Botanical Meditations:
building relationship with plant allies through somatic experience
Sunday, July 28, 9:00 - 11:00am
Led by Rachel Tate (they/she)
In The Garden are a series of workshops in the Empowered Spaces Community Garden that explore integrative justice driven approaches to embodiment, mental health, and wellness, both individually and collectively.
Join us from 9:00-10:30am for gardening in the Empowered Spaces Community Garden, and then at 10:30 for our workshop.
Empowered Spaces community members Rachel Tate (they/her) and Brea Youngblood (she/her) (join Brea on 9/22) will provide their own version of this class with opportunity to engage with aromatics in thoughtful ways.
In each 30 minute class, you will have the opportunity take in sensation with one or all plants including mint, garden sage, rosemary, or basil.
This gathering invites the group to slow down and notice what is present in relationship with plant allies when we take the time to witness and feel.
In this gathering you might notice feeling, emotion, or behaviors arise when mindful attention is taken to the mundane world around us.
You may very well just notice how good these herbs smell!
Either way, we’d love to have you and your curiosity this summer, in the garden.
Registration
These workshops are free to our community garden members, and donation based to the larger community - pay what you can, if you can. 100% of all donations go to supporting the garden and our collaborative food share program with Jamaa Birth Village. Donations can be made at the workshop, or via Venmo or Paypal.
Sign up here to join us!
Empowered Spaces Community Garden
The Empowered Spaces Community Garden is an organic gardening cooperative dedicated to quality food access for all, embodied healing and wellness education, equitable and empowering community, and anti-racist solidarities. Through cooperative farming and community partnerships, we seek to create locally-based, environmentally sustainable, trauma-informed and justice-driven modes of connection, resiliency, and interdependence.
Meet Rachel Tate (they/her)
Massage Therapist, Movement Guide, Somatic Experiencing Student
For nearly 15 years, I have been working as a health and wellness professional serving various communities. Within my experience as a provider and patient, I have developed the ability to create comforting environments that invite regulation, supported by various tools and resources. In each space I hold, I seek to meet the individuals in my community where they are, in each moment.
As a massage therapist & movement guide, I believe the core of why I do this work is to develop supportive connections with others, earth, and myself. Stemming from my value in relationship, is my great curiosity and interest in how our bodies function and experience life on this planet.
I aim to support others in the ongoing journey of self and communal connection. I am especially passionate about fostering the relationship to our earth body, and enjoy sharing tools and resources to enhance personal rituals. Through my ever evolving practice and continuing education, I strive to consistently develop and offer quality care for those I have the privilege of communing with.
To learn more about my work and offerings, visit: https://earthbodystl.com