My Story
I'm Chelsea Hanawalt of allow the sun. I grew up in a small town on the sunny central coast of California where I spent my days playing outside and facilitating adventures for myself and neighborhood friends. My big imagination and love for self expression led me into the world of theatre, education and the healing arts. I have worked in the performing arts world in California, Washington State, and New York City.
Following my intuition I combined my love for theatre, the mystical and healing arts together and created allow the sun. The healing powers of play, imagination and mystical practices have helped me so much that I wanted to share it with others. It is my goal in life to share the creative arts with all ages. I have been a teacher for over 14 years, teaching theatre, music, yoga and mindfulness to young folks and adults. I have been reading tarot and oracle cards, facilitating reiki and hosting events for the past 9 years.
I received my MA in applied theatre through CUNY (The City University of New York) using theatre for education and social change. My bachelors of Performing Arts from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA.
I am currently studying to be a drama therapist at The Drama Therapy Institute of LA. I have my level 1 & 2 reiki certification from the Glowing Heart Center Reiki School.
JTP The Gift Performance
Photo by Patrick Garcia-Jurado
I am a founder of The Journey Theatre Project (JTP)
an applied theatre company that uses theatre conventions and techniques to serve communities such as, schools, colleges, transitional housing programs, LGBTQ Senior Centers and various corporations facilitating diversity, equity and belonging workshops. We also create original plays with the communities we work with.
The Guardian 2018. Ruby Warrington and Alexandra Roxo (standing centre), co-founders of The Numinous, with members of the company’s Moon Club in New York. Photograph: Eric Robbins/Moon Club
I want to take a moment to honor and thank two of my mentors who helped me on my healing path Alexandra Roxo and Ruby Warrington. In their past work they created, Moon Club, a women's online community working with the moon cycle, astrology, storytelling, writing, breathe work, and embodiment practices. I was a Moon Club ambassador assisting in facilitating the in person women’s story medicine circles in NY. (I'm the one the floor in the cheetah outfit in the picture above).
In the summer of 2022 I was honored to help Ruby Warrington at her Sober Curious Retreat at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY.