THINK: Cozy, creative sleepover vibes for undercover creatives rinsing out an overly digital life and reclaiming their analog creative side in community!
We begin Saturday, June 20th, 2026!
We're breaking through HUSTLE CULTURE by prioritizing routine slow downs, connecting to ourselves (and each other), and making room to CREATE!
A nourishing 4 MONTHS of community that catalyzes your next era with:
Big Sis’ Mentoring
Community Gab-n-Chats
Soften Create Sesh
Restful Integration
How do we gain confidence as we bridge out of passive over-consuming mode into inspired creator mode?
Maybe you have…
Fallen into the addictive trappings of digital overconsuming, doomscrolling, and being attached to your phone (like the best of us!) and are nostalgic for the days pre-digital everything
Forgotten your creator side and are overloaded on the daily with other people's content, stories, advice, news, propaganda, and the list goes on 😮💨
Found yourself in a rut of only consuming (IN) with no balance of creating (OUT)
Felt a call to bring more joy, community, creativity, and love to the world but are a bit fuzzy on the who, what, when, where, & how of it all
Felt down, heavy, blasé and really wondered how you’re gonna get out of it (like actually this time)
Gotten lost in the swirl of confusion, unrelenting self-doubt, and perpetual overthinking — where’s the relief?!
Become disheartened and disconnected because you can feel there are new (old?) sides of yourself calling that have clues for your next era
Felt like a new version of you is knocking — bigger, more visible, clear, intuitive, and in your natural leadership and element building something new that only you can create
You’re in such good company, love.
We’re all out here architecting how to take our power back from this highly digital life and I’m here to help make that process way EASIER for you!
“It is imperative that we find a sense of purpose outside of late stage capitalism.”
~ Amie McNee & James Winestock, I Don’t Want a Job - The Manifesto
✨ SOUL CONNECTION: It’s ALIVENESS. It’s our VITALITY. It’s the REAL US. We need it, love. It will save us in every way. It aligns us to what we crave deep in our heart of hearts.
🫂 HIGH QUALITY, GENUINE HUMAN CONNECTION: May we remember the absolute delight of eye contact, hugs, heart-to-heart shares, and unveneered sharing about real life.
🎨 CREATIVITY: Be reminded that to be creative is to be HUMAN. See how your life (and how you feel in it) can shift by creating inside of practical rhythms (AKA routines) that make organic sense for YOUR creativity, your body, and your spirit.
🪞 IDENTITY: Reclaim your inner creator, artist, and visionary by realizing you were these things all along, they just got buried under expectations, misinformation, and the lies we learned to tell ourselves under heavy anti-artist, capitalist conditioning.
The Soften Collective is rooted in reclamation, connection, creation & visioning.
This space brings you:
🪩 WHIMSY:Whimsy is one of the most innocent and unveneered versions of LOVE. May we realize that our inner children had it right all along! Letting them lead is FREEDOM.
🤸🏼 LEVITY:To quest for lightness, levity, and an unburdened spirit is enough of a reason to choose what bring that to you. Levity is medicine - giggles, delight, joy, sweetness.
🎤 CONFIDENCE:There’s a funny thing that happens when we get UNSTUCK and CREATING AGAIN. We practice our art enough times, we enjoy it over and over again, and we start to feel stronger in ourselves. This leads directly our bringing our big creative visions to life.
💡 CLARITY: Quieting the mind through creating in environments that help us feel rooted and expansive is a hidden key for unlocking long-awaited clarity.
All inside of a highly curated, nurturing facilitation style and container that inspires you to start sharing and exploring openly again.
Wanna know a sustainable antidote to despair, overwhelm, & overstimulation?
**Nervous System Regulation & Creating**
Want to know what does both at the same time?
ART! Belly Laughs! Community Chats!
The Soften Collective includes 4 monthly rhythms:
New topics each month
Journal prompts to deep connect
Easy somatic tools to use in your every day life
Glean from Krystal's lived experience as a Mentor of 12 years, Artist, and Sister on her own soul path getting brave right alongside you
Let's unlearn the ways we hold back our brilliance from a world who dearly needs it!
Monthly Big Sis’ Mentoring Sesh (75 mins)
Tune into the energetic pulse of group related to that month’s theme
Connection prompts to unlock secret doors inside yourself
See each other's faces, hear your voices, feel your hearts, and talk about things that matter to our everyday lives
Be witnessed in your brilliance and be reminded of the beautiful spirit that drives you to live a counterculture life
Community Gab-n-Chat Sesh (75 mins)
Soften Create Sesh (75 mins)
Art in community is medicine
Soften into quiet creation…together
Bring your art supplies, book, journal, instrument, crochet, take a nap, whatever you want!
