Finn Oakes

TOP SURGERY PREP + CARE

From my experience offering many top-surgery consults, I decided to create a more accessible option to supports trans folks through the top surgery process. This self-paced video is more of a facilitated experience than a class- imagine a workshop + zine + a held space for exploring what’s coming up for you and how to feel more agency and preparedness throughout the process. We cover:

• nutritional, herbal and supplement supports leading up to surgery

• summary of what to expect day of + recovery and tips for post-op care

• herbal support suggestions for physical recovery

• plants to help support your mental and emotional well-being throughout the surgery process

• ideas for rituals and embodied practices to bring more ease and affirmation

• writing prompts to help prepare you for the process

connect with plants in community

At these monthly salons you’ll have the chance to connect with one herb at a time in an immersive container, while also raising funds for collective care. At each salon we’ll engage our senses, our intuition and our curiosity to build new relationships with plants and each other. Each salon will be in a different East Bay location to highlight the specific plant of the day and at each salon you can expect to:

• Spend time with the plant of the day

• Participate in a guided plant meditation with the plant of the day

• Taste teas and/or foods made with the plant of the day

• Collectively make a remedy or potion with the plant of the day

• Go home with an essence made from the plant of the day

• Learn from direct experience and in community

The Next Plant Salon Features PASSIOnFLOWER and will be Saturday July 20th from 3-5pm and will support G.L.I.T.S.

This location is in a backyard near Lake Merritt and the address will be announced a few days before. The location is outside and there are 3 steps down to the garden and one flight of stairs to a bathroom. For more accessibility questions feel free to email me! REGISTRATION IS OPEN HERE.

I offer hands-on workshops on herbalism, medicine making, and connecting to plant medicines for greater mental health and nervous system support.

I strive to provide a welcoming environment where students can engage, share knowledge, ask questions and have the opportunity to access their creativity and curiosity. I have offered workshops in a number of settings including in collaboration with these organizations;

• University of San Francisco

• Cupertino Public Library

• Eviction Defense Collaborative

• Garden for the Environment

• California College of the Arts

• BioFuel Oasis

• Project Homeless Connect

• San Jose State University

For more information on setting up a workshop, please feel free to send me an email.