design(ing) your organic time-practice
virtual ⟡ nov 14 – dec 5
SPIRAL INFRASTRUCTURE
a reflective space to gather at the end of the calendar year, name the habits you want to shift, and thoughtfully design the lens + system that will support your practice
four weeks, three workshops
week 1 ⟡ the review
we will begin with the act of noticing, to reveal un-intentional patterns of making— noticing how “blocks”, procrastination, and/or forceful organizational strategies may be signs of imposing an artificial rhythm onto your practice. reflective prompts for naming the textures between the internal/external factors that shape your day-to-day.
week 2 ⟡ the lens
seeding the lens that will consciously shift your relationship to time. case study of the spiral as a unit of meaning-making that shifts our perception + embodied action. attuning to the visible/invisible patterns of your practice through a noticing of repetiton + return— what unmanifested ideas within your world are calling you into a ritual-relation with time?
week 3 ⟡ the pause
no class this week. an intentional pause in the pacing of the course will invite you to begin integrating the research + teachings of the two previous modules. supplementary readings and journaling prompts will be provided for additional reflection.
week 4 ⟡ the system
sharing of design methdologies for the structuring of your organic time-practice. guidance on material/embodied project management tools for anchoring this creative infrastructure, with workshop prompts to plan your projects for the 2027 calendar year.
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these teachings are inspired by Haitian cosmology + embodiments of time. participants will be invited to research, intuit, and design their own conceptions of time within a framework that resists extraction, superficial knowledge-production, and exponential-linear timelines of performance.
payment plan available at checkout
pre-sale pricing ends nov 6
your facilitator
ella hilaire
is a writer-artist-scholar, and former teaching fellow at Harvard University. her research resides at the intersection of Caribbean decolonial theory, theology and film studies. for over 6 years, she has facilitated transdisciplinary workshops + courses while building alternative learning infrastructures outside of academic institutions. ella’s most recent fiction writing and short films are constructed through the lens of the ecological + supernatural, with a particular interest in honoring the folk and Spiralist lineages of Haitian storytelling.
FAQ
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creatives, alternative practioners, and solo-entrepreneurs who want to consciously shift their relationship to time, and by extension, the organizational systems that guide their practice. for those who tend to procrastinate, feel ungrounded, blocked, or simply want to learn how to honor + trust their organic creative pace. all disciplines + backgrounds welcome.
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these workshops are designed to support individuals at all levels + stages of their craft. whether it’s your full-time career or something that you would like to return to, this space is here to support you in shifting your relation to self/time/practice.
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each session is 2h and includes a presentation of guiding frameworks, active researching/writing/designing through worksheet prompts, and in-class discussion. come ready to meet other creatives and be in conversation together.
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yes, this course includes three live sessions on Zoom— saturday november 14th, november 21st, and december 5th. class will always meet at 17:30 CET | 11:30AM EST | 8:30AM PST. we encourage you to atttend as many sessions as you can, to engage with the community-building aspect of the course.
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replays are sent within 24hr of each class. if you choose to watch the sessions at your own pace, we encourage you to drop into our whatsapp community chat to stay in touch with the group.
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in a workshop-oriented course like this one, the attentiveness that you show up with will determine your experience. this is not a space to be passively or extractively engaged with the teachings. we invite you to come curious and ready for nuanced discussion.
re-orient your sense of time
design the infrastructure for your practice
three 2-hour sessions ⟡ saturday november 14th, 21st, and december 5th
live on Zoom
17:30 CET | 11:30AM EST | 8:30AM PST
payment plan available at checkout
pre-sale pricing ends nov 6
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poster image: Taíno petroglyphs, Sainte-Suzanne, Haiti
drawing: The Five (De Fem), Untitled, ca. 1903. Graphite on paper, 19 15/16 x 16 5/8 inches (50.7 x 42.2 cm). The Hilma af Klint Foundation, Stockholm, HaK 1474