Patricia's
Wellness Arts Cafe & Quilter's Comfort teas, located at 725 West Kirkwood
Avenue, 812-334-8155, in Bloomington, Indiana opened on October 7th to what has
been described as a deliciously lovely evening! The air was filled with the enchanting
flute music of Bamboo Steve who sings and plays over twenty primitive woodwind
and percussion instruments including panpipes, an ancient oboe, a bamboo saxophone,
a hollow log, a Native American Flute and bamboo flutes from India, China, Japan
and Sumatra. The
words café and tea shop conjure up specific images in many peoples minds.
Some of the ideas may be true, some far from the truth of "Patricia's Wellness
Arts Café and Quilter's Comfort Teas", owned by Patricia C. Coleman,
a local artist, writer, storyteller, peace activist and entrepreneur. Her cafe
offers blends of all these things and more. In the Wellness Arts Cafe, on the
menu are the uniquely delicious varieties of Certified Organic Quilter's Comfort
teas (proprietary blends) and the newly release tea syrups and soon to come tea
jellies, herbs and herbal seasonings and body care products for customers to enjoy.
Other menu
items include herbal tea samplers, herbs as "Fat Eights" and "Fat
Quarters" in the language of Quilt Makers(coming soon), arts and crafts by
Joanne Shank, Patricia C. Coleman, Cori Mitchell; Yuko Okumura, Glenda Breeden,
Rob Mills, Walt Schmidt, Mark Norden, and others . New
artist and craftspeople will join the "Cafe" menu beginning in November.
The arts and crafts include
paintings, greetings cards, dolls of various sizes, meditation cushions, rawhide
rattles, Stone Amulet Necklaces, earrings, up-cycle wool and cotton flannel hats,
sweaters, origami bags, handpainted quilts, silk and cotton clothing; Elastic
Brain Cooperative Eco Dye (Botanical Dye) upcycled clothing and more; appointments
for relaxing, pain reducing Reconnective Healing, Reiki, Intuitive Movement and
other Energy Wellness practices, Green Lifestyle Coaching, and more. 
When
asked about the tea bar Patricia says, "The Wellness Arts Cafe opened through
the loving kindness of a many people. Some parts of this unfolding seem almost
dream like, and I am grateful to many many hands, including those of Yuko Okumura,
now acting as Conductor of Operations. When asked about the cafe serving tea,
she answers, " The
tea bar vision has evoled from its first intention as a cozy sit down tea shop,
then into a take out business serving teas, small pastries and live foods to go,
into a self-serve tea tasting business where people can drop in and purchase Quilter's
Comfort teas and other products. "The expense of transforming the current
location didn't seem reasonable.", says Patricia. She and Yuko in collaboration
with others, are developing plans that once actualized, will all them to offer
ther teas and other products directly to the community. Sometime in the Spring
of 2012, if not before, is when they hope to offer new services.
Patricia's Wellness Arts Cafe & Quilter's Comfort Teas presents many opportunities
on the "Cafe Menu" for the community to connect and participate through
classes, workshops and presentations for individuals and small groups. When asked
about Tea Tasting Parties, she only says, " Let's see what the New Year Brings!" Since
opening the "Cafe" has had a follow up interview with BLOOM
Magazine that is due to appear in its January/February issue and we have been
interviewed by Bloomingtononline.net.
The Hart Rock Poetry
Series and Open-mic is scheduled to re-open here in January 2012 as are talks
facilitated by Dave Parsons Of Dasharound LLC and others. The
"Wellness Arts Cafe is now the home of the Indiana Holistic Health Network,
Local Food Bloomington (celebrating its 10th year) and Green Dove Network, Inc..
The Indiana Holistic Health Network is undergoing a major transformation and currently
is no longer posting free directoyr listings. If interested in advertising, please
contact mailbird@indianaholistichealth.net. The
open classroom space and the Reiki Peace and Wellness office are available for
reservation by Presenters and Wellness Practitioners.
For more information, about the Café visit
http://www.hartrock.net/cafe.htm For
the Cafe Class, Workshop and Presentation Menue visit http://www.hartrock.net/cafeworkshops.htm For
information about Reiki and other wellness offerings visit http://www.hartrock.net/reiki.htm To
schedule your appointment call 812-334-8155 |
