8x8 newsletter #35: workshops at GMM + 2025 golden gift guide
an exclusive sneak peak + limited tickets remaining for workshops at golden makers market, may 3 & 4!
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✨ limited spots remaining for workshops @ golden makers market!
our first-ever golden makers market is happening this weekend(!) may 3-4, 2025 at SD made factory! we have over 500 RSVPs and counting — so if you’d like to skip the line, have a quieter shopping experience and get a commemorative mini-tote, get VIP tickets through the link below!
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
10:00 AM - japanese tea tasting workshop
by ESTE
This workshop will cover general tea knowledge and Japanese tea history. The tasting will consist of a sencha (green tea), wakoucha (black tea), then end with matcha and a sweet pairing. Tickets will include a tote bag and tea samples.
12:00 PM - the soulcare ritual: gua sha flow & release
This one-hour immersive session explores the Traditional Chinese Medicine principles behind gua sha, dispels common myths, and deepens your understanding of how this practice supports energetic and physical release.
01:30 PM - embracing yourself & your emotions
Embracing Yourself & Your Emotions is a 90-minute experiential workshop designed to help participants explore and process their emotions through a combination of movement, theater-based exercises, and guided journaling.
03:30 PM - perfume making workshop
by Megan Lauw
In this fun and interactive workshop, participants will be able to choose from 30+ different scents in order to create their own roll on perfume! No experience necessary, ages 12+.
SUNDAY WORKSHOPS
10:00 AM - intentional charm jewelry workshop
by So Niice
Participants will learn how to create charms using semi-precious stones (first pick some from a charm bar with their intentions in mind) and beads, wire wrap, hand stamp and assemble gold-filled bracelets and/or necklaces.
12:00 PM - basic principles of ikebana workshop
by Vy Atelier
By the end of this workshop, participants will learn basic techniques and styles used in ikebana and how to identify color choices by deriving inspiration from everyday life and nature.
02:00 PM - collective healing through the art of yoga + sound
Let's celebrate our identities and experiences through an exploration of the mind and body with yoga + sound. A gentle movement flow, for all levels (beginner friendly).
04:00 PM - spiritual + energetic maintenance
Through the lens of Filipino (Hilot), Chinese (TCM) & Indian (Ayurvedic) cultural medicine & spirituality, you will learn ways to cleanse, relax, protect & maintain your personal wellness physically, mentality, energetically, & spiritually.