Light Your Candle. Sip Your Clarity. Shape What’s Next.
Autumn invites us to slow down.
The days become shorter, our routines pick up again, and before we know it, we can find ourselves running from one thing to the next. But what if we started this season differently?
Light Into Autumn is a two-hour experiential workshop combining the creativity and calm of candle making with practical coaching around stress management, relaxation and creating more space for yourself.
You will create something with your hands, pause from the noise of everyday life, reflect, connect and leave with your own handmade candle — and hopefully a little lighter than when you arrived.
Part 1 — Create Your Autumn Candle
We begin by slowing things down and getting creative.
Guided through the candle-making process, you will create your own autumn-inspired candle to take home with you.
This part of the evening is about more than making something beautiful. Working with our hands gives us permission to step away from screens, deadlines and endless to-do lists and simply be present.
No previous candle-making experience is needed. Come as you are.
Part 2 — From Stress to Serenity
While our candles take shape, we turn the attention from what we are creating around us to what is happening within us.
We will explore:
- How do we recognise our personal stress signals before reaching overload?
- What can we control and what do we need to learn to let go?
- How can we create small moments of calm in busy days?
- What boundaries, habits and choices help us protect our energy?
- How can we move into the new season with greater intention and serenity?
Expect conversation, reflection and practical tools rather than a lecture.
The objective is not to eliminate stress from life — good luck with that! — but to become better at recognising it, managing it and choosing how we respond to it.
The Program
18:30 — Welcome & Arrival
Settle in, meet the group and leave the day behind.
18:40 — Candle-Making Experience
Create your own autumn-inspired candle.
19:25 — From Stress to Serenity
Interactive coaching, reflection and practical stress-management tools.
20:15 — Your Autumn Intention
What would you like to carry into this new season — and what are you ready to leave behind?
20:30 — Close & Take Your Candle Home
Whas is included?
The fee includes the complete candle-making experience and materials, your handmade candle to take home, and the facilitated stress-management and serenity coaching session.
Ready to Light Your Way Into Autumn?
Sometimes we don’t need another productivity hack. We need permission to slow down.
Join us for an evening of creativity, conversation and reflection and start autumn with a little more space, intention and serenity.
Places are limited to keep the evening intimate, relaxed and interactive.
Co-hosted by:
Saadet Kal
My name is Saadet Kal. I’m a food engineer with an MBA. After 13 years in various roles at corporate company, I decided to follow my passion and start my own brand.
I like to describe myself as the “President of the Candle-Lovers Club” — I truly love lighting candles. What started as a personal hobby, making candles for myself and my loved ones, soon turned into a creative venture when others began to admire my work.
I ran my brand in Türkiye for a year before relocating to Geneva due to my husband’s work. I brought my brand with me and have since continued crafting artisanal candles and hosting candle-making workshops here, sharing my passion and creativity with a new community.
Hulya Kurt
I am a master career coach and capacity builder with a strong track record of helping individuals and organizations grow with clarity and confidence. With years of hands-on experience in leading diverse teams and expanding businesses across industries and countries, I bring a practical, cross-cultural approach to professional and personal development.
I understand the challenges of operating across borders and cultures, and I use that knowledge to guide others in building high-performing teams, sustainable strategies, and resilient mindsets. If you’re ready to unlock your potential and scale your impact, I’m here to help you make it happen.
Where
Av. des Morgines 12, 1213 Petit-Lancy, Geneva