Please join us on the grounds of The Meeting Point for a fabulous and FREE offering of workshops, services, crafts & snacks!
Please note that masks will be required to enter The Meeting Point building and access any services offered inside. We will have masks available if you need one!
Please also navigate over to the virtual portion of our Radical Wellness Fair to check out those online workshop offerings on Sunday 5/21!
Fair Information:
Below you will find a map of our building and corresponding drop-down menu of our in person workshops/services, so that you can plan your Fair visit more easily. We will have flyers posted inside/outside The Meeting Point with a QR code that will direct you to this page, so that you can use this as a guide while visiting the Fair.
Map of The Meeting Point’s 1st and 2nd Floors
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Repeats every 20-30 min*
*Charlie will be offering this workshop every 20-30 min for the duration of the Fair
Charlie Corley, handyperson/metalworker
Description:
Charlie will show workshop attendees different tools for hanging things on walls. They will talk about what hardware works best, how to use a drill, and different kinds of fixtures. Charlie will bring a piece of drywall so folks can see how the fasteners work. We can also talk about patching holes. There are no stupid questions! And Charlie will offer hands-on learning.
About Charlie:
Charlie Corley has been a fabricator for 20 years and loves sharing their knowledge and skills to set people up for success in their own handy endeavors.
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12pm - 3pm*
*This is a drop-in service that will be available throughout the duration of the Fair
Description:
Drop by our table in The Meeting Point waiting room for free glasses adjustments, cleanings, and the chance to screen your vision!
Gaze Optical is pleased to offer free glasses adjustments and the ability to screen your own vision. The vision screening allows you to assess how well you can see, and it is important to note that it is not a substitute for a comprehensive eye exam, which includes the external and internal health of your eyes. Remember to schedule your comprehensive eye exams every 1-2 years, as recommended by your eye doctor!
Gaze would like to collect your old/unused (but not broken) glasses that are to be donated to be cleaned and used at the next Partners for Visual Health eye campaign, providing eye care in San Miguel and Santa Ana to El Salvador's neediest. Each patient is matched with a provided a pair of prescription glasses!
About Gaze:
Gaze Optical is an independent, queer, locally owned optical that is funky and has independent flair, providing personalized attention, along with the latest technology and lens advancements in Watertown, MA. Gaze Optical's mission is to support the community with a minority, LGQTQ owned optometry office that is welcoming and approachable to all.
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12pm - 1:00pm*
*The first portion ( 1 hour) will be an Introduction to Pranic Healing. After that will be one on one Pranic healing sessions which you can sign up for via a sign-up sheet near the door of this workshop.
Nastaran Salehpour, Associate Certified Pranic Healer, Trainer Candidate
Christian Verde, Certified Pranic Healer, Licensed Instructor
Description:
Pranic Healing is an energy healing modality that aims to restore balance and harmony in the body by clearing blocked or stagnant energy. Developed by Master Choa Kok Sui, Pranic Healing is based on the principle that the body has an innate ability to heal itself and that this healing process can be accelerated by utilizing specific techniques to remove energetic blockages. Pranic Healing uses a combination of visualization, intention, and breathing exercises to activate the body's natural healing process and promote overall well-being. It is a safe, non-invasive, and effective healing technique that can be used to alleviate various physical, emotional, and mental ailments.
Meditation on Twin Hearts is a guided meditation technique that aims to activate the heart chakra and the crown chakra simultaneously. This powerful meditation technique was also developed by Master Choa Kok Sui and is designed to promote inner peace, stress reduction, and overall well-being. During the meditation, the practitioner visualizes a beautiful, loving light pouring down from the crown chakra into the heart chakra and then radiating out to the world. This technique not only promotes personal healing but also aims to bring peace and healing to the world by harnessing the power of group meditation. Meditation on Twin Hearts is a simple yet powerful technique that can be practiced by individuals of all ages and backgrounds to achieve inner peace, harmony, and balance.
Receive a mini Pranic Healing Session from one of our Pranic Healers and experience inner peace and joy! Combined with over 17 years of experience.
Also Receive a chair massage after the Intro from a licensed Massage Therapist with over 17 years of experience.
