About this Event
SahaFest: Heal, Gather, Thrive is a free, community wellness and healing arts festival in the heart of Bates-Hendricks. Our intention is simple — to create real opportunities for people to come together and be well together, and to provide healing resources and experiences that people might not otherwise have access to.
Expect live music, yoga, breathwork, sound healing, a family art station, community health and wellness resources, wellness business vendors, food trucks, and hands-on sessions with Saha practitioners — all in one afternoon, all free to attend.
Agenda
🕑: 01:00 PM
Doors Open
Info: Vendor marketplace · Practitioner booths · Community health resources · Food trucks · Family art station by Arts with a Purpose
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Wellness Workshop on Therapeutic Touch
Host: Hannah K. - Certified Cuddle Therapy Practitioner
Info: The Therapeutic Value of Touch: The Science of Connection, Consent, & Co-Regulation
Touch is one of our earliest forms of communication, yet many adults go through life experiencing profound touch deprivation and loneliness. Research shows that safe, consensual human touch can influence our nervous system, reduce stress, strengthen connection, and support emotional well-being.
In this interactive workshop, Mental Health Skills Coach and certified Cuddlist Practitioner Hannah Kassan explores the science behind therapeutic touch, what happens in the brain and body when we feel safe, and why the same touch can be comforting to one person while overwhelming to another.
Participants will learn about nervous system regulation, the role of consent in creating safety, and practical ways to cultivate healthier, more intentional relationships with themselves and others.
No physical touch is required or expected during this workshop.
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Live Music
Host: Allison Victoria
🕑: 03:20 PM
Sponsor Recognition
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Yoga
Host: Christian Massey
Info: Community yoga session · All levels welcome · Inside Arc Fitness Group Fitness Room
🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Live Music
Host: Leslie Red
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Breathwork + Sound Healing
Host: TIffany Noel and Brittney Oliver
Info: Guided breathwork with Brittney and live sound healing with Tiffany · Open to all · Inside the Arc Fitness Group Fitness Room
🕑: 05:30 PM
Guided Meditation
Host: Kimiko Howard
Info: A guided meditation in the Arc Fitness Group Fitness Room to close out our day in peace and gratitude
Event venue & nearby stays
Saha Wellness Center, 1609 South East Street, Indianapolis, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.