3 hour Pocket Altar Workshop - September 14th 2025 1pm - 4pm @ The Sanctuary, Oakland (Sliding Scale)

from $45.00

@ The Sanctuary on September 14th from 1pm - 4pm (Sliding Scale)

Working with Altars is a practice that I find very supportive, especially in times when I feel untethered. Altars have helped me reconnect and anchor back to my sense of self, offer protection, as well as provide a direct line to Spirit. 

A few ways altars are living in my home:

  • Honoring my Ancestors 

  • Under my pillow, helping me sleep

  • On a window sill to help me do my dishes

  • Protecting my front door

  • Honoring inner children

  • Communing with Orisha

Altars don’t have to be grand spaces, they can literally fit into your pocket! Being able to travel with an altar can offer many gifts.

In this 3 hour workshop you will

  • Learn a simple and personal framework for how to work with any altar 

  • Create your own pocket altar in community in a fun laid back atmosphere

  • Get to ask questions and be in conversation about altars

What to bring:

  • Small pictures, special paper or items that can fit inside your pocket altar. I will provide a few special items you can use 

  • Scissors and an Exacto knife if you have one. I will have a few 

  • An Altoid  box (the large or tiny ones both work), or a small box of your choice. A “pocket altar” doesn’t have to fit in your pocket, it can fit in your bag. I’ve also used playing card boxes.

    Sliding scales allow for this offering to be accessible. Please pay what feels generous and meaningful to you with the understanding that class status is complex. If you are able to make a donation in addition to your payment, it will support those on the lower end of the sliding scale. Thank you!

    *If you have any question please contact Serian at serianlstrauss@gmail.com

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@ The Sanctuary on September 14th from 1pm - 4pm (Sliding Scale)

Working with Altars is a practice that I find very supportive, especially in times when I feel untethered. Altars have helped me reconnect and anchor back to my sense of self, offer protection, as well as provide a direct line to Spirit. 

A few ways altars are living in my home:

  • Honoring my Ancestors 

  • Under my pillow, helping me sleep

  • On a window sill to help me do my dishes

  • Protecting my front door

  • Honoring inner children

  • Communing with Orisha

Altars don’t have to be grand spaces, they can literally fit into your pocket! Being able to travel with an altar can offer many gifts.

In this 3 hour workshop you will

  • Learn a simple and personal framework for how to work with any altar 

  • Create your own pocket altar in community in a fun laid back atmosphere

  • Get to ask questions and be in conversation about altars

What to bring:

  • Small pictures, special paper or items that can fit inside your pocket altar. I will provide a few special items you can use 

  • Scissors and an Exacto knife if you have one. I will have a few 

  • An Altoid  box (the large or tiny ones both work), or a small box of your choice. A “pocket altar” doesn’t have to fit in your pocket, it can fit in your bag. I’ve also used playing card boxes.

    Sliding scales allow for this offering to be accessible. Please pay what feels generous and meaningful to you with the understanding that class status is complex. If you are able to make a donation in addition to your payment, it will support those on the lower end of the sliding scale. Thank you!

    *If you have any question please contact Serian at serianlstrauss@gmail.com

Sliding scales allow for this offering to be accessible. Please pay what feels generous and meaningful to you with the understanding that class status is complex. If you are able to make a donation in addition to your payment, that will support those on the lower end of the sliding scale. Thank you!