About the facilitators:
Experience the transformative power of Pranic Healing with Nastaran Salehpour, a certified associate Pranic Healer and teacher trainer candidate with a proven record of successful healing results. With training under Master Glenn and Master Marilag since 2019, Nastaran's life has changed and she has witnessed miraculous healing for her family. Now, she is on a mission to spread Pranic Healing in the Boston area and empower individuals to help themselves and others.
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12:30 - 2:30pm*
*There will be a sign-up sheet for a 5-10 minute Reiki slot
Lillie Marshall, Reiki Master Teacher
Description:
Experience a taste of the soothing gentle touch of Reiki assisted meditation with Lillie from HealingTouchL.com! During this 5-10 minute experience, you sit comfortably in a chair, have a short conversation to establish comfort and safety, then relax as the practitioner does a series of soft hand placements on your head, shoulders, legs, and arms (as discussed) to help energy flow more freely and happily.
About Lillie:
Lillie Marshall has been a certified Reiki practitioner since 2018, and has run HealingTouchL.com in Jamaica Plain since 2021. Over two hundred sessions later, she is now one of the top-rated energy balancing workers in the state. She loves introducing people to the relaxing and illuminating assisted mediation of Reiki.
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12:30pm - 1:30pm*
*This workshop will take place once and require a sign-up sheet (space limited to 25 people)
Quyen Tran, Education and Outreach Coordinator
Description:
The Chestbind with Transtape workshop will go over how to safely and effectively tape with Transtape. We will offer tips on how to navigate different body types and nail the look you want for yourself. The discussion will include the product line and accessories and guide you in selecting the best item for you. We will also be discussing packing with Transtape.
About Quyen:
Quyen Tran is the Transtape Education and Outreach Coordinator. However she is better known as her drag king alter ego, Jayden Jamison. It was through drag that Quyen learned about Transtape and honed her skills in taping a multitude of body types in the drag kings she launched from her drag king workshop.
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12:30-1pm
*This workshop will be offered once during the Fair, and space will be limited to 8 people; a sign-up sheet will be available near the door of the workshop.
Description:
This will be an opportunity to learn Mindfulness meditation, whether you're a beginner or a more experienced practitioner. This will focus on "the holding environment", which cultivates a supportive foundation for the practice, on and off the cushion.
About Karen:
Karen Enegess (she/her) has been a psychotherapist for over 20 years, with a long-time interest in a holistic view of people: body-mind-spirit in the context of this world. Forever on a spiritual journey with years of yoga and mindfulness practices; interested in integrating spiritual exploration in her work, to support people in accessing the truth of who they are, in part by understanding how one's conditioned experience distorts that truth.
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1:30-2pm*
*This workshop will be offered once during the Fair, and space will be limited to 8 people; a sign-up sheet will be available near the door of the workshop.
Description:
A brief exploration into the essence of our true nature, with an introduction to the chakra system and practices to help center yourself in the seat of your soul.
About Karen:
Karen Enegess (she/her) has been a psychotherapist for over 20 years, with a long-time interest in a holistic view of people: body-mind-spirit in the context of this world. Forever on a spiritual journey with years of yoga and mindfulness practices; interested in integrating spiritual exploration in her work, to support people in accessing the truth of who they are, in part by understanding how one's conditioned experience distorts that truth.
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1 - 2pm*
*This workshop will be offered only once during the Fair.
Maya Milic-Strkalj, LICSW, Zack Osheroff, MSW
Description:
This workshop will cover basics of Liberation Health theory and methodology, participants will have a chance to practice applying theory to practice by engaging in the methodology (making a LH triangle).
About the The Liberation Health Group:
The Liberation Health Group is a communal space created by and for those who are dedicated to advocating for social justice and liberation here in Boston, and around the world. We strive to learn and practice liberation health theories and methodologies to ground our fight for a society that prioritizes human needs over profit.
As healthcare workers and users, we recognize how our current healthcare system is influenced by larger societal structures that perpetuate unjust distribution of resources and services. We believe “health” is more than the absence of disease and are committed to addressing the personal, cultural, and institutional barriers that prevent us from being healthy!
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2:15 - 3pm*
*This workshop will only be offered once during the Fair
Kirbie MacEwen, LICSW & K Lenore
Description:
This workshop will offer space to learn about kink basics, such as safety and negotiation, and opportunities to ask questions. We will shape this round table to meet each persons needs!
About the facilitators:
K and Kirbie are experienced kink educators who are passionate about expanding queer kink spaces in Boston, community, safety, education, and accountability.
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2:00 - 2:30pm*
*This workshop will only be offered once during the Fair
Molly Robson, LCSW
Description:
Experience a space where you can feel free to share and connect as we process what it means to exist in a body in today’s world. Whether you’ve been on a body liberation journey for a while or are curious to learn more, Molly Robson LCSW (she/her) will facilitate this group discussion. How have you felt marginalized because of your body? What has your experience been with body image dissatisfaction? Do you feel stuck in a cycle of dieting? Let’s explore these topics and more together.
About Molly:
Molly Robson (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker with a background in nutrition and wellness coaching. Her approach is rooted in body liberation and fat acceptance. She provides a safe space to navigate your ongoing, ever-changing relationship to food and your body. Molly is honored to learn and grow alongside her clients, and to incorporate the principles of radical acceptance and social justice as together we realize that we are so much more than our bodies.
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12:15 - 1:00pm*
*This workshop will be offered only once during the Fair
Alex Papale PT, DPT, Mirah Sand OTR/L
Description:
In this workshop, Alex and Mirah will cover: an introduction to the pelvic floor; why someone might come to pelvic floor therapy; what’s the difference between a pelvic floor OT vs PT; what pelvic floor therapy can look like; and answer any questions participants might be curious about.
About the facilitators:
Alex Papale DPT and Mirah Sand OTR/L are queer and trans-affirming pelvic health specialists. Mirah is an Occupational Therapist specializing in trauma-informed approaches to pelvic floor dysfunction and chronic pain, and Alex is a Physical Therapist and Sex Educator, helping to bridge the gaps between accurate, inclusive sex education and pelvic floor-informed healthcare.
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1pm - 2pm*
*This workshop will take place once and require a sign-up sheet (space limited to 6 people)
Description:
Have you had a psychedelic experience and are looking for a space to share with fellow queer, trans, non-binary, BIPOC, disabled, neurodivergent and/or fat-bodied people? Integration is the process of becoming “whole.” This means taking the insights or feelings from the medicinal experience, and bringing them into daily actions and patterns of behavior. This integration circle is for folks who inhabit marginalized identities who have used psychedelics for healing and personal growth, and are seeking a place to unpack and process their experience. Our time together will include an opening and closing meditation practice, time for individual shares, and space for reflections and support. Please note that we will be using a psychedelic harm reduction model, but this is not a place to engage in any illegal activity.
This group may be right for you if you:
Have past experience using psychedelics
Want to talk through your psychedelic experiences openly with supportive people
Seek additional strategies for continuing your integration process
Wish to support others in their personal growth within an inclusive and judgment-free space
This group may NOT be right for you if you:
Hope that attending might replace your need for professional treatment of any mental health problems you might have
Are looking for group psychotherapy, medical care, or psychiatric treatment or advice
Had a challenging experience with psychedelics that continues to cause you distress
Want to find out where to access illegal substances or guides or practitioners working “underground”
The circle will be offered once at the Radical Wellness Fair. Space will be limited to 6 people (a sign-up sheet will be available at the Fair). It will begin at 1pm, we will allow folks to trickle in until 1:10pm and then close the door to ensure that we can create an adequate container without ongoing disruptions. We will wrap up at 2pm so that you can still enjoy the rest of the Fair!
If you have concerns about accessibility, please contact Clare at: info@liminalbodies.com
If you cannot attend the in-person circle at our Radical Wellness Fair, be sure to check out the virtual circle that Clare will be offering for the Fair on 5/21 at 5pm. You can check out the details of the virtual circle offering here.
About Clare:
Clare McBee (she/her), LICSW is a psychotherapist in private practice at The Meeting Point. She specializes in providing LGBTQI-affirming treatment to adults who have experienced trauma. Clare is trained in MDMA-assisted therapy for the treatment of trauma, and while she awaits legalization of MDMA therapy, she currently provides ketamine-assisted psychotherapy to her clients. Learn more about Clare at: https://liminalbodies.com/
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12 - 3pm*
*A sign-up sheet will be available for a 15-min testing slot.
The THRIVE Clinic at Harbor Health
Description:
The THRIVE Clinic offers free and confidential finger-stick rapid HIV antibody tests, with results in 15 minutes or less. This is not a diagnostic test, but will determine if there are HIV antibodies in your blood, meaning you may have been exposed to the HIV virus. If the rapid test comes back reactive, we will work with you to get a confirmatory blood test and connect you to a medical provider for care. We can also discuss STIs and other sexual health topics, family planning, and provide referrals for PrEP.
About the THRIVE Clinic:
The THRIVE clinic’s mission is to help everyone feel welcome, comfortable, safe, and supported in asking for HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health information, services, and supplies.
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1:00 - 2:00pm*
*This workshop will be offered once during the Fair. Participants will meet in The Meeting Point parking lot to begin the nature walk at 1pm. After the walk, the facilitators will lead particpants in salve-making workshop (see below).
Maggie Ruth Haaland (Herbalist, natural dyer, mender) , with help from Rabbit Varela (Community herbalist, LMT)
Description:
In this hour long workshop, we will walk through the neighborhood and get to know the plants growing around us. We will learn about ID, respectful harvesting, medicinal uses, and the energy of the plants, and delight in the green sprouting up around us. Join the salve making workshop after to deepen your plant knowledge!
We'll use some of the plants we find on our nature walk to make a salve together, which workshop participants can take home with them, and will talk a little about some of the properties of the different plants we find, being in reciprocity with nature and doing safety checks, and making salves.
About Maggie:
Maggie Ruth Haaland (she/they) is a queer herbalist, natural dyer and visual mender living in JP. She is curious about the ways plants can weave into our lives through creativity, cultivation, and finding ways to connect more deeply through the seasons. They believe in the power of vulnerability and community.
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12 - 3pm*
You can sign up for a free 10min chair massage at the Fair; massages will be offered during the entire 1-4pm Fair duration.
Description:
4CYW will be providing 10 min chair massage services to those in attendance.
About the 4CYW:
4CYW is a VIRTUAL Black owned company whose mission is to provide accessible inclusive yoga & meditation classes for everyBODY. We also provide corporate wellness services.
4CYW will also be collecting donations to support their virtual operations.
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12 - 3pm*
*This is a table that you can visit at anytime during the duration of the Fair, it will be located outside on our Meeting Point grounds
Description:
Members of the Boston Dyke March will be offering information about their upcoming Boston Dyke March gathering on June 10!
About Boston Dyke March:
Since 1995, the Boston Dyke March has remained committed to offering a non-commercial, intersectional, and fundamentally grassroots alternative to Boston’s Pride celebration. We strive to elevate voices marginalized in society and even within the lgbtq+ community.
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12 - 3pm*
*This is a drop-in style service, which you can access throughout the duration of the Fair
The THRIVE Clinic @ Harbor Health Services, Inc.
Description:
THRIVE will be offering safer sex supplies and menstrual care supplies to give out, educational pamphlets, a spinning wheel with sex ed trivia questions.
About THRIVE:
The THRIVE Clinic at Harbor Health offers free, confidential, and inclusive services including HIV rapid testing and counseling, STI and sexual health information, family planning counseling, free safer sex and menstruation supplies, and PrEP navigation and referrals. Our mission is to help everyone feel welcome, comfortable, safe, and supported in asking for HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health information, services, and supplies.
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12 - 3pm*
*This is a table that you can visit at anytime during the duration of the Fair, it will be located outside on our Meeting Point grounds
About Dorchester Food Co-op:
The Mission of the Dorchester Food Co-op is to challenge the traditional food system by building a community and worker-owned asset that nourishes, employs, and reinvests in the local community. We are currently building a food co-op which will be opening this summer and will be a new food cooperative for all Bostonians!
We believe that everyone has the right to wholesome food.
Dorchester Food Co-op will be selling Co-op t-shirts and shopping bags, Equal Exchange olive oil, tea and coffee.
If you would like to further support the mission of the Dorchester Food Co-op, you can contribute to their 2:1 matching challenge to help them purchase equipment for the store's Grab & Go. Learn more here.
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12 - 3pm*
*This is a table that you can visit at anytime during the duration of the Fair, it will be located outside on our Meeting Point grounds
About Heronkind:
Drop by our table for a craft project and to learn about Heronkind. Heronkind is a magical practice devoted to astrology, energy healing, tarot, spiritual guidance, natural wisdom, queer fiction and art, intersectional feminism, and environmental justice. Through Heronkind, writer and witch Lauren Trombino-Walleser offers virtual, accessible healing sessions for people across the planet traveling their own unique path. Healing starts within and radiates outward, creating ripples of magic throughout the world and beyond. All are welcome!
3% of all profits from Heronkind services are donated to organizations working for climate, environmental, racial, disability, & LGBTQIA2S+ justice.
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12 - 3pm*
*This is a table that you can visit at anytime during the duration of the Fair, it will be located outside on our Meeting Point grounds
Victory Programs Mobile Prevention Team
Description:
Stop by our table for free Narcan and a brief training on administering Narcan for opiate overdose.
About Victory Programs Mobile Prevention Team:
Victory Programs Mobile Prevention Team works to improve health outcomes, reduce mortality, and enhance the overall quality of life for all by seamlessly connecting clients to resources and knowledge through navigation, outreach, and education.
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12 - 3pm*
*There will be a sign-up sheet for a 10 minute reflexology session
Description:
Stop by the CB3Wellness table for a 10-min reflexology session (donations accepted).
About CB3Wellness:
CB3Wellness cultivates homeostasis by foot reflexology, aromatherapy, yoga, & use of the AO scan (body scanner). Creating balance in the body allows the body to heal itself. Velma combines her nursing background with her health & wellness knowledge to promote wellness.
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12 - 3pm*
*There will be a sign-up sheet for a 15 minute Reiki session
Description:
Stop by the OPEN HAND table for 15 minute Reiki "boost" sessions and bookings for future sessions at the OPEN HAND studio in Central Square.
About OPEN HAND:
OPEN HAND is an energy healing studio that just opened in Cambridge, MA. Elle E. Marston, RMT offers reiki healing sessions (in-person or distanced) as well as training in Reiki I, II, III and also training to be an energy healing instructors. For the Radical Wellness Fair OPEN HAND will offer 15 minute Reiki "boost" sessions and bookings for future sessions at the studio located in Central Square.
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12 - 3pm*
*This is a table that you can visit at anytime during the duration of the Fair, it will be located outside on our Meeting Point grounds
Description:
Stop by the Boston Liberation Health table during the Fair to pick up fliers and learn more about the Community-Led Mental Crisis Response model and opportunities for organizing to get the City to fund the model!
About Liberation Health:
The Liberation Health Group is a communal space created by and for those who are dedicated to advocating for social justice and liberation here in Boston, and around the world. We strive to learn and practice liberation health theories and methodologies to ground our fight for a society that prioritizes human needs over profit.
As healthcare workers and users, we recognize how our current healthcare system is influenced by larger societal structures that perpetuate unjust distribution of resources and services. We believe “health” is more than the absence of disease and are committed to addressing the personal, cultural, and institutional barriers that prevent us from being healthy!
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12 - 3pm*
*This is a table that you can visit at anytime during the duration of the Fair, it will be located outside on our Meeting Point grounds
Description:
Stop by the Manyi Juices table to purchase juices in 2oz shots and 8oz bottles!
About Manyi Juices:
Manyi Juices is a plant-based juice startup specializing in juices that are a good source of iron. Our juices offer an easy and delicious way to increase your daily dose of iron, with 2mg of iron in every 8oz bottle plus vitamin C to aid with iron absorption.
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Rabbi Margot Meitner, LICSW
Description:
Stop by to make your own herbal tea blends that can help support mood, digestion, sleep and overall wellness!
About Margot:
Rabbi Margot Meitner, LICSW is a Boston-based psychotherapist and community rabbi committed to accompanying people on their journeys toward emotional and spiritual health.
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Want to make a lavender eye pillow? Paint an affirming message on a rock? Make your own sassy/cute/cool/subversive button? Gay up a bookmark? WELL, YOU ARE IN LUCK!!!!!!!
We would like to thank our fabulous Fair co-sponsors:
