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pachamama yoga flow

Our lives on this earth, in this form, are so sacred. Let us guide you thru sacred practice as we connect the mind/body/spirit to Mother Earth.

:: Offerings :: • Prema Yoga (ZZ) • Reiki (Michelle)

Served with love.

IG: @4elementzz

#4elementzz #Pachamama #Tonantzin #Yoga #YogiofColor #Reiki #EarthDay #SacredPractice #Mind #Body #Spirit

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beats, rhymes & yoga

:: Spring Equinox :: Beats, Rhymes & Yoga To welcome the Spring Equinox, I’ll be guiding you thru sacred practice with fresh hip-hop beats as we purify ourselves to prepare our bodies and minds for the shift in seasons. :: Morning offerings :: • Prema Yoga (ZZ) • Reiki (Sister Michelle) Prema is a state of love that is full, with no conditions, and that brings a person to the truth of life.

Event page on FB: http://on.fb.me/18Fi6ji

Served with love. Aho Mitakuye Oyasin!

#4elementzz #yoga #yogi #yogini #yogisofcolor #beats #rhymes #hiphop #spring equinox #el centro

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"Healing Through Remembering" Stories of Immigrant Womyn

Check it! Ima be sharing creative space with a crew of powerful womyn this Thursday 7pm @ VAALA.  From young to wise, the womyn presented between the border frames of this photography collection, "Womyn in the Movemynt" capture the burning fire of resilience, dignity and struggle to re-shape & revolutionize their movemynt within a movemynt. In the words of the Zapatista womyn, "We are what holds the community together." Aho!

#ZuleicaZepeda #Af3irm #Photography #Art #Sisterhood #Womynhood #Motherhood #Common Ground #VAALA #Spoken Word #Poetry #Healing #Remembering #Immigrant #Womyn #Sisters #SeedsofResistance #SanTana

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(Re)defining Clean DIY Workshop

Thanks to our clean obsession, we're drowning in a sea of toxicity. Common household and body care products contain chemicals that have been linked to more than 200 health problems including asthma, depression, anxiety and various cancers (including breast, ovarian and brain). Many of these chemicals are stored in our bodies and accumulate over time to cause health problems after years of gradual exposure. We will be discussing some of the most common toxic chemicals we’re expose to on a daily basis, healthy alterNatives and how to make your own plant-based DIY household and body care products.   MC Gallery 415 N. Sycamore, Suite 102 Santa Ana, 92701 // Saturday, January 18th // 1pm-3pm // $5 suggested donation Know the ledge! Peace.

#DIY #Vegan #Redefining Clean #Plant-based #Decolonize #Non-toxic #AlterNatives #Eco-friendly

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Liberation not Deportation!

The hummingbird is a symbol of peace, love and happiness. To many indigenous people, the hummingbird believed to represent the physical form of a spirit helper and guide. Inspired by my ancestors deep spirituality, I used the hummingbird as a symbol to communicate dreams, thoughts, her/his-tory and movement. Not1More!

#Not One More #Liberation not Deportation #SanTana #OC #Orange County Says Not1More Deportation #Not1More #Art #Hummingbird #Liberation #Movement #Herstory #History

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My camera is one of my weapons of choice. My poetic education of a high altitude.

KRS-One // The Observatory OC // Digital Photography // 2013

#krs-one #hip hip #santana #criminal minded #poetic education #photography #digital photography #the oc observatory #oc

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Tonantzin Against Walmart! Photography by Zuleica Zepeda Artwork by Marilynn Montaño & Alan Cohetzatitla Walmart employees continue to stand up to one of the greediest companies in the world and began nation-wide protests against the giant corporation. Additionally, Walmart has not changed its ways and continues to offer poverty wages while their employees have to apply to public assitance. Walmart workers and allies across the nation will be protesting this Black Friday, November 29th, during the biggest shopping day of the year. Workers are standing up to Walmart to call for an end to retaliation against those who bravely speak out. In Solidarity.

#Walmart Campaign #Dignity for Walmart Workers #Invest in People not in Profits #The Greedist Company #Culture Strike

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Sacred Accolades: A Celebration of Womyn Living Hip-Hop

Sacred Accolades A Celebration of Womyn Living Hip-Hop Machine Pomona 273 S Park Ave Pomona, CA 91766 October 5, 2013 7pm-midnight Blessed to be docuwomynting, sharing creative space & connecting with siStars from tha 909. love    //    ancestors    //    peace          

#hiphop #womyn #pomona #machinepomona #sacredaccolades #typography #seedsofresistance #love #ancestors #peace

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Peace! I was invited as a CommUnity Guest Artist for Barrio Writers 1-week Summer Writing Program which starts tomorrow at Cal State Fullerton. I will be facilitating a workshop called Art & Hip-Hop.   Check it here Art & Hip-Hop Participants will explore how underground hip-hop & art have been used to create political & social consciousness. We will explore ways of creating art as a form of resistance that will help empower workshop participants and their communities.

