Welcome to the 1st Inaugural event of BeatBox BotanicalS: Harriet’s Apothecary, a village of Black Women, Queer and Trans healers coming together to nurture and cultivate your body’s intuitive wisdom. We are so grateful you are taking care of yourself in this way and in turn taking care of the communities you are a part of. We hope that every moment you spend with us cultivates and inspires the best in your being and encourages the healing genius of your vessel. The intention of Harriet’s Apothecary is to continue the rich healing legacy of Harriet Tubman. Like our courageous ancestor, we intend to expand access to health and healing resources that support POC Women and Queer and Trans folks in their healing journeys. We also hope to connect individuals and communities to accessible self and community based resources that are rooted in the wisdom of our bodies, our ancestors and our plant families. This is an intentional space for self-identified POC/Indigenous/Mixed race Women and Queer and Trans folks and the allies that love them.
We are deeply invested in creating a space where each person feels welcome at all times. We invite you to co-create a space of love, growth, compassion, respect and healing that honors the intricate beautiful identities and energies we each hold. To the best of your ability, lovingly challenge your self to walk with us in the following agreements.
healing and loving community agreements •
Set a loving intention for your time at Harriet's Apothecary. How do you want to love yourself while you are present? In what ways do you want to grow? What do you want to be open to? How do you want to embody the love that is you?
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Release judgments, preconceived notions, your ego and your fears. Lovingly challenge yourself to be open without attachment to outcomes. Allow whatever needs to manifest arise in order to be fully present to yourself and the community you will be with.
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Be present to your truth. Practice actively listening to what might be arising for you as you are in the space. Reach out for support if needed. There will be folks identified to meet your needs to the best of their ability.
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Practice active listening with each other, making a conscious effort to hear and understand what others are sharing.
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Be aware of language that you use to address and/or connect with people. Many words have been used to historically oppress folks. Lets participate in engaging in language that is liberatory and loving with each other.
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Please honor people's pronouns and gender identities, whatever they may be. Allow people to self-identify their gender and preferred pronouns to describe who they are (e.g. he/him/his/she/her/they/them/their/z/hirs)
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Be humbly and compassionately self aware and curious about the pervasive ways privilege and oppression, both across and within identity groups, impacts us all. Be accountable to the impact of your actions to yourself and this community.
BeatBox Botanicals is a local, sliding-scale, love-centered and community-inspired, plant medicine and healing practice. Rooted in the traditions of our ancestors, we use compassion, your body’s intuitive experience, and plant wisdom to handcraft medicine that restores and expands our body’s abilities to heal and to love. we work with herbs and our bodies as tools for healing, reclaiming our individual and collective wisdom, and nurturing sustainable relationships with the Earth. We create customized medicinal herbal products based on what your body’s needs and truths are. We offer individualized and community health consultations, skill-shares, and workshops. We support liberation and justice movements committed to healing. we specialize in medicine that expands the capacities of the heart and our innate abilities to Love. We believe that love is the most transformative force in the Universe and exists abundantly in all of us. Investing in our love practice allows us to live out our Divine purpose. we are dedicated to the traditions and sustainability of plant medicine, using only organic and ethically wild-crafted plants and ingredients. We source ingredients from local urban gardens and farms first, and when that option is not available we acquire herbs from responsible and fair trade companies. Each herb medicinal is handcrafted and brewed with reverence for the plants and land they come from. 90% of our medicine is made during the full and new moon to evoke the energy of the Moon’s wisdom and magik. we understand that transforming our world is deeply tied to the vitality of our minds, bodies and spirits and the spaces where we conjure up our liberation and justice magic. Transformation and liberation can
not be sustained if we do not individually and collectively prioritize the healing and reflective work necessary to keep us alive and thriving. we believe investing in love and our own and each other’s healing, engages us in a rich legacy of resistance and decolonization, one that has sustained our ancestors and movements and in turn will strengthen us and enrich us for the long haul. our work is inspired by the manifestation of love in and around us. The wisdom of our ancestors. The miraculous nature of our unshakable bodies’ intuition. The legacy of individuals and communities who have used healing and wellness as a tool for justice and liberation. The creative genius of indigenous and people of color, and queer and trans and two-spirit folk. The brilliance of sick and differently abled warriors. Loving-kindness meditation. Laughter. The Moon. The gifts of Nature. Intimacy with the Earth. we look forward to lovingly and authentically journeying with you towards healing and caring for ourselves and each other and expanding the wholeness that already resides within us.
