One, two, three, four.

Get my shoes then out the door.

Five I'm alive, six, seven, eight feelin' great.

Nine, gonna shine, life is good I'm doing fine.

Ten, Gonna do it right then do it again.

Yeah yeah.

I look up to the sky with all the beautiful color but, there's more than just for me so gonna share it with another.

I got to show, to give, let out, I want to sing and shout.

Take a look and see A beautiful morning that turns into beautiful evening.

And together make a beautiful life.

And if you want see, then come along with me.

That's right.

Welcome to Experience Michiana.

I'm the show's producer, Kelsey Zumbrun and thank you so much for being with us.

We hope you are enjoying the warm weather and getting out and exploring the Michiana area.

Today I am in Goshen at the Goshen Brewing Company.

We're going to show you why a big celebration happening this weekend.

We're also going to be down in Warsaw at the Boundless Co-creation studio, a really cool place there.

But first, Courtney is finding out about a sneaker art competition happening in South Bend on Friday.

Well, something really cool is happening in downtown South Bend.

That's right.

On Friday, the sneaker art competition.

And I love it.

Thank you so much, Demetrius, for joining us for this.

This is something unique.

This is the first time you guys are doing anything like this.

Yes, ma'am.

Tell me what the sneaker art competition is.

So it's really an initiative, you know, and getting our, like, our youth, the more involved.

Yeah, I love that.

Yeah, yeah.

So it's going to be a really cool time.

There's going to be DJs involved, like.

So the music is going with the kids as they're, and they're doing a designs on a canvas sneaker that's just like this.

Okay.

So is it like groups of kids?

How does this work?

It is so, so, there's the high school kids, and then it's the, it's the middle school kids.

Okay.

And so they're going to be all, sitting together and doing it at the same time.

Great.

But yeah.

How long do they have to make their art?

The deadline is one hour.

One hour?

They get one hour to do this.

Okay, everybody kind of gets the same when you call us a canvas.

I would.

Yeah.

So the canvas sneaker, actually, that's what I.

That's what I look like a Converse but it's not actually.

Yeah I know it's getting there.

It's okay.

Yeah.

It'll be a Converse in a day.

Okay.

So we have middle schoolers in high school come in to do this.

And everybody who's in is already signed up.

Right.

So it's not something that people are going to come in sign up day of or anything.

Nope.

Nope okay.

All the finals are closed.

Yep.

Okay.

That's good to know.

So but you can come in.

Watch.

Yes, ma'am.

Yeah.

So it's open to the entire the public at, at the Howard Park Event Center.

Okay.

It'll be dope.

I love it, I love it.

What time is it happening?

It's from 5 to 7.

5 to 7.

Okay, so let's look at these ones.

These are who did these ones.

So this was done.

These are cool I love so it's our seventh and eighth graders.

If you look at this design this kid, they did it in five minutes like I saw them.

They take they took the shoe and they got it done instantly.

It was crazy.

I'll tell you, my husband is really good at Fred Flintstone.

Oh, that's that's actually right.

See that?

But see, these are so.

Oh, I love this little.

Yes.

This is the first kid.

Actually, this is the one that started off.

I appreciate him, because the kids were nervous.

He was like, I'll do it.

Okay, man, thank you so much.

And then he led to all of this and even, like, coloring the laces and things like that, too.

What is your guys's plan for afterwards?

How are these going to be displayed or showcased?

So the goal of now is to put them all over our center's, O'Brien center, the Dream Center, the Charles Black center, the Howard Park Event center.

Yeah.

It's just like the initiative to show off our youth and their talents.

So this is what they're going to be using.

Is that.

Yes ma'am.

Okay.

So 60 colors.

Oh it's a ballpoint.

And it's also like a brush point.

So, so it's like a fine tip.

And then also a big tip.

So, so if you want to have like your brush aspect that's in there and if you want to have like your stencil aspect, that's also in here, okay.

