Please join our wonderful provider community for an online portion of our annual Radical Wellness Fair. Our providers are offering some fabulous & FREE workshops to the community.
If you are interested in being able to attend some of our in-person offerings (free chair massage, yoga/dance workshops, acupuncture, crafts, community resources), please navigate to our in person Fair page, where you can find out more and reserve a ticket.
Virtual Workshop Schedule:
Below you will find a drop-down menu of our virtual workshop offerings, so that you can plan your virtual Fair experience more easily.
Please check back here for updated information with our full workshop/services schedule on the day of the Fair!
-
4pm - 4:30pm*
*This workshop will be offered only once virtually.
Meeting ID: 812 2215 9766
Passcode: 048200
River Chevannes, MSW
Description:
This guided meditation will offer some time and space to take care of ourselves in community with whatever may be present.
About River:
River Chevannes, MSW, comes to the sacred work & practices of healing, wellbeing and mindfulness as a spiritual warrior. River is a first generation Black Caribbean alchemist, gardener, healer, artist, facilitator and dreamer. Inspired by their own mental ill/wellness journey, they offer mindfulness for mind, body and spirit.
-
First session: 4 - 5:30pm
Second session: 5:30pm - 7pm
CLICK HERE FOR ZOOM LINK (SAME FOR BOTH SESSIONS)
Lala Shanks, Certified Peer Support Specialist, Artivist
Description:
The Collective Healing through Creative Expression workshop is designed to aid disabled individuals and those that are otherwise systemic impacted to use art as a tool for healing and community care. Participants will explore various artistic mediums such as writing, music, and visual arts to create strategies for processing trauma, resisting oppressive structures, building community, and practicing personal and collective empowerment. The workshop will cover topics such as getting in touch with cultural practices, collectivism, community-oriented care and Thrivation. Attendees will engage in hands-on activities and exercises to develop their own creative practices to explore their experiences and pursuits of growth and connectivity. The workshop offers a safe and supportive environment for individuals to come together and use creativity as a means of promoting healing and liberation.
About Lala:
Lala Shanks (she/he/they) is a multi-passionate cultural practitioner, organizer, storyteller and care worker. Their practice is a commitment to resisting systemic oppression and building infrastructures of community care networks centered on liberation, access, art and a politic of love.
-
5 - 6:30pm*
*This workshop will be offered only once virtually
Justice Roe Williams (Fitness Coach, Editor and Author)
Description:
During this workshop Participants will understand what the Fitness Industrial Complex is and to find healing and strength through authenticity.
About Coach Justice:
Justice Roe Williams (he/him) is an poet, writer, author and now co-editor of his upcoming anthology, Deconstructing the Fitness Industrial Complex: How to Resist, Disrupt, and Reclaim What It Means to Be Fit in American Culture being published in 2023 with North Atlantic Books. A unique book project that takes the journey of diverse bodies, from coaches to fitness enthusiasts and their experience of the fitness industry and what it means to create inclusive movement spaces.
-
5pm - 6:30pm
Clare McBee, LICSW
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, space for reflections and support, and maybe some fun polls ;) 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 virtually, and unlike the in person edition, space is not limited and the circle will go a little longer. We will begin at 5pm and ask that you mute yourself upon entry and stay muted unless you are sharing with the circle, in order to limit disruptions.
If you have concerns about accessibility, please contact Clare at: info@liminalbodies.com
If you cannot attend the virtual circle at our Radical Wellness Fair, be sure to check out the in person circle that Clare will be offering at the Fair on 5/21 at 1pm. You can check out the details of the in-person 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/
-
6:00 - 7:00pm*
*This virtual workshop will be offered only once during the Fair
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK
Description:
The position of the planets at your time of birth describes your character, essential nature, and your evolutionary process throughout time. Astrology can be an empowering tool for unlocking understanding and self-acceptance. Your natal chart offers insights into your physical health, emotional disposition, relationship with your body, self-care, and nourishment. Join astrologer Laura Campagna for an exploration of how your Moon placement can support you in understanding your needs and wants from an astrological perspective to take the best possible care of yourself through all the cycles of life.
About Laura:
Laura Campagna a writer, astrologer, tarot reader, and energy healer born and raised in Boston, MA. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, and a BA in Cultural Studies with a focus on the mythology of the divine feminine from Antioch College. Laura believes in the power of storytelling to shape and save lives. She publishes on the connections between social justice, astrology, queerness, and magic.
-
6 - 6:30pm*
*This virtual workshop will be offered only once during the Fair.
CLICK HERE FOR GOOGLE MEET LINK
Jo Elliott Gutierrez, licensed massage therapist
Description:
Join Jo for a 30 min self massage workshop for folks who have had top surgery. Grab your favorite massage cream or oil and settle in for a guided self massage to relieve tension and scar tissue in your chest.
About Jo:
Jo (they/them) Elliott Gutierrez is a licensed massage therapist working near Central SQ. Jo is white, queer, trans, and nonbinary. Jo's practice centers queer and trans bodies with trauma informed, inclusive table massage with sliding scale pricing.
We would like to thank our fabulous Fair co-sponsors:
