Omorfia

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05/11/2020

Goodbye for now ♡

05/06/2020

Hello Friends

It is with a very heavy heart that I announce the permanent closure of Omorfia at 410 George Street. Covid-19 killed us. While we worked hard trying to come up with ways to make a rental studio and event space curb-side friendly, it became clear that our business structure is not sustainable in these uncertain times. By the time we scraped it all together to stay afloat the second wave of this would just knock us back out all over again. The health of my family and my community are too valuable to risk and I feel strongly that I am making the right choice.

While the heart is heavy, it is not just sadness. I am anchored by gratitude for the incredible experiences, relationships and connections this little adventure allowed me to create. If you had told me this time last year that I would find the courage and strength to reach for my dreams in this way I would have laughed, hard.
I stand by my vision and I understand that the Universe is saying 'Not Yet.' and not 'Never. Ever.' I believe that having the power to create the opportunity I had means I can create it again.

I intend to write a love letter to everyone who made this all possible, at the moment I can't find the words.

I am giving myself some space to feel super sad about this. But stay tuned, because Quit is not apart of my vocabulary and I imagine I'll have exciting news soon enough.

For all of your love, support and motivation-
Thank You
♡

03/30/2020

Hello Friends!

I've decided that I am going to take a chance on my art and throw my proverbial hat into the ring for and so here I am! Doing the thing! At a time when doing anything is so hard.

My name is Kristal Jones and I am a 32 year old Queer/Femme Spoken Word Artist from Nogojiwanong/Peterborough Ontario. My work focuses primarily on Fat Positivity, and Anti Patriarchal Activism.

I also opened a community arts studio Omorfia Creation Station in the heart of downtown Nogojiwanong/Peterborough. Covid-19 has forced our doors shut and halted our goals of creating an accsessable and affordable arts incubator in our community.

I will be performing a set of Spoken Word Poetry from my upcoming publication Fat.Girl.Riot.

This performance will be a mixture of poetry and story telling and will hopefully be somewhat interactive as it is live.

Thank You so much for this opportunity. I am very excited to participate.

I will be going live from Omorfia's page March 30

www.facebook.com/omorfia705

Holding space and love for you all ♡

03/19/2020

I can't promise that this will be good.
But it should at least be entertaining.
At the bare minimum you'll feel better about your own life choices.

03/19/2020

Hey Friends!

It has been a very long time since I've preformed any comedy so why not do it LIVE ON THE INTERNET in an empty room after I've had a few too many adult beverages?!

What could possibly go wrong?!? ;)

ps. if f**k words and second hand embarrassment makes you uncomfortable this is NOT the show for you ♡

03/13/2020

Don't forget that it is a beautiful glass ♡
The glass has felt pretty empty the past couple of days. Not half way, not one third. Totally, wrung dry.

It is no secret that the last year was a doooooozy. My Mother suffered 23 strokes, my uncle fought Thyroid Cancer and my beloved Auntie died a slow and miserable death in front of me. This left me unable to work in my chosen field and ended my career as a PSW.

When the opportunity to begin Omorfia fell in my lap I was drowning. I was gasping for purpose and meaning like it was air. I had the time. I had the drive. I had support. I had the talent. I even had a small amount of resources.

I decided to fly by the seat of my pants.

I broke even by my second month.

and then...

this.

I am an event space and rental studio.

the city, province, country, nation-

it's on pause. and I didnt budget for a pause. Who can? Not me, not the seat of my pants and there is nothing left in the glass.

This doesn't mean it's over.
This means I have to get really creative with thsi creative place and figure out what to do next.

Let's all hold space for those around us with nothing left in the glass. Let's understand that among the empty toilet tissue rolls and panic are alot of peices of a lot of dreams/money/hard work that is being wiped out by COVID-19.

And let's remind eachother that we were all brave enough to reach for our dreams before this, and so will we be after it.

♡

03/01/2020

When you love yourself, you nurture yourself - and that glow shines from the inside out♡
Last night was AMAZING. Sweetgrass Solace Wholistic Support and EveryBeauty.ca hosted their first Open Hearts Workshop. I am beaming after a gentle, body-loving, 45 minute guided yoga practice and meditation. I especially enjoyed how accessible and trauma informed the class was. Sometimes when we are setting the intention to love our bodies some big feelings arise and it meant a lot to feel held in a brave space for that reason.

After the class and a little tea and treats we sat down for a chat while we created Self Love Spell Orbs with locally sourced herbs and stones and little treasures. We spoke about what it meant to release shame, how living freely is a loving act and what we would fill the space that shame left behind with. I think we all grew in that moment, I feel like friendships were formed. Sometimes our greatest resource is eachother. We wrote love notes to ourselves after the talk and sealed them in our Orbs, along with all of that good-good energy we filled the room with.

EveryBeauty.ca closed the night with a photoshoot for the participants who felt ready in the moment and held space for folx who preferred another time. Being a brave space means creating opportunity on a person to person basis.

The night ended but the growth continued.
This morning I had a tour booked. We chatted awhile and it went well. After they left I caught my reflection and realized my shirt rolled up. I like to wear long shirts to hide my belly.
Well, I don't like to, but I often choose to for the comfort that conformity can provide. I'm SUPPOSED to be ashamed of my big, round belly. I try not to carry this shame for others. Sometimes that is a big task.

Today, in the mirror- I did not adjust my shirt. I hiked up my cozy pants to make my belly curve more prominent and decided it's A LOOK.
I'm wearing my fatness without shame today.
I'm eating without shame today.
I'm moving through the day as though the world was meant to fit me and all of this love and self compassion I am carrying with me.

Make way.

03/01/2020

Save the dates ♡
DM to reserve your space ♡

02/24/2020

Exciting News!
Starting this March- pay what you can yoga at Omorfia! We want to spread the gift of yoga, without all the barriers. Come pay what you can, bend, and breathe with us.

02/23/2020

Starting this March- pay what you can yoga at Omorfia! We want to spread the gift of yoga, without all the barriers. Come pay what you can, bend, and breathe with us.

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Peterborough, ON
K9H3R5

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+17059772356

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http://www.omorfia705.com/

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