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Join us during May 2025, Mental Health Awareness Month, for 31 days of wellness for a healthier and happier you. Each day, we invite you to do something for your mental wellness and well-being. We’re offering a sample of a variety of holistic wellness practices at our Healing Hive at Folkmoot. A full schedule of offerings is below.
The invitation is to do something every day for your mental wellness and well-being, like taking a walk, gardening, making a nourishing meal, exercising, and so on.
Take a photo or a short video and post it on our private Facebook group. To participate, join our Facebook page. We will cheer you on, and you’ll be inspired by the collective energy of our community. Together we support each other to form better habits for healthier and happier lives of meaning and purpose.
The Healing Hive at Folkmoot
Waynesville, NC
Thursday, May 1, 15, 29, 11am-1pm
HeART Healing Circle Workshops with Marga Fripp, trauma-informed Expressive Art Therapist & certified Qigong Teacher
The creative process empowers people to release stress, process trauma, loss, and grief, uncover wisdom and gratitude, rekindle joy, and find new meaning, hope, and healing. The sessions include art-making, poetry reading, writing, insightful reflection, compassionate connection, and wisdom sharing. No art skills are needed to attend.
Fee: $25-35/workshop, free for people in need. Tea Reception, Light Snacks, & Aromatherapy. If you’re unable to pay, contact Marga for a scholarship.
Saturday, May 3, 3-6pm
The Labyrinth at Lake Junaluska (near The Memorial Chapel)
Labyrinth Walk & Chalk Art
On Sat., May 3, join us in celebrating World Labyrinth Day as we kick off Mental Health Awareness Month with insightful reflections and a meditative walk. Afer the walk, express your creativity and intentions by decorating the stone walkway outside the Labyrinth with chalk art.
Free of charge. All ages are welcome. Walking meditation is a powerful practice that can reduce stress, ease anxiety and depression, and support overall well-being. Come center yourself, connect with others, and start the month with mindfulness and creativity.
Tuesday, May 6, 13, 20, 27, 5-6pm
Meeting at The Labyrinth
Lake Junaluska, NC
Nature Walk at Lake Junaluska
Join us for a community walk around pristine water and healing nature at Lake Junaluska. The walk is a beautiful opportunity to boost your health, happiness, connect with neighbors, and make new friends. Invite a friend or bring your dog for a happy walk. If there is a 51% chance of rain or the temperatures are below 41 degrees, the walk will be canceled. Free of charge.
The Healing Hive at Folkmoot
Waynesville, NC
Wednesday, May 7, 14, 21, 28, 11am-12pm
Mindful Movement Qigong with Marga Fripp, trauma-informed certified Qigong Teacher
Qigong is a moving meditation and energy self-healing practice known to transform stress into vitality. The practice is an effective mental health complementary therapy that reduces anxiety, depression and stress, and improves mood and self-esteem. Qigong also strengthens the immune and cardiovascular system, cultivates balance, bone, and joint health, and reduces blood pressure and stiffness in muscles and joints.
Fee: $12-25/class, free for people in need. Tea & Aromatherapy included. If you’re unable to pay, contact Marga for a scholarship.
Friday, May 9, 5:30-7:30 pm
The Healing Hive at Folkmoot
Waynesville, NC
Transform Suffering into Resilience I The Healing Power of Neuroplasticity with Betsy Orsini, Licensed Professional Counselor & Marga Fripp
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. Our brains are wired for connection, and social medicine—the power of community, shared experience, and meaningful relationships—plays a vital role in regulating the nervous system and fostering resilience. Through guided exercises and discussion, you’ll learn how to gently shift from suffering to strength, using both inner resources and the healing power of connection. No prior experience is needed—just an open heart and a willingness to explore transformation together.
Free of Charge. Donations Welcome. Tea Reception & Light Snacks after the workshop.
Thursday, May 22, 12-1pm
The Healing Hive at Folkmoot
Waynesville, NC
Sacred Dance with Kristy Johnson, certified Soulpower Dance Teacher
Join us to express yourself with free-flow movements and light choreography, largely Qi Gong movement, to intentional, spiritual music. This slower-paced musical journey begins with a grounding meditation and moves into creative dance expression. No dance or movement experience is required!
Fee: $12-25/class, free for people in need. If you’re unable to pay, contact Marga for a scholarship.
Wednesday, May 14, 5:30–6:30 pm
The Healing Hive at Folkmoot
Waynesville, NC
Reiki & Songbath with Mary Clayton-McGlauflin of Heart Song Reiki
Reiki (universal life force energy) is a spiritual healing technique. It can help create a heightened state of relaxation and is considered a complimentary healing modality, not a substitute for primary medical or psychological care. Mary combines the sharing of Reiki with gentle, affirming songs and chants to amplify energy and create a lullaby for your soul.
Free of charge. Donations Welcome. Tea Reception & Light Snacks after the workshop.
Wednesday, May 21, 5:30–7:00 pm
The Healing Hive at Folkmoot
Waynesville, NC
Happy Gut, Healthy Brain: The Science & Soul of Well-Being with Justin Elledge, Medical Intuitive & Spiritual Teacher
Join us for a transformative conversation on the deep connection between gut health, brain function, and emotional well-being. Justin Elledge, Medical Intuitive & Spiritual Teacher, will explore how nutrition, supplements, and alternative healing practices can support mental clarity, emotional balance, and resilience.
We'll also discuss the role of social healing and social medicine—how connection and community help regulate our nervous system, reduce stress, and sustain joy. An insightful discussion, interactive Q&A, and a warm tea reception, offering space for reflection and shared healing.
Free of charge. Donations Welcome. Tea Reception & Light Snacks after the workshop.
Saturday, May 24, 5:00-6:30 pm
The Healing Hive at Folkmoot
Waynesville, NC
Harmonic Flow: An Alchemy of Qigong & Sound Bath Journey with Michelle Koster, Sound Guide & Yogi, and Marga Fripp, Certified Qigong Teacher & Art Therapist
Step into a magical, candlelit space and embark on a transformative journey where meditative movement and vibrational healing unite. Begin with intention-setting through a beautiful creative practice, opening space for reflection and connection. Then, experience the gentle flow of Qigong combined with the celestial tones of a live Sound Bath, featuring singing bowls, the grounding power of gongs, the soft chime of bells, and other sacred instruments.
This one-of-a-kind, multi-sensory experience awakens the heart, bathes the soul in waves of healing sound and energy, and invites deep relaxation. We will close the practice with an offering of gratitude, honoring the energy shared and the journey within. No prior Qigong experience is needed—just bring an open heart and a willingness to receive. Let the synergy of movement and sound guide you into a state of profound peace, renewal, and connection.
Fee: $35 per person | $65 for two. Limited to 12 participants—reserve your spot now! The event includes a Tea Reception, chocolate, light snacks, and aromatherapy.
Thursday, May 29, 5:30–7:00 pm
The Healing Hive at Folkmoot
Waynesville, NC
Tap into Your Body's Healing Power through Energy Medicine with Winn Frankland, Energy Medicine Facilitator
Boost energy, reduce stress, and enhance mental and emotional wellbeing! Learn simple, effective energy medicine techniques based on teachings by Donna Eden to revitalize your health. This hands-on workshop teaches practical tools to balance your body's natural energies for improved physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing. No experience needed.
Free of charge. Donations Welcome. Tea Reception & Light Snacks after the workshop.
Saturday, May 31, 10-11 am
The Labyrinth at Lake Junaluska
Waynesville, NC
Soulpower Dance Outdoors at Lake Junaluska with Kristy Johnson, certified Soulpower Dance Teacher. The class takes place at The Labyrinth near the Memorial Chapel, weather permitting.
Soulpower dance is an empowering and exhilarating dance class incorporating meaningful and cathartic choreography to align our emotional expression with our embodied awareness. It is deeply intentional, inviting us to feel and embody our most elemental nature, connecting to earth, spirit, human, and each other. The class is an opportunity to have joyful fun, while digging deeper into wholeness, healing, and the illuminating spirit within.
Free of charge. Donations Welcome.
Saturday, May 31, 5-6 pm
The Healing Hive at Folkmoot
Waynesville, NC
Meditation and Restoration Yoga Class with Jake Gilmore of Axis Yoga
Jake Gilmore of Axis Yoga will lead us through restorative yoga poses using comfortable props like cushioned bolsters and blankets while playing guitar, crystal singing bowls, buffalo drum, shruti box, and ocean drum. Speaking meditations and breathing prompts for the outcome of feeling centered and in the moment.
Free of charge. Donations Welcome.
Closing celebration after the workshop.
WELLNESS PARTNERS
Wellness Partner Spotlight: Nicole Kaysing, author of Holistic Mindfulness Journal
Nicole Kaysing is the founder of Balancing Wellness, a movement inspired by her personal journey of healing, motherhood, and holistic living. A former health and wellness professor and now mother of three, Nicole created the Holistic Mindfulness Journal to help others reconnect through intentional reflection across the seven dimensions of wellness.
Through workshops, retreats, and self-care events, she fosters mind-body-spirit well-being with compassion and accessibility. Nicole partners with The Pollinators Foundation to nurture communities—within and around us—where wellness can truly flourish.
Nicole’s journal will be available for purchase at The Hive throughout May—Mental Health Awareness Month.
The Internal Revenue Service has determined that The Pollinators Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Our Tax I.D. is 92-1746861. Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Our Healing Hive is located at Folkmoot USA, 112 Virginia Ave, Room A-2, Waynesville, NC 28786