78 Confirmed Free Activities for April 16th

The San Francisco Urban Agriculture Alliance (SFUAA) in collaboration with Project Homeless Connect’s Growing Home Community Garden, is hosting the inaugural SF Refresh Event on April 16, 2011. Designed to provide free whole body care activities in community gardens throughout San Francisco, SF Refresh is funded by the Mental Health Services Act in collaboration with SF Department of Public Health. SF Refresh will expand San Francisco’s system of care by utilizing city resources, businesses, non profits and interfaith groups and volunteers to provide healthy, artistic and creative options for self care. 78 confirmed free activities include: labyrinth walks, massage, yoga, nonviolence workshops, art projects, mediation and mindfulness, live music, cooking skill shares, mural painting, disaster preparedness, addiction recovery classes, gardening skill shares, harp therapy and stress reduction classes. At the Free Farm (Eddy/Gough)

• 8:00am All Levels Yoga (Flow Style) - Linda Leu


• 9:00am Labyrinth Walk - Kris Iversen 10:00am Affirmation/Forgiveness Trees


• 10:00am Meet the Artist: Mother Earth Exhibit


• 10:00am We Forgive you Papers 10:00am Volunteers @ The Free Farm


• 10:00am Meditation Workshop - Pancho


• 11:00am Herbs and Health Garden Talk/Walking Tour - Finn Cunningham


• 11:00am Nonviolence Workshop - Pancho


• 12:00pm Vegan Lunch 1:00pm Labyrinth Walk - Kris Iversen


• 1:00pm Yoga for Kids - Linda Leu


• 3:00pm Ball of Light Meditation - Melissa Lareau


• 3:00pm Yoga for Seniors and Individuals with Limited Mobility - Julie


• 3:30pm Grounding/Opening Chakra Meditation - Melissa Lareau


• 4:00pm All Levels Yoga (Flow Style) - Linda Leu


• 4:00pm Labyrinth Walk - Kris Iversen


• 4:00pm Mindfulness, Meditation and Somatic Experiencing Class - Rik Center of the Mindfulness Care Center 4:00pm Mural Painting - Composting Toilet


• 4:00pm Nichiren Shu Meditation (chanting and drums) - Michael McCormick


• 4:00pm Nonviolence Workshop - Pancho


• 4:00pm Planting and Potting Mindfulness - Tree


• 4:00pm Ball of Light Meditation - Melissa Lareau


• 4:30pm Grounding/Opening Chakra Meditation - Melissa Lareau


• 5:00pm Earth Healing Meditation - Melissa Lareau


• 6:00pm Meet the Artist - Anne Hamersky 8:00pm Stargazing – Pancho

At the Growing Home Community Garden (Octavia/Lily)

• 10:00am Affirmation/Forgiveness Trees


• 10:00am Meet the Artist: Mother Earth Exhibit


• 10:00am We Forgive you Papers


• 10:00am Meditation - Christopher Blount


• 11:00am Sprouting Skill Share - Christopher Blount


• 12:00pm Bicycle Powered Smoothies @ GHCG


• 1:00pm Deep Relaxation - Christopher Blount


• 1:00pm Writing Workshop - Rachel Cassandra and Jimmy Defebaugh of the Revel Art Collective


• 2:00pm Gardening for your Self Care Skill Share - Christopher Blount


• 3:00pm Irrigation and Drip System Skill Share


• 3:00pm Learn more about Alcoholics Anonymous


• 3:00pm Writing Workshop - Rachel Cassandra and Jimmy Defebaugh of the Revel Art Collective


• 4:00pm Harp Therapy - Jack Pantaleo


• 4:00pm Mindless Doodling - Ilyse Magy

At the Hayes Valley Farm (Fell/Laguna)

• 8:00am – 12pm The Great Compost Giveaway – Recology (bring your own bucket)


• 9:5am Parachute Play - Sam McMullen


• 10:00am Affirmation/Forgiveness Trees


• 10:00am Imagination Station


• 10:00am Meet the Artist: Mother Earth Exhibit


• 10:00am Mural painting - Jessica Kraft


• 10:00am We Forgive you Papers


• 10:00am Stretching/Movement - Jaime Tjahaja


• 10:45am Parachute Play - Sam McMullen


• 11:00am Be Red Cross Ready (Disaster Preparedness) - The Red Cross


• 11:00am Composting Skill Share - Sam McMullen


• 11:00am Making Your your End of Life Care Wishes Known - Megan Dowdell


• 11:00am Fence Yarn Pocket Art - Lily Laurence and Lauren Gucik of the Revel Art Collective


• 11:00am Reiki - Diana Wheeler


• 11:30am Chair Massage - Amy Hintze


• 11:45am Parachute Play - Sam McMullen


• 12:00pm Lunch @ Hayes Valley Farm*


• 12:00pm Choose Your Own Cob Oven Pizza Adventure


• 12:45pm Parachute Play - Sam McMullen 1:00pm Herbs and Wellness Skill Share - Sam McMullen


• 1:00pm Live Acoustic Music - David Douglas


• 1:45pm Parachute Play - Sam McMullen


• 2:00pm Vespertine Orchestra 1:00pm Composting Skill Share - Jaime Tjahaja 2:00pm Building Succulant Fence Pockets - Booka


• 2:00pm Mindfulness, Meditation and Somatic Experiencing Class - Rik Center of the Mindfulness Care Center 2:00pm Zen Meditation - Shannon Stewart


• 2:45pm Parachute Play - Sam McMullen


• 3:00pm Chair Massage - Amy Hintze


• 3:00pm See and Learn about Goats - City Grazing


• 3:00pm Bicycle Powered Smoothies @ Hayes Valley Farm


• 3:00pm Herbs & Wellness Skill Share - Sam McMullen


• 3:45pm Parachute Play - Sam McMullen


• 4:00pm Creative Writing Workshop 4:00pm Meditation/Mindfulness - Anne Mascovich


• 4:00pm Mindful Weeding - Sam McMullen


• 4:45pm Parachute Play - Sam McMullen




• *Additional Cooking Skill Shares at the Hayes Valley Farm throughout the day with Ty Curley.