Name: Evening Tea Ceremony + Somatic Workshop
Start: 2025-01-31T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-31T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Hampton Park

Let's connect together on community land to honor the medicine of the night with a tea meditation and nature based body healing workshop.
About this Event

Join us in community as we lean into the medicine of the darkness and connect to the season of Winter.

The evening will begin by clearing our energies with blessing herbs as we enter the circle.

We will gather seated for a guided tea ceremony and meditation with Magnolia by herbalist Nora Luce. This will be an opportunity to open our body to this plant, and welcome any messages of support and connection to our sense of stability to the Earth. You will be educated on the historical and medicinal uses of the Magnolia Tree, and have an option to share your connection.

After this experience, you’ll deepen into your body as somatic practitioner Ashleigh Westenhoff teaches us about what our bodies as women need during this winter season. During a walking meditation you'll receive tools to help reduce stress in the long term.

WHY ATTEND?

Open ourselves up to the wisdom of ourselves in a beautiful park.
Learn the botanical medicine and historical use of the Magnolia Tree.
Connect with like-minded individuals on a shared path of discovery and growth.
Enhance our mind-body connection by learning the practice of somatics.

COST

This gathering is offered in a sliding scale of $35-$55.

We are committed to making this gathering accessible to all, so we’ve created a sliding scale for the event fee. Please choose the payment level that best reflects your current financial situation. Your contribution helps support the event and allows us to offer tickets to those who may need financial assistance.

$45 (Base Rate): This is the standard donation, which helps cover the cost of the event and supports the materials, plants, and space needed for our gathering. By choosing this rate, you’re ensuring your participation and supporting the overall event.
$35(For Those in Financial Need): If you are experiencing financial hardship, this lower rate is available to make the event more accessible. No questions asked—this rate is for you if the full price feels like a stretch.
$55(Paying It Forward): If you're in a position to give a little more, this rate helps cover the cost of the event and supports others who may need financial assistance. Your generosity helps make this gathering possible for someone else and contributes to the sustainability of future events.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Nora Luce is a local folk herbalist who serves the community at the local farmer's market with her company Critical Ritual. She has a passion for sharing her many years of education in medical botany and folk herbalism. Her desire is for this community to have more awareness of the abundance of plant medicine that surrounds us in this city and the re-awakening of more medicine people on this land.

Ashleigh Westenhoff is a somatic practitioner who helps chronically stressed women reduce their stress using somatic healing and nature so that they can be present, free, and connected to their lives again. She firmly believes that the best and most sustainable way to reduce stress is by building a deepened connection to the body. She helps her clients figure out where their stress is coming from in their bodies so that they leave her knowing how to reduce their stress confidently on their own.