copy of Rituals of Release: An experience with Artist Lara Alcantara Lansberg

You spend hundreds of dollars on dinners you'll forget, clothes that end up in the back of your closet, and weekends that leave you just as exhausted as when they began.
But how often do you invest in yourself?
Not your career.
Not your appearance.
Not your productivity.
You.
Rituals of Release
 is not an art class.
It is a guided experience of letting go.
For three hours, you'll step away from emails, responsibilities, expectations, and the constant pressure to keep everything together. Instead, you'll enter a space where breaking is not failure—it is the beginning of transformation.
Each participant begins by reflecting on something they are ready to release.
It could be perfectionism.
Fear.
A relationship that still lingers.
A version of yourself you've outgrown.
The belief that you're never enough.
The pressure to always be strong.
Then comes the act itself.
You intentionally break a porcelain plate.
It is surprisingly emotional.
The sound.
The movement.
The permission to destroy something beautiful instead of protecting it.
Something shifts.
Together, we gather the fragments and begin rebuilding them using gold, inspired by the Japanese philosophy of Kintsugi—the belief that what has been broken can become even more beautiful because of its history, not despite it.
As your piece comes back together, so does the story you tell yourself.
You leave with more than an artwork.
You leave with a physical reminder that healing isn't about erasing what happened. It's about learning to see your scars differently.
Throughout the experience, you'll enjoy carefully curated food and drinks, thoughtful conversation, moments of reflection, music, and an intimate community of people who, like you, are choosing growth over perfection.
Every detail has been intentionally designed—from the materials to the atmosphere—to create an experience that feels luxurious, meaningful, and deeply personal.
Your finished piece becomes something you'll display in your home as a reminder of what you chose to release that day.
Months later, you'll walk past it and remember:
"I survived that."
"I let that go."
"I'm no longer carrying it."
People often spend hundreds of dollars trying to escape their lives for a weekend.
This experience invites you to come back to yourself.
Why is it $300?
Because this isn't just three hours.
It's the years of artistic practice behind the experience.
It's every premium material you'll use.
It's the intimate setting.
It's the curation.
It's the guidance.
It's the food and drinks.
It's the keepsake you'll take home.
Most importantly, it's an investment in something that stays with you long after the evening ends.
You will remember this experience years from now.
And every time you see your golden mended plate, you'll remember the version of yourself you chose to leave behind.