CONTRIBUTORS

BUDDHIST INSIGHTS

Buddhist Insights connects people with monks and nuns from different Buddhist traditions. A NYC-based non-profit, it offers free weekly meditation classes, workshops and retreats. www.buddhistinsights.com

HERB & DYE ROCKAWAY

Herb & Dye Rockaway is a design studio started in 2014 by Rockaway resident, Maggie Scott, to explore color and design with plants. In 2014, Maggie started the Rockaway Dye Garden at Edgemere Farm and is currently Design Fellow and Master Dyer for the Tennessee based Indigo farm, Stony Creek Colors.  http://www.herbandyerockaway.com

CASEY SHIELDS

Trained at Tea Sage Hut in Taiwan, Casey shares her practice of tea ceremony meditation with people in New York. Whether it’s at a Chao Dao Workshop or Open Tea Ceremony, she only uses “Living Teas” grown through sustainable processes.  www.saltsandtea.com

ROCKAWAY ARTISTS ALLIANCE

Rockaway Artists Alliance, is a not-for-profit arts organization comprised of individuals who view the arts as vital to the health of our community. Formed in 1994, its mission is to encourage and engage residents of Rockaway, particularly our youth, in the arts and cultural activities. https://www.rockawayartistsalliance.org

MINKA

MINKA, means ‘Home of the people’ in Japanese. As a center for wellness and holistic living, it strives to create an inclusive environment where people can heal and businesses can thrive. http://minkabrooklyn.com

MARIKA BETHEL

Marika Bethel is a Kundalini teacher and healer. She is the founder of Glowing House, the only place in Manhattan that specializes in a Holistic approach to healthy living through a combination of Colon Hydrotherapy, Ayurveda, and Kundalini Yoga & Meditation practices. www.myglowinghouse.com

SUNDER ASHNI

Sunder Ashni is a Flower Essence therapist, healing channel and educator born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. http://www.sunderashni.com

commUNITYmovement

commUNITYmovement connects wellness with community engagement locally & nationwide. It offers donation-based yoga programs to the Rockaway community. https://www.communitymovement.net

HOSANNA MARSHALL

Hosanna is a reiki healer, filmmaker and spirited traveler based in Brooklyn with roots throughout the World. www.theopenseries.com

WU DE

Author and teacher Wu De is a true Chajin, “tea person”. He has been a practitioner of Cha Dao, “The Way of Tea” for over 20 years, and he has reached over 100,000 people through his writings, classes, workshops, seminars and interviews. For the last decade, Wu De has been teaching the ancient practice of serving tea from a Zen and tea center in Taiwan, known as Tea Sage Hut. www.globalteahut.org 

AKI BAKER

Aki Baker is a Flower Essence Therapist, energetic healing practitioner, Reiki master, meditator, community activist, food lover, healing & spiritual guide, artist, serial business owner, urban farmer, and domestic violence survivor. Her current project is MINKA brooklyn, a center for wellness & holistic living. akiackeebrooklyn.com

THE LIGHT OF GUIDANCE CENTER FOR SUFI STUDIES

Kainat Felicia Norton and Muinuddin Charles Smith are senior teachers and meditation retreat guides in the Sufi tradition. Together they founded and facilitate the Light of Guidance Center for Sufi Studies in NYC. www.lightofguidance.org