Hello Reader,

We hope you are tending to your care AND others' in mindful ways this week.
We have entered Virgo season and schools coming back to session. The energy of summer is winding down and soon autumn will arrive.

From TanyaMarck:​
Moving into tomorrow’s lunar eclipse and full moon in Pisces, we are navigating uncertainty and the unknown.

Here on Tongva, Kizh and Chumash land, I am feeling hot, hot, hot due to climate change. Recently I find myself swimming in the waters of clarity and mindfulness, adjusting and shifting as needed.

This is week 5 of my gender affirming care (GAC) recovery. I’m feeling strong and being very mindful of rediscovering movement in my body, mind and spirit.
​To support my GAC expenses, visit our QS Care Menu and Gift Shop offerings here. ​

Reflection and introspection via journaling continues to provide me with insight and clarity. I’m looking at how I can tend to my activated wounds through hygiene tending (physical, emotional, digital, ancestral).

This week I invite you to explore this as well.

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​From Nick:​
I awoke yesterday morning to the fence outside my living room window being torn down. It separates my apartment building from the electrical substation next door, and has been greatly in need of repair for some time. So, despite the noise, it was good to know we'd have something fresh and new by the end of the day.

Later in the morning I began a regular yoga class and I was having a hard time hearing my teacher on Zoom, due of all the banging and sawing. I noted and named the distractions, which allowed me to remember that yoga is about using the body to calm and still the mind - Samadhi or "concentration." I reminded myself that this is just a moment that will pass, and the end result will be something rebuilt newer and stronger.

After class I reflected on the whole morning and the themes of destruction, distraction and rebuilding. I thought of the Tower tarot card, which is about chaos and collapse. I reflected on all that has been happening in my home in the last month with remodeling. And I thought about the state of the world, with all the chaos collapse, and daily distractions.

And I remember that the practice of yoga is training for daily life. To remain strong and flexible, focused and responsive, but not reactive.

~ How do you practice these things in your life?

Let’s stay hydrated, mindful and connected to the earth.

With Care,
TM + Nick

~ TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) is an educator, care practitioner, multimedia artist, Behavioral Support Specialist and mentor. They mindfully sit with + swim in the cosmic frequencies of astrology, tarot, akashic records, divination, and curanderismo. TanyaMarck is available for 1:1 and group work sessions virtually and in person. Reach out at toviedo856@gmail.com​

~ Nick Venegoni (he>they) is a holistic psychotherapist, coach, guide, artist and sound alchemist. He uses integrative tools to support folks to find more ease and joy. Check out his free e-course, The Self-Confident Queer​

QS on the Gaily Show

Since we don't have a new podcast episode for you this week, we thought we'd invite you to listen to our latest recording for The Gaily Show.

We have been cultivating a collaborative connection with John Parker of The Gaily Show, "the progressive voice of Minnesota" on AM950 for over two years now.

AND if you didn't know, we have a regular spot there on the 2nd Saturday of every month.

So here is our spot from August 8th, with a practice for Summertime Rest + Relaxation.

Listen on their site here.
You can also find it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Candle Magic gift set

Theresa Sterner of FRL Studio and TanyaMarck are honored to present our Candle Magic gift set.

The set includes a pair of hand dipped beeswax taper candles, a QS enamel pin, a QS sticker, AND a handwritten note from TM + Theresa with candle magic and care instructions.

​Find yours in the QS Gift Shop!​

*All tax deductible proceeds go toward TanyaMarck’s gender affirming care expenses.

If you are interested in a collaboration with QS, please reach out to us. Schedule some time chat with us HERE + learn more.

Community Practitioner Spotlight

This months community practitioner spotlight is Lawanda Jackson, LMFT

Lawanda is a licensed therapist based in Oakland, CA. She supports clients in quieting their negative self-talk and stepping into confidence, ease, and self-trust.

She offers online embodiment workshops for women who seem fine on the outside but feel braced or disconnected on the inside.

She also has a series of free movement practice videos on YouTube for emotion regulation.

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Explore more Resources and Practitioners we collaborate with on the QS website.

QS Cares ~ Let us continue to take care of ourselves + each other ~ Asé

With Care + In Solidarity,
TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them)
+ Nick Venegoni (he>they)