So the kids will get these, they're going to get the shoes.

They're going to decorate them or art them.

Yeah they're going to art them.

It's a mixture of both actually, because the kids are also able to bring in, any, any type of pens or, or, you know, I would they want to get like some glitter.

Yeah.

Some rhinestones I love it.

Yeah.

I'm really excited to see what these kids come up with.

I am too, man.

It's going to be a special time.

I'm just happy to see the kids in their element and their flow, you know?

Yeah.

And I actually, one of my kiddos decorated her shoes.

Oh, a couple, a couple of years ago, and she's like seven years old.

Business.

Yeah, exactly.

So, I mean, this is a thing that let's talk about that like sneakers are a thing.

It is they've come back, right?

Yes it is.

I definitely, I even have a friend who's going to be a judge as well.

It's terrible.

Tony.

And they actually, they take, Air Force One and they put their paint on them.

Oh.

And they have a paint of, like, a floral type of vibe.

Yeah, it's really special.

So so you people see that and the adults and see that in the kids.

Yeah.

Like it's a universal idea.

That's really cool.

And I love that they're going to be showcased afterwards too.

There's other stuff going on this Friday as well.

You want to talk a little bit about that.

So and the and then honor of a 160 SB 160, which is crazy, right.

Like I feel like the 150 celebration just happened a year ago.

It was just a few years ago.

And so much fun was actually ten.

It was ten years ago, something 160 years for the city of South Bend.

Yes, ma'am.

So this is kind of that kind of collaboration, and I love that you're bringing more of the art impact into it.

Yes, man, talk about that.

And so and that effort, there's going to be the sneaker art, the competition.

And also there's our first Friday, our concert series at, oh, our park, and is being extended, to 6 to 9, actually.

So yeah.

Oh, great.

You know, there's going to be so much for people to do downtown, and I love that.

I mean, everything that's happening here with the South, but with the VPA, which you guys are doing to just continues to expand.

And it's so great for our community.

You know, how many people do you think are actually do you know how many kids are a part of the sneaker art?

There's 30 kids out of now.

30 kids, 30 kids.

In middle school.

And they're 15.

And, in high school.

Okay.

It worked out like this.

It was perfect.

That's perfect.

And is it going to be in this building and will be okay?

It'll be inside of our events in our rooms.

Okay.

So, like, as you walk into our how apart is a straight line all the way to the back.

Okay.

Perfect.

And people can come in and out here, too, and, you know, that's great.

So they can come swing by.

They can, you know, grab a bite to eat.

Yeah.

Check in on the kiddos at the public house.

You can you can get a drink.

You can get some food.

And then you can go down to the counselor series.

You can come back, check on the kiddos.

It'll be a great time.

I love to point out, to do people need to bring like a lawn chair for the concert?

Is that a good idea?

I would say so.

Okay, if you have a lawn chair, I would say so, yeah, you just bring that out.

Okay, good.

Well, I know this is the first time you guys are doing something like the sneaker art competition.

And what else do you envision for, you know, kind of bringing in the art aspect for SBA.

So there's a lot of things that, the team is working on out of now.

There's a mural mania that's going on.

Yes.

So that's always love that.

That's pivotal.

Every year.

Every year it's one I had.

I mean, even just that just seeing that on our walls, on our buildings across the entire area year after year.

Now it keeps growing too, right?

That's incredible and beautiful.

Till then, a big shout out to Alex Allen.

Yeah I'm leading that.

Yeah amazing project.

And yeah so there's more ideas that include the sneaker competition.

The plan as of now is to do it actually at our fusion festival, September 27th and 28th.

Okay.

We got to get that on the calendar, too.

Yes, ma'am.

Okay, okay.

We're gonna have you guys all back out here again and, and the kids that are winners of that, they're going to win the tickets to go to the Final Four.

Oh, for this competition.

Oh, yes.

And that's amazing.

