📆 When: Sun, Oct 18, 2026 at 10AM - 12PM
📍 Where: Near Federal Blvd & W 29th Ave in Denver, CO (Exact location shared after registration)
🎟️ Pay what works for you: $10, $20, $25. We want everyone in our community to feel welcome, regardless of financial capacity. No one should miss out. Use code AGISUPPORT and we’ll make sure you’re taken care of.
💜 Who: AANHPI girls and gender-expansive youth grade 6-8
Take a chance to slow down, breathe, and notice what your child’s body has been trying to tell them.
Christine Young, herbalist and owner of Hearth and Seoul, is joining Asian Girls Ignite for an afternoon built around paying attention to yourself. Your middle schooler will spend real time with a handful of herbs, not just glancing at them, but smelling, tasting, touching, looking, even listening to what they sound like crushed between their fingers. They'll draw what they notice and learn where each one comes from, building their own small booklet on each herb as they go, the same way an herbalist would.
Once they know them, they'll blend a tea of their own. Maybe something to calm them down, maybe something to help them feel more grounded, whatever their body's asking for that day. What matters most is how they feel while they're making it.
What to expect
A five-senses exploration of herbs: smell, taste, touch, sight, and sound
Drawing and learning about each herb, building a small booklet as they go
A custom tea blend made with their own intention
Time to breathe, tune in, and honor what their body needs
About the storyteller
Christine Young (she/her)
Cultural Shop Owner and Herbalist
What race and/or ethnicities do you identify with?
Korean American/Biracial
Additional Identities:
Mother, Nature lover, Herbalist
What are some things that bring you joy?
Art, Writing, Nature
How do you feel inspired by, aligned with, or drawn to the mission of Asian Girls Ignite?
Asian Girls Ignite is exactly what I wish I had when I was growing up, it's really inspiring to know that there's a program where storytellers can connect with youth to inspire and offer a point of view that might be helpful for them. A place for them to gather, socialize and be validated in their own unique identity and experiences.
Questions? Please contact event lead, Annabel, at annabel@asiangirlsignite.org