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3 Ways the Peabody Essex Museum is Helping the Community Be Well This Season

By Joey Phoenix This past Winter, The Peabody Essex Museum launched its new wellness initiative: Being Well, which seeks to improve the physical, emotional, and spiritual well being of local and global communities through mindfulness, movement, meditation, art-making, and storytelling.  Being Well was created by Bethany Beatrice (she/her/hers – Manager of Public Programs), Danielle Olsen (she/her/hers – Associate Director of …

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Stretching in New Directions with Virtual Yoga

by Joey Phoenix We all need a little help right now de-stressing our lives, and there are a million options for how to do that – which is as delightful as it is terrifying. Yet, not all of us can just deep dive into advanced meditation or Yoga, some of us need a softer approach.  Chrissy V. from Rebel Yell …

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The Darkness in Me Recognizes the Darkness in You with Black Widow Yoga

Tina Moroney of Black Widow Yoga talks emotional processing, yoga stereotypes, and what it means to really leave it all on the mat. by Joey Phoenix Yoga is a cultural phenomenon often associated with kombucha, lululemon, and Instagram lifestyle models. There’s yoga for moms-to-be, yoga with goats and rabbits, and even yoga on paddleboards. Although these bright modern traditions are …

Beltaine Fire: Yoga, Tarot, & Moon Magic with The Chaos Factor

Happy Beltaine everyone! I think we are all still flying high on the magic from Sunday evening. What an amazing night of partnership to celebrate this sabbat as well as the full moon in Scorpio. With the special talent and enthusiasm of Rebel Yell Yoga, Dark Moon Tarot, Creative Collective, Witch City Wicks, and Scarlet Letter Press, we created an enchanting one of a kind experience that included a meditative yoga flow, Beltaine spell bag crafting, and tarot & birth chart readings. Guests also took home a specially-crafted herbal oil blend from The Chaos Factor, and a lovely spring candle from Witch City Wicks, both made exclusively for this event.