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The Vortex Bay Area A studio space for the collective fostering accessibility & celebrating inclusivity + diversity through healing, connection, & wellness.

🍂 Calling the makers, mystics & magic-makers… 🍂Our Harvest Market is coming to The Vortex, and we’re looking for the bea...
09/28/2026

🍂 Calling the makers, mystics & magic-makers… 🍂

Our Harvest Market is coming to The Vortex, and we’re looking for the beautiful humans who make this kind of community feel alive.

✨ ARTISANS + VENDORS
Bring your handmade treasures, herbs, apothecary goods, art, jewelry, curiosities, and magical wares.

🔮 PRACTITIONERS + INTUITIVES
We’re creating a quiet sanctuary within the market for 1:1 magical, intuitive & energetic offerings — readings, healing, ritual, energy work, and whatever unique magic you’re here to share.

Think:
autumn magic • handmade treasures • herbs • divination • mystical wares • intuitive connection • community • cozy sanctuary energy

Saturday, October 17th | 12–6 PM
📍 The Vortex
619 1st Street, Benicia, CA

If you’ve been looking for a place to share your work, meet your people, and be part of something a little more magical…

this is your invitation. 🕯️

Comment HARVEST or send us a DM with what you’d love to offer, and we’ll send you the vendor/practitioner details.

Come make a little magic with us. 🍁✨

You won’t want to miss this 🌅! We’re collaborating with our friends The Vortex Bay Area ✨ to bring you a sound experienc...
09/28/2026

You won’t want to miss this 🌅! We’re collaborating with our friends The Vortex Bay Area ✨ to bring you a sound experience during our FREE Community Sunset Yoga class this Thursday.

Tag or send this to a friend you want to go with!

This is a free community class in partnership with Benicia Main Street and Benicia Farmers Market.

🗓️ Thursday, October 1st
📍 Benicia First Street Green

Book this class on our mobile app or website.

09/23/2026

🍂 AUTUMN EQUINOX 🍂 #
At The Vortex Bay Area

The wheel turns.
The light begins to soften.
And we enter the season of harvest, reflection, release, and deeper connection.

At The Vortex Bay Area, the turning of the wheel is more than a ceremony.

It is a community.

A place where we gather, learn, create, move, breathe, heal, celebrate, and remember that we don’t have to do this alone.

This Autumn Equinox, we come together to honor what has grown, acknowledge what we are ready to release, and ask:

What are we creating together?

Because this next chapter of The Vortex isn’t something we are creating for you.

It’s something we are creating WITH you.

Every gathering.
Every practitioner.
Every offering.
Every conversation.
Every person who walks through our doors becomes part of the living tapestry of this space.

This is our temple.
Our community.
Our shared creation.

Come gather with us as we welcome Autumn and step into the next season.

🍂 What are you harvesting?
🍂 What are you releasing?
🍂 What are you ready to create?

The Vortex Bay Area
619 1st Street • Benicia, CA




09/18/2026

Calling in the magic makers, creators, whimsy loves and everyone in between!

The Vortex has a drop in potion + spell jar creation station for the szn of the witch!

Join us during studio hours to set intentions and curate your very own essential oil roller blend (potion) and spell jar ✨️

$5 spell jar
$20 potion

See you witches + warlocks soon.

REIKI LEVEL II TRAININGEarly Bird extended through 9/6: $333Starting 9/7: $388Link in bio.Deepen Your Practice. Expand Y...
09/05/2026

REIKI LEVEL II TRAINING
Early Bird extended through 9/6: $333
Starting 9/7: $388
Link in bio.
Deepen Your Practice. Expand Your Gifts. Share Reiki Across Time & Space.

Join BrandiBette Smead, Reiki Master & Teacher, for an intimate, in-person Reiki Level II Training during the potent energy of the New Moon.

Reiki II invites you to deepen your relationship with Reiki, strengthen your connection to Ki, expand your intuitive awareness, and learn to intentionally direct energy across distance and time.
Whether your path is personal healing, supporting loved ones, or offering Reiki professionally, this training will help you practice with greater confidence, integrity, and intention.

ALL REIKI I STUDENTS ARE WELCOME
If you have completed Reiki Level I training, you are warmly invited to continue your Reiki journey with us at The Vortex Bay Area, even if you studied with another Reiki Master or Teacher.

We welcome students from all Reiki backgrounds. Your Reiki I training is the only prerequisite for joining us for Reiki II.

