The Ruby, in collaboration with The Marigold Project, offers this curated experience to our community as a way of nurturing hope through challenging times. Through creative activation, offerings, and reflection, we’ll gather in a safe space to uplift the spirit and embrace gratitude.
What to expect?
The evening begins with a grounding meditation and reflection, followed by personal messages of hope that will be placed on our community Altar. With visions of hope in mind and heart, we will enjoy a warm cup of cacao to connect to our intentions and activate inner energy and followed by light breathwork and immersive sound.
Pure cacao has long been cherished as medicine to awaken the heart, bring clarity, and foster connection. Rich in minerals, it gently stimulates serotonin and endorphins, uplifting mood, focus, and relaxation. When paired with sound healing, through Indigenous song, earthy instruments, chimes, and singing bowls, this experience aims to support calming the nervous system, easing stress, and clearing stagnant energy. Together, cacao and sound nurture body and spirit, inviting us into a dream-like state of presence, harmony, and deeper connection.
The cacao we will serve is 100% natural and produced sustainably in small batches by a women’s collective in La Chinantla, Oaxaca.
For this gathering, you will need:
Yoga Mat
Pillow and blanket
Eye Mask (optional)
Journal
Comfortable Clothes
Come as you are! Together, we will save space for tender holding as we root into care, reciprocity, and love.
About the Facilitators & The Marigold Project
Deni Slehiman Aguilera and Danielle Revives of Marigold Project are part of the organization leadership on Cultural Stewardship and Creative Program Development, while also serving as the Education and Programs Director (Deni) and Community and Engagement Director (Danielle). Deni and Danielle are also a part of the small but mighty team that produces the Festival of Altars every November 2nd, honoring the cultural tradition of Day of the Dead, where their experience in ceremony and altar creation is on full display.
Deni is also a certified breathwork and meditation facilitator, cultural practitioner, and ceremonialist. She embraces a balanced approach to mind, body, spirit, and emotional health. By integrating mindfulness and intentional practices, she focuses her work on creating safe, heartfelt spaces where people can nurture harmony, celebrate life, and cultivate meaningful connections. She weaves meditation, music, art, and ritual to help others reconnect with their innate capacity for healing and creation. Her practice, rooted in Mexican and Amazonian traditions, honors the interconnectedness between the earth and our well-being, with profound respect for cultural and spiritual dimensions to nurture more conscious and supportive communities.
Danielle is a self-taught artist and altar creator. She uses altars as a three-dimensional sacred platform to highlight the lives of her Ancestors and a way to create an Earthly passage from the Universe to the community. Her altars are inspired by the Day of the Dead in the Mesoamerican tradition, but with a cross-cultural and contemporary aesthetic, always with an ethos of ethics, reusability, and sustainability. She defines altars as a container for all things meaningful and authentic, holding steadfast to every human’s experience in life, from exploration, to love and death. Her dream is to normalize altars in more spaces, giving everyone access to a spiritual practice of expression and remembrance beyond religious confines. Her use of flowers (and more flowers) is her signature.
Together, they are facilitating the evening’s circle.
About The Ruby
The Ruby is an arts & letters–focused community and gathering space for nonbinary, transfeminine, and women-identified creatives. We call our members — who include writers, artists, photographers, filmmakers, podcast hosts, and other creatives — "Rubies." Rubies are multifaceted, and share a common desire to expand their world views and communities, share their passions, and make meaningful connections. And Rubies are strong: as resilient as sapphires and only a little bit softer than diamonds. Almost all rubies have flaws, and that’s what makes them interesting: we wear ours proudly.
🎟️All ticket proceeds go towards materials and supports continued cultural programming from The Marigold Project and The Ruby💖
Location Details
Proof of vaccination is required. Masks are encouraged.
Please review FAQs below on the location & accessibility - This event is aligned and dedicated to our mission of building community and safe spaces among people those who identify as women, non-binary, and transgender.
FAQS
LOCATION
This event will take place at The Ruby in San Francisco's Mission District. The Ruby is a collective of women-identified, transfemme, and nonbinary people, and for the safety of its members their address is not public. Attendees will be sent the address in reminder email one day before the event and on event date. Please do not share this address with anyone who is not attending the event. Seating will be first come, first serve.
ACCESSIBILITY
Please note that the event is held in a space that requires going up stairs. Please let us know if we can support you up the stairs. There is limited parking at the venue and street parking nearby. Public transportation is encouraged.