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There are few environmental factors as underestimated—and as commonly overlooked—as mold.It often lives quietly behind w...
03/12/2026

There are few environmental factors as underestimated—and as commonly overlooked—as mold.

It often lives quietly behind walls, beneath flooring, inside HVAC systems, or anywhere moisture has lingered longer than it should. For many people navigating unexplained fatigue, sinus issues, neurological symptoms, or chronic inflammation, the home itself can become an unseen variable in the health equation.

In our latest Journal feature, we sit down with The Mold Scout to explore a more advanced approach to mold detection—one that goes beyond the limitations of traditional inspections and air sampling. Their work is helping bring clarity to a conversation that is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or missed entirely.

From where mold hides, to why many inspections fail to find it, to how thoughtful environmental testing can empower better health decisions—this interview offers a deeper look at the spaces we live in and how they shape our well-being.

Read the full conversation on the Journal, linked below:
https://bokettowellness.com/blogs/journal/get-to-know-the-mold-scout

Come on by and see what’s new at the shop ✨
03/11/2026

Come on by and see what’s new at the shop ✨

There’s nothing more meaningful to us than hearing how our space and practitioners make people feel.  This beautiful rev...
03/09/2026

There’s nothing more meaningful to us than hearing how our space and practitioners make people feel.

This beautiful review reminds us why we do what we do — creating a place where thoughtful care, skilled hands, and genuine connection come together.

From restorative massage to deeply nourishing facials, every treatment at Boketto is designed to help you slow down, reset, and feel truly cared for.

To our wonderful clients: thank you for trusting us with your wellness and for sharing your experiences with our community. We’re so grateful you’re here. ✨

Daylight Saving Time isn’t just a shift on the clock — it’s a shift for your biology.When we “spring forward,” the sudde...
03/07/2026

Daylight Saving Time isn’t just a shift on the clock — it’s a shift for your biology.

When we “spring forward,” the sudden change can temporarily disrupt the body’s circadian rhythm, the internal clock that regulates sleep, hormones, metabolism, and energy. Research even shows measurable increases in heart attacks, stroke, accidents, and mood disruption in the days following the time change.

The good news: your body is highly adaptable when you give it the right signals.

In circadian biology these signals are called “zeitgebers” — environmental cues that help synchronize your internal clock. A few simple daily rituals can help your body recalibrate more smoothly:

• Morning sunlight — natural light early in the day is the most powerful signal for resetting your circadian rhythm and balancing cortisol and melatonin.
• Consistent meal timing — eating at regular times helps stabilize metabolic rhythms and energy levels.
• Movement during daylight hours — gentle activity outdoors helps reinforce the body’s sense of time.
• Temperature shifts — cool exposure in the morning and warmth in the evening can support circadian signaling.
• Evening wind-down — dim lights and reduce screens to support melatonin production.

From a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, this transition arrives as spring energy begins to rise, activating the Liver system and encouraging movement, detoxification, and renewal. Supporting your body with rhythm, light, and nourishing foods can help ease the seasonal shift.

Think of this week not as losing an hour — but as an invitation to realign with natural rhythms.

Your body is always listening to the signals you give it.

We’re at the threshold. That peculiar moment in late winter when the snow is melting, daylight has shifted (sunset now a...
03/06/2026

We’re at the threshold. That peculiar moment in late winter when the snow is melting, daylight has shifted (sunset now at 6pm!), and we’ve just passed the lunar new year’s midpoint.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this is the tail end of winter’s inward, conserving energy and the beginning of spring’s outward movement toward growth and regeneration. Your body is already sensing the shift. Spring arrives with particular challenges. The question is whether you meet it with intention or let the transition happen to you.

DEHYDRATION
By late winter many people are dehydrated at the cellular level. Dry indoor heat, drinking less in colder months, and winter’s inward rhythm all reduce fluid reserves and slow circulation. As spring’s Liver energy begins to activate, the body needs both fluids and minerals to restore movement and support detoxification. Early spring is an ideal time to remineralize and rebuild hydration.

