Description
In this 90-minute workshop (with an optional 30 minutes at the end for crafting and hanging out), Jenni will teach us some good practices for staying healthy as we pursue our creative passions. In addition to seated ergonomics, she’ll also talk about standing and moving through our spaces, and lead us in some helpful stretches to prevent and ease pain and stiffness.
Bring your current handcraft because Jenni will evaluate each attendee at work… so we can learn from each other’s experiences, too!
Requirements: Just bring your body and favorite hand craft! Please let us know if you have an accessibility requests ahead of time.
About your instructor:
Jenni Grover is a wellness coach for makers, author and quilter. She cares deeply about the intersection of craft and health, coaching clients’ physical, mental, social, creative and spiritual concerns.
Jenni is also a past president and current board member of the Chicago Modern Quilt Guild, and a passionate craft journalist, having written for Quiltfolk, SuzyQuilts.com, Quiltmaker magazine, and Craft Industry Alliance.
A lifelong writer, Jenni has more than 35 years of experience in print, broadcast and online media. She has been a professional speaker since 1996.
Jenni has lived with multiple chronic illnesses and chronic pain since 1997 and has devoted much of her life to advocating for those like her. Her book ChronicBabe 101: How to Craft an Incredible Life Beyond Illness has helped countless folks feel better.
Follow Jenni online @coachjennigrover or visit her website: coachjennigrover.com.