This training includes:
• Reiki II training rooted in both Japanese and Western Reiki lineages
• Traditional Japanese Reiki practices and techniques
• Reiki II attunement (Reiju)
• The three sacred Reiki II symbols and mantras
• Hands-on practice offering Reiki in person and remotely
• Intuitive Reiki techniques and guided practice
• Energetic boundaries and ethical practice
• Guidance for those called to offer Reiki professionally
• Client forms, resources, and business tools
• Full-color printed Reiki II manual
• Certificate of completion
• Connection with a supportive Reiki community

Saturday, September 12
10 AM to 5 PM

The Vortex Bay Area
Class size is limited to 10 students to allow for personalized guidance, practice, and connection.
If you’ve been feeling the quiet nudge to continue your Reiki journey, trust that calling.

Early Bird: $333 through 9/6
Regular: $388 after 9/6




08/18/2026

Sensual SoulFlow™ with Emma
Energy Exchange: $25
3rd Tuesday • August 18
6:30–7:30 PM
*Registration Deadline: 5:30 PM

A sensual invitation to slow down, soften, move, and reconnect with yourself.

Join Emma for an immersive SoulFlow experience designed to bring you back into your body and create space for movement. Through intentional movement, breath, music, and sensual embodiment, you’ll be invited to explore what feels good, release what no longer serves you, and reconnect with your own energy and body

This is a space to step away from the noise of everyday life and turn your attention inward. There is nothing to perform and nothing to get right. Move in whatever way feels natural. Rest when you need to. Follow your body’s wisdom and give yourself permission to simply be present.

Come as you are. Move, breathe, feel, and receive. This is your time to reconnect with your body, awaken your senses, and nourish your whole self.

This is a 60-minute immersive experience. To honor the experience for everyone, late arrivals cannot be admitted once the journey has begun. The curtain will be drawn 10 minutes after the scheduled start time, and entry will no longer be permitted.





08/16/2026

BACK-TO-SCHOOL RESET ✨
The backpacks are filled. The schedules are set. The new routines are beginning. Now it’s your turn to exhale. 💛

Our Back-to-School Sound Journey is an invitation to pause, breathe, and reset before stepping into a new season.

Once you’re settled, give yourself permission to unplug. Close your eyes. Breathe deeply. Let the soothing frequencies of the crystal sound bowls wash over you.

For 60 minutes, there is nowhere else to be and nothing you need to do.

Just receive.
Release the mental noise.
Restore your balance.
Come back to yourself.

✨ Bring your own yoga mat and blanket
✨ Arrive a few minutes early so you can settle in
✨ Space is intentionally held as a quiet, uninterrupted experience

Please note: To honor the experience for everyone, late arrivals cannot be admitted once the journey has begun. The curtain will be drawn 10 minutes after the scheduled start time, and entry will no longer be permitted.

Come as you are. Leave a little lighter.

Your back-to-school reset starts here.

Sound Journey with BrandiBette Energy Exchange: $251st + 3rd Tuesdays (8/4 + 8/18)1:00-2:00pm2nd Tuesday (8/11)6:30-7:30...
08/04/2026

Sound Journey with BrandiBette
Energy Exchange: $25
1st + 3rd Tuesdays (8/4 + 8/18)
1:00-2:00pm
2nd Tuesday (8/11)
6:30-7:30pm

Our Sound Journeys are now offered in a simplified format designed to make the experience more accessible and affordable while preserving the integrity of the journey itself. Rather than arriving to a fully prepared setup, you’re invited to arrive on time and create your own cozy nest with your favorite yoga mat, blanket, pillow, or other comfort items. You’re also welcome to borrow yoga mats and blankets from the studio.

Prepare for a mental, physical, and emotional time out. Support your body, mind, and spirit in balancing all systems by immersing yourself in a journey of sound at The Vortex. Through intentional frequencies, the gentle vibrations reduce stress, enhance mental clarity, and foster emotional healing. This immersive experience encourages deep meditation, supports emotional release, and boosts overall well-being, making it a powerful tool for self-care and personal growth.

Once you’re settled, give yourself permission to unplug, breathe deeply, and let the soothing frequencies wash over you, enjoying a much-needed pause to calm the mind, restore balance, and simply receive.

This is a 60-minute immersive experience. To honor the experience for everyone, late arrivals cannot be admitted once the journey has begun. The curtain will be drawn 10 minutes after the scheduled start time, and entry will no longer be permitted.




07/30/2026

At The Vortex Bay Area, taking the time to curate a custom healing session is one of our greatest passions! ✨

I can’t wait for tomorrow’s Reiki + Frequency Session, complete with our LuxFlow Ionic Foot Bath add-on.

Every element has been intentionally chosen to support this client’s month-long travel journey - helping them feel grounded, balanced, and energetically aligned before they head off on their adventure.

There’s something truly special about creating a session that is as unique as the person receiving it!



06/27/2026

The Summer Solstice Faire is live and beautiful!

Join us until 6pm

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Benicia, CA
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