• Mineral Tea
• Seaweed Soup
• Quinton Hypertonic

MOVEMENT
The lymphatic system has no pump—it relies on movement. After winter’s slower pace, fluids can stagnate and the body’s clearing processes can slow. Gentle practices like lymphatic massage, dry brushing, and rebounding help stimulate circulation and prepare the body for spring’s shift from conservation to release.

• Gua Sha Tools
• Ionic Body Brush
• Sasawashi Tools

MOODS
Winter stores and conserves; spring asks us to open and move. This shift can surface tension held in the Kidney system during winter, often showing up as irritability, restlessness, or overwhelm as Liver energy rises. Calming rituals help the nervous system release winter’s hold and transition more smoothly into spring.

• Visions Mood Mist
• Herbal Coffee
• Calm Adaptogens

Head over to The Journal for our latest post: https://bokettowellness.com/blogs/journal/it-s-early-spring

03/05/2026

We are loving this beautiful warm weather! Come on by and see what’s new at the shop.

✨ NEW AT THE SHOP ✨Snow Chrysanthemum + Jasmine Green non-alcoholic fermented teas from Unified Ferments.  Using the che...
03/04/2026

✨ NEW AT THE SHOP ✨

Snow Chrysanthemum + Jasmine Green non-alcoholic fermented teas from Unified Ferments. Using the chemistry of kombucha fermentation to unpack and translate tea into a novel context, Unified Ferments has created a non-alcoholic offering that sits comfortably in stemware.

Jasmine Green is made in the traditional fermented beverage style with eight different, fresh, whole jasmine buds, plus a medley of eucalyptus, tuberose, and green peach—which undertones the elegant expression of jasmine flowers.

Snow Chrysanthemum is a hardy, nutritionally dense varietal of Chrysanthemum which spends nearly half of its life buried under snow in China’s Kunlun Mountain area. This adaptation causes its flavor to depart substantially from the powdery delicacy of regular Chrysanthemum, and it instead presents a luxuriously warm, enveloping and verdant tea.

In TCM, chrysanthemum is often turned to for clearing heat and supporting the eyes and liver, while green tea lightly moves and awakens. Together, they create a brew that feels both cleansing and steadying — floral, slightly sweet, and alive with fine bubbles from fermentation.

A beautiful companion for slow rituals, journaling, or a mid-afternoon reset.

Sip. Breathe. Return to your Boketto moment. Available in store and online: https://bokettowellness.com/pages/search-results-page?q=united%20ferments

Virgo Full Moon + Total Lunar Eclipse | 3.3.2026 This is more than a Full Moon — it’s a total lunar eclipse, when the Ea...
03/03/2026

Virgo Full Moon + Total Lunar Eclipse | 3.3.2026

This is more than a Full Moon — it’s a total lunar eclipse, when the Earth casts its shadow across the Moon, magnifying release and revelation. Eclipses tend to accelerate timelines. What isn’t sustainable becomes clear.

With the Moon in Virgo, the focus turns to the body, daily rituals, and the systems quietly shaping your wellbeing. This energy invites refinement — not perfection. Small, thoughtful adjustments now create lasting change.

Through a TCM lens, Virgo resonates with the Earth element — Spleen and Stomach energy — our center of digestion, nourishment, and worry. When out of balance, we may notice overthinking, fatigue, bloating, or feeling ungrounded.

This moon asks:
• Are you ‘digesting’ your life well?
• Are you nourishing yourself as much as you give?
• Are you fixating on perfection or control too much?

Themes to notice:
• Nervous system regulation
• Digestive health + gut intuition
• Overcommitment or burnout
• Critical inner dialogue
• Where you are over-serving

The energy builds a few days before, integrates in the week after, and continues unfolding over the next 3–6 months — especially around routines, boundaries, and sustainable wellness.

