Breakout Workshops
InspireHER includes three breakout sessions.
For each session, you’ll select one class from a choice of four.
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Group
Choose One
Living in the Age of Anxiety
(Avril - Become YOU)​
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Paint, Pause, and Bloom*
(Sez - Bayside Makers Space)
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Creating to Connect*
(Rochelle - Stamping Flair)
Effortless Glow-Up for Real Women*(Danielle Hade)
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Group
Choose One
Financial Growth
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Knotting Intention*
(Stacey -- Noodge Designs​)
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Hands of Connection*
(Hajara Furkan)
Menopause Education*
(Whise)
3
Group
Choose One
Leadership, Conflict, & Courageous Conversations
(Mary - Grace + Justice Lawyers)​
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Design Your Year Ahead*
(Cherie - Pixie Paper Company)​
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Mandala Canvas Painting*
(Amor & Rhiannon - Mois Art Studio)
Defining Your Style*
* Group has limited capacity. If it reaches capacity, you may be asked to choose an alternative.
Living in the Age of Anxiety
Reflective Exploration through Self-Awareness
This session invites a fresh perspective on anxiety, reframing it not as an identity or something to be controlled, but as a natural human experience that arises within the body and mind. Through self-awareness, participants are encouraged to meet anxiety with curiosity and understanding rather than resistance.
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Drawing on yoga philosophy, contemplative practice, and contemporary insights into the nervous system, the talk is offered within an interfaith and spiritually inclusive framework that resonates with universal teachings about knowing the self more clearly. Rather than focusing solely on symptom management, the session highlights awareness as a deeper source of freedom and compassion.
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Participants will also experience gentle breathwork and guided meditation, offering practical tools and a direct sense of grounding, clarity, and ease beyond anxious states.
Paint, Pause, & Bloom
3D Watercolour Paper Flowers Workshop
A slow, soothing creative session designed to help your mind rest and your creativity flow.
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You’ll explore gentle, beginner-friendly watercolour techniques, letting colour blend and bloom across paper without pressure or perfection.
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Use your hands to sculpt your petals into creating a beautiful keepsake bouquet that never wilts.
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No experience needed.
No perfection expected.
Just come as you are and let your mind rest. You’ll go home with handmade watercolour blooms and that quiet, glowy, "I feel fresh energy".
Creating to Connect
Fancy Fold Card-Making Experience
Step away from the busyness of life and enjoy a relaxing, hands-on cardmaking session designed to inspire calm, creativity, and connection, guided by an experienced instructor.
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You’ll love this class because it’s completely beginner-friendly while still creating a stunning fancy fold card. With clear, step-by-step guidance and all pieces pre-cut and prepared, you can relax and enjoy the creative process without feeling overwhelmed. You’ll learn simple stamping and cardmaking techniques that look impressive yet are easy to recreate, all in a supportive, stress-free environment. Best of all, you’ll leave with a finished handmade card you’ll feel proud to gift or display.
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During the session, you'll also learn of entrepreneurial options available for those who may be interested in sharing their joy of creativity with others in a flexible and meaningful way.
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Craft kit materials = $15
Effortless Glow-Up for
Real Women
Makeup & Skincare Workshop
This free live session with Certified Makeup Artist & Skin Profiler Danielle Hade is designed for women who feel like their skin or makeup just isn’t working the way it used to.
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In this engaging and relatable presentation, Danielle will share why so many women experience changes in their skin and confidence after 40 — and what actually makes a difference. You’ll watch a live demonstration that breaks down simple, realistic techniques to help your skin and makeup work with you, not against you.
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This session is not about trends or complicated routines. It’s about understanding what suits you, restoring confidence, and learning how effortless a glow-up can be.​
Knotting Intention
Meditative Macramé Stone Necklace
Knotting Intention is a calming, hands-on macramé workshop designed to be both meditative and empowering.
In this session, participants will learn foundational macramé knots while creating their own stone holder necklace — a wearable piece that symbolises strength, intention, and self-expression.
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Each participant will receive a crystal stone and be invited to choose one that holds the energy they need in that moment. Stones can be interchanged over time, allowing the piece to evolve alongside the wearer.
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This workshop is accessible to all skill levels, whether participants are completely new to macramé or have prior experience. Through the rhythmic process of knotting, participants are encouraged to slow down, connect with their creativity, and leave with both a finished piece and a renewed sense of confidence, inspiration, and personal empowerment.
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Craft kit materials = $25
Hands of Connection
Storytelling with Henna
Step into a space of creativity, culture, and community! Join us for a hands-on henna experience that celebrates the rich traditions of this beautiful art form and the way it has brought women together across generations.
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In this session, you’ll learn simple henna designs, discover their cultural significance, and share in a warm, supportive circle of connection and creativity. More than just a craft, it’s an experience of joy, storytelling, and meaningful connection with other women.
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No experience is needed — beginners are warmly welcome. Leave not only with stunning henna designs but with memories, inspiration, and a renewed sense of community.
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Craft kit materials = $5
Leadership, Conflict, & Corageous Conversations
Leadership & Entrepreneurship Workshop
In this breakout session, Mary Shamaly shares a practical, conflict-transformation approach to leadership, drawn from her experience mediating high-pressure matters and supporting people through rupture and repair.
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Participants will learn how self-regulation becomes a leadership advantage, how to stay steady when emotions rise, and how to lead through disagreement with clarity, confidence, and grace.
Design Your Year Ahead
Guided Journaling Experience
This interactive, guided journaling workshop invites participants to pause, reflect, and intentionally design the year ahead. Participants begin by reflecting on the past year—practising gratitude for what is working and gently releasing what no longer fits.
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They will then choose 3–4 key life areas to focus on and explore their vision for 2026, reflecting on how they want to live, feel, and show up. Through guided exercises, participants translate these reflections into clear, practical intentions.
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The session also introduces vision boards as a supportive tool, showing how written intentions can later be transformed into visual symbols and cues at home. Participants leave with a clear, personal vision for 2026—grounded in clarity, intention, and direction.
Mandala Canvas Painting
Mandala Art Workshop
Let your creativity flow and experience the meditative power of mandala painting in this relaxing and hands-on workshop. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a curious beginner, this class is the perfect way to unwind, explore your artistic side and create something truly unique.
In this class, you’ll be guided step-by-step to design and paint intricate mandalas on canvas. Discover design principles, dotting techniques and harmonious colour combinations. Let the calming process of mandala art melt away your stress and leave you with a beautiful, personal piece of art to cherish or gift to a loved one.​
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Experience the therapeutic benefits of mindful art while having fun!
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Craft kit materials = $35