Weekly Wellness Saturday: Energy Medicine (1pm) & SOULscape Mindful Movement (3:30pm)

Join us in Encinitas for even more ways to interact with contemporary art! Weekly Wellness Saturdays at ICA San Diego / North expands on our 2025-2026 exhibition season theme, On Healing. The exhibitions are part of a year-long exploration of the ways artists address the various socio-cultural wounds revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, the associated programs and events seek to explore how art can serve as a vital tool for mental, physical, emotional, and community wellbeing.

Weekly Wellness Saturdays will take place most Saturdays throughout the year during ICA San Diego’s open hours (Noon – 5pm), and includes:

1–2 PM: A rotating healing session hosted by a local facilitator
2:15–3:15 PM: A complimentary tour of the current exhibition in its Lower and Upper Pavilions, the outdoor garden, and Sculpture Trail
3:30-4:30 PM: A rotating healing session hosted by a local facilitator
12–5 PM: An all ages art-making activity related to this year’s On Healing season
12–5 PM: Complimentary admission to ICA / North’s exhibitions

Admission to Weekly Wellness Saturdays at ICA / North is free, and a donation will be suggested for healing activities, and made directly to the facilitator.

September 20:
1:00PM: Energy Medicine for Self-Care with Noriko Whitfield — A gentle 1-hour outdoor self-care workshop designed to help you feel calmer, more energized, and balanced. Using simple, body-centered energy techniques like breathwork, meridian tapping, and movement, this class supports hormone health, emotional well-being, and digestion. No experience is needed. Just come ready to learn easy tools you can use daily to reduce stress, boost vitality, and reconnect with your inner calm.

3:30PM:SOULscape Mindful Movement Meditation with Soultry Sisters— Are you looking for a practice to quiet your mind, ground your body, and elevate your spirit? Join us for SOULscape, a movement-based healing and communal practice led by the Soultry Sisters Arts + Wellness Collective. The session will include mindful movement meditation incorporating breathing, visualization, and creative movement, as well as journaling and collective reflection. In doing so, we will participate in a soft space for folks to embody rest, foster creative flourishing, and connect with the community.

ICA San Diego / North in Encinitas is open Saturdays & Sundays, Noon – 5pm.

RSVP to a Weekly Wellness Saturday!
Donations made at time of RSVP or upon check-in will go to ICA San Diego, and a QR code and cash box will be available at the healing activity for donations to healing facilitators.