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An Equinox is the time of year when day and night are equal. The autumnal equinox marks the harvest season, when the nights begin to grow longer. Traditional Chinese Medicine teaches that the lungs and immune system are vulnerable during this change. Our insights, introspection and discernment can be enhanced — but old sadness, grief and being judgmental can all intensify.

We’ll honor the season with gratitude, while protecting ourselves from S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder), that can arise in this quieter time.
We’ll touch on techniques from Qigong, Psychotherapy, and Yoga to protect our health and harmonize our mood.
Along the way we’ll discuss helpful teas, and use fall prevention movement techniques and a bit of Tai Chi to better our balance.

Katja Biesanz, LPC, is a psychotherapist, teacher, and Qigong practitioner. A former professional dancer/choreographer, she moves from the energy body. Katja studied herbalism at the Milagro School of Herbal Medicine, and calls herself a “Mystic Nerd” as she embraces both the miraculous and scientific. She has been a healer her whole life.

Sunday, September 21, 2025. 10 am -12 pm
$25.
No one turned away for lack of enough money
Sea Dream Studio
35915 Highway 101 – Nehalem 97131

Today’s line up includes: Digitalis ‘Honey Trumpet’, Wulfenia x schwarzii and Salvia ’Nachtvlinder’

Sound the honey trumpets! This is one gorgeous and hard-to-find foxglove introduced to the plant world by our friends at Xera Plants. Their nursery is the end-all and be-all of our plant sales and their digitalis is a peach-kissed color marvel with amber overtones. It’s got a long bloom period starting in May and stout flower spikes, and hear this: deer resistant! Add full sun and amended well-drained soil to hear the music.

Shade-loving plants get a table of their own at Saturday’s sale. One of my faves is Wulfenia, whose common name is an insult to the softly scalloped leaves of this low-growing evergreen plant (Cow’s footstep. Come on). We’ve offered wulfenia before and reviews are always rave, not simply for the quick-spreading classy foliage but for months and months of violet blue tubular flowers that hummers are said to love. Not so slugs, for whom this plant appears to have no appeal.

Now for the night butterfly, ‘Nachtvlinder’, a German-named salvia whose color descriptions range from velvety plum to deep burgundy-purple. The dark secret to this sumptuous color is the alchemy that takes place when it’s planted amidst other summer bloomers: Kodachrome! Pure magic, whatever the nearby hues. The plant’s compact and bushy 2’x3’ shape also makes it easy to integrate into any sunny patch of ground.

www.northcoastbbq.com/2025/09/14/meet-the-plants-from-the-wg-plant-sale-9-20-day-one/

Next Sunday at Sunset, a free community gathering to celebrate Equinox and share an end-of-summer exhale!

Neahkahnie beach, near Ocean Rd. & Nehalem Rd..

This is a ‘leave-no-trace’ ephemeral sand art pop-up that washes away with the rising tide in a spirit of respect for our coastal ecology.

Kid & dog friendly!
Accessibility considerations: uneven sandy terrain.

Centerpoint Sand Art
www.centerpointhealingarts.com/field-notes

Steep in the magical energies of burgeoning autumn in this very relaxing experience! Soften yourself—body, mind, and spirit— in this special offering focused on allowing our colors to change and old energies to fall away like leaves, as we step into this sacred season of transformation. Sound bath with crystal singing bowls followed by a guided visualization journeying practice!

When: Monday, Sept 22 | 11am

Where: Sea Dream Yoga Studio in Nehalem

Sign Up/ Learn More: SeaDreamYoga.com

Saturday, September 20.

6:00 – 9:00

Looking for a great time in a new environment.

Come up and join us if you can.
Love to see friends and community family.

Here’s some Sand Trap info about location and food offerings.

www.mcmenamins.com/events/270261-oktoberfest

Thanks,
Gary, Anthony, Mickey, Kate, Levering, Cliff, Mark, Joe