CAT Scratch Studios is committed to creating stronger, more connected communities in South Dakota and beyond.
Sat Nam, Welcome. I’m Cary, a Black Hills woman, heart and soul. Born and raised in South Dakota, I work in many facets, finding flow and harmony every day. CAT Scratch Studios, Creative Arts and Therapies, links my passions of teaching, yoga, meditations, art and community.
As an educator, artist, community organizer and change maker, engaging with people is vital for me. Perceiving connections and striving to deepen them, I made it my business to curate spaces for people focused on holistic and artistic practices.
To do this, I work with the concept that when we take the time to tend to our own fire and learn to commit to self, there is a ripple effect emanating from the heart space that touches others. This essential principle for all of my work inspires, challenges and is foundational for healthy growth. It is energetic, measurable and creative. My work is based on this and my belief in connectedness and the importance of compassion and kindness. Essentially, when we rise, we rise-together.
Offering yogic practices since 2012, I am E-RYT® 200, YACEP® Yoga Alliance certified and offer continuing education units. Yoga is ideal for opening your mind and body to creative flow and vision-making. I teach various yoga courses and meditations privately and for groups. Teaching yoga and art in conjunction for maximum creativity excites me. Artistically, my current focus is on large, installation-style work that connects groups of people with multiple creative touch points. I have engaged with several diverse groups in the Black Hills and Central Regions of SD through these Creative Collaborative Community artworks.
My daily practices include inquiry and developing awareness of the subtle. These processes require discipline and dedication to myself, to those I work with and for and to creative source. I practice, learn and relearn humility, connecting me to the divine. That presence of spirit- timeless, constant and pure, is accessible and as intimate as breath and creativity. It is available to all.
Namaste, Pilamayaye.
This is an EVOLUTION.
PLEASE continue to check in and stay CONNECTED.
LOVE. PEACE. JOY.
Photo Credit: Sara Skye Photography
