The holiday season is also a good way to take care of the environment. How ? By giving each other immaterial gifts on the morning of December 25. Treatments, workshops, cooking classes… the possibilities are endless!
A weaving workshop at the Galerie du 19M
View of a weaving workshop at the Galerie du 19M. 
On the occasion of the exhibition “Episode 4: Reverse”, the Fondation des Métiers d’art de la mode de Chanel joins the artistic wasteland POUSH Manifesto from December 14 to February 12. Within the gallery, ten artists highlight embroidery and its hidden side.
To celebrate this collaboration which combines craftsmanship and contemporary art, the artists Delphine Dénéréaz, Pauline Guerrier, Amine Habki, Joël Harder, Marianna Ladreyt and Angèle Léopolard offer six weaving workshops – accessible from January 4 – to initiate this practice in a fun way.
> 19M Gallery. 2 place Skanderbeg, 75019 Paris. Workshops from €19.
An Ottolenghi-style cooking class with Chefsquare
“In the footsteps of Ottolenghi” offers to create a menu inspired by the Anglo-Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi.
Headed by chef Mélissa Nassif, the cooking class “In the footsteps of Ottolenghi” of Chefsquare offers to create a menu with Mediterranean influences. On the program of this three-hour culinary workshop – accessible to beginners and experts alike – roasted sweet potatoes and yogurt sauce, seasonal shakshuka and fruit and pecan nut tart. Each dish is tasted at the end of the course around a set table, in the company of the twelve participants and the chef. Ideal for those who only accept intangible gifts.
> “In the footsteps of Ottolenghi” by Chefsquare. 31, rue Sedaine, 75011 Paris. Courses from €99.
A relaxing treatment at Maison Alaena
One of the Maison Alaena treatment cabins.
Maison Alaena is perched on the top floor of a building in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. This beauty institute offers many face and body treatments, yoga classes and also consultations with naturopathic experts. For Christmas, the brand offers a gift card – valid for six months – which covers all of its well-being services. The opportunity to introduce your loved ones to a treatment inspired by Tui Na or a Vinyasa yoga class. A break in the heart of the capital.
> Alaena House. 32 Rue de Paradis, 75010 Paris. Treatments from €85. House-alaena.com
Artistic training at the Artagon wasteland
View of the Artagon Pantin building.
Founded in 2014 by artistic directors Anna Labouze and Keimis Henni, the Artagon wasteland opened a first branch in Marseille then another in Pantin (93), last October. Dedicated to promoting the emerging scene, this space offers numerous free training courses to support young artists. Logistics, production, debate… Five training courses provided each month within the wastelands of Marseille and Pantin. An intangible gift for art lovers.
> Artagon Marseilles. 13 boulevard Jean Bouin, 13014 Marseilles. Artagon Pantin. 34 Rue Cartier-Bresson, 93500 Pantin. Artagon.org
A meditative break with Bloom
The Bloom studio in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Bloom invites meditation. real bubbles of welfare, the studios located in the 2nd and 9th arrondissements of the capital offer numerous sixty-minute workshops focused on breathing but also stress management. Through three courses — modern meditation, halotherapy and massage — the team of professionals adapt to each desire and need of their students. The discovery offer which includes three courses to be done during a month is the best way to discover the secrets of this practice.
> Bloom. 4 rue Etienne Marcel, 75002, Paris and 68 rue des Martyrs, 75009, Paris. Welovebloom.co
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