Name: Kintsugi-Making Mental Health Workshop
Start: 2025-11-07T13:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-07T16:00:00-08:00
Location: Pasadena Village

Join a creativity workshop for making Kintsugi, the Japanese art of finding/showcasing beauty in brokenness.
About this Event

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or platinum, and dates back to the late 15th century. In mental health spaces, the process of brokenness and repair can be one marked by beauty and meaning.

Schedule

Overview of the Kintsugi-making process, including instructions and a description of materials and tools
Hands-on exercise using pieces of broken pottery, in which participants are led through the process of repair and decoration
Personal stories and processing, which includes opportunities for sharing narratives and connecting authentically, all within the safety of a professionally-facilitated group

We provide:

Brief lesson and historical background on Kintsugi-making
Guided interactive disucssion
All art materials
A take-home Kintsugi-making kit to practice with at home

No need to bring anything!

Note: Free registration for members of the Pasadena Village

Class led by Dr. Anna Yu Lee with Concierge Mental Health & Associates. @AnnaYuLeePhD @PostConventionalPsychology

Dr. Yu Lee’s education and training are in multicultural psychology, public health, and biostatistics, and her professional experience spans the fields of journalism, counseling, residential care management, health promotion, and undergraduate/graduate instruction, with contributions including the planning, delivering, and evaluation of international mental health workshops. While her academic scholarship has primarily focused on multicultural perceptions and treatment of stigmatized health behaviors, she has also produced research on human emotions, eating behaviors, obesity, substance use, cognitive health, memory, and statistical science. Dr. Yu Lee’s publications have appeared in journals of public health, social and behavioral health, and statistical education, as well as a reference text on substance and behavioral addictions published by the Cambridge University Press. On the subjects of her publications, she has presented to academic, clinical, and industry audiences in multiple countries in North America, Western Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East.