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Saturday, April 22 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm
(CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER) Healing Arts Fair

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****THIS EVENT IS RAIN OR SHINE! COME ON OUT ONCE THE RAIN CLEARS OUT!***

We're excited to announce Tom Tom's first-ever, Healing Arts Fair. Come meet practitioners, artists, and craftspeople who bring to life consciousness, community healing, healthy living, plant and alternative medicine.


The Tom Tom Healing Arts Fair, which is presented in collaboration with Common Grounds and other community supporters, is a celebration of the diversity, healing, and artistic expression of our community.

The Fair will weave all the elements of the Conscious City conference (Wed 4/19) into an immersive, memorable experience, and includes several keynote presentations woven throughout the afternoon by the following health and wellness specialists:

  • 1 PM | Hiromi Johnson | Tai Chi 
  • 1:30 PM | Christianna Deichmann | Massage 
  • 2 PM | Gryphon Corpus | Acupuncture
  • 2:30 PM | Gerry Stowers | Reiki
  • 3 PM | Anthony DeMauro | Meditation 
  • 3:30 | Lynsie McKeown | Yoga 

Vendor List
  • Balanced Bodies: Craniosacral therapy, Massage Therapy, Maternal and Infant Mental Health Services, Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology Education.
  • Charlottesville Tai Chi Center: Taiji  Quan (T’ai Chi Ch’uan) is one of the three major internal martial arts taught at CTCC.  Every movement in Taiji combines health benefits with self-defense applications.
  • Common Ground Healing Arts: Acupuncture, Massage, Yoga, and Meditation. Offering free Auricular acupuncture and chair massage sessions.
  • Greater Charlottesville Trauma Informed Community Network: Improving trauma-informed care by educating professionals and the community on the impacts of trauma and by advocating for trauma-informed systems of care. Offering healing tools, resource lists, and self-training materials. All samples are free! 
  • Living Earth School: The Living Earth School draws from both ancient and modern wisdom to empower students in becoming better caretakers, mentors, and leaders. We help people connect with each other, and the natural world through meaningful relationships and experiences.
  • Meditation in Motion Massage: Massage and Reiki therapy. Enjoy free 15 minute Reiki sessions.
  • Milk & Cradle LLC: Postpartum and lactation support.
  • Salute The Sun Yoga: Yoga studio. Will provide free class coupons, car magnets and stickers. 
  • Shelter for Help in Emergency (SHE): Providing support and resources for the promotion of healthy relationships in our community. 
  • The Elderberry: A large herbal apothecary that creates custom herbal formulations. We offer house blends for various conditions as well as herbal consultations and classes. Free tea samples, and information about our classes. Play herbal jeopardy and test your knowledge about herbs and supplements to win a prize!
  • La Leche League of Charlottesville: Non-profit that provides peer breastfeeding support.
  • Cynthia Riegle: Telepathic animal communicator and Reiki Master offering services as an animal communicator and energy healer to aid individuals in their relationships with one another.
  • Emme Simon: Energy Intuitive and Transformational Life Coach.
  • 3 Sources Medicinal Arts: Toning qi gong practice, sound bowls, and education. 
  • New Earth: Dedicated educators & consumers of ancient wild micro algae & fungi in ez to use supplement form. 
  • Integrative Biodynamics and Wellness: A licensed massage therapist for almost 15 years offering several modalities. 1) Regenerative Myotherapy 2) Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy 3) Somatic Experiencing 4) Sound/Vibrational Therapy
  • Trotter Mountain Farm, Sevinn Solutions LLC, and ArtbyLamiin: Cell cleansing mucus busting covid fighting herbal tea
  • Moon Dancer Medicinals: A Woman-owned business offering affordable, handmade, all-natural, high-quality health & wellness products and THC-free CBD pain-relief and spa products.
  • WildflowersVA: Nature-inspired jewelry, home decor, and clothing with real hand-picked and pressed botanicals from a home garden.
  • East Flora Wellness: Showcasing their line of natural body care products, herbal remedies, as well as Reiki Energy Healing. 
  • Mindful Mountain Yoga Cville: Chair yoga demonstrations & yoga teacher training
  • simplyYOGA: Literature provided on yoga 
  • Denise Cory Hart: Mini Energy Tune-Ups with Tuning Forks & Tibetan Singing Bowl
  • Alexander Technique in Charlottesville: A form of psychosomatic education bringing unconscious and/or subconscious movement patterns to consciousness and giving the student alternatives of thinking and action that convey across all of life.  
  • Harmonize Chiropractic: Free spinal assessment and a 50% discount on our in-office initial exam and first adjustment.
  • inVISION: A medical intuitive with a practice in energy medicine and a wellness coach at the Charlottesville Wellness Center
  • Emily Fenger: A master reiki practitioner, meditation guide, and breath work coach
  • Kashanaya: A kingdom that co-creates with nature to create products and services (specializing in herbal/plant practices-some cannabis-infused) to aid in the healing journey, alignment, restoration, exploration & conscious living. 
  • Kelly's Canvases: Oil painting & prints
  • White Lotus Eco Spa Retreat: Will showcase examples of retreats and events
  • Personal Training at CrossFit Charlottesville: They work to incorporate functional fitness into daily life. In addition to improving physical health, following a structured personal training program will help set and meet fitness goals, robustly perform everyday activities, & elevate cognitive clarity. 
  • TheatreNouveau: Face & Body LiveArtistry & Holistic Henna Design ($5 & up)
  • Center for Diabetes Technology


