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by McKenzie Wren

Women of the Hebrew Bible 5786 calendar on pre-sale now!

Women of the Hebrew Bible 5786 calendar on pre-sale now!

Art, Ritual, and Learning—
Tools to Enrich Your Life and
Connect to the Sacred.

Sacred Earth, Sacred Body

An Elul retreat for deepening into our spiritual, embodied & ecological selves

Sunday, September 21, 10:00-3:30. Intown Atlanta

Join Rebecca Leary, Janna Diamond, Amy Price and McKenzie Wren for a day of ritual, reflection, movement, art-making, deep ecology practices and breath work. We'll explore our relationships to the earth and our bodies and, together, we'll ready ourselves for the High Holidays by dropping in to the rhythms of the season with intention. Community potluck. Suggested donation $72 - less if you need to, more if you can.

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Upcoming Events

July 28

Labor Day Weekend

September 21

November 2-5

November 11

Adamah and the Body: Returning to Wholeness

Beloved Festival, Northampton, MA

Open Studio Collage and Pocket Altars and Amulets

LimmudFest, Ramah Darom

One of my favorite weekends, LimmudFest is a celebration of Jewish thought, arts, culture, and learning in the North Georgia Mountains at Ramah Darom, created in partnership with Limmud North America. Jews from across the region and across affiliations, perspectives and experiences hanging out and learning together. It’s the best - registration is till open!

Sacred Earth, Sacred Body:
An Elul Retreat

10:00 am - 3:30 pm, location on registration

Join Rebecca Leary, Janna Diamond, Amy Price and me for a day of reflection, movement, art-making and connection. We'll explore our relationships to the earth and our bodies and, together, we'll ready ourselves for the High Holidays by dropping in to the rhythms of the season with intention.

Jewish Women’s Getaway

Ramah Darom

Honored to be returning to teach art and ritual as well as partner with the fabulous Amy Price to lead a track. Y’all come!

Jewish Professionals for Rainbow Youth

Presented by SOJOURN

If you are an educator in a Jewish space, save the date for a day of learning with SOJOURN. Details to come.

Testimonials

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McKenzie’s magic is in her creativity and how she holds space for everyone to participate in their own way. She thought of every little detail to make th event special…Everyone left the evening feeling grounded and part of something larger than themselves and my daughter felt extraordinarily loved and supported.”

-Ariela F. from a Red Thread ceremony for her daughter

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“I will never forget the power of my conversion thanks to the power of McKenzie’s skills. Her intuitive, artistic way of creating, together with her deep understanding of Jewish ritual and tradition, birthed an experience far beyond what I could have imagined. McKenzie saw the inherent majesty and meaning in the conversion process and made it not only visible, but embodied. We became an ecstatic bunch of of women laughing and singing together in such a simcha!”

-Amy L from her conversion to Judaism ceremony

I appreciate that you encourage us to be real, and not pretend that everything and everyone in our lives are just great. 

I love that we are encouraged to go deep and not just stay on the surface. 

I love how you share your own stuff and allow yourself to be vulnerable. 

I love how you encourage imperfection without apology. 

I love how you create a safe space for us to process our fears, hopes and dreams. 

I love how you respect yourself and others with compassion. 

I love how you encourage our creativity. 

-Joyce K

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For most of my life I created spaces for other people to make art but never made space for my own. I finally prioritized my art making around 2015. Initially my art provided comfort and a creative outlet but then! I went all in and art making became central to both my spiritual practice and my coping mechanisms. Art helped me make sense of the political environment, got me through Covid and the sudden death of my mother. I realized that my own experiences could benefit others and I started offering art making experiences and teaching art at various gatherings. It’s been full steam ahead ever since!

I have turned some of my work into products and most of it is available for purchase; both originals as well as prints. See something you love? Email me and we can get you a print.

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