PROYECTO CEMAPZÚCHITL

INCENSE MAKING w/ DIANA ARELLANO-GONZALEZ

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09.07.2025___DIANA ARELLANO- GONZALEZ of PROYECTO CEMAPZÚCHITL : Making our own incense is political.

MALINALLI GARDENS x DIANA ARELLANO-GONZALEZ

Workshop Title: Incense Making
Instructor Name: Diana Arellano-Gonzalez@cocina.medicina
Workshop Description: Making our own incense is political.
Sacred medicines such as white sage, copal and palo santo are overharvested and face extinction because of their appropriation, corporatization, and exploitation. By making our own incense, we are challenging harmful and extractive relationship with plants.
Plants have their own special energy that can be used as a smoke medicine for meditation, cleansing, aromatherapy, etc. We will utilize plants that are ethically sourced to create our own sacred incense. We will also engage with the medicine with a tea meditation to foster a deeper relationship with these plants.
Introduction: Guided by Diana Arellano-Gonzalez of Proyecto Cempazúchitl, we’ll gather around the sacred practice of incense making, weaving together cempoalxóchitl, damiana, and rose. In this workshop, you’ll learn the healing stories carried by these herbs and shape them into incense that holds your own therapeutic blend.
Date: Sunday, September 7, 202512:00p-2:00p
Course Location: Consulting Group at Mana Contemporary 2233 S Throop StPilsen, Chicago, 60608
*Optional: bring a sketchbook & pen/pencil for notes
<3 Donation fee supports the artists and ongoing programming. >>Materials included with fee

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WORKSHOP FEE:
$25.00

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