Celebrate Rhode Island’s thriving holistic community with many local businesses, artists and healers at the second Healing Arts Festival presented by the Thrive Tribe Collaborative from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 20, 2023, at the Overlook at Meehan, in North Providence. Attendees will be able to nourish their bodies with vegan food and handcrafted body products; expand their minds with mindful practices and educational conversations; and open their hearts with energy healing services and by connecting with community, all by being in a sacred space to lift and love their spirits.

Both co-founders, Jessica Xavier and Jax Carr, are Rhode Island natives, Usui Reiki Master Teachers and Shamanic Reiki Master Practitioners who offer reiki, Seraphim Blueprint Healing, Shamanic Reiki, Soul Realignment and spiritual guidance.

Xavier’s fascination with the mind and human behavior brought her to study psychology at Rhode Island College and later train in Neuro-linguistic Programming. Throughout the years, along with the aforementioned modalities, she has expanded her healing ways through IET and Astropsychology. Her love for energy healing and helping others is what brought her to co-establish Thrive Tribe Collaborative.

Carr, who earned both a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education at Rhode Island College, has completed the Wisdom of the Whole Academy’s Holistic Coaching Program and continues to expand on her personal study of crystals, tarot cards and intuitive painting. She believes that an understanding of both Western and Eastern medicine provides a strong foundation for energy work and also enjoys working with children and understanding the many ways in which we learn.

Special activities to be held throughout this family-friendly, rain-or-shine event will include a Cacao ceremony, sound healing and ecstatic dance. The Thrive Tribe Café will be present with a variety of brunch options.

“We believe that healing requires a holistic approach; the integration of body, mind, heart and spirit,” says Xavier, also with roots in Columbia and Cape Verde. “We recognize the need to unify our community and highlight the artisans, energy healers, makers, and small businesses that help us thrive.”