Rafa House~Mind & Bodyworks Holistic Network Abuelita Rosa Art & Bodywork Social

MINNEAPOLIS - Nov. 21, 2013 - PRLog -- You’re invited to attend our community art & bodywork Christmas social where we urge everyone to bring donations of fresh fruits, vegetables, or other nutritious food items in our attempt to fill the need for healthy foods at our local food shelf. This event will be held at JXTA 1108 W. Broadway Artists Cooperative featuring guest Emcee Robert Hayles from KBEM Jazz 88.5 FM radio and guest DJ Matthew Mix.Well for a Nutritious Needs Food Drive benefiting the North Minneapolis Salvation Army, and fundraiser for the Abuelita Rosa Foundation.

Relax with the chill vibes of DJ Mix.Well, Live Jazz, positive Northside Community social interaction, and an open studio art & bodywork viewing & shopping experience!  You won’t want to miss our live jazz band performance by Yonci & the Footprints starting at 4:15pm sharp, or our half time dance performance by African Drum & Dance Educator Kenna Cottman!  Make your way to the mini yoga class, and you’ll be sure to have the most Zen Christmas shopping experience you’ve ever had!  We are also doing a fund drive for the Abuelita Rosa Foundation, an organization developed to provide holistic therapies to people with disabilities, the elderly, hospitalized, and hospice patients.

General admission is free!

RSVP your VIP wristbands online today at www.rafahouse.com for your chance to sample a variety of massage, and other natural bodywork therapies for only $30!  VIP wristbands are $35 at the door.  Proceeds are being donated by the Rafa House~Mind & Bodywork Holistic Network to the Abuelita Rosa Foundation.  Demo therapies include Chair Massage, Therapeutic Table Massage, and Freestyle Mat Massage, Hotstone Reflexology, and more.   Products for sale include original artwork, custom graffiti hats, semi-precious stones, photography, a variety of gift certificate, etc.

Rafa House~Mind & Bodyworks is a collective holistic network of active community members, Independent Contractors, small businesses and other organizations bringing awareness to holistic healing in it's various, unique forms & specialties. We address the mind, body, spirit health of individuals one-on-one first in our attempt to implement healing throughout our communities as a whole by actively creating opportunities for people from every walk of life to be introduced to alternative holistic care & feasible ways of maintaining consistency in that care through our workshops, events, programs, Nutritious Needs Food Drive, and the Abuelita Rosa Foundation.

Participating event vendors include

Rafa House~Mind & Bodyworks Holistic Network
Rafa Therapeutics – Patricia Arana & George McIntyre

Mullberry Health – Thomas Ashe

Wellife ThreeSixty – Brandi Phillips, Yoga Instructor

8^th Chakra Massage & Bodyworks – Lesley Crowsby

Total Health Spa - Khadijah Riopelle

Carrie Williams – CMT, Licensed Esthetician & Yoga Instructor

Juxtaposition 1108 Artist Cooperative

Bully Creative Shop – D.A. Bullock

Natural Hair Design – Tiffany Roberson

Travis Lee Photography

Right on Thyme Catering – Tabota Seyon

MN Spokesman Recorder - Chris Harrison, painter, visual artist

Mobilize Design & Architecture – Jamil Ford & David Witt

Daniel Kerkhoff – Visual Artist

Voice of Culture Drum & Dance Director, Kenna Cottman – Dancer, Educator, Cultural Artist

Babatunde Ero-Phillips – JXTA Environmental Design Instructor

Other
Hip Hope – Sara Kelly
NM Designs

DJ Matthew Mix.Well

KBEM Jazz 88.5 FM

Jazz Music Guests – Yonci & the Footprints