6 Ways to Attain Your Inner Peace Without Meditating
One week ago, we witnessed the historic Trump-Kim summit taking place right here in Singapore. Whether the meeting would end in world peace is still a work in progress.
And then two days after the event, the world cup started. Die hard soccer fans might be at war with each other as they advocate for their favourite teams.
So much talk about peace and war! But whether the world is at peace or not, you have to make sure you are at peace.
When you think of attaining inner peace, the first thing you might think of is meditating. At least, that’s the first thing that comes to my mind. But if you’re like me and you equate peace with mediation, let me tell you that we are so wrong!
There are many things that you can do to get that warm flow of peace and tranquility in your system. It can be as simple as spending time with your family or trying something new everyday. Keep reading to find out what you can do! And beware, puns may be coming your way!
1. Make Your Own Peace of Jewellery
What better way to make peace than by making peace(es) of jewellery? Pun is very much intended! If you need some time off to keep your mind relaxed and in a state of calm, you can spend that time making something that is both useful and valuable.
Under the guidance of Elaine Tan, founder of Resin Play, with close to 8 years of experience in working with resins, you can learn how to saw and finish your acrylic sheets and dome them with coloured pigments as shown above.
You can make up to 4 pieces of pendants or charms depending on their sizes, using a clear acrylic sheet.
Although working with resin may be challenging, taking the time to fully focus on doing up something that is meaningful, such as this resin jewellery, would erase away any troubles that you had felt.
To make your time at the workshop more significant, you can bring along a friend or loved one to join you in this jewellery making session.
Take note of the details below:
Date: 30 June 2018
Time: 2PM — 4.30PM
Price: $80.95 per pax, $152.38 for 2
Interested in making personalised jewellery? Sign up here!
2. Bake Sweet Buns to Feast On
Whether you’re looking for savoury buns such as semolina crusted charcoal buns with Japanese potato and cheese filling or sweet buns such as matcha melon ban with Japanese Adzuki red bean filling, you can appease your taste buds with whichever flavour you’re in the mood for!
What does buns have anything to do with peace, you might ask. Well, just like with jewellery making, baking brings with it multiple benefits. One very important one is that the feel of the flour, the sound of the equipments you use and the smell of freshly baked bread all contribute in inducing you with feel-good endorphins.
And as with making jewellery, you will be fully engaged in creating the perfect set of sweet or savoury buns that negative thoughts would not likely occupy your mind.
Mark the dates down:
Date: 29 June, 4 July, 22 July 2018
Time: 3PM — 6PM or 6.30PM — 9.30PM
Price: $39 per pax, $70 for 2
Book the class now!
3. Create an Abstract Peace of Art While Visiting an Art Market
Start off your July with a splash of acrylic paint! On 1st July, from 4PM, for $55 per pax, Room to Imagine will be having a booth at the first edition of Actually Affordable Art Market over at Camp Kilo Charcoal Club. You can explore through their collection of art prints and original pieces, all below $200!
Or if you’re more of a hands-on person, you can join in for a 30-minute therapeutic session of creating your own unique piece of artwork. Learn the nature of acrylic paint and walk through a basic pouring technique, before getting started on your own piece. By the end of the session, you will have both a stunning piece to show off and bragging rights to boot!
Compressing the details for you again:
Date: 1 July 2018
Time: 4PM — 4.30PM
Price: $55 per pax
Availability is limited so register now!
4. Treat Yourself to a Calming Embroidery Session
Picking up a new skill helps to improve your brain chemistry as your brain works to process the new expertise that you are trying to master. You will find yourself connecting to more people and improving your relationship with others. And nothing says peace and harmony than having that harmony with the people around you!
In this basic contemporary embroidery workshop conducted by INSPIRIXCOSTRUIRE, you will learn basic stitching techniques, materials required and work on a project with an original design.
INSPIRIXCOSTRUIRE is a company that produces high quality and purposeful workshops in Singapore. They believe that:
“the Arts brings out the essence of each person from deep within and enables us to find our true selves that is hidden in the deepest abyss of our identity.”
In other words, engaging in an art form like embroidery can help you achieve a state of inner peace that is found within yourself.
All you need to know about the class:
Date: 15 July, 26 August, 15 September 2018
Time: 2PM — 5PM
Price: $166.67 per pax
If this interests you, go ahead and sign up now!
5. Cook Fresh Black Istrian Summer Truffles
Up until this point, most of the activities that you can do involve crafts. But if you’re not really an arts and crafts person, don’t worry! We have plenty of food and beverage classes available as well!
Among them is a really exciting cooking session that teaches you how to cook Istrain truffles using fresh truffles specially flown in from Istria, Croatia to Singapore for this class. You can take home these special truffles too!
These truffles are seen as a national treasure of Croatia and often cited as a gourmet gem. During the class, you will learn how to make 2 dishes using truffles — Black Truffle Frittata, a traditional truffle dish, Truffle Toast — and a wine known as Istrian Malvazija to go with your toast.
Through this session, you can find yourself immersing into a different culture and learn more about Croatia along the way. This serves as a great distraction to any form of mental turbulence you might be experiencing.
If this excites you, here’s what you need to know:
Date: 14 July 2018
Time: 11AM — 12.30PM
Price: $100 per pax
Get ready to cook up a storm by booking the class right away!
6. Laugh and Relax With Kumar’s Stand-up Comedy
As cheesy and as cliché this might sound, laughter truly is the best medicine in the world! It reduces stress hormones and induces endorphins — also known as feel-good chemicals.
A great way to feel good and laugh your night away is attending Kumar’s live stand-up comedy show happening on 29 June from 10PM to 12MN. Kumar is a Singaporean Indian comedian and drag queen with two decades’ worth of experience of over-the-top performances on television, stage, and film credits.
For 1.5 hours of free flow of drinks, you will pay $55 per pax. Or if you would just like a single free drink, the ticket will cost $36 per pax. The show will be held at Central Perk and if you’re a huge fan of the hit TV show FRIENDS, the name of the cafe will excite you!
You can come on down before the show starts to explore the cafe with great setups mimicking the various iconic places from FRIENDS. Watch the video below to get a preview of the cafe!
Missed the details above? Don’t worry! Here they are again:
Date: 29 June 2018
Time: 10PM — 12 MN (midnight)
Price: $36 per pax (1 free drink), $55 per pax (1.5hr free flow of drinks)
Sign up now so that you don’t miss this amazing opportunity!
For easy access, here’s a handy guide of all the classes listed in this article:
