The Self-Love Celebration
Mini-Retreat
🍁 AUTUMN EDITION 🍁
A DAY OF PLAY EXPLORING SELF-EXPRESSION AND SELF-REFLECTION AS A FORM OF SELF-CELEBRATION
Taking place a day before Autumn Equinox, The Self-Love Celebration Lab Mini-Retreat is a 3-hour immersive experience that challenges perfectionism by giving you an opportunity to make a mess while embracing the messiness of being alive. Described as a “spiritual workout,” and “one of the best quirky events to bookmark in 2024” by Time Out, The Confetti Project is bringing play back into adulthood for stress-relief and the duality of finding joy in the chaos. Think: projection mapping, somatic movement, your inner child, and a mint green photo-op as a memento to always remember what it felt like to reconnect to yourself in community, confetti & the Fall season.
(Sessions: 12pm or 5pm)
Confetti Meditation
Confetti Meditation
Confetti Meditation
Confetti Meditation
Confetti Meditation
Journaling
Breakout Groups
Breakout Groups
Breakout Groups
Breakout Groups
Breakout Groups
Breakout Groups
Breakout Groups
Dance Circle
Dance Circle
Dance Circle
Dance Circle
Dance Circle
Dance Circle
Rest
Rest
Rest
Goodie Bag
Goodie Bag
What You Receive
DURING the 3-hour event
An Immersive, Unique Experience & Confetti Portrait
In 2022, Lululemon and The Confetti Project collaborated on the very first one. Since then, we have pivoted into the world of immersive experiences with the official launch of a community workshop that combine mindfulness practices, a self-reflection question, and somatic activities with pounds of confetti and portraits at the end. This joy practice gives you the space to slow down, let go, and reconnect by prioritizing play as a form of self-care and community-care.
Having amassed thousands of photos in NYC, LA, DC, and Dubai, photography will always be the DNA of the brand. In 2016, The Confetti Project was birthed as a 3-month photography challenge that became a confetti portrait series that explored: what do you celebrate? Jelena quickly realized that this was much bigger than her - there was a real transformation happening as people were given permission to express themselves with confetti. Each photo immortalizes a moment in time - which is something that will live on beyond us. Jelena’s goal is to capture the subject’s spirit with her work.
Designed for ages 13+.
What’s Included?
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We start and end with sitting in circle in community with Jelena's guidance. Think: music, projections, confetti, and creative activities that promote re-connection and play.
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After the workshop, your number is called for a mini-confetti session to immortalize how you feel after the workshop. This becomes a digital souvenir when it's emailed to you in a month.
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Sponsored by Recess and our very first snack sponsor (it's a surprise!), you will get an opportunity to enjoy a snack and refreshment in the middle of the event. Whoever comes hungry will be given a snack in the beginning:)
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When you arrive, you will see an array of high tables that have 3-4 spots. Once you check-in, find your name card and begin your icebreaker game with others at your table before we transition into the workshop.
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Jelena has been creating the methodology of The Confetti Project for the past 4 years and will be soft launching The Celebration Method in the workshop and goodie bags before its public debut.
MINT GREEN will be the backdrop color for the experience.
the THEME WE’RE EXPLORING
how can you celebrate and love yourself everyday?
What You Receive
AFTER the event
Goodie Bags, Digital Souvenirs & Exclusive Product Gifts
We continually try to improve each and every experience. In this 9th Installment of Celebration Labs, we are raising the bars with take-home gifts that each attendee leaves with. From an extra confetti portrait to mini-bouquets of flowers and a special letter-writing exercise to your future self — we want to help you continue a celebration practice in your daily life. This event will be filled with many first-ever’s that we’re gifting to you — we’re soft launching our Confetti Duality Kit that combines a journal (reflection) with confetti (expression) as a celebration practice to reconnect with yourself, embrace duality, and revere life. This event will also include our first zine celebrating the origin story of The Confetti Project as it turns 10.
What’s included?
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You will be emailed two curated portraits that Jelena selects from your photoshoot a month after the event. It includes a proof sheet of your entire session if you want to order more with the rate of $40/photo.
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At your table, the centerpiece is mini-bouquets of flowers where you get to take home one at the end of the event:)
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You will get to take home a box of confetti from the experience that will work with The Celebration Journal as a reflective & expressive Celebration Practice.
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Until now, there have been mini-personalized journals with attendee's names on them. For this one, we're debuting a "Celebration Journal" that you can use in your life after the event in combination with the confetti goodie bag that, together, creates a "Celebration Practice."