Speakers
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Hiromi Johnson

Tai Chi Master, Charlottesville Tai Chi Center
Master Hiromi Hangai Johnson is the Founder and Director of Charlottesville T'ai Chi Center, an award-winning nonprofit whose mission includes spreading the health benefits of Taiji (T'ai Chi) and related internal martial arts in the wider community.  She is an International Cheng... Read More →
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Lynsie McKeown

Women’s Spiritual Empowerment Coach, a lineage Yoga and Meditation Teacher, a certified Neuroencoding Specialist, TedX Speaker and Radio Show Host, Lynsie McKeown, LLC
Lynsie McKeown, LLC is a leader in maximizing personal and professional potential. She is a Women’s Spiritual Empowerment Coach, a lineage Yoga and Meditation Teacher, a certified Neuroencoding Specialist, TedX Speaker and live Radio Show Host of Women Thriving, Unapologetically.With... Read More →
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Gerry Stowers

Intuitive Practitioner of the Healing Arts, Meditation in Motion
Gerry Stowers is an intuitive practitioner of the healing arts and owns her practice, Meditation in Motion, in Downtown Staunton. During her two decades of extensive study and travel, she has adventured across the globe, learning ancient healing practices. Gerry has studied and practiced... Read More →
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Anthony DeMauro

Co-Founder, Hearth Cville
Anthony DeMauro is a person who has been nurtured and shaped by loved ones in his life who embody qualities of care, wisdom, and spirituality. Anthony has done his best to adopt many of their perspectives and behaviors while also discovering his own unique gifts and voice. His journey... Read More →
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Gryphon Corpus

Acupuncturist, Common Ground
Gryphon earned her master's degree from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in Florida, and has been studying Shen-Hammer pulse diagnosis for two years. Her varied background includes molecular biology, yarn dyeing, and audiobook narration. For Gryphon, acupuncture is about helping... Read More →
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Christianna Deichmann

Director of Education, Holistic Wellness Therapist, Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
Christianna Deichmann integrates the healing arts of massage therapy, craniosacral therapy, and prenatal and perinatal psychology to access the body’s wisdom and innate ability to heal on a holistic level. She has trained in multiple modalities in addition to massage therapy, including... Read More →

Collaborator
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Common Ground Healing Arts

Founded in 2010, Common Ground has worked for more than a decade to bring the healing arts to Charlottesville residents who might not otherwise have access to them.

Sponsors

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