Nyda Kwasowsky

into another cycle Thank you deeply @musicgalleryto for inviting me ' blessed to have been able to have the opportunity to share these seeds & to all of the beautiful people that were with me on the full moon 🫂 Photos by @stanleyomar

into another cycle Thank you deeply @musicgalleryto for inviting me ' blessed to have been able to have the opportunity to share these seeds & to all of the beautiful people that were with me on the full moon 🫂 Photos by @stanleyomar

into another cycle Thank you deeply @musicgalleryto for inviting me ' blessed to have been able to have the opportunity to share these seeds & to all of the beautiful people that were with me on the full moon 🫂 Photos by @stanleyomar

We gather on May 16th for the 6th iteration of Tender Again to celebrate a 1/2 yr (6 months) of creating space together to tend to our hearts as these monsters continue, as the empire falls and as we worry about tomorrow We need one another in the continued fight We will gather and celebrate from 10-6pm THIS IS FREE or PWYC (only if you can) Prioritizing the most structurally vulnerable in our communities 10-4pm acu detox circle all day & 1 on 1 bodywork sessions 4-6pm Collective community offering and political education *4-5pm @annebourne for sounding **5-6pm - fire & teachings with Johnny (Fire till late) We will have childcare, food and tea for the day & warm gathering space Please share with loved ones in need See you all there! We are mutual aid run and are always looking for donations for food & acu detox supplies Donations can be made to [email protected] and learn more about tender again at tinyurl.com/tenderagainto 🫀🫀🫀

we are having our fifth tender again, sat april 18 drop-in bodywork: 12 PM - 6 PM community offerings: 6 PM - 8 PM -- it is the state’s prerogative to eradicate meaningful care for our communities, manifesting in our collapse. tender again comes together to birth community care that is central to our resistance and our collective power. there will be complementary food, drinks, and childcare. food by the beautiful @sadiahra 🪽 pay what you can, only if you can. tend to the body to tend to the fight. we encourage those who want to receive 1:1 practitioner care to arrive at 1 PM at the latest as services fill up quickly. ★ we are fully mutual-aid run. if you would like to donate funds for acu-detox supplies or food for the day, etf [email protected] ★ if you would like to volunteer your time and support, please fill out the volunteer form on our website (link in bio) with gratitude and love.

As the empire falls medicine from the last yrs cycle 🦢🦌🦌🦢 @mehrnaz.rohbakhsh @jana_ghalayini_ @marlo_j_c @palestineisfreeingtheworld @bubblewandbrb @calvinlove @dvyn777_ @rajafeatherkelly @ca.va_plus @scottmccabe @savitreedewnarain @lalag_lagu @bio.reflex999999 @haz.bin @elle_barbs

and tender again happened for the fourth time, with the vigilance and openness of the first. we yearned for open hearts that grew with political education and prioritized the community above the self. we screened dope is death (2020), to show the meaningful impact of positing acu-detox to the community, and the ways this can realize into community programming and community fight. this is what movements require - our specialized skills offered in service - when we become too saturated in our roles, power transactions emerge that ultimately weaken the movement. power must be shared and dispersed fairly and equally, amongst leader and worker, so there is variety in how knowledge and skill are dispersed. the worker/employer dichotomy is not absent in organizing work. we had the generous practitioners below offer their practices and knowledge: @omneya___ @de_adyn @jeyolyn angela schubert @de_adyn @nankyr @rocket4841 @t_r_a_n_q_u_i_l_o_ plz_kt @danandscran @echo.acupuncture Erica @kathrosdancer Julian Diego @keeeepfuckinmeoverrr thank you to @nankyr and Julian for a grounding conversation on where Toronto goes from here after the screeing of @dopeisdeath . and thank you for the delicious food from @sherrianne11 <3 we are tending to the body to tend to the fight - this fight is a radical means of identifying and resisting what is critical of the world we lie in, and creating points of solidarity amonst us all to resist the material conditions that wrong us and killl us.

