10/11/2026
BAD ART Thursday and Reading the Body Saturday both need registrations by Tuesday to run. Here’s why you don't want to miss them.
Dear STRŌB Community,
We have two very different, very special classes next week, and both need your attention by Tuesday evening. Without a few more of you, neither can run. So if you had been thinking about it, now's the time to register.
🎨 Thursday, October 15 · BAD ART with Amenah 🎨
6-9pm · $175 · Registration deadline Tuesday evening
What would you create if it didn’t have to be good?
Amenah Arman, LGPC, is a licensed therapist, artist, and Palestinian Muslim woman who created BAD ART, a therapeutic approach that uses creative expression, imperfections and all, to help people get unstuck. She’s bringing it to STRŌB for a three-hour, after-hours, mostly-silent creative retreat.
You don’t have to consider yourself an artist. You don’t need an idea. You just need to be curious.
The evening moves through three parts: meet you (slow down, notice what you’re drawn toward), meet the block (get curious about perfectionism, fear, and the voices that interrupt the creative process), and make anyway. No critique. No requirement that the thing be good.
You may leave with something beautiful. You may leave with something terrible. Either way, you made something.
Includes materials, meditation and journaling time, aromatherapy support for the work, and $10 in shop credit to carry something home.
Bring your worst idea. We mean that as a compliment.
Register for BAD ART (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bad-art-a-3-hour-silent-creative-retreat-with-amenah-arman-tickets-2001625169765) →
🌿 Saturday, October 17 · Reading the Body with Ateeka 🌿
1-4pm · $150 · Registration deadline Tuesday evening
Ever wonder why your friend thrives on cold plunges and 5am workouts, and you just want a nap and a warm blanket? That’s Ayurveda.
Ateeka (Anne) Contee, LCPC is a licensed trauma therapist and Certified Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor who has spent over two decades integrating Western psychology with the Eastern healing traditions she grew up with in India. She’s bringing all of it to STRŌB for an afternoon that reads your constitution, not just what type you are, but how it shows up in your stress, your body, your patterns.
The afternoon includes education on Ayurveda and doshas, a guided Nadi Pariksha (hands-on pulse diagnosis with Ateeka), support in mapping your own constitution, and guidance on lifestyle habits that align with nature. Plus $10 shop credit for anything you take home.
Register for Reading the Body (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-the-body-an-afternoon-of-ayurveda-with-ateeka-anne-contee-tickets-2001628310158) →
🎂 Also This Friday: Our 6th Birthday Bake-Off 🎂
Quick heads up, we’re also celebrating our 6th birthday on Friday the 16th from 6:30-8pm, with our annual Bake-Off that doubles as a fundraiser for our adopted family in Gaza. Bakers, tasters, kids, and shoppers all welcome. More on this Wednesday, but mark your calendar.
Learn more about the Bake-Off → (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/strob-turns-six-a-community-bake-off-for-the-elfattah-family-tickets-2002309803523)
📅 The Week Ahead 📅
Thursday, October 15 — Lakisha in the shop 1-5pm for spiritual wellness checkups. Olivia in the shop for aromatherapy & perfume 1-4pm. BAD ART with Amenah, 6-9pm.
Friday, October 16 — Sean in the shop with mini-clinicals 3-6pm. STRŌB 6th Birthday Bake-Off, 6:30-8pm.
Saturday, October 17 — Playful Pandas, 10-11am. Reading the Body with Ateeka, 1-4pm.
See you this week,
The STRŌB Apothecary Team 🌿✨
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