam.
About the Facilitator ~ Sue Gerber
Professional Contrarian and Friend of the Fae, Sue writes and tells stories in honour of her patron Saint: Walt Whitman. She holds the dusty path of the voices unheard amidst the tired wind of the mainstream and brings forth the whispers, calls and giggles of the forgotten and long ago quieted in preparation for their grand re-emergence. She has a way with tongue that transfixes and humours all who share the mirth and spell of the stories she tells.
Sound Nidra
$33.00 CAD
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Deep Rest Through Sound
Rooted in the foundational sequence of Yoga Nidra and conscious relaxation, these sessions invite you into a deeply restorative, sleep-like state while awareness remains gently present. Sound healing instruments replace verbal guidance, allowing vibration and frequency to guide the nervous system into rest.
You lie down.
You rest.
Sound does the work
April - Restoring Balance
Growth accelerates in spring, often before the system feels ready.
This session supports balance — between effort and ease, inner and outer, rest and movement. Sound helps recalibrate the nervous system as life quickens.
Rest as a way of staying aligned during expansion.
About the Facilitator ~ Kristine Karpinski
Guiding body, spirit and creative projects into wellbeing. Kristine Karpinski (Kris), hosts a variety of offerings here at Ninth Wave Arts, Sound Nidra, Whispers from the Well, Mystery in Motion, Wellbody Temple Retreats, etc. She is also our lead teacher for the MiddleWorld Mysteries program. A massage therapist, sound, energy and somatic practitioner, teacher, mentor, creative, she believes our body holds deep bio-intelligence, the map of all knowing, waiting to remember itself.
Whispers from the Well — Sound Journeys
$33.00 CAD
Register Add to cart
Listening beneath the surface
An invitation to lie down comfortably and rest. There is nothing to do, nothing to perform. Simply settle, breathe, and listen. Sound, silence, and gentle guidance create a spacious field where intuition, memory, and quiet knowing can surface without being directed or defined. This is a practice of attunement.
Sound healing instruments, seed sounds, and subtle spoken inspiration shape the container for sensing, resting in not-knowing, and for hearing what is stirring beneath the surface.
Less effort.
More listening.
A return to the space where whispers gather.
April — Listening for Response
This session invites you to listen for what responds to warmth, care, and light.
What opens naturally when there is room to breathe?
About the Facilitator ~ Kristine Karpinski
Guiding body, spirit and creative projects into wellbeing. Kristine Karpinski (Kris), hosts a variety of offerings here at Ninth Wave Arts, Sound Nidra, Whispers from the Well, Mystery in Motion, Wellbody Temple Retreats, etc. She is also our lead teacher for the MiddleWorld Mysteries program. A massage therapist, sound, energy and somatic practitioner, teacher, mentor, creative, she believes our body holds deep bio-intelligence, the map of all knowing, waiting to remember itself.
Bonfire Choir
$ donation
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A place for voices to gather
Bonfire Choir is a gathering around the fire to sing together. Inspired by the songs of our MiddleWorld Mysteries community—simple, repetitive, and easy to join—we’ll also be supported by other song offerings that are gentle, welcoming, and easeful to sing.
This is not a place of performance, but a place of community song: voices spiralling, overlapping, and finding their way together. There is no choral leader—the singing is held by the community itself, led organically by those who have been carrying these songs in their hearts. All voices are welcome, and everyone has full room to participate—whether you’re loud or quiet, confident or tentative, steady or wandering.
- When possible, we’ll gather outdoors around the bonfire.
- If weather or circumstances don’t allow, we’ll bring the fire indoors and sing together by candlelight.
Come as you are. Add your voice to the circle. Let the songs hold us. If you know a song, offer it, otherwise, follow along.
- Hot tea on hand, bring snacks to share if you feel inclined.
The Steeping Pot
$ donation
Register Add to cart
Imagine a room where the world fades away. The air hums with the energy of pens gliding, keyboards tapping, and hearts opening.
The Steeping Pot invites you to step into this sanctuary of creativity and community—where we write, connect, and share the alchemy of stories that only you can bring to life.
Your seat at the table is waiting.
- We will begin with an invitation... for all to shed the weight of the outside world and step fully into the moment.
- Then a gentle facilitation consisting of exercises and prompts...a way to slip into the rhythm of the group and release judgement and wake up our creative genius.
- Then we write... there’s a magic in the silent communion of people writing together. Each person absorbed in their own world, yet buoyed by the shared energy of the space.
- Then for those who wish we share... a reciprocal act as we give of ourselves and in return are met with listening, encouragement, and perhaps even inspiration sparked in another’s heart.
Your writing may take shape as the spark of website or social media content, it may sing as poetry, dance as lyrics, whisper as journaling, unfurl as stories, flow like letters, shape worlds through fiction or cast light on truth in non fiction.
May you leave feeling nourished, not only inspired but deeply seen and connected.
About the Facilitator ~ Jennifer Laale
JL Laale ‘Lola’ moves through life like water, weaving the art of improvisation, poetry, and practice into a soulful dance of presence, creativity, and connection. Through her workshops and wandering words, she invites others to embrace their own raw beauty and trust in the sacred truth already whispering within, ‘What if the words you long to hear are already waiting within you?’ Jennifer hosts Tuesday Teatime, Letters from the Divine, and other creative and embodied writing gatherings at Ninth Wave Arts.
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