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A Clay & Connection workshop with Marsha Laird, proprietor of The Unbroken Potter.Register HERE https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/clay-and-connection-includes-engage-monthly-access-pass
Clay & Connection is a gentle, hands-on workshop to explore how working with clay can calm the body and support nervous system regulation. Together, we’ll slow down, notice our breath, and use simple clay practices to reconnect with our senses.
Why Clay?
🖐 Grounding Through Touch
The steady pressure and texture of clay provide calming sensory input that helps anchor the body in the present moment.
🌿 Slow, Rhythmic Movement
Rolling, shaping, smoothing, and molding clay involve repetitive motions that signal safety to the nervous system and help shift out of stress responses.
🧠 Whole-Brain Integration
Using both hands supports communication between the brain’s hemispheres, encouraging balance and regulation.
💛 Safe, Nonverbal Expression
Not everything needs words. Clay allows emotions and experiences to be expressed gently and creatively, without pressure to explain.
🌱 Restoring Agency
Creating something tangible fosters a sense of mastery and choice — two things the nervous system deeply needs after trauma.
At ENGAGE, this is not about artistic skill.
It’s about slowing down, noticing your body, connecting safely in community, and allowing your nervous system to settle.
At Hesed Place, we believe kindness and community help restore safety. Share a table, shape clay, and learn small, practical tools you can carry into everyday life. No art experience needed. 🌱 Healing isn’t just something we think about — it’s something our nervous system experiences.
About ENGAGE -
ENGAGE workshops are intentionally designed to support nervous system regulation and healing through creativity, movement, and shared experience. Rather than focusing on talking about life's hardships, ENGAGE creates safe spaces where healing can unfold naturally through connection, rhythm, and presence.
ENGAGE offers in-person, trauma-informed workshops
Grounded in Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)
Recognizes that safe, attuned relationships help restore nervous system balance
Supports long-term emotional and relational well-being
Features gentle, sensory-based activities, including:
Music
Arts & Pottery
Yoga
Dance
And more!
Designed to complement therapy and recovery supports
Also stands alone as a meaningful healing resource for adults
👉 Not just a class. A community.
The ENGAGE program is funded in part by a grant from the Craven County Community Foundation, a fund administered by the North Carolina Community Foundation.
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