Sundays March 5, 12, 19, 26, & April 2 | 1-4pm PT | 4-7pm ET

This offering is a 5 Week virtual learning circle with 5 live gatherings & 4 self-paced rituals + lectures. With ancestral food as our entry point, we will come home to a deepening relationship with our bodies, ecology, hxstory, & cultural wisdom. Together, we will integrate these medicines to heal our selves, cultivate sovereignty in our communities, and rekindle right relationship with mother earth.

What you will learn + format

Live gatherings

1. Communal cooking rituals focused on seasonal diet of ancestral vegetables, fruits, grains & seafood 

2. Basic resources to support our nervous systems & spirits through change– meditating with the elements, ancestral plant allies & plant meditations, Chinese 5 element/season theory

3. Intentional time for reflective journaling and/or small group sharing circles

Self paced google classroom

1. Weekly guided rituals for honoring self, ancestry, community, and the natural world 

2. Weekly lecture videos– decolonized Filipinx histories of agriculture, food, spirituality, & society from pre-colonial period up to current issues

This class is for you if you want to –

• Reclaim basic ancestral practices of traditional cooking for healing both self & community

• Reorient to cycles of the earth through ritual, mindfulness, and awareness of the elements in our bodies (earth, air, water, and fire)

• Empower yourself with the complex truths of our history and where we stand now collectively

• Take the fruits of your healing and share them with this group & larger communities for witness, expansion, and complication

Circle Protocol

Each of our live, virtual gatherings will consist of intentional grounding where we are encouraged to open and maintain our own sacred space and/or altar. Suggestions for how to create this space will be shared after registration.

The majority of our time will be spent in cooking workshop and communal story-circle where we are allowed to share stories and reflections throughout the process of cooking. We will close with grounding breaths and offer food to our loved ones & ancestors as a gratitude for the gift of this medicine.

Due to the intimate nature and overall learning arc of our journey, participants must be able to attend at least 4 out of 5 sessions (with our first session being required) and remain present for the majority of gathering time. Please register for our email list if you cannot attend this workshop and you’d like to stay updated for other offerings.

Logistics

Our journey begins on Sunday March 5, 2023 at 1pm PST/4pm EST. We will meet on Zoom and a recurring meeting link will be sent a few days before the first circle. Shopping lists will be sent out with your weekly self-paced google classroom offerings— anticipate spending 10-20 USD per class. Recordings of cooking circles will available for up to 1 month following the course completion.

Class Size is limited to 13 participants.

Reciprocity Contribution Sliding Scale & Optional Herbal Gifts

(If you would like to offer along this scale above $275 or under $500, you are welcome to do so if this makes the offering more accessible)

Benefactor Scale $500.

The Benefactor Tier supports full program cost & the largest contribution on behalf of a fellow community member.

Spiritual Friend Scale $375.

The Spiritual Friend tier supports full program event/cost and supports partial contribution for a fellow community member.

Supporter Scale $275.00.

The Supporter Tier supports the program/event cost.

Community Builder/Scholarship Scale

Please reach out via email at lolasapofood@gmail.com if you are needing the community builder tier. Please note that these spaces are reserved for low income community who would otherwise not be able to access this learning space. We trust that you will reflect on your capacities and request accordingly.

Optional Herbal Gift Package with 4 ancestral herbs is an additional $20.

Registration closes Wednesday, March 1, 2023.