phat beets present's north oakland's saturday farmers market!
florentina craft and wellness place teach workshops at this market!

check out some pictures of this event;

ADAPTOGEN Healing Arts Salon
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Th' day o': Day o' the Sun,
Merry Month o' June 13, 2010
Point on ye sundial: 4:30 in the evenin' - 10:30 in the evenin'

Coordinates: Twinspace Continuum 2111 Mission St. @ 17th street
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th' Battle Plan
ADAPTOGEN Healing Arts Salon holds space for the purpose of sharing holistic health knowledge and fostering connections among local healing arts community in a nutritious and delicious event space.

The salon happens EVERY SECOND SUNDAY of the month.
Each salon goes from 4:30pm to 10:30pm.

Donation at the door: $10-200
(Tips for practitioners welcome and appreciated.)

See below for details:

Salon format:

4:30-6:30 Early Healing Clinic

6:30-8:30 Catered Vegan Dinner and Group Discussion

8:30-10:30 Late Healing Clinic
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During each open clinic shift, guests sign up with treatment coordinators to receive sample treatment sessions (about 20 minutes each) from a selection of local, independent healing arts practitioners. Hosts and treatment coordinators can provide information on each healing modality and the specific practitioners who offer it. Gong fu style tea service and therapeutic music from guest musicians and DJs provide a comfortable, stimulating atmosphere.

Dinner and facilitated discussion on healing arts and healthy living happen between the two clinic shifts, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. A donation separate from the door is asked by the caterers for the food. (Tea service is included with the door donation.)

The dinners are catered by local independent businesses and the discussions are facilitated by well experienced practitioners of the chosen topic.

June 13th Offerings include:

Body/Energy Work:
Deep Tissue, Sweedish, Thai and Shiatzu Massage
CranioSacral
Acutonics
Reiki, Theta and Vortex Healings

Readings:
Tarot, Astrological charts, I-Ching

Teas:
Adaptogenic/herbal: Tulsi, rose
Fermented and aged: Puerh, oolong

Catered dinner: Center of Yum

Guest Speaker: Tatiana from the Ohlone Herbal Center
with an Introduction to Western Herbology

Live Music: Soft Zula and Adriana Atema on Piano
and Ilya on Accordian
DJ: David 8

ADAPTOGEN defined:
a substance with qualities which increase resistance and resilience to stress, enabling the body to adapt around the problem and return to homeostasis.

So we can be strong together.

florentina craft is bringing its herbal trunk to the wing and talon salon!
happening on january 23RD at the naughty monk loft
4701 san leandro street in oakland

a - american
h - herbalist       www.americanherbalistsguild.com 
g - guild
symposium - fancy conference.

just landed.
2 hours north of oakland (florentina craft's home base) is santa rosa; where the ahg symposium was held. the ahg is a supportive educational non-profit organization developed by herbalists for herbalists. and once a year they hold a huge herbalist gathering, designed for connection and education with a chance to share herbal goods.

and i camped, van camped, in a little town next to santa rosa - kensington at the sugar loaf campground (see above picture). i'm glad i camped, from the day long crowds at the symposium to the quiet campground at night - it proved to be a great contrast.

plus i had several incredible dreams - with the help of mugwort, which i burned in my brass cauldron (see above, the hanging incense burner). when the smoke filled the van, i felt like a gypsy traveling with my snake oils.

it was magical.

pictured here we have florentina craft's herbal trunk!

on display at the ahg symposium, we shared our scented herb jewelery, lotion bars, holy smokes, flower essences and cordial.

we were a hit!

a gemini is the butterfly of the zodiac, gently floating above the tops of beautiful flowers, pollinating. and with the gentle pollination of the gemini comes the birth of a seed, lets name that seed an idea. with this idea the lovely flower community can grow, multiply and share its self with many gardens about town. all with the help of the communication master the gemini, talking, fluttering batting those lovely wings at the flowers - drinking in the sweetest nectar.

how can we apply this gemini moon to our everyday lives? simple, share your ideas, talk to everyone! one of those ideas might actually come to fruition and seed!

look at what florentina craft has been up to: (thank you gemini moon)

the blessing of the flower essence trios, coming to the products page soon.
imagine it;
a set of three different flowers assisting you on a journey, self inquiry or braving a new change in your universe.
yes, well that's what we do here at florentina craft - we provide the support.

holy smokes! above are the lovely smoke blends available on our products page (anahata in the clear bottle and ajna in the blue). yes, blended to perfection. did you know our holy smokes are also drink able as tea? you can also add them to your bath! they are made from organic, wild crafted, top grade plants, plus they are packed with magic and intention.

florentina craft is preparing for a medicine show this thursday at strawberry creek in berkeley, ca.  
as the pictures show we have been hard at work creating a line of everything wonderful for your hot little hands.
available at the show will be:

• holy smokes
• flower essence trio's
• lotion bars of many natural fragrances
• scented jewelery beads made from local hand crushed herbs
• and perhaps a cordial, if time permits.

where?