COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
S.C.A.R.S.ART offers community holistic wellness + multidiscplinary arts workshops for all ages + group sizes:
~Holistic Wellness practices: Breathwork, movement, and physical rehabilitation based in Pilates (STOTT Pilates certified), fascial therapies, neuromuscular, and neurokinetic principles. 25+ years experience working with youth to elders.
*For more info, click this link:
Myoho Healing Somatic and Physical Rehabilitation Website
~Herbalism
~Agroecology + Permaculture practices
~Multidisplinary arts (dance, movement, visual arts, poetry, multi-media, storytelling)
*Please email any inquiries to: ScarsArt.Olivia@gmail.com
Stay tuned for upcoming community workshops!
Past Workshops
This Saturday I’ll be leading a free community workshop (w/ support from @veggiemijxsbayarea), sharing many of the tools that helped me overcome my spine surgeries from a congenital condition & be able to walk + dance again. I want to keep passing this along in hopes that any part of it can help you heal + become more grounded & stable physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
March 30th from 2-6pm at @medicinefornightmares at 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110:
2-3pm browse through the magic of Medicine for Nightmares bookstore
3-4:30pm Psoas workshop
4:30-4:45pm Q & A
4:45-5:30pm Enjoy herbal infusions/tea + meet your community
Come join us to explore and understand the deep significance of the deeply rooted and spiritual Psoas muscle in your body and how it’s health, function and resilience are vital to maintaining not only a healthy spine & hip function, but also nervous system balance. We will learn some techniques, exercises and practices to achieve and maintain optimal Psoas function, how it relates to the rest of the body, and can influence holistic/overall well-being Please bring the following props : yoga mats or padded mats, yoga blocks/thick books, blanket, and yoga straps/woven straps. Don’t forget a 4-6 inch woven strap that can be tied in a knot for added flexibility. A body massage ball or softball/tennis ball wrapped in a sock. If you own any/have the capacity to do so, please bring any extra props you might have to share with the community.
Indulge in a day of self-care as we craft soothing salves for your mind, body, and soul. Join our Bay Area Chapter at Ramses Art Garden (2511 Broadway, Oakland CA 94612) on January 20th from 12 pm - 2pm for a unique salve-making workshop led by Olivia Eng, @scars.art.heals, and herbal teas from @templeofearth and @fiveflavorsherbs.
This workshop will feature a calendula and rose salve recipe crafted by Olivia, paired with the opportunity to create a personalized tea blend to take home.
This event centers the global majority and gender-expansive communities. Donations are welcome, though no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
ScarsArt is facilitating a “Cultivating Calendula” community workshop at Lifelong Medical Center with Nanci Andrade on Saturday, October 1 @ 10-11:30-am
We’re looking for folks to join this FREE community workshop to learn about:
*Cultivating calendula from seed starts and grow bags; along with nourishing, harvesting, and drying to be able to make tea & healing oil/salve)
*Some maintenance and regenerative practices (making compost and creating DYI ollas to self-water plants!)
*We’re also focusing on the way in which this can be done in small and/or urban spaces, and using effective & accessible methods
*Future workshops will connect the different ways calendula can be used to benefit from it’s medicine.
Why calendula for this first workshop? All of the healing & soothing benefits below!
Calendula’s antifungal and antimicrobial properties help prevent infection and heal injuries to body tissues. It’s also known to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant components, which might help to fight cancer, protect against heart disease, and ease muscle fatigue. It can be used to relieve diaper rash soothing rinse for flea bites, eczema, scratches, scrapes, itchiness, & to help cleanse and heal minor wounds.
Thank you to MESA Program (@mesaprogram) for making this workshop possible through the Transfer of Knowledge (TOK) grant to support the Bay Area community and beyond!
Thank you community, for coming out to learn about the
healing benefits of calendula:)
