Vena Cava Intentional Community

19/03/2025

19/03/2025

🧘‍♂️UniYoga at Vena Cava!🧘‍♀️

Join us TONIGHT at 6:30 PM for a transformative evening led by Avijit Pandit and Brandon Morgan, featuring:

🌬️ Breathwork for deep relaxation
🌀 Vinyasa Flow Yoga to energize your body
😴 Yoga Nidra for ultimate restoration
🤸 AcroYoga for connection & balance
🗣️ Discussion on the Many Paths of Yoga

📍 Location: Vena Cava, Gainesville
💰 Entry: Only $5+ donation
📞 More Info: 352-559-3320

Come flow, connect, and expand your practice! All levels welcome.

🔗 Tag your yoga buddies & spread the word!

23/01/2025

Hello lovely Vena Cavans!

We’re inviting folks interested in learning acro and growing food Saturday, February 1st at 12pm. Together we’ll clear a small portion of land and prepare it for a new series of food crops!

Food and drinks will be provided and we’ll offer an acroyoga workshop to wind down afterwards!

Event page down below! ⬇️

08/01/2025

Health is a community endeavor: the food we grow and share, the skills we offer to each other, the medicinal techniques we foster.

NEW: Today, I am issuing my Parting Prescription for America—my final reflections as I complete my time as U.S. Surgeon General. It addresses a foundational—and urgent—question I have grappled with: what are the root causes of the pain and unhappiness so many are experiencing?

In addition to more commonly discussed challenges such as economic hardship, mental health struggles, and uncertainty about the future, there is something else that has been missing for many people that is a critical driver of health and well-being: community.

The three critical components of community are relationships, service, and purpose. They comprise the triad of fulfillment.

Yet half of young people and a third of adults struggle with loneliness; formal and informal service have remained low; and an alarmingly high number of young adults say they have low or no meaning or purpose in their lives.

Rebuilding community will require a cultural shift to recenter our lives around the triad of fulfillment: relationships, purpose, and service. We have to rethink what defines success and a good life—and build our individual lives, institutions, and policies around that.

My Parting Prescription for America lays out a pathway for how we can make this critical shift. Community is a force for health and fulfillment. It is an antidote to division and despair. We need it more than ever. Read the full Parting Prescription at Surgeongeneral.gov/community

18/11/2024

Come check out our Elixir bar at the next Fire Spin Jam on November 22nd! These drinks are so delicious you won't want to miss out—plus, it's the perfect opportunity to enjoy some fire spinning! We can't wait to see you there!

07/11/2024

Vena Cava Catalysts~! Our interns for fall semester have been pivotal in the development of our website and a volunteer database. Please give our warmest welcome to the both of them! We’re in gratitude to the university for collaborating with our community ✨

24/10/2024

We can't wait to see you at Vena Cava for a Fire Spin Jam on Fireday! Come tomorrow @ 8:30 PM 🎉🎶🔥 The event starts with a fire safety meet and greet for all spinners who flow here.
🪩 Many of our friends will be at Hulaween, and we think it will be nice to host a gathering for all of our flowmies still in town for the weekend!
❤️‍🔥 All levels welcome! No experience necessary, just bring an open heart and playful spirit. Message us to lead a guided demonstration or flow workshop!
🤹🏼‍♀️ What to bring:
Fire & LED Props
Fuel: White Gas
Blankets, chairs, yoga mats
Bug spray
🚙 Parking: Please park cars on the LEFT SIDE of the road nearest as the Vena Cava wooden fence, without blocking our neighbors’ driveways.
🦺 Fire Safety:
Store fuel at the dipping station.
Keep containers closed when not in use.
Always have a safety when burning, ask us if you need one!
Safety blankets are always available.
Wear fire safe clothes.
🫂 Additional Notes:
Thank you for respecting that this is a family-friendly, alcohol-free space! Please do not bring any wine, beer, or liquor to share. We will prepare a new elixir each month for you to enjoy!
✨Monitor your kids and pets at all times.
This is a leave no trace event, so please keep trash in the bins provided. Ask us if you need help finding where to dispose of our what you are throwing away.
🌀RSVP & Donations
Venmo:
Cashapp: $VenaCavaGNV
Zelle: [email protected]
Join our WhatsApp Chat to stay updated on future Fire Spinning Jams
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KUhHHplDLQ99acWyWJzZOD
Let's get lit!

21/10/2024

Welcome home at Vena Cava means you get a plate 🍛, make some shapes 🤸, move with GRACE, find FLOW STATE. extremely grateful to , .fl for brunching for a cause.

20/09/2024

We are super excited to see you all tonight for our Fire Spin Jam at 8:30pm but before the fun comes we just want to give a few reminders: Remember to park on the same side of the street, bring a taco item, your flow prop, and fuel!

16/09/2024

Join us in 4 days for an exhilarating fire spinning event hosted by Vena Cava Intentional Community! This event focuses on fire-safe performance, offering a safe and supportive space for the community to come together and practice their skills with flame props like poi, staffs, and juggling pins. Whether you're a seasoned spinner or new to the art, this is a great opportunity to connect with talented performers, learn, and share in the rhythm and movement of fire spinning. LIVE MUSIC from and new non-alcoholic elixirs to refresh and excite~

27/08/2024

❤️‍🔥𝕊𝕖𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕆𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤❤️‍🔥

21/08/2024

Boiled down to a blurb, fire spinning is movement with a lil 🔥 on top. If you have a flow practice, you have a fire spinning channel! At VC, we hope to spur on new folks to flow and fire with our jams held each month and encourage established fire spinners to meet each other and share gigs in the area. We take safety seriously and lead our jams with a protocol to safely spin.

16/08/2024

Serving guests at GRACE is a special part of our mission to offer the community a Heartwarming Welcome Home 🏡 Every month we gather to serve dinner at Cafe 131 and then relax with a FREE workshop from . DM a 🏠 to get added for our next month’s Feed and Fly event and mark your calendar for a deep healing and supporting community.

15/08/2024

Project Based Voucher Program Waiting List Opening soon!
📌Opening: August 30th, 2024
📌Submit Application: www.gainesvilleha.housingmanager.com
(link will be active August 30th at 10am)
See notice for additional details.

11/08/2024

✨Upcoming Programming✨

August 15th : GRACE Marketplace Volunteering + Acro-Therapy Night

Join for a night of volunteer service, a community potluck, and a partner playful flow workshop!

August 23rd: Fire Spinning Theater

Experimental Fire Flow. Who will you embody during this burn? What character will you let go of? Answer these questions through movement and flow in community at our monthly Fire Jam.