Soul-Sip at NOMA
Wed, July 17th at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
NOMA is committed to offering innovative experiences for learning and interpretation and uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures. Throughout the year, the museum provides an after-hours inclusive programmatic mix of unique experiences in response to art from across time and place. This summer, NOMA presents Soul-Sip, an art and wine series blending the sacred and social elements of guided meditation and wine appreciation to relax the mind, elevate the seven senses, and savor delicious sips of wine.
Perceptions about the cultural practices in museums are ever-changing. However, one thing consistent within the culture of museums is receptions that include wine. Wine is among humankind’s oldest beverages, regularly appearing in museums and pictured in paintings authenticated by ancient distilling pottery. It is the beverage of choice to mark exhibition openings, closings, receptions, and other special occasions.
The evening includes guided meditation, wine-tasting instruction, a curated wine flight, small bites from Cafe NOMA, a discussion of select wine-related artwork from NOMA’s permanent collection, and a little lagniappe!
General Admission $95 | NOMA Members $75
About Soul-Sip®
The soul is the immaterial part of a human being, the actuating cause of an individual life. A sip is the act of drinking by taking small mouthfuls. Soul-Sip blends the sacred and social elements of guided meditation and wine appreciation in a 60-minute class designed to relax the mind, elevate the seven senses, and savor delicious sips of wine.
Sense of Place Mat
When you sit for meditation, you use a mat, cushion, or chair to help create a calm, sacred space for your practice. Soul-Sip classes use a placemat as your practice space; doodle, decorate, take notes, roll it up at the end of class, and take it with you!
Wine Flights
Aligning what is in a wine glass with who is holding the glass opens a direct path to mindfulness. Soul-Sip wine selections represent an appreciation for the people, places, and vineyards who share the journey of sipping. The Vine Life Group curates wine flights for Soul-Sip.
About the Instructor
Dr. Redell Hearn, Ph.D., is Chief Educator at NOMA and the creator and instructor of Soul-Sip. Hearn is a museologist and Certified Chopra Health instructor with four decades of formal and informal study, experimentation, meditation, yoga practice, workshops, courses, seminars, and retreats in the healing arts.