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The Vortex Bay Area, 619 1st Street, Benicia, CA (2025)

12/12/2025

We are SO excited to bring another FREE Silent Disco to the Benicia Holiday Market! Saturday, 12/13 from 11:00-1:00, right after the parade ends!

12/11/2025

This is so exciting! 🎉 In addition to Benicia's 31st annual Parade & Holiday Market, (Dec 13th from 10am–3pm), The Vortex will be holding a SILENT DISCO from 11am-1pm ✨ They'll be right in the middle of the market - close to First & C Streets - so go check it out after the parade & have some fun! 🥰

This Saturday, bring your family and friends to celebrate the season, enjoy the parade, and shop local at the holiday market & all of our fabulous boutiques in downtown Benicia on First Street. 😃 The parade starts at 10am at First and D Street and ends at H Street & features the much-anticipated Santa Claus ❤️ and the market is located between B & D Streets.

Holiday Market Vendors include:
👉 Benicia Honey C0 - honey & carmel
👉 Connection Copper - copper jewelry
👉 Nannies Candies - kid's treats, bubbles, & more
👉 Lyfe is Green - natural wellness products
👉 Kellis Kreations - 3D fidgets, ornaments, keychains
👉 Forever Devis - vases, printed items, T-shirts, & more
👉 Engraved by JC - holiday ornaments, hats, cutting boards, & more
👉 Human Soap - handmade soap, skincare
👉 Cache Creek Lavender Farm - lavender artisan products, oil, & culiinary products
👉 Luna Bags - sustainable/cruelty free backpacks and bags
👉 Rational Body - tallow balm, lip balm and soap, kid's books
👉 Left Coast Designs - handmade jewelry, fresh pearls, semi precious stones
👉 Microhavens - mid-centry style wooden bird houses and ornaments
👉 Bismillah Boutique - handmade crystal candles and skincare
👉 Sumba Art - boho style jewelry
👉 Annettes Art - oil paintings
👉 One of a Kind Indie Art - original art, prints, crafts
👉 All of the Stars Clothing - women's clothing
👉 Benicia Psychic - readings, crystals
👉 Urban Sunset - Body butter, candles, car fresheners
👉 Trubbq Smokehouse - brisket, baked potatoes, & more
👉 La Perla - Mexican food
👉 Travelin Toms Coffee - hot/cold coffee, tea, cider, hot chocolate
👉 Kettle Pop - Popcorn, caramel corn
👉 Kiss My Licorice - licorice ropes and sour belts
👉 Roti - Authentic Pakastani food
👉 Cielito Bakery - homemade baked goods
👉 Whipt - Hawaian cakes and coffee

More info: https://BeniciaMainStreet.org 🎄✨ FREE Family Fun! Come join us!

And THANK YOU to David Batchelor for encouraging this fun addition to our downtown activities! ❤️

12/02/2025

Just in time for the magic of the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Merchant Open House this Friday, 12/05… we’ve got brand new tote bags!

Printed with love by Express Shirt Printing, these beauties are $15—and part of every purchase goes directly to supporting Arts Benicia and the amazing creativity they bring to our community.

Stop by during Open Studio to grab yours:
• Wed., 12/03 | 2–4 PM
• Thurs., 12/04 | 10 AM–2 PM
And if we have some leftover...
• Fri., 12/05 during the Silent Disco on the Pier

If you can’t make those times, send us a message and we’ll set one aside for you. They’ll be available until they’re gone!

11/22/2025

Welcome to The Vortex Bay Area’s
SWAP & SHOP THRIFTMAS!

Feeling called to push back against the capitalist holiday machine?
Ready to purge your home of clothing, toys, and other giftable treasures that are ready for a new life?
Craving a little 90s nostalgia while you’re at it?

Our Thriftmas Swap is all about circulating gently used items, preparing heartfelt gifts for the ones you love, reducing waste, and gathering in community. ❤️

Bring your regift-able items to the studio, browse what’s already been donated, and take home new-to-you gifts for the holiday season!

Studio Drop-In Times:
• 11/22: 11–1 PM
• 11/23: 12–2 PM
• 11/29: 1–5 PM
• December Dates: TBD

Anything left at the end will be donated to those in need.

We hope to see you there 🤍🙏🏻🌀

11/19/2025

Hello Benicia + beyond!

Feeling like pushing against the capitalist machine this holiday season?
Ready to purge your home of clothing + toys that are ready to go?
Wanna feel some 90's nostalgia?

Well, my dear friend + business bestie, BrandiBette and I are putting a clothing + toy swap this weekend at The Vortex Bay Area!

The idea behind this swap is to circulate gently used items, prepare gifts for those you love, lessen our footprint of waste, and be in community together ❤️

Plan to bring any gently used toys and/or clean clothes for donation - while youre in studio, peruse what has already been donated and pick up new (to you) items for re-gifting during this holiday season!

