Workshops are available in West Hartford for ‘Tanglers’ of all levels, from beginner to advanced.

Peace Zentangle. Submitted

Submitted by Copper Beech Institute

The Copper Beech Institute will offer a Zentangle® Retreat the weekend of February 6-8, 2015. Zentangle is a fun, easy-to-learn system of creating beautiful art using simple repeating patterns, and it’s for everyone with or without artistic ability. A series of workshops will be offered during the weekend for beginners, experienced Tanglers and everyone in between. Art materials will be provided.

Certified Zentangle Teachers Kathy Parulski, MB and Meredith Yuhas, PhD will co-lead this retreat. Kathy is a bookbinder and artist with a graduate certificate in women’s spirituality from Hartford Seminary. Meredith directs the Counseling and Wellness Center at the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, CT.

Example of Zentangle. Submitted

In addition to creating wonderful works of art, Zentangle is a way to increase mindfulness, decrease stress and enhance creativity. It’s also a great way to relax.

The Zentangle Retreat includes optional yoga classes and mindfulness meditation practice sessions. Healing arts therapies, including massage and reflexology, are also available for an additional charge.

To learn more about the Copper Beech Institute as well as scholarships through the Boundless Heart Fund, please visit copperbeechinstitute.org.

An independent, nonprofit retreat center, the Copper Beech Institute is located in West Hartford, CT on the campus of Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center where it leases space. The Institute offers day retreats, overnight retreats, professional trainings, and extended learning opportunities. Copper Beech Institute has also has partnered with the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness to offer an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course three times a year. The Institute’s campus has quiet places to rest with 200 beds, an art gallery and stone labyrinth, all on 48 wooded aces, with healing arts therapies and farm-to-table food to nourish health, and a compassionate staff to support personal growth and exploration.