Each call will have a theme - try it out or do your own thing entirely
Be reminded how delicious and nourishing creating in community is for the soul
Rest is necessary, essential, and often something we need to build a practice around
Allowing space to integrate, take in recent revelations, and absorb insights is part of the creation process
Integration is something we can intentionally plan for whether it be a creative membership, travel, life transitions, taking courses, and beyond
Integration Rest
As a Soften Collective member, you also get to enjoy:
Hi love, I’m Krystal…
Welcome to your newest cozy, soft corner to land. You can think of me as a Big Sis’ Mentor embodying permission to live your soul dreams NOW, not someday.
I started my career in corporate IT and shifted to entrepreneurship after a life-defining family health crisis that helped me see that if I didn’t take care of myself, who would? It was a wake-up call that shifted everything and helped me see that this life is truly meant to be LIVED.
Through a series of hefty spiritual awakenings, trajectory-shifting solo travel, and a 12-year journey as a heart-led business owner, Mentor, Artist & Guide, this queer, latina, nature-loving, witchy chica from Ohio discovered the profound power of nourishing self-care practices as a counterculture pathway to living a deliciously soul-aligned life. This is the good stuff!
Your alignment is as unique as you are and I use every tool in my multi-dimensional toolkit to help you find it within yourself.
The Soften Collective cycles in 4-month seasons.
Each season has it’s own theme & this season’s theme is:
We’ll use this quality time together to reset, rinse off the stale-ness, learn your own practical rhythms, and get back in touch with that soul spark in that gorgeous heart of yours!
Our first call is Saturday, June 20th, 2026!
Future Season Themes:
Your Slingshot Era: Pull back to align and accelerate
Create to Your Heart's Content (Literally)
Join the Collective!
Ready to set yourself up with a year filled with community, creation, & belonging?
Enjoy an entire year of The Soften Collective for the cost of two seasons!
Only available ahead of our “Soul Rinse” season starting June 20th, 2026
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Both! Scheduled monthly sessions will be online (includes Big Sis' mentoring sesh, Community Gab Sesh, & Soften Create Sesh). The virtual sessions are designed to be richly transformative, deeply connective, and encourage you to keep connecting and creating in analog, offline ways in your life.
For those who are local to Northeast Ohio, there will be supplemental in-person elements to create, hug, gab, and delight in something we as human do VERY well in the right environments for it -- CONNECT DEEPLY & MEANINGFULLY. In-person elements include pop-up create sessions, a surprise snail mail delivery (to ALL collective members), two free tickets (one for you & one for a friend) to in-person events Krystal has planned, along with a planned art supply swap, too!
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And miss out on the insane levels of magic that is multi-generational conversations and creativity? No way! If you feel called to join us, there's a soulful alignment there. This is a space dedicated to candid adult convos. Therefore, it is an age 18+ collective.
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We meet 3x/month. One call will be a themed Big Sis' Mentoring Sesh, another will be a themed community gab sesh, and the other will be a themed community create sesh. Calls will be held on Saturdays at 11a EDT. For other time zones, it will be 8a PDT, 9a MDT, 10a CDT, 5p CEST and will adjust with daylight savings. All calls will be scheduled in the member's portal.
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You know it! Remember that each session is recorded and can be listened to wherever you can make room for it. Listening to your own rhythms - both organic in your body and ones amidst capitalism aka work schedules - is encouraged. We're breaking through hustle culture by slowing down, connecting to ourselves and each other, and making room to create, and that does not need to happen live on the calls for it to change your life for the better.
The Soften Collective is run in 4-month seasons (3/year). The upcoming rounds include:
June 20, 2026 - Oct 10, 2026
Oct 17. 2026 - Feb 14, 2027
Feb 20, 2026 - June 12, 2027
Additionally, until our first season kicks off on June 20th, you can take advantage of joining the collective for the entire first year for only the cost of 2 seasons ($350, normally $525/year). Join us for the full year here.
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You bet! There are 1, 2, & 4 part payment plans available for the 4 month collective cycle. See the section above this one for pricing info.
