Why I Deleted My Blog (All 370 Posts 😳) + What’s Coming Next for Creative Events in Boulder & Beyond!

Aloha,

Let me take you on a quick trip down memory lane… Feb 22, 2012 – I hit “publish” on my first event spotlight blog post. My journey into event promo and creative marketing officially began.

Dec 22, 2023 – I posted my last event spotlight blog on my previous Manifestation Media website. At that point, I had published 370 blog posts! Each one a love letter to the amazing events and artists I’ve had the joy of supporting. So… why take it all down?

My old site got heavy AF. It was slow, clunky, and kind of like a digital scrapbook bursting at the seams. A few of the artists I had promoted had unfortunately been "cancelled", and most of the posts featured events that were over. I realized that posting one-off event features wasn't aligned with my bigger vision of building a real community of readers, creators, and subscribers.

So I simplified. I got clear. I shifted from the chaotic, whenever-I-can publishing schedule to a streamlined newsletter model—and guess what? More people are reading my published work now than ever before. After over a decade in this game, here's what I know for sure:

  • Consistency & persistence win the game!
  • I’m not perfect, I’m not AI, and I sure as heck am not a spam bot.
  • I AM just a creative human who loves other creative humans. I do this because I believe in artists. I believe in community. I believe in the magic of inspiring creative people to follow their dreams and do more of what they love.

Here's how you can stay in the loop & support my work:

  • 1st & 3rd Thursdays – Boulder Creative Events Newsletter (Local Colorado happenings, online events, retreats, and more from the Colorado scene)
  • 2nd Thursday of Each Month – Hawaii Creative Events Newsletter - NEW THIS MONTH! (Big Island and Inter-island events, festivals, retreats, and tropical adventure vibes) This will only go out to those who have joined this list or are on my master list.
  • Bonus Updates – Occasional heartfelt reflections, special promo deals, and creative inspiration from my desk, from a coffee shop on the road, from a backstage media tent at a festival or wherever I am in the world. For the full experience, hop on the Manifestation Media VIP Master List

I don’t do this for the money. I do this because it’s what gets me out of bed in the morning. It’s what makes my soul light up. If you’d like to support my work and help keep this community growing & thriving, please consider making a donation or becoming a monthly VIP subscriber. I’m working toward becoming a non-profit this year to continue serving creatives in an even bigger way. Thank you for being here.

In grace and gratitude,

Brielle Bataille

Creative Director at Manifestation Media

Founder of Boulder Creative Events & Hawaii Creative Events

Intro to Jin Shin Jyutsu Energy Healing Workshop

📅 Saturday - May 3rd / 10:00am - 1pm

📍Private residence in Lyons (address shared upon ticket purchase)

Join Caressa Ayres for a powerful hands-on healing experience using Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ), a Japanese energy art blending principles of acupuncture, Reiki, and Qi Gong—no needles required! This ancient practice activates your body's natural energy channels to balance emotions, enhance vitality, and raise your vibration.

You'll learn daily self-healing flows to harmonize your body, mind, and spirit. These practices support trauma release, boost immunity, reduce stress, and help you embody a deeper connection to your authentic intelligence and divine awareness. Bring: Comfy clothes, notepad, and an optional snack to share. Tea/snacks provided.

About Caressa: Caressa Ayres is a certified Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner, sound healer, and instructor with 15+ years of experience. She teaches at Red Rocks Community College and offers healing journeys at international festivals and retreats.

Cost: $69 please Register via:

  • Venmo: @Caressa-Ayres (photo of me & Amber the golden)
  • Zelle: (310) 709-1633
  • PayPal: caressa@iflowstudio.com (select Friends & Family)
  • Eventbrite link below (fees apply)

Refunds: Only if event is cancelled. Otherwise, tickets are donated to someone in financial need via SoundLight Foundation.

Questions? Text (424) 241-2356

More info: www.iflowstudio.com/caressa-ayres

Breathwork for Clarity & Connection

📅 Weekly on Sunday - May 4th, May 11th 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Doors open 10:45 AM, event ends 1:00 PM)

📍Private residence in South Central Boulder (Park East neighborhood)

Cultivate alignment and well-being with our weekly breathwork journey. This 90-minute circle offers a space to reset your nervous system and release stress, which can accumulate so easily in our daily lives. It's also an opportunity to connect with a community seeking a vibrant, balanced life. Breathwork promotes clarity, calm, and emotional balance, supporting your path to "Sustainable Bliss" – that deep sense of contentment that comes from living in harmony with your true self. Bring a water bottle, journal (optional), and mat/blanket/cushion.

Primordial Awareness Meditation with Paul Temple

📅 Thurs, May 15th ⏰ 7pm (MST)

📍Live on Zoom | in-person attendance at Double Rainbow Ranch, Boulder

You are invited to visit the pure land: the vast unified field of primordial awareness that is beyond thought, beyond ego, beyond time, beyond duality. “Primordial” means “before the world” – “from the beginning”. It is where, as a Buddha said, “Mind is no hindrance and without any hindrance no fears exist.”

Sound - vibration – is the medium of this realm. In this sound journey meditation you can immerse yourself in the warm spaciousness of Paul Temple’s Tibetan Bowls and chanting that calm the nervous system and still the mind. Tibetan Healing bowls are a simple but powerful path to inner peace, which is something difficult to find in our busy technological world.

Sliding Scale Registration: $13.13 to $23.23

Limited live attendance is available at Double Rainbow Ranch. Please contact Paul for more information.

Manifesting Motherhood with Jenny Marie

📅 Friday, May 30th / ⏰ 9:30-10:30am MST / 📍 Online on Zoom

Are you struggling to get pregnant or wondering why IVF treatments haven’t worked—despite doing everything “right”? You’re not alone. More and more women are awakening to the truth that fertility is not just physical—it’s deeply energetic, emotional, and spiritual.

Join this transformative workshop designed to help you reconnect with your feminine power and uncover the unconscious patterns that may be quietly shaping your journey to motherhood. This isn’t about fixing what’s broken—it’s about returning to wholeness.

Led by Jenny, an Alchemist and Fertility Coach who conceived her son through donor egg IVF after her own path of heartbreak and awakening, this experience weaves ritual, wisdom, and deep energetic insight. Jenny brings a powerful blend of mindset, intuitive coaching, and feminine energetics to help you realign with the creative force already within you.

In this workshop, you’ll learn:

  • Understand how subconscious beliefs shape your fertility journey.
  • Discover what your body is really trying to tell you.
  • The power of your inner Creatrix and how to let her lead

Whether you’re exploring IVF, donor eggs, or natural conception—or simply seeking a deeper understanding of your journey—this sacred space will hold you in truth, love, and possibility.

By the end, you’ll feel clearer, more grounded, and more connected to what you truly want. You’ll walk away knowing your next step—not in fear, but with trust and power.

This is your invitation to come home to yourself, to remember your magic, and to manifest your dream of motherhood from a place of love, not lack.

Activate your vision. Reclaim your wholeness. Awaken your Creatrix.

BOULDER ECSTATIC DANCE - UPCOMING EVENTS

📅 Sundays ⏰ 6:15-9:30pm (MST)

📍See the graphic above for location details!

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