Community Mental Health Festival Saturday Events

This is a time to relax and meet new people.  We will provide the space and some introductions to facilitate connection.  Weather permitting we will host a bonfire in our fire ring.  We look forward to wrapping up the day together.

Grief is a universal experience, yet it is often carried in silence. This ritual is a gentle invitation to honor your grief, be it for the loss of a loved one, neglected parts of ourselves, world suffering, unfulfilled expectations, or ancestral pain. Rituals help us mark what matters, create meaning, and connect ...

Come and enjoy stories from 3 souls about their mental health journeys. Finding Wholeness in a World of Worst-Case Scenarios by Kathryn Kyker Kathryn Kyker will share her experience recognizing and coping with anxiety and read a short excerpt from her book: Surprised By Nothing: Surviving the World of Worst-Case Scenarios. Taylor ...

Join us every Saturday afternoon from 2:00-4:00 for some fun singing, pickin’ and grinning! This jam will cater to musicians who love Bluegrass music, in it’s traditional and non-trad styles. We will focus on songs that feature vocal melodies, harmonies and instrumental breaks. Typical instrumentation includes guitars, banjos, mandolins, Reso phonic guitars ...

TC STRONG has brought together a panel of youth and adults from Transylvania County with lived experience of mental health challenges and related loss and recovery. The panel will share information and engage in a conversation with community members about how we can support each other by acknowledging and sharing our struggles ...

This guided grounding meditation is geared towards the healing of individuals and the collective community. As energetic beings, we exchange and exert our energy for others. Recalling our energy can strengthen embodiment, wholeness and connection to self.  This event will be the wrap up for the Overview of Maslow Hierarchy of Human ...

The painful and joyful conjunction our sense of Belonging and our stability around Self-Esteem. How this situation of being human can get off kilter and spurn mental health decline. How family, social, and natural disaster can contribute to or enhance this delicate balance we all seek.

Chair Yoga Join Tara for Chair Yoga! While seated, you will be guided through gentle, accessible movements. You will be invited to focus attention on your breath and bring awareness to different body parts and physical sensations. We will open the practice with a message of intention and positive affirmation, and we ...

Chair Yoga Join Tara for Chair Yoga! While seated, you will be guided through gentle, accessible movements. You will be invited to focus attention on your breath and bring awareness to different body parts and physical sensations. We will open the practice with a message of intention and positive affirmation, and we ...

The community will have 2 days to vote on the entries of the Garden Art Competition.  Stop by and enjoy the art and cast your vote.  Winners will be announce Sunday at 5:30 pm.

Personal mats required. Some will be available to borrow if you need one. Class is free.

Enjoy making art, making music or just sitting back and listening.  Play games, work puzzles.  Just sit together.  A variety of venues are providing opportunities to relax and be together.