UPDATE: NEW TIME (1 PM - 8 PM) due to space availability. we are having our fourth tender again, sunday, march 8 bodywork: 1 PM - 6 PM screening of dope is death and facilitated conversations during the last 2 hours of the event: 6 PM - 8 PM -- it is the state’s prerogative to eradicate meaningful care for our communities, manifesting in our collapse. tender again comes together to birth community care that is central to our resistance and our collective power. there will be complementary food, drinks, and childcare. pay what you can, only if you can. tend to the body to tend to the fight. we encourage those who want to receive 1:1 practitioner care to arrive at 1 PM at the latest as services fill up quickly. ★ we are fully mutual-aid run. if you would like to donate funds for acu-detox supplies or food for the day, dm miru @bubblewandbrb or nyda @de_adyn ★ if you would like to volunteer your time and support, please fill out the volunteer form in our bio. with gratitude and love. 1) tender again on march 8 poster 2) image from the film dope is death of acupuncture administration done by the black panther party and young lords in the 1970s in the bronx (we will be screening dope is death at the end of clinic) 3) images from our december 2025 tender again where nyda (@de_adyn ) taught us how to seed ears and practice acu-detox 4) a beautiful zine made by lief (@vy_lyubili ) at the last tender again with jess (@jesxmdev ) teaching the community how to make seed paper zines

WORKSHOP: Dance&Care with Nyda Kwasowsky Sunday February 22 1:30pm-3:30pm PARC 2nd Floor Auditorium 1499 Queen St W. As part of our Dance& series, we invite multi-disciplinary artist & certified Acu-Detox Practitioner Nyda Kwasowsky to guide participants through movement and medicine as forms of self and community care. Nyda will offer a movement score to explore ones own body as well as the other bodies in the space. After a break for some tea and light snacks, Nyda will share more about her practice and offer optional needling and/or acu-detox to participants. The Acu-Detox Protocol originates from the Black Panthers, Young Lords and Barefoot Doctors (China) in the 70’s to attend to community care needs during the drug epidemic in NYC. Dancemakers is grateful to be hosted by PARC, an organization who has been offering support and care around substance use challenges in Parkdale for over 45 years. Register at the link in bio! Image descriptions in the comments ⬇️

We gathered for the 2nd iteration of Tender Again around the holidays (a very challenging time) & everyone that showed up was meant to be there. We were so blessed again for the broadening of our outreach for those who were able to connect, engage & receive with us that day. We held an acu detox teach in & folks were so enthused, it was pure magic to be able to share this 5pt needle protocol developed by the Black Panthers, Young Lords and in collaboration with the Barefoot Doctors in China in the 70's the Bronx NYC during the drug epidemic. The protocol was developed to serve community care and thats what we are carrying forward. Everyone who attended was able to go home with knowledge around how to seed the 5pts for themselves, loved ones and continue to share the medicine, skills, resource and more largely the care that is deeply apart of this practice. Ear needles or seeds are used in this protocol supporting; stress, anxiety, grief, depression (self-injury), anger, fear, sleep, trauma, addictions (mood, emotional distress, cravings, withdrawal), pain and so much more!  As we approach yr of the fire horse, I honor all who have come before us, all the teachers and guides. The houseless folks, frontline workers, BIPOC ancestors and all oppressed people's that have been long fighting for liberation. The Black Panther party was established in the yr of the last fire horse 1966 - may we continue to light the way forward together. This gathering will continue (monthly) as long as we are fighting for dignity, respect and the sovereign, just and free world that we want and are creating together! We need one another to find our way through all this pain!! We were gathered by & with 7 practiconers, so many volunteers and @rosinamultiplefutures who offered a collective vocal sounding. Thank you all deeply for your offerings, to community who were able to show up and all those friends, family and loved ones who shared the event! Practiconers Angela Shubot Myself Erica Ayla @echo.acupuncture Jeyolyn @omneya___ We love you From our team @bubblewandbrb myself and Angela S

welcome tender again, third edition! 🫀this time with cooked until tender catering the event with mutual aid proceeds! on sunday, feb 1, we gather once more for a pay-what-you-can (really only if you can) drop-in bodywork clinic offering acupuncture, massage, osteo, myofascial, reiki, cupping, and all-day acu-detox. it will be first come, first serve. we’ll spend the final hour in community - sharing space and connection. this clinic is for unhoused neighbours, frontline workers, low-income, Indigenous, Black, trans, and migrant community members. free childcare provided. pay what you can, only if you can!!! tend to the body to tend to the fight. if you would like to donate funds to support bodywork dm miru @bubblewandbrb  or nyda @de_adyn . to offer mutual aid for food etransfer [email protected]

welcome tender again, second edition. on tuesday, december 30, we gather once more for a pay-what-you-can drop-in bodywork clinic offering acupuncture, massage, osteo, myofascial, reiki, cupping, and all-day acu-detox. we’ll spend the final hour in community - sharing space and connection - and from 3–4 PM, we’ll teach acu-detox so healing can travel with you. this clinic is for unhoused neighbours, frontline workers, low-income, Indigenous, Black, trans, and migrant community members. free childcare provided. pay what you can, only if you can. tend to the body to tend to the fight. if you would like to donate funds for acu-detox supplies or food for the day, dm miru @bubblewandbrb or nyda @de_adyn