That's the festival.

Okay.

So, so so that will be our second edition.

This first one is really exciting because if you win this one in South Bend, it'll take you to the statewide competition.

And that's.

And Indianapolis okay.

That's awesome.

That's incredible I love that there's something like this.

It's almost like, you know it's a for each kind of opportunity.

Yeah.

But it gives you the creativity in this format.

Yeah.

That's exactly the visual to love it I love it I of course I don't have the sneakers on today.

That going to be hers I know.

Look I have I'm going to give you my little foot.

That's the perfect fit.

Yeah.

The perfect fit it is.

They've signed them up because anybody wanted to make their own art.

Sneakers.

What might you say to them?

I would say, that's a great idea.

Yeah, yeah.

And get the right side.

If you're getting a converse type of sneaker, I think you want to run a side a little bigger.

But, Yeah, I was saying that's a great idea.

It shows originality, too.

So, you know, just that confidence in yourself to like, hey, like, I can do this in your personality.

Yes, yes.

And and that's the big thing.

Like, I know even as a kid, when I was at La Salle and I had to wear a uniform, which I always, you know, there's a uniform.

Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

No, I don't even do that no more.

But I, you know.

Yeah, yeah.

But even another idea like it was important, right.

To have like, those wristbands on was important to have like, the shoe laces with different colors and things you can.

It shows like just a small little detail, the individuality.

It reminds me of Will Smith, who always.

And you know, he.

Oh yeah, he had his jacket.

Oh, okay.

Inside out.

Oh my God.

Well, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Yeah, that's a throwback.

That's the way to do it.

We'll see here Friday night.

Come watch these kiddos make some amazing art.

Thank you so much to me.

Thank you guys I appreciate you guys for having me out.

So here we are in Goshen today, and we are at the Goshen Brewing Company.

And there's a special reason we're here, because they're celebrating ten years this week right here.

And they're going to have a big celebration.

I'm with Jesse, who's one of the founders.

You and your wife opened this place up a while ago, and, you transformed what was a building not being used into something kind of a magical place for this community.

Well, thanks.

Yeah.

Thanks for having me.

So this is the old Nipsco building.

Circa 1920s is what I know.

And, yeah, we tried to upcycle the old building and kind of put some new life into it, and create kind of a community space for people to come together.

And it's really kind of a great space because it's real close to downtown.

So you can walk right over here.

If you're over in downtown and in this connected community.

Goshen is really well known for their first Fridays in.

And so you kind of just, you know, added a little bit to that because it has that same atmosphere all week for sure.

First Friday coming up.

Just in a couple of days.

Yeah.

Yeah.

We love our location.

We're not right on Main Street, but a couple blocks from Main Street.

We got some natural area, an outdoor space that lends itself to, fun events.

And.

Yeah, now I imagine when you open, you were hoping you were going to be ten years.

Yes.

Yes.

Like, getting to a point because that's that's you jumping out on a limb saying, hey, we're going to start a business, and you guys have made it ten years.

It really says the community accepted you here.

Yeah, it really does feel a little monumental that we got, ten years now.

Kind of surreal to, Yeah.

The community is really, taking a liking to the place.

And, you know, we really just tried to be that strong asset in the community.

And a fun, relaxing place for many groups of people to come together for.

Well, so this will air on Thursday.

And what is happening this weekend?

How are you guys celebrating ten years.

Yeah.

So we'll have a party all day Saturday starting at noon.

We've got a barbecue trailer, so we do some special foods outside on that trailer.

We're doing sort of a throwback menu.

Some of our just kind of, old school staple beers, but also some new ones.

And then going back to a lot of our original food menu.

People have been asking about our smoked duck tacos.

We did from our original menu and doing a midnight moon grilled cheese sandwich that we haven't done in in probably over five years.

Along with a lot of other things.

They'll be we have vinyl going all day.

So music, a DJ, we're doing a fun, battle of the bands.

