If you’ve ever walked past Kalina Art Studio and seen the curtains pulled across the windows, you might have wondered what’s going on inside.

The truth is simple—and deeply intentional.

The curtains are up to create a soft boundary between the outside world and the tender work happening within. We’re located on a charming but busy downtown street, and while I love the energy of the neighborhood, I also know that healing asks for something quieter.

Behind those curtains, someone might be exploring therapeutic art to process a difficult chapter. They might be receiving energy work, such as Reiki, to settle their nervous system and reconnect with their own inner rhythm. They may be sitting in stillness, or working through something they can’t yet name. Whatever it is—it’s real, and it deserves privacy.

Kalina Art Studio is more than a creative space. It’s a container for healing. Whether through art or energy work, what happens here is often personal and deeply felt. That’s why we hold it with care, and why the outside world is gently dimmed for a little while.

When the curtains are up, it means something good is happening.

It means someone is finding their way back to themselves. It means they’re giving themselves the gift of a quiet space, even if just for a moment. It means this studio is doing what it was always meant to do: support healing in a way that is creative, safe, and soulful.

We don’t rush the process here. We honor it. One brushstroke, one breath, one quiet session at a time.

So if you pass by and see the curtains drawn, know this: inside, there’s light. Soft, steady, sacred light. And someone is in the middle of something beautiful.