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While waiting for your confetti photoshoot, you will be given an envelope and sheet of paper to write a letter to future you about that celebrates you and reminds me of this special feeling after playing in confetti for a few hours. We take care of the postage and mail it to you a month after the event!
& a first look at “10 Years of The Confetti Project” mini-zine celebrating our 10th anniversary party in November 2024.🎉
the transformation
The intangible things that ARE ALSO INCLUDED that CREATE A priceless and a “you had to be there” kind of experience.
a multi-sensory immersion in a celebration world 〰 a practice in preparing for Autumn 〰 meeting new people & being in authentic community 〰 a re-introduction to PLAY and fun in adulthood 〰 re-connecting to your inner child 〰 a reprieve to reflect & express yourself 〰 learning how to increase your capacity for joy and use it during challenging times 〰 an outlet to feel 〰 expanding your tolerance for messes while making a mess and not having to clean it up 〰 the unexpected catharsis of letting go and releasing whatever you're carrying 〰 learning how to embrace the chaos 〰 cultivating more compassion, empathy & hope 〰 hearing Jelena's story as inspiration to alchemize your pain into beauty & reverence for life 〰 “10 years of therapy in 10 minutes.” 〰 the art of slowing down, being in your body, and checking in with yourself 〰 a homecoming back to yourself
…because being alive is the celebration.🖤
This is for the…
artists
cycle-breakers perfectionists
people-pleasers
lifelong learners
over-thinkers
HSPs
13+
*anyone that is forging their own path while disrupting the status quo way of being.
That may feel like…
You struggle with accepting all parts of yourself and always feel like you’re falling short or aren’t good enough.
You put a lot of pressure and unrealistic expectations on yourself, believing deep down that your worth is tied to how “perfect” you are.
You are overwhelmed on a daily basis and have a tendency to overcomplicate things or believe that things need to be hard.
You hold a lot of tension and anxiety in your body and strive to be able to regulate your nervous system and not people please, especially in public.
You feel deeply but regulating your emotions is especially challenging for you.
You know you are meant to do amazing things, have reached your tipping point and are ready to learn how to to enjoy the process without abandoning yourself.
What does confetti have to do with mental health?
Based on nearly a decade of experiential observation from confetti portraiture and pioneering play research, this framework is an outlet that uses joy to move through discomfort, challenge, and chaos. Influenced by positive psychology, somatic therapy, and emotion dynamics, this practice is part of an emerging trend where play and joy is the next evolution of wellbeing.
As Featured on NBC’s New York Live
During Mental Health Awareness Month, NY Live’s TV anchor Joelle Garguilo came to experience our very first public Celebration Lab as we explored: what do you celebrate about your mental health journey? Take a look at the love story behind The Confetti Project and a glimpse into what it’s really like being at a confetti experience.
Commonly Asked Questions
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You will receive a preparation email the week leading up to the event that will dive into all the specifics. The most important thing is coming with an open mind and comfortable clothes!
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The most important thing is to be comfortable so you can move freely. We recommend anything that makes you feel amazing and alive. You can always play dress up with it. We will send out a Pinterest Mood Board prior.
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The Confetti Project is about capturing the real, raw, beautiful mess of the moment so that’s what you always see reflected in our curation.
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The TCP community voted for RUBY. Click here to see it as a seamless backdrop.
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$25/additional photo.
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2 weeks after the event.
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Yes! You can make a note of it during checkout. We will be launching gift cards on Nov. 28th.
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Yes! You can request a discovery call here.
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Yes! We produce these 4x a year with the public so the next one will most likely be Q2, 2024.
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No. We tailor the experience to each attendee and make personalized journals. If it’s an emergency, please contact us and we’ll figure something out.
HOSTED BY
The Center of Enlightenment Arts (CEA)
The Center of Enlightenment Arts is a sanctuary for those seeking purpose, insight, and a deeper connection to the world around them. To inspire creativity and foster meaningful connections, their new 2,000+ space in East Williamsburg provides a versatile environment where individuals and communities can explore their passions, host diverse events, and embark on transformative experiences through technology, art, and mindfulness. At CEA, they believe that wisdom delivery systems come in many forms, as true wisdom is not a distant ideal, but a constant, ever-present force. It underpins existence itself. They hope their space can serve as a hub for our community to come together in practice, integration, support and service. I’m beyond excited to bring The Confetti Project to a space like this that will help make it the most sensory experience it’s ever been in audio, light, and projection design.
The Confetti Project by Jelena
uses PLAY to help people let go and embrace the messiness…of life, being human, and navigating change. Confetti is used as a tool to hold space for both pain + pleasure as a way of reclaiming our joy.
