La Botica Oaxaca

"Community is the guru of the future" - Thich Nhat Hanh. You will not want to miss this// #YVUpMarket launch party tonight from 7-9pm at @yorkvillevillage in Toronto - eat and drink and be merry! And use code INSIDER for a $10 off your ticket purchase! bit.ly/upmarketlaunc hparty The first hundred guests to purchase tickets will receive gift bags, including a 20% discount card for all of our products during the month of June! #TorontoEvents #TorontoMakers #MadeInToronto #madewithlove #madeinmexico #hechoenmexico #madeinoaxaca #ethicalfashion

We're really looking forward to joining other artists and entrepreneurs in our neighbourhood in this lovely pottery studio, just a few blocks from Bathurst & Bloor (and Bathurst Subway). Please come and join us if you'd like to see our latest collection of tote bags and clutches from Mexico, and our fragrant, healing and sacred copal incense - we hope to see you on Saturday!

Here' a great article about the healing benefits of Copal incense, which we import in 3 different forms (sticks, raw white copal, and copal de memelo). The health and personal benefits are numerous, as copal is known to reduced blood pressure, increase motivation, increase self-esteem, stimulate concentration, decrease insomnia, relieve headaches, increase creativity, promotes personal well-being and pleasure, and even relieve arthritis. If you'd prefer to read this article in English, just open the link in Google Chrome, and click on the Translate button on top...

Our newest, most sacred Copal de Memelo is finally available!

I thought I knew something about how smudge can cleanse spaces and energy fields. I was really surprised at the long lasting power of smudge at keeping rooms germ free...

News Flash: Scientists have finally proven what traditional and spiritual people have known for millennia! It's about time!

As you look for great gifts this holiday season, please shop with intention! We hope you will consider the people behind the products. Your purchases from La Botica have direct positive impacts on the lives of our artisans and their families, and your continued support means so much! We will be selling our new line of Oaxacan Tote Bags and healing Copal incense, as well as shakers instruments from around the world, alongside a great lineup of socially innovative entrepreneurs! Come out on Sat. December 3rd at CSI Annex at 720 Bathurst St., just a block South of Bloor St. West. We look forward to seeing you at our La Botica table! The sale runs from 1 - 6 pm.

So excited to be selling our new line of Oaxacan Tote Bags and healing Copal incense alongside a great lineup of socially innovative entrepreneurs! Please come out on Sat. December 3rd at CSI Annex at 720 Bathurst St., just a block South of Bloor St. West. We look forward to seeing you!

We're thrilled to be part of the Brika maker community, and to be celebrating the official launch of our web store today! Check out http://brika.com/makers/la-botica to look at our new line of Oaxacan tote bags! #totebag #handmadebags #oaxaca #wovenart #beachbag #madeinmexico #hechoenmexico #hechoamano #mexicandesign #chic #artisanal

This is what raw copal looks like - a hardened sap that comes from the sacred Copal tree. The wood is used extensively for carving Alebrijes (see my short film here: https://youtu.be/ShSxx6w10DA). We're now importing Copal incense, both in this raw form, and in convenient incense sticks.

The pattern in this photo is from the ancient ruins in Mitla, Oaxaca. These same patterns are being lovingly woven into LaBotica.ca's bags by Oaxacan artisans.

In Oaxaca, love is eternal, even after death!