So some local bands just kind of having a fun, just a fun battle together.

We got some judges, that are going to have fun with it.

A dance party.

We're kind of finishing with the dance party from 8 to 11, staying open a little later.

It's going to be.

Yeah, a lot of fun.

Some giveaways and just good energy.

I think we'll be.

We'll be all around.

That's pretty awesome.

So the best place to find out all the details on your Facebook page, website, website, Facebook, Instagram, all of that stuff.

We've been posting some of that and we'll even do a few more things.

We've got even special merch.

I'm wearing one of the shirts and, you know, I kind of see one of our staff help put that together.

Some different ceramic mugs that we had specially made.

Absolutely.

We've got our mug club glasses that we really focusing on our ten year, this year.

So yeah, it's all kinds of fun stuff going on.

So if you guys can't make it out for the event this weekend, there's stuff going on all the time, especially in the summer.

From what I understand, Tuesdays, a special night as far as the menu goes.

And then Wednesday you have live music going on.

Yeah, every Tuesday is Pad Thai Tuesday.

So and that has been sort of a phenomenon that has taken off over the years.

And like you said, music every Wednesday throughout the year.

Obviously it's a little rainy, overcast.

So we move it inside.

But most of the time during summer we have people out on the lawns, bring it and bring in lawn chairs and sort of this little festival type atmosphere each week out there.

It's so for people who don't know, you guys really got the start because of the beer.

Yeah.

And so you guys have your stuff on tap and, how many things do you have on tap?

Every day?

It kind of depends.

We have we can have up to 12 if we can keep up with that.

People are drinking a lot of this beer down, especially come nice, warm weather, summertime.

But, we'll have quite a few on tap.

Saturday.

And really a diverse lineup of beers.

Anything from, dry hops, saisons.

We're going to have a sour cider.

We make hard cider here, too.

We got a new West Coast IPA that's, we're getting we're having canned as well, and it's got the ten year logo on it, a special release for the day.

Yeah.

So all kinds, variety going on there to go along with that.

You have a great menu.

So tell people what's what kind of things are on the menu.

Yeah.

So, Saturday we're going to have the, the Thais, a Thai salad that we've had before.

We're going to go back to, we're going to do brisket, which we do all the time.

That's one of the very few items that's been on the menu all the time.

But we're going to do a stout barbecue sauce with that, just to switch it up a little bit.

We've got marinated pork skewers going on out in the barbecue trailer a lot.

A, sandwich called Low and Slow, a steak sandwich that, is kind of, fan favorite, pulled pork with the fennel slaw.

Just all kinds, yeah.

Stuff.

So fun.

Menu.

So sometimes people might think, oh, well, it's a brewing company, so it's just for adults.

But this is kind of a family friendly environment.

Yes it is.

We we get lots of families, kids out on the lawn.

Definitely see that on Wednesday and throughout the week.

It's it's been interesting to see how that has taken off too.

And there aren't tons of places around where you can go get a drink like this and have family right there as well.

So we've I think I think kids, and families feel safe.

They, we get kids that want to come here for their birthdays, you know, and parents are here pretty okay with that usually.

I would say so.

Right.

Yeah.

So, what would you say to the community after ten years?

You know, it's it's I know you're doing a party as a kind of a way to give back.

Oh, absolutely.

What would you say to the community after being here for ten years?

I mean, just a sincere thank you for the support and, growing with us throughout the years.

You know, you have your ups and downs and through Covid, we really gained a lot of support, and loyalty shown there.

We just want to come together and have fun and celebrate just the community in general.

It's just a strong knit community that's, has a lot of heart.

So, yeah, we're just very grateful.

Well, hopefully you guys have heard us this whole time because as you can hear, there's a lot of conversation going on which really speaks to the community atmosphere here at Goshen Brewing Company.

And so tell people, when are you guys open?

Are you open all week, sir?

Yeah.