black women’s blueprint, inc is a civil and human rights organization of women and men. Our purpose is to take action to secure social, political and economic equality in American society now. We work to develop a culture where women of African descent are fully empowered and where gender, race and other disparities are erased. We engage in progressive research, historical documentation, support movement building and organize on social justice issues steeped in the struggles of Black women within their communities and within dominant culture. www.blackwomensblueprint.org
harriet’s apothecary schedule 12:00pm-2:30pm
sliding scale healing sessions diy healing lab self care and community care lending library “share your truth” tent 2:30pm-3:30pm
welcome healer introductions sound healing by juliette jones breathwork, meditation and dialogue about the chakras by sokhna mabin 3:30pm-6:00pm
sliding scale healing sessions diy healing lab self care and community care lending library “share your truth” tent 6:00pm-7:00pm
announcements and blessings mindfulness meditation by beatrice anderson sound healing performance by jasmine burems and anais maviel closing
harriet’s apothecary map basement
acupuncture bliss puddle body work reiki ground floor
bone flower botanika herbal tea lounge and raw delights bar community apothecary diy healing lab pendulum readings 1st floor
acupressure and essential oil therapy face painting healing haircuts herbalism love consultations holistic psychosomatic healing resilience and embodiment workshops outside Back
relaxation tents self care and community care lending library
HARRIET’S APOTHECARY HEALING MENU Acupuncture Acupuncture is a healing practice stemming over 2000 years old used in both Traditional and Classical Chinese Medicine. Acupuncture honors the energetic pathways, or channels, throughout the body that influence associated internal organs and structures. Energy from these pathways surfaces at various points on the body, identified as acupuncture points. Each of these acupuncture points serves as a tunnel, or access route, to the deeper circulatory channels within. Extremely fine gauge needles are inserted at selected points, stimulating these points and thereby activating the body’s natural healing abilities. Healer~ Julia Bennett $11-$111 30 min or 1 hr sessions
Bliss Puddle Body Work This practice offers compassionate, intuitive, healing touch, listening deeply to your body’s signals to relieve tension and open the energy meridians (sen lines) of your body. Energy blockages are released, boundaries dissolve and deep healing occurs in a space of presence and meditation. Drawing from Thai Yoga Massage techniques, your session will compose of a series of opening postures, dynamic alignment, deep tissue release, restorative acupressure and soothing touch. Healer~ Naima Penniman
$11-$111
30 min or 1hr sessions
Embodiment and Resilience Workshops The embodiment practices are meant to open up various areas where folks carry tension. For women and t/gnc folks who experience street harassment and other forms of gender based violence the chest can be an important focal point to bring aliveness and awareness to. Healer~ Che. J. Rene Long Pay as you wish 20 min sessions for groups of 4
Face Painting This healing practice will use face paint to pamper with decorative designs inspired by tribal patterns from different world's cultures. Healer~ Dimitrea Tokumbo FREE 10 min sessions
Divinatory Pendulum Readings This healing technique employs a rose quartz crystal for a divination of the elemental energy in the body deciphered through the meridians (energy channels) running through the hands and fingers. The pendulum reading reveals plant medicines and self-care rituals to balance and enhance each element in the body. Healer~ Jasmine Burems $5-$55 15 min sessions
DIY Tincture Making Tinctures are a simple, low-cost way of making medicine that is accessible for low-income folks and first time herbalists. The practice would focus on specific areas of the body such as liver tonics [good for folks on hormones] or skin care [for mixed race skin]. Healer~ Che. J. Rene Long Pay as you wish Ongoing DIY workshop
Acupressure and Essential Oil Therapy This ancient Chinese healing method infuses the gentle yet firm pressure of hands to specific meridian points on the body to relieve pain and tension and balance the energies in the body. This practice will also be coupled with aromatherapy to add an extra punch of sensory peace and healing. With my support, folks will also have an opportunity to make their own personalized oil blends to support their own healing. Healer~ Tonya Abernathy $11-$111 30 min OR 1 hr sessions
