You've experienced the healing power of Chinese medicine. You feel the call to skill-up for community care in the polycrisis. You know traditional healing works and that our people are calling through the cracks in a broken healthcare system.
But Chinese medicine school grads end up with a median debt of $260k and the national licensing orgs will likely go bankrupt in 3 years, so...
Come learn in community. Discover the energy rivers and keyholes of power in your body. Meet the herbs as "plantcestors" (Layla Feghali). Fill your medicine bag with practices and knowledge you can use to barter in community as gas prices rise. For times when the next available specialist appointment you need is months out but the symptoms won't wait. To be able to give some relief to your roommate or baby cousin when the copay is the cost of a tank of gas and the doctor didn't even listen.
Because we take care of us.
Because the traditional folkways belong to the people.
See you there.
Facilitated by 李道玲 Camellia Dao-Ling
李道玲 Camellia Dao-Ling [they/she] is passionately engaged in an artistic practice of ancestral healing as liberatory community care. Camellia believes that you heal yourself. Every modality - acupuncture, herbalism, guasha, tuina, cupping, InfiniChi®, moxa - is simply reminding your body of its own inner knowing. Camellia is here to support you in remembering your own power as the embodiment of your lineages’ potential for radical transformation. Camellia is committed to increasing access to traditional medicine that is trauma-informed, gender-affirming, and culturally competent.
Sovern LA is an intersectional community center and gallery, located in LA’s West Adams district, focused on supporting Black and Indigenous women and gender expansive people of color. Fueled by a passion for justice, equality, and creative expression, Sovern is driven by the collective determination to center healing justice, challenge systemic barriers, empower artists of color, and amplify their impact for collective wellbeing. By building a community that uplifts and celebrates diverse voices, we aim to reshape the art world in Los Angeles and beyond, creating a more inclusive and equitable space where artists and communities can thrive together.
A note on accessibility: Sovern LA is committed to creating a space that is welcoming and accessible to all. At this time, our building does not have ramps, which limits physical access for some community members. We recognize this as an area that needs improvement and are actively workingaking the space more accessible. We do our best to accommodate people of varying abilities and encourage anyone with specific access needs to reach out before attending so we can support you as best we can.