So, we're open Tuesday through Sunday, dinners Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

And then Saturday we open for lunch and into the evening, 12 to 10.

Sundays we do brunch.

We have a summertime, schedule hours from 10 to 8.

And then the winter we do 10 to 3.

But Monday is the only day we're closed.

That's kind of our breather.

And get some other things done around here, but, yeah, we're open six days a week.

Sure.

Very good.

Ten years.

It's been a great part of the community.

Be sure to get out this Saturday if you can and if not anytime, any week.

It's just a wonderful atmosphere.

Jesse, thank you so much.

Thank you very much.

Appreciate it.

Well, today we're down in kosciusko county.

Heading over to our friends in Warsaw.

Thank you guys for having us.

To this beautiful space that you have here.

Boundless co-creation studio.

This is really a collaborative space that you have here, isn't it, Holly?

Absolutely.

Yeah.

We're just a group of practitioners and coaches looking at helping people through, you know, things like anxiety and stress and burnout, and a variety of different ways.

I love that.

And on this studio space, I mean, this is brand new.

You guys have been here for less than a year now.

How has the community received the space here?

Oh, it's been fantastic.

Every time somebody walks in, they just take a deep breath and they're like, wow.

So calm.

Yeah.

That's how I felt as soon as I watched, it was like, calm.

And it's peaceful.

Right.

That's what we're going for.

I love it.

Now, there are a couple practitioners here, like you said.

What are the areas that you guys are focusing on that people can come in and they can book a session or an experience with you.

Yeah.

I mean, we help people with all sorts of things.

I would say probably the most common are anxiety, depression and burnout.

And Erin I don't know if you have anything else that you want to add to that.

Yeah.

So we have a variety of modalities.

We have the harmonic egg.

We also have hypnotherapy, reiki, aromatherapy.

And then we all three do ongoing coaching.

I love that.

And we're kind of standing in like the yoga area right here on the hear about that Erin.

Yeah.

So we offer yoga classes.

We have two.

It's two instructors.

I'm one of them.

And we also have Megan.

She's wonderful.

And then I also offer 1 to 1 yoga with clients.

Now talk about why that's important to do one on one yoga.

Yeah.

So a lot of people are intimidated to go to a yoga class or they have something very specific that they want to focus on.

Maybe they got diagnosed with a really scary condition.

Yeah, maybe they have an injury.

So being able to work with them 1 to 1, I can tailor their experience and then give them things to working on and provide online videos and things like that.

I love that.

I feel like anytime I've had yoga or done a yoga class, I have an old arm injury, which you guys all remember.

I had surgery for that and I'm always like, okay, what's the modification?

What's the modification?

And and yoga's really like a peaceful time.

So even being able to do one on one is a great opportunity for someone like me who maybe is like, okay, pause.

Tell me how I can do this differently if I don't hurt myself, right?

Absolutely.

I love that.

Okay.

And now, okay, we have to talk about this.

Egg you think you're right.

This is a big deal.

Yep.

It is a big deal.

Okay.

There's nothing else like this here in Michiana, right?

Correct.

We're the only one in Michiana.

There's only three in Indiana.

And yeah, super unique sound and light therapy that we're able to use to address again, any type of physical or emotional condition.

But specifically, we've seen a ton of progress with our clients who are battling anxiety, depression and some neurological conditions, like even concussions.

Really?

Yeah, I like that, I love that.

I love that.

Okay, now, Erin, you have to tell me about your hypnotherapy.

What kind of person would come and get hypnotherapy.

session with you.

Like what?

What what does that work?

What do you work with?

I work with a variety of things I would narrow that down to.

It's typically anxiety, depression or a habit change.

So whether that's quitting eating sugar or smoking or trying to just start to exercise, for some reason they just can't get motivated.

But then sometimes it's deeper, heavier things like anxiety or depression that maybe somebody has been in talk therapy for years and they just feel like they need something else.