I will be in studio from 11-1pm on Saturday 11/22 and BB will be there from 12-2pm on Sunday 11/23.

Anything left at the end of the weekend will be hand delivered to a local women's shelter.

We hope to see you there 🤍🙏🏻🌀

11/13/2025

Ecstatic Dance Sanctuary
Friday, November 14
6:00-8:00 PM
@ The Vortex Bay Area | 619 First Street
Energetic Exchange: $25 (or $20 if you bring a friend!)
Link to register in bio

Join us this Friday, November 14th at 6pm for our second-to-last Ecstatic Dance Sanctuary circle before we transition into a bigger, more expansive new chapter—stay tuned for the announcement!

This week, we’re keeping the space open, soft, and soulful. The dance floor will be held as a quiet, meditative container for anywhere from one to fifteen dancers. Come move, breathe, sway, or simply rest in the energy.

11/11/2025

Heart to Voice:
Expressing Compassion Through Sound
✨at The Vortex Bay Area
✨619 1st Street
✨November 11th
✨7:00 PM
✨Energetic Exchange: $40
✨Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/1111Meditation

Join us for a 90-minute journey into the sacred space between feeling and expression. Through vibrational breath, mantra, and sound meditation, we’ll open the energetic channel from heart to throat—transforming what lives within into authentic voice.

When we align what we feel with what we express, we speak with clarity, kindness, and courage.

All levels welcome — no experience needed!

10/22/2025

Tarot at Twilight
with Heidi Lynn Lechner
Thurs.,10/23
7:00-9:00pm
Energetic Exchange: $40

Unveil the mysteries of Tarot this Halloween with Heidi Lynn Lechner! In this two-hour workshop, you’ll dive into the deeper meaning of the cards, practice spreads for self-discovery and readings, and explore how tarot can align your energy with your life’s path. Guided by Heidi’s lineage of master tarot wisdom, we’ll awaken intuition, connect with our higher selves, and use the cards as tools of empowerment.

Come dressed as your inner witch — goddess, mystic, healer, or cosmic queen — and celebrate the Season of the Witch in an evening of magic, mystery, and connection.

Bring your favorite Tarot Deck. (We have a limited number of decks for sale at The Vortex Bay Area.)

08/30/2025

✨ Channeling The Higher Realms: An Evening With The Galactics ✨

Step into a high-frequency portal of light, connection, and remembrance.

We’re gathering for a powerful Channeling & Meditation Circle, where Nancy, Healer + Starseed Channel, will bring through guidance + activations from the Andromedans, Arcturians, and Pleiadeans—offering multidimensional support for your soul’s path.

Greg, meditation coach + energy healer, will guide us through grounding + expansive meditations to open your heart + align your field.

🎶 Closing with Crystal Bowl Sound Healing to integrate the frequencies + elevate your vibration.

This is a soul-awakening experience—come to Receive, Realign, and Remember who you truly are.

📅 Saturday, August 30
⏳7:00–8:30 PM
💫 Energetic Exchange: $55
🔗Link in bio

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07/31/2025

✨Monthly Astrology Circle✨ 🔮 Cosmic Healing 🗓 Thursday, July 31
🕖 7:00–8:30 PM 📍 The Vortex Bay Area | 619 1st Street, Benicia

Step into sacred space with us each month as we gather in community to explore your personal astrology through a themed cosmic lens. 🌌 Guided by the ✨stars✨ and inspired by the 🌿elements, this circle is your invitation to ground deeper, connect soulfully, and feel held by the universe—and each other. 💗

Whether you’re an astro-curious newbie or a chart-loving moon witch 🌙, you’re welcome here.
🌠 What to Bring: 📝 Your favorite journal & pen 📄 Your astrological birth chart (if you have one) 📿 Mala beads (optional) 🧥 Comfortable layers (The Vortex runs on cosmic temperature shifts 😉)
Let’s light it up together—see you in the stars, beloved. 💫🌙💕

07/17/2025

Hello, Beloveds!
We’re thrilled to share that The Vortex Bay Area has been nominated for “Best Wellness Center in Benicia!”

As a women-owned, heart-centered studio rooted right here in our beloved town, this recognition means the world to us — and your vote can help make it happen!

👉Please visit https://bestofbenicia.voterfly.com/ and create a quick account to vote. (Your information is safe and never shared — it stays secure with the Benicia Chamber of Commerce.)

Let’s bring this home together, Benicia! Thank you for believing in us, supporting local magic, and being part of The Vortex community.

With love,
The Vortex Bay Area
Where healing, community, and transformation meet.

ABOUT THE VORTEX BAY AREA:
The Vortex Bay Area is a soulful, women-owned wellness center in Benicia offering Reiki, sound healing, movement, breathwork, and sacred ceremony. Rooted in community, inclusivity, and authenticity, we hold space for transformation, creativity, and deep connection. Come as you are—release, replenish, and rise in your own radiant power.

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