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Yes! In addition to the payment plans available, if you feel called to be a part of the collective, I want you there! At the link below, you'll be asked to add some simple contact information, along with the amount you're able to pay. I do not need "proof" or explanation for the amount you provide. Within 48 hours of submitting the form, I will email you a special link you can use to join the collective. Once you do, you can expect a purchase confirmation email, along with a welcome email that includes what to expect next. I'm looking forward to having you! Please fill out this form.
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Babe, yes! Want an entire season free for joining for a year? Here you go. This will only be available ahead of the June 20th, 2026 start date so enjoy it while it's here! :)
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Yes! There are lots of built-in ways to go at your pace, honor your own rhythms, and take breaks where needed. I've personally built the collective to work harmoniously with my own neurodivergent rhythms so I can show up in a supported way as well. I also always intend to speak clearly and plainly as I value direct, compassionate, clear communication. I continue to grow in ways I can support my fellow neurospicy community members, so if there ways that I can improve as a facilitator of the spaces I cultivate, I welcome your constructive feedback and accommodation requests to be sent to my email at krystal @ krystalalexandria .com (added spaces are to prevent bots from spamming me). I will do my best to support you in what you need and if I cannot fully accommodate, I am happy to send suggestions for added support recommendations like fellow colleagues, spaces, and supportive tools.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Absolutely. All recording links will be available 24/7 in the member portal.
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To honor the privacy of our members and the cultivated, dedicated container that is The Soften Collective, materials will only be accessible as a current, paying member of the collective.
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Yes, I'm glad you asked. I received a trauma-informed certification through Trauma+Somatics, LLC. in 2023. In addition to being a trauma-informed space, this is an anti-racist, queer-friendly, anti-fascist, anti-zionist, and neurodivergent-friendly space as well. I believe in building towards a future of Universal Care for our basic needs globally (nature does it, why can't we?) because once those are reliably met, what else could we create with our waking hours? Lastly, I have never (ever) voted for you know who.
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Classes are hosted on Zoom. You will find class-related logistical information in the calls section of the member's portal.
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I'm so honored and excited that you'd like to join us. This collective is incredibly supportive (AKA non-judgmental) and inspiring to folks wherever they are on their creative journey. The point is to learn, connect, & CREATE. It doesn't have to be good, sellable, or anything to write home about. It's about honoring the very human impulse in our veins to create things. The confidence comes along from doing a thing over and over and remembering to enjoy it along the way!
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The 3 cycles per year of The Soften Collective (TSC) are designed to honor seasonal rhythms, creation rhythms, and my own energy levels as a space holder and guide. Nature does it, so why can't we?
The Soften Collective is run in 4-month seasons (3/year). The upcoming rounds include:
June 20, 2026 - Oct 10, 2026
Oct 17. 2026 - Feb 14, 2027
Feb 20, 2026 - June 12, 2027
Dates may shift according to intuitive and bodily guidance. Keep an eye on this webpage and my Instagram for updates (@krystalalexandria).
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Welcome, love! I'm excited you're here. I create grounded, intentional spaces to shift your focus to what you’re deeply craving on a soul level. My style of mentorship helps you cultivate the practical (and magical) tools to help bring that vision alive…all while prioritizing ease every step of the way. If you'd like to learn more about my values, cornerstones, and philosophy as a Mentor, you can read more here.
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This is pure SOUL CHANNELING zone, baby! I have proudly created everything you see, hear, and will experience in The Soften Collective. Every element, word, and visual has been imperfectly fumbled with and downloaded intuitively. It has my heart, energy, vast experience, and magic all over it. I hope you feel it and are deeply transformed, inspired, and feel so loved in every space I create - online and off - because you (we) deserve that. You deserve thoughtfulness, care, and reminders that to be human is a GIFT. May you know that your wild, imperfect, raw, delightful creativity, ideas, and humanity are welcome here.
“Part of being a revolutionary is creating a vision that is more humane. That is more fun, too. That is more loving. It’s really working to create something beautiful.”
~Assata Shakur, American Activist & Revolutionary
Here's a confession:
Yes, I did build this for you…
but I built it for me, too.
I've been creating on my own for a long time.
I'm craving time with people that I care about just as much as you.
And something that I do really well is curate really intentional, transformative, and soulful, open-hearted spaces where folks can drop into deeper vulnerability than they really have in years.
For the sake of reminding each other that we're here. We're not alone.
We have community around us and we deserve to thaw out in company with other incredibly heart-aligned creatives on the path.
I wonder what becomes possible when we center connection, creativity, & our soul’s whispers…