Yeah, just a little boost, something to kind of get things changed up a bit.

And hypnotherapy is really great for making some connections and getting into that subconscious and reprograming your thoughts.

And I think we we both do that and with either the harmonic egg coaching, hypnotherapy, Reiki all kind of plays well together.

And our coaching programs and our upcoming retreats incorporate all the things.

Yeah.

So, okay, wait, you said retreat?

Yeah.

Okay.

Now let's talk about that.

What that looks like.

So in July, we're hosting our first women's only retreat on Winona Lake.

It's a three day retreat, and it's really just aimed at those women that we mentioned burn out, right?

We hear all the time.

And so we're really focusing on those women that feel like, I don't know how to make the change, that I feel that I need to make.

And maybe they know what the change might be.

Maybe they don't.

But really exploring everything behind.

What has you feeling?

Real stressed over that And this is a great space that you have here.

Is it also available.

Can people rent this space?

Absolutely, yes.

This space this two studio space specifically is for rent.

So if anybody wants to host their own classes, okay.

Like creativity workshops or things like that, painting classes are a common thing.

But they can host that here.

They just pay a fee to me and then they collect all their own ticket money and so forth.

That's awesome.

Okay, well, let's go check out this egg.

Okay, okay, let's do it.

All right, so this is you said it's the only one like this in Michiana.

Absolutely.

Only we want to Michiana and know we're saying.

And you guys are going to see this.

I already had a little sneak peek of it, but it is it's really a calming component.

Yeah it is including light and light and music.

Music.

Okay.

And so look at this, you guys.

You see that you had to build it in here.

I'm assuming.

Right?

Yes.

There were people that came in, professionals, not myself, that came out to build this for us.

So can I go in?

Absolutely.

Have a seat.

So tell me how this works now.

Yeah.

So what we're going to do is we'll have a little intake session before you go in.

And then we'll come in here with an intention of what you want to work on.

Okay.

That could be physical.

It could be emotional.

They're usually tied together, whether you realize that or not.

Okay.

And then I'm going to ask you to get comfortable.

And we may lean you back or not.

You do that.

Do you want me to do that?

Yeah.

Should we do that?

I know my, My little switch, little button for me.

Right.

Sorry to get in your space.

Let me.

But just so also.

And then I will.

Let's see.

Let me back.

And you tell me where it's comfortable.

All right.

This is good.

All right, all right.

So I'm going to set this up.

I'm going to lock you in.

In what?

The chair.

I'm not going to lock you in the doors.

People do ask me that.

I do not lock you in the egg.

Okay.

There was an exit.

There is an exit.

I am going to choose the colors based on what it is that we're intending to work on.

Intersect.

And then I'll choose the music based on the same thing.

So it's going to be different each time, probably depending on what you're focusing on.

Right.

Exactly.

Okay, I love that.

And then, you're in here for 50 minutes.

So 40 minutes of music, ten minutes of silence.

So, I put you here and I'll close the doors, and then you're in here by yourself to just work through whatever it is that you need to work.

I love it.

Okay, so I know we're almost out of time.

Yeah, but tell me, how can people get scheduled with you guys, or do you have drop ins?

How does this work?

Yeah.

So you, We are by appointment only for these types of therapies.

And you can call us at (574) 208-3868, or you can go to Boundless Co studio.com and book right online.

And do you guys have your class sessions available.

Yes.

All of our class sessions and schedules are available online.

There's specifically something that says classes on the menu.

We do host yoga classes that can be drop in.

We also have specialty classes throughout the month, where people, practitioners come in and host their own classes.

So it changes up every month.

I love that.

So you guys got to get this.

Let's let's get this music started.

I'm ready.

Oh you are.

Yeah.

All right.

Do it.

Let's do it.

I'm ready to relax.

All right, here we go.

It's very zen like.

Well, that's it for this week's show.

Thank you so much for being with us.

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