Ritual ideas:
Begin your morning in stillness before screens. Place a hand on your abdomen and breathe deeply to support Earth energy. Write down one habit to release and one to strengthen. Bury the release in soil as a symbolic reset.

Virgo’s refining energy pairs beautifully with sound healing. Gentle humming or vocal toning helps regulate the nervous system, stimulate the vagus nerve, and move stagnant energy through the body. This eclipse may activate the throat center — inviting clear, honest expression. Even a few minutes of steady, intentional sound can feel deeply grounding and cleansing.

Herbal allies: chamomile, lemon balm, peppermint, nettle, lavender — gentle support for digestion, tension, and emotional clearing. Sip warm herbal infusions slowly and mindfully.

This eclipse feels corrective rather than chaotic.
A steady recalibration back to center.

Nicky Bienstock is Boketto’s newest practitioner, offering Somatic Breath to our community. Welcome, Nicky!Rooted in ner...
03/01/2026

Nicky Bienstock is Boketto’s newest practitioner, offering Somatic Breath to our community. Welcome, Nicky!

Rooted in nervous system science and embodied awareness, their work may sound esoteric at first, but it’s deeply practical. Somatic Breath helps you understand how you’re breathing now, and how small shifts can support regulation, resilience, and repair.
Through one-on-one sessions, Nicky guides clients toward a more integrated relationship with their breath—and, in turn, with their own internal rhythms.

We’re excited for you to get to know Nicky and the steady, thoughtful presence they bring to this work, but also personally, through our latest…

PRACTITIONER SPOTLIGHT
NICKY BIENSTOCK

Share your one-sentence elevator pitch?
Life is short but also long, breathing is the only constant and the only thing we can genuinely control.

If you weren’t doing Somatic Breath, what would you do/be?
Nothing, but would be cool to talk about books, movies, and tv for money

Your Memoir’s title?
Alchemy, Tea, & Cats

Read the full Q&A on The Journal — https://bokettowellness.com/blogs/journal/get-to-know-nicky-bienstock?_kx=8ymmkYuJVrdLLZRo06v-WeyujHtFfbw8_UePGUFK33Y.XBNL5c

Meet NOIR — a true embodiment of Boketto and the beauty of a Boketto Moment.This scent opens with succulent, bright note...
02/28/2026

Meet NOIR — a true embodiment of Boketto and the beauty of a Boketto Moment.

This scent opens with succulent, bright notes of yuzu citrus and plum, then slowly deepens into a resinous amber base. It’s a gentle reminder of the light that emerges from darkness — the clarity we find when we pause, soften, and close our eyes.

Hand-poured with clean-burning coconut wax and a proprietary blend of phthalate-free, non-toxic fragrances, NOIR is crafted to support stillness, reflection, and quiet return.

Light it.
Exhale.
Let the vision come to you.

02/27/2026

We have TWO spots newly open for this Sunday’s Sound Bath & Tea Ceremony with Kelley — 3/1 from 6:00-7:30pm, $35 per guest. Head over to our events page to signup or keep reading for a mini recap from February’s session.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, winter is the season of the Kidneys — our root energy, our deep reserves, our foundation.

As crystal bowls carried us into quiet, we sipped the Kidney Tea Blend from Rasananda Ayurveda — a warming, grounding infusion crafted to nourish and support kidney energy during the colder months. Every cup was a reminder that restoration is productive, and rest is powerful.

Thank you to everyone who gathered in community to soften, sip, and receive. Your presence made the evening sacred 🤍

Here’s to deep nourishment, aligned rhythms, and honoring the wisdom of the season.

TeaCeremony SeasonalLiving

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Founded in the Fan in early 2017, we here at Boketto constantly strive to be a holistic resource for the Richmond community and beyond. We curate an expansive apothecary of clean, organic supplements and herbs, in addition to our stock of green beauty, skin care, and home goods! Our educational workshops are listed on our website, www.bokettowellness.com, but we love to talk about our products and welcome all the questions you may have. Come see us, learn something new, and say “hi” to our shop dog Ollie V!