“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”
—Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 10th
PureLotus Scents
4500 E Speedway Ste 45
The Zen Joint
Every SECOND SUNDAY Immerse yourself in a 60-minute restorative/yin yoga flow that will leave you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated. Flow to your favorite R&B classics. Submit your song requests at FindYours@JijivishaHolistic to personalize your experience. Location: PureLotus Scents, located at 4500 E. Speedway Ste 45, where you'll experience a serene and inviting atmosphere.
Catalyst Creative Collective
4500 N Oracle Rd Ste 100
Inside Tucson Mall
November 15
Purpose-Filled Pause
Purpose-Filled Pause: An Empowerment Summit is a community-centered experience designed to uplift and support Black women aged 30+. Through a day of insightful workshops and interactive sessions, we offer practical tools and deep insights to help you navigate life’s transitions, manage burnout, and redefine your path to success. This summit is a nurturing space where every participant is valued, inspired, and empowered to create their own path forward.
December 7
VIRTUAL
Light The Mic returns for Fall 2024
ALL forms of art are welcome: musical & visual art, dance, poetry and spoken word, come play your instrument, comedians, you name it! We’ve even had a collective psychic channeling!
Arizona, we are looking for the best local talent to Light The Mic!! Mo Laflo is hosting the show!
Catalyst Creative Collective is inside Tucson Mall. Enter through the mall doors between Sears & JCP!
Light The Mic Friday
Every THIRD FRIDAY pull up to Splinter Collective for Tucson’s favorite curated artist showcase.
If you’ve never heard of Light The Mic, here’s the real: We’ve curated a creative community space rooted in joy, honesty, and cultural power.
This is not an open mic. We spotlight local artists of all mediums—rappers, poets, singers, comedians, musicians, dancers—who come ready to share what’s real, not just what’s rehearsed.
We believe in storytelling as resistance, Black joy as necessary, and art as community care.
It’s a room where:
The crowd shows love like family
First-timers get the same respect as veterans
Artists walk away with footage, community, and confidence
No clout-chasing. Just connection.
$10 at the door. Food, vibes, and a mic that holds whatever you’re brave enough to say.
Sound like you?
Come light the mic.
Or come feel what happens when someone else does.
June 20th
Splinter Collective
901 N 13th Ave
Second Sundays
Yin Yoga sessions
60 min yoga class set to R&B music $25
Sign up in advance to help curate the playlist!
Jijivisha Holistic’s Art & Yoga retreat
Healing Through Blues
We had an absolute blast!! Thank you ladies for trusting me. I am looking forward to what we can dream up!
We finished the Labyrinth trail.
Grounding together.
Communal Art Session
Dr. B praising Candy on her artwork
Centering into the yoga space
They were all sleep by now lol
Hot Tub Talk Sessions
After sharing a meal
Healing Through Blues is a multidisciplinary course that will explore the body as a living altar and culminate in an installation based group painting. In my cultural tradition, blue represents protection, a long memory, and the medicine of the voice. With four generations from Detroit, the medicine of music runs through my veins. Through meditation, music, abstract art, and movement, you will learn to process your emotions using the principles of the mind-body connection.
We will commune right outside the Saguaro National Park in the lush, inspiring landscaping of JTH Tucson!! 40 acres of desert land for hiking, Hotsprings hot tub and canyon swimming pool are just a few of the amenities you get to enjoy. So don't forget your swimsuit and hiking boots ;-)
Complete the interest form now!
Let Me In: Conversations with Your Self
Saturday Feb 4th 10am PST | 11am MST | 12pm CST | 1pm EST
Through meditation, music, abstract art, and movement, students will learn to process their emotions using the principles of the mind-body connection. In doing so, students are empowered to tap into their inner wisdom in order to flow from a place of peace and ease.
REGISTRATION IS closed!!
Session 1
Saturday Feb 4
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
Session 2
Sunday Feb 5
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
Want to support me but can’t attend the workshop? Donate here!
Every bit helps!
BlaxFriday hosted the First Black Owned Business Fest on Small Business Saturday
November 26, 2022 @ MSA Annex
This was my first tabling event. I learned so much. It was such an amazing experience!
BIPOC Yoga
I’ve partnered with SAGA to bring you 5 free yoga classes!
The following Saturdays: October 29
November 5, 12, 19
December 3
@ 9am pst, 10am mst, 11am cst, 12pm est
Art & Yoga Retreat Coming Soon
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Art & Yoga Retreat Coming Soon 〰️
In June 2022, I was awarded the stART Project Creosote grant from The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona!
I did a thing....even though it was hard, even though it was last minute, even though I had no idea what I was doing, even though I struggle with calling myself an artist -
I decided to apply for an art grant. And I fuckin got it!!! Like, who tf do I think I am?? 😂😂 I'm grateful for this opportunity and can't wait to bring this retreat into fruition! It feels good to be rewarded for a thing I never thought I would do, let alone host an event for others. Be on the lookout for my art and yoga retreat!
I had the honor of being the photographer for Southern Arizona Gender Alliance’s Trans Day of Visibility Festival on May 22, 2022
Check out a preview below!
Head over to SAGA’s IG to check out the rest of the pics!
DREAMSchool’s KindeziCare
I had the honor of being a Teaching Artist for the after school program
March - June 2022
A collage of photos from an outdoor event called KIINDEZICARE, showing children in green shirts participating in craft activities and socializing, with a focus on creating and decorating a green t-shirt with the word 'KIINDEZICARE' written on it.
