Recalibrate your System, Heal Deeply, Manifest + Energize

Calling all mamas + dreamers + creative magic makers

Join us for a nourishing, memorable and deeply connective self-care experience in Long Beach in partnership with Flipp Family at KUBO LB.

An experience designed for all Supermamas – mamas managing their demanding career and family life while sacrificing their own needs.

We’re approaching this night with the intention of engaging with our dreams in new ways—mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually—through conversations, soul care workshops, Filipino Food, Soundbath, Reiki and more….

Our event includes meals made with locally grown produce drinks and delicious plant-based foods (vegan and gluten free options). Led by self-care leaders Jenn Estacio and Therese Miu: Nourish: An Evening for Mamas To Nourish their Mind, Body, and Soul is a wellness experience designed to suit your self-care needs with plenty of networking time and a chance to do some private shopping at the KUBO retail area.

Enjoy personalized mindfulness and restorative self-care workshops, Meditation happy hour, Mind-expanding energy readings, breath work sessions, sound bath and more!

Come with your mom besties or come solo and make new friends!

Self Care Leaders below:

Anne Esperanzate

Reiki Master | Sound Healing Practitioner Spiritual Life Coach | Child Life Specialist

As a WOC and undocumented dreamer, Anne faced many obstacles and closed doors, but she has always persevered to fulfill her purpose: be of light and service to others. From her personal journey, Anne has found the passion in amplifying the energy of those who’ve had their own lights dimmed from adversities. Her professional philosophy is to be of service to others, to create a space for inclusivity and diversity, and to highlight the strengths in others. Anne has always been empowered to speak and live in her own truth, and she hopes to inspire others in the same philosophy through her work.

Nicolette Guillen

Healer & EFT/ Tapping for 1st generation daughters

Nicolette is a Chicana Filipina from Carson, California. She is the host of the Evolve with Nicolette podcast where she shares her self-healing journey and has special guests also healing in community. She holds safe space for conversation and to inspire healing in BIWOC communities. She is also the founder of the Magical Mujer Collective on the Clubhouse app where all women and allies are welcome. Nicolette also holds workshops and healing circles on mindfulness & guides EFT tapping sessions. She gives you all the favorite prima vibes with her bad bitch approach to normalizing conversations around mental health & healing for WOC/POC.

Therese Miu

calls herself a “wellness activist” she curated a retreat in Bali called Heal, Flow, Thrive. It was a wellness experience designed to suit your self-care needs with plenty of leisure time, a Balinese massage, and other optional excursions (including trips to Uluwatu and Ubud). They weaved in relaxation, yoga, workouts, healing breathwork, and adventure for a retreat that left everyone feeling refreshed and clear. Therese has a 20+ year track record as a mentor, coach, speaker and facilitator promoting diversity, equity, + inclusion; community engagement; and the leadership of women. When not working with individual coaching clients or facilitating a retreat, she can be found working with corporations as a speaker, workshop facilitator, or leading a customized leadership development program. She understand the demands of work, life, and health. Grounded in the philosophy that small changes make big differences, she launched Rising Filipinas her overall vision is to create lasting opportunities for women and diverse leaders to emerge across various ecosystems and to help build legacies with significant impact that lasts for generations.

During this Nourish event, she will guide us through 30 minutes breath work and meditation and breathe using the 3 part breath pattern with music and guided support.

Jenn Estacio

Jenn Estacio is a full time working mom and owner of 2 businesses: Flipp Family and KUBO LB. Through her businesses she is able to pursue her passion of sharing the Filipino culture to young families and bringing community together through a creative space. You can follow both her business at Flipp Family Filipino Culture for Families-Interactive fun ways to learn Filipino culture thru fam-friendly experiences & curated collections and Kubo Creative Community Space for 🇵🇭 Filipinx, BIPOC, Women, LGBTQ+ owned biz

Bel Canto Books is honored to host the LIWANAG: THE STORYBOOK Celebration with Jean Donnaferl Belidhon and the Filipino Migrant Center at KUBO LB.

RSVP required; please select the ticket option that best fits your group. Please stay home if you feel sick.

This is an indoor event at KUBO LB (3976 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach CA 90807).

EVENT SCHEDULE

• 10:45 am – Check-in begins
• 11:00 am – Event starts (welcome, reading and discussion, audience Q&A)
• 12:00 pm – Book signing
• 1:00 pm – Event ends

ABOUT THE BOOK

Liwanag: The Storybook is a creative multimedia project highlighting the stories of Filipina frontline workers in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic. In collaboration with community organizations, our team of immigrant youth artists and filmmakers produced Liwanag — both a film documentary and illustrated storybook to uplift these narratives and invite the community to learn more about the lives of these courageous women who continue to fight back and organize for change.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jean Donnaferl Belidhon is a youth artist based in Los Angeles. As early as she could remember, drawing was a fun way to learn and visually capture concepts to understand and convey life and the world around her. In elementary school, drawing math concepts like 10 doves minus 5 doves made studying enjoyable. She grew up in the Philippines and migrated to the US with her family in 2016.

ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER

The Filipino Migrant Center (FMC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2010 to address the needs of Filipinos in the South Bay cities of Southern California and has since expanded to serve throughout the entire region. We are a Filipino immigrant-led organization who aims to educate, organize, and mobilize low-income, working class Filipino families.

ABOUT KUBO LB

KUBO LB is a creative community space for Filipinx, BIPOC, LGBTQ, and Women led small businesses. KUBO LB is a space to support and educate small businesses through retail, business workshops and more.

LIWANAG: THE STORYBOOK Celebration with Jean Donnaferl Belidhon and the Filipino Migrant Center, hosted by Bel Canto Books in Long Beach, California

Bel Canto Books is honored to host an in-store book signing at KUBO LB with AAPI activist and thought leader Bernice Chao on Sunday 5/27 from 3-4pm.

RSVP kindly requested. This is an indoor event at KUBO LB (3976 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach CA 90807). Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Find your voice, own your story, and elevate your professional life. In The Visibility Mindset: How Asian American Leaders Create Opportunities and Push Past Barriers, Chao and Lam deliver an engaging and enlightening treatment of how Asian American professional leaders have powered through the obstacles in their way. Exploring a variety of myths, stereotypes, and problems faced by Asian American professionals, this book will empower you to overcome many of these issues.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bernice Chao is an AAPI activist and thought leader within the advertising community. She brings years of experience as an integrated creative leader, helping tell the story of some of today’s most influential Fortune 500 brands. She co-founded the 5,000-member global non-profit organization Asians in Advertising, which enriches the community through events, scholarships, and mentorship programming.

Bernice recently co-authored the award-winning book “The Visibility Mindset,” an essential guide for helping the AAPI community find success in the workplace. Bernice was named 2023 She’s Runs It Mother of the Year and, in 2022, was inducted into the AAF Hall of Achievement. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Matt, and two children.

ABOUT KUBO LB

KUBO LB is a creative community space for Filipinx, BIPOC, LGBTQ, and Women led small businesses. KUBO LB is a space to support and educate small businesses through retail, business workshops and more.

AAPI activist and thought leader Bernice Chao and her new book, THE VISIBILITY MINDSET, hosted by Bel Canto Books in Long Beach CA