Herbalism Love Consultations Working with your body as a guide and healing tool, we will explore what your body’s current needs and truths are and compassionately discover the roots of present distress. Together, we will identify what plant medicine and intuitive rituals your body desires to reclaim wellness and nurture love and wellbeing throughout your mind, body, spirit, soul vessel. Healer~Adaku Utah $11-$111 30 min OR 1 hr sessions
Healing Haircutz & Tonsorial Artistry This healing practice will adorn your crown with stylish and body affirming cuts, designs & personal grooming. Healer~Khane Kutzwell $11-$111 30 min sessions
Mindfulness Meditation Mindfulness meditation practice allows the chance for each participant to offer their inner most voice safe space to speak, to be heard compassionately by ones body & to be released, freed from entanglement or harm through breath & loving kindness. This is a self-love practice that exists in stillness, song, movement & as a way of being. "Sitting mindfully I am aware of my in breath" is the mantra; the practice comes in the doing & the living. Healer~Beatrice Anderson Donations offered to EVERYONE
Meditation and Chakra Dialogue Community meditation infused with a short discussion on the chakras as centers of power and development. Healer~Sokhna Mabin Donations offered to EVERYONE
Reiki Reiki is an energetic healing practice channeling and directing energy through touch to activate the natural healing processes of the healing person's body and restore well-being. Healer~Taja Lindley Suggested donation, $1 a minute 5-30 min sessions
Holistic Psychosomatic Healing This all-encompassing healing practice utilizes various hands-on techniques, herbs, essential oils, talk therapy, movement, and nutrition. Every treatment is tailored to engage patients in their own internal healing process by first connecting with breath, affirming their personal space and providing them self-care exercises , nutritional tips and referrals. Healer~Sherley Accime $1 a minute, minimum 30 minutes 30 min OR 1 hr session
sound healing As an improviser and healing musician, I’ll sing and drum along to create a meditative open space for you to chill, process, vibrate, in and out, and feel freedom running through our souls. Healer~Anais Maviel Pay as you wish Ongoing
HARRIET’S APOTHECARY HEALERS CONTACT ADAKU UTAH beatboxbotanicals@gmail.com www.Beatboxbotanicals.com FB: www.facebook.com/beatboxbotanicals 773.593.5399
KHANE KUTZWEL 347.349.Kutz (5889) text is best www.camerareadykutz.com FB: www.facebook.com/camerareadykutz Instagram & Twitter: @camerareadykutz
ANAIS MARVEL maviel.anais@gmail.com
NAIMA PENNIMAN www.ayitiresurrect.org www.climbingpoetree.com naimainfinity@gmail.com
BEATRICE ANDERSON anderson.beatrice.rl@gmail.com CHE. RENE LONG Chelsea.johnson.long@gmail.com DIMITREA TOKUNBO Dimitrea@yahoo.com JASMINE BUREMS jasmine@honeyandgold.us www.honeyandgold.us FB: www.facebook.com/honeyandgoldus Twitter: twitter.com/honeyandgoldus JULIETTE JONES info@julesonstrings.com www.JulesOnStrings.com JULIA BENNET healinghand7@gmail.com
TAJA LINDLEY taja.lindley@gmail.com 646-262-0936 www.TajaLindley.com | @tajalindley www.ColoredGirlsHustle.com | @cgirlshustle TONYA ABERNATHY i8artichokes@gmail.com 518.477.0189 SHERLEY ACCIME http://www.amtamembers.com/anewny (TEXT) 718.440.7267 sherley.accime@gmail.com FB: SeaElle Healing Enclave SOKHNA HEATHYRE MABIN kalamazon@hotmail.com
HARRIET’S APOTHECARY SPRINKLES INFINITE GRATITUDE TO......... ADELE SMITH-PENNIMAN. AIESHA TURMAN. ALIXA GARCIA. ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE HEALING JUSTICE PRACTICE SPACE COORDINATORS AND HEALERS . ANAIS MARVEL. BLACK WOMEN’S BLUEPRINT STAFF AND MEMBERSHIP. BEATRICE ANDERSON. CELIANY VELZAQUEZ. EMET VITALE-PENNIMAN. DAVI DAVIS. DIMITREA TOKUNBO
. EYINANNYA UTAH.
FARAH TANIS. JASMINE BUREMS. JONAH VITALE-WOLF. JULIETTE JONES. JULIA
BENNETT. KAREN ROSE. KELECHI UTAH. KHANE KUTZWELL.
HARRIET TUBMAN. HERB SHOPPE BROOKLYN. LEAH PENNIMAN. NAIMA PENNIMAN. NAIMAH JOHNSON. NATALIE HOWARD. NESHIMA VITALE-PENNIMAN. PAUL UTAH. TAJA LINDLEY. TELESH PASCUAL LOPEZ. TERRESSA TATE. TONYA ABERNATHY. SHERLEY ACCIME. SAMARA GAEV. SACRED VIBES APOTHECARY. SHERYLL DURANT. SOKHNA HEATHYRE MABIN. URE UTAH. VENUS ZEPHYR FREE. YISHRAYL UTAH
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