I was a teaching artist at DREAMSchool's KindezCare after school program! It was by far one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life!
Collage of outdoor photos showing people doing yoga and meditation in a park under a clear sky, with trees and a full moon visible, and the word "KINDZICARE" in bold colorful letters at the bottom, indicating a wellness or community event.
Group of people at an outdoor table engaged in a craft activity with a green T-shirt, scissors, paint, and letter stamps.
We made KindeziCare t shirts
A young woman with curly hair and glasses smiling outdoors on a sunny day, sitting on a yoga mat in a park, wearing a denim jacket and jeans.
Person standing on a yoga mat in an open field with trees, sunlight, and blue sky, wearing overalls with shoes and a water bottle nearby, and objects like a backpack, phone, and papers on the ground.
Five people sitting on colorful benches outside, holding yoga mats and smiling, with a young girl and four women in casual clothing during daytime.
We tried food fresh from the Olguin Family Farm during one of Adia's teaching weeks
A woman wearing glasses and a pink hoodie takes a selfie in a farm or garden area with several women in the background standing near rows of plants, under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
Woman in black tank top and yellow shorts standing in a vegetable garden under a sunny sky with fluffy clouds.
Two women gardening in a field with blue sky and clouds overhead, one is wearing a denim vest and a camouflage hat, while the other is tending to plants in the soil.
Three women gardening in a vegetable garden with rows of lettuce, marigolds, and other plants, under a blue sky with some clouds, in a rural area with trees and a greenhouse in the background.
We helped Adia plant some seeds in the greenhouse
Adia showed us how to use garden tools to get the seed into the ground
Group of six smiling diverse people outdoors on a sunny day, posing for a selfie with a dirt field and some plants in the background.
A person holding a sunflower seed head in front of a pink tray filled with sunflower seeds, outside in a backyard with plants and a house in the background.
Person planting seedlings in a garden bed with shredded paper mulch.
Person practicing yoga outdoors on a sunny day, balancing on one leg with arms extended, standing on a green exercise mat.
A young man practicing yoga outdoors on a bright, sunny day in a park with palm trees, wearing black pants, a white shirt, and a galaxy-patterned jacket, balancing on one leg with the other leg extended back and arms outstretched in front, on an orange yoga mat.
Taught yoga along with the mind body connection this week
A woman practicing yoga outdoors on a black mat in a park, performing a Warrior III pose with trees and a clear blue sky in the background.
Reading a meditation while everyone else naps
Person lying on a black exercise mat outdoors in a park, wearing sunglasses, a black t-shirt with 'NAP QUEEN' printed on it, and a yellow towel covering their legs, with a water bottle, a notepad, and a black bag nearby. Trees and open space are visible in the background under a clear sky.
A woman with braided hair painting an abstract colorful artwork on a canvas outdoors during daytime.
Person smiling and showing off a colorful abstract painting on a canvas, holding it with both hands in an art studio.
Abstract art!
A young girl holding up an abstract painting with a black background, yellow, blue, and green paint splatters and drips, and a white feather attached to the top left corner.
Two women planting seedlings in trays inside a greenhouse, with gardening tools and plant labels on the table.
In this nearly 90 min discussion, we explored the following:
What does slavery have to do with reproductive justice?
Global and Indigenous Birthing Practices
The Grand Midwife Birthing in Arizona
Why the Rooted Doula Collective is important.
Slavery, Reproductive Justice, Birth Work: Know Your Roots
In October 2021, Rooted Doula teamed up with Arizona Birthworkers of Color to present a free, virtual workshop as part of a series hosted by the Arizona Reproductive Justice Coalition, which was funded by the National Institute for Reproductive Health.If you missed the powerhouse that is DeShawn Taylor, you need to check it out neeooww!!Here is the link to the doc of definitions and resources that were shared during the live presentation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lx4vKe12F_PPv59V5WVWzGafif1cVtRTi837ZP2rqoA/edit
I held a 4-week intensive for trauma-informed yoga Aug 2- Aug 23, 2021
We worked to unpack and process the last 18 months of emotions through intentional movement and introspection. That will always look different for each client so never worry what other people in class are doing. We utilized yoga, journaling, meditation, as well as my knowledge as a doula to create a container of safety where we could just BE. At the end of class, participants said they felt feel refreshed and centered, ready to take on the rest of their week.
WeRise Graduation was July 31, 2021!!
Thank you Local First Arizona! I’m so grateful for the opportunity to have participated in this program! I learned so much. Unfortunately I couldn’t attend in-person graduation due to COVID but they mailed my certificate. The pictures from the ceremony looked nice. Congrats to all my cohort peers! I am proud of myself too! It was a grueling 6 months of learning brand new things while being rundown by grief. I didn’t give up. I’m not where I want to be — but I’m not where I was. Progress is a slow process sometimes. I’ll count my blessings in the meantime.
On The Importance of Doulas
My girl Jay Ross of Delta Sigma Theta Inc invited me to participate in the Macomb Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc May Week's Women's Health Forum 2021. Click PLAY to see the presentation I did on the importance of doulas!
Jijivisha x NAMI Dekalb
I partnered with NAMI Dekalb to offer a trauma-sensitive yoga series. David interviewed me about mental health and how yoga can complement other modules of healing. Watch below.