#HipHop #Art #BarrioWriters #CalStateFullerton #Community #Xicana #Artist #Resistance

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Kale-Mint Banana Smoothie with Flax Seed

On December 21, 2012, I welcomed the sixth sun by giving thanks and offering flowers to the ocean water. One of my ofrendas that day was to my late abuelito. Two lonely years had passed since his return to the spirit world. My humble ofrenda, give up drinking alcohol. As a vegana Indígena, I have learned that self-destruction is not r/evolutionary. I remember sharing my intentions with my mama, “Ay hija, ni que fueras alcoholica pero me da mucho gusto." This morning, I greeted the sun as I sage-smudged; it reminded me that today was 6 months since my offering. Aho!

What better way to give thanks and celebrate summer solstice than with a re(fresh)ing green smoothie. Soldadera salute!

Kale-Mint Banana Smoothie with Flax Seed 1 cup raw kale, washed & chopped 1 cup hemp milk (or your favorite non-dairy milk) 1 banana 5 to 10 fresh mint leaves (to taste) 1 tablespoon agave ½ teaspoon flax seed (or chia seeds) ½ teaspoon cinnamon In a blender, combine all ingredients & blend until smooth. Add chopped bananas & fresh mint leaves for garnish. Enjoy!

#sixthsun #ofrenda #summersolstice #revolutionary #vegana #indígena #kale-mint #banana #smoothie #flaxseed #cultura-nary #xicana

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Raw Vegan Zucchini & Cucumber Noodles with Cashew Sauce

Raw Vegan Zucchini & Cucumber Noodles with Cashew Sauce

The simplest ingredients make the best-tasting food. ¡Provecho!

Ingredients

1 zucchini, peeled and julienned (I used a vegetable peeler) 1 cucumber, peeled and julienned

Cashew sauce 1 cup raw cashews 1 cup water 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped yellow onion ¼ teaspoon sea salt

Topper

¼ cup puffed quinoa ¼ cup raw cashews, finely chopped 1 tbsp sliced almonds pinch of sea salt

Instructions

Peel the zucchini and cucumber and julienne them (or peel them as I did with a vegetable peeler). Place the noodles in a colander and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Set aside. Meanwhile, soak cashews in water for at least an hour. Reserve ½ cup of water and drain the cashews. Combine the cashews, the ½ cup of water and the vinegar in a food processor. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides with a spatula. Add onion and sea salt. Blend until smooth. To make the topper, combine all topper ingredients in a small bowl. To serve, place the noodles in a clean bowl, mix in the cashew sauce and add a handful of topper. Serve immediately.

#raw #vegan #food #noodles #recipe #zucchini #cucumber #cultura-nary #xicana

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red paint

we come from an ancestral bloodline of warriors our flesh carries wisdom and medicine from the sacred seven generations that came before us we walk upon Tonantzin beneath the breath of shedding skins and buried bodies listening as Ehekatl whispers i no longer have peace knowing our paths have been divided by the system little brother...my warrior the red paint on my hands is a reminder my place is in the struggle rebelliously braided out zz | 6.4.13

#Xicana #Poetry #Sacred #Word

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Photo Shoot with Sacred Blasphemy

I first photographed [Chuco of] Sacred Blasphemy with my 35mm film camera back in 2010 at Xip Xop OaXaca at El Centro Cultural de México in SanTana. Three years later, things come full circle. The homie Skandalouz hit me up to do a photo shoot for a write-up for OC Weekly. 60+ takes on a beautiful, sunny day in Anacrime, check out my top 6.

The second location of the photo shoot was at a bus stop near Lincoln and Crescent. "Yo, so what's the purpose of being photographed at a bus stop?" I asked. "We're ordinary people, we're part of the community. Shit! We ride the bus too!"

#SacredBlasphemy #Anaheim #Anacrime #Califas #Photography #TheRadicalEra #HipHop #Music

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¡SanTana No Se Vende!

Collaboration project with sister Marilynn

Anti-Gentrification Art Exhibition Speak Out! Organize! Mobilize & Educate!

El Centro Cultural de México 313 N Birch St. Santa Ana, CA 92701 April 20, 2013-May 31, 2013

#SanTana #ElCentroCulturaldeMéxico #MarilynnMontano #Xicana #Art #Tonantzin #SanTanaNoSeVende

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Assata. Digital Photography. 2013

Mural in honor of Assata Shakur and all wombyn warriors. This labor of love is an all-wombyn grassroots effort organized by and for the community.

Pacoima, Califas

#assatashakur #wombyn #mural #grassroots #community #pacoima