JaxZen Wellness

🎨 STRESSED? TRY MAKING SOMETHING.

Turns out, getting your hands into something creative might do more than give your mind a little break.

🔬 In a Drexel University study, 39 adults spent 45 minutes making art. Researchers measured their cortisol (a hormone associated with stress) before and after.

75% had lower cortisol levels afterward.

And here's something we especially love: Prior art-making experience didn't significantly affect the results.

In other words, you don't have to be an artist to benefit from the creative process. 💛

Not every creative moment needs a purpose, a plan, or a masterpiece at the end.

Sometimes, it's enough to simply make something.

✨ TRY THIS: Give yourself a little creative breathing room this week. Pick up a paintbrush, doodle, play with clay, or make a collage. No expectations. No judgment. Just explore.

Then pause and notice:

How do you feel after creating?

That's where curiosity becomes practice. 💗

🔬 The research: Kaimal, G., Ray, K., & Muniz, J. (2016). Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants' Responses Following Art Making. Art Therapy, 33(2), 74–80.

This Saturday at Noon!

🧘‍♀️ A little movement, a little fresh air, a whole lot of community.

Kick off Hatch Fest with FREE community yoga in the garden this Saturday at noon! Malik from JaxZen Hot Yoga will lead an all-levels class—whether you’re new to yoga or have a regular practice, you’re welcome to join us.

Bring your mat, some water and a friend, then stay for the artist market, local food and live music from 1–5 p.m. 🎶

📅 Saturday, October 24
🧘 Yoga at noon
📍 The Hatch • 126 Keener Ave., Midtown Jackson

Come move, connect and spend the afternoon with your neighbors.

The Art of Wellbeing project is supported through a Community Impact Grant from the Community Foundation for Mississippi.

💧 FLOAT THERAPY: A Practice Worth Returning To

Some things become more meaningful the longer we make room for them.

Floating isn't just about taking a break from a busy day. It's an opportunity to return to stillness, step away from distractions, and give yourself time without demands or expectations.

Supported by an Epsom salt-rich solution, you can simply float, rest, and let the experience unfold.

And each float may feel a little different. Some bring deep relaxation. Others offer quiet reflection. Sometimes, it's simply an hour when nothing else needs your attention.

As we think about caring for ourselves for the long run, restoration deserves a place in the conversation.

Not just when we're exhausted. Not just when life feels overwhelming. But as a practice worth returning to.

💙Make room for yourself. Come float with us.

Come learn the art of old fashioned soap making with Crystal Welch of Moon Dance Acres Farm & Apothecary

We will be making a luxurious double butter recipe and as a group decide if additional ingredients (oatmeal or Wheat Germ for texture) and scent are added at the end.

All supplies provided and each person will go home with some of the soap that will be ready in 6 weeks to slice, use or give as gifts and the recipes to explore on their own.

Energy Exchange $44.00

Registration: https://www.jax-zen.com/events.

Join Christy “Willow” Littlefield in crafting your own Herbal Medicine.

By working with household food and herbs learn how to keep you and your family healthy over the winter months.

We will descuss how to fight an infection, bring on a fever, and how to keep harmful viruses, and bacteria away.

In this hands on workshop you will make and leave with your own jar of Fire C***r.

All materials are provided. No experience necessary.

Energy Exchange: $44 | Register at www.Jax-Zen.com/events

REIKI 4 LIFE

Share · Meditate · Create
Join Reiki Master Teachers Krista Tew and Jina Daniels for REIKI 4 LIFE: Share · Meditate · Create, a new ongoing series of gatherings for Reiki practitioners to come together in community, deepen their practice, and explore new ways of experiencing Reiki in everyday life.
Each gathering will weave together three elements: Share through giving and receiving Reiki in community, Meditate through a Reiki-centered meditation, and Create through an intuitive creative practice inspired by a different Reiki theme.
Our first gathering, Just for Today, is an exploration of the Five Reiki Precepts—not simply as words learned during Reiki training, but as principles we can return to as a living, daily practice.
Together, we’ll experience the precepts through Reiki, meditation, reflection, and an intuitive mixed-media creative process, creating a personal piece inspired by your own relationship with Just for Today.
Open to Reiki practitioners of all levels. No art experience necessary.

Hatch Fest has a few spots and has extended the vendor deadline to next Wednesday!

📣 CALLING LOCAL MAKERS, ARTISTS & FOOD VENDORS!

We’re filling the market at MIDTOWN HATCH FEST, and we’d love to feature the creativity, flavors and locally made goods that help make our community special.

🎨 Artists and makers
🧶 Artisans and creatives
🌱 Growers and plant vendors
🍽️ Food and beverage vendors

Hatch Fest Vendor Market:
📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ 12–5 PM
📍 The Hatch • Midtown Jackson

Vendor fee: $50 per booth space

**Applications are due October 15. Approved vendors must submit payment by October 19 to secure their space.**

VENDOR APPLICATION: Scan the QR code or visit: https://forms.gle/ZyB6fLaNm65xxZfp7
Space is limited!