#20 Discover Fungai Art, New Tyme Tonics & Sunny Boats Berlin 🪭

Hello 🌞

Hope you’re having a good week! Sunny days come and go, and now the rain is back. It’s already May, which feels crazy, and time is flying.. I’m really looking forward to the warmer days and have already started to plan a few cool things 🤩

Today, I’d love to introduce you to the work of Stephanie Teÿæ & Robin Fungi, two alchemists and magicians who created Fungai Art & New Tyme Tonics. And as the days get warmer, I’m also sharing a little gift with you: a discount for Sunny Boats Berlin ☀️🚤 I’m also trying a new section where I highlight a selection of job opportunities, open calls for artists, and volunteering positions in Berlin and around.

If you enjoy reading this newsletter, please forward the link to your friend https://theberlinflow.com and you can buy me a coffee to support my work ❤️

Steph, co-initiator and creative force, is a psycho-mystic, sensual navigator and botanical creatrix weaving somatics, ritual and community care into embodied spaces of connection. Robin, founder and visionary behind Fungai Art, is a chef, elixir maker and forager whose work bridges neuro-pharmacology, plant intelligence and immersive experience. Together, they create New Tyme Tonics and Fungai Art as living expressions of plant alchemy - where nourishment, sensuality and consciousness meet.

How did your journey with plant medicine begin, individually and together?

“We are sacred rebels, artists and stewards activated by her pulse.”

Robin: My path began in the forest of Sweden, learning directly from the land through years of foraging, cooking and working in nomadic festival kitchens. Over time, crafting herbal tonics and working with fermentation became second nature. 

Steph: My Transylvanian roots live through my hands and the way I listen. My path has unfolded through facilitation, weaving somatics, ritual, sound and botanical practice into spaces of embodied connection and remembrance - bridging soma, spirit and collective experience to re-enchant how we meet medicine through relationship, presence, attunement and artistry. I had a fierce fire initiation in my room and crafted from that moment in my life a new Blue Lotus elixir. This blend came out of the ashes and was served on a floating dock at a family fest outside Berlin during my Blue Lotus Gong Trance. Through that we met and connected.

What do you do with Fungai Art and New Tyme Tonics?

With Fungai Art and New Tyme Tonics, we translate the intelligence of the forest into liquid art like alchemical tonics, elixirs, botanical extractions but also immersive, edible rituals. Our work moves across festivals, workshops and gatherings, where we combine foraging, sensory experiences and community spaces to reconnect people with plants in a direct, embodied way. At the heart of it, we’re restoring the relationship – between humans and nature, and with plants as original medicine rather than something “alternative.” Everything we create is an invitation to rebuild trust in the natural world, to experience its intelligence through art and the senses and to remember that we are part of the same living organism.

You describe yourselves as “alchemists”. What does “alchemy” mean in your work?

We both have just started the path of practical alchemy. For us, alchemy is the art of transformation – working with raw elements and turning them into something that carries new meaning, energy and experience. On a physical level, this happens through extraction, fermentation and the crafting of tonics; transforming plants, fungi and ingredients into living elixirs.

On a deeper level, it’s about shifting perception – creating spaces where people move from disconnection into presence, from consumption into relationship, and where emotions, sensations and mental states are alchemised into lived experience. It is also the transformation from pain into power. 

Berlin has a strong alternative and experimental culture: how has that shaped your approach to herbalism and art?

Berlin pushed us to break formats. Instead of separating herbalism, art and experience, we started merging them – serving plants through taste, performance, ritual and shared spaces. The city’s experimental culture gave us permission to explore and question a lot. At the same time, its fast pace and overstimulation made it clear how much people are craving real connection and grounding. Our work exists in that tension. Between intensity and stillness, offering spaces where people can come back to their senses and reconnect with something more essential.

What kind of products do you create, and what are they designed to support?

We create alchemical tonics, elixirs, functional drinks and botanical spagyric extractions. Working with fermentation and upcycling, using as much as we can wild-foraged ingredients. Alongside that, we explore forest-based cuisine, developing new flavors and substitutes for things like coffee or tobacco, inviting people to experience plants beyond what’s commonly found on the table.

Rather than targeting specific symptoms, our tonics support overall connection, helping people slow down, become more present in their bodies and build a more intuitive relationship with what they consume. They’re not just products, but invitations to experience plants as living allies in everyday life.

What makes your approach different from mainstream wellness products?

Most wellness products focus on optimizing, fixing or targeting specific outcomes. Our approach is less about performance and more about a reciprocal relationship. We don’t see plants as tools or ingredients, but as living intelligence – something to engage with, not just consume.

Everything we create is rooted in direct connection: through foraging, crafting, sensing and shared experience. It’s not about quick effects or passive consumption, but about slowing down, becoming present and building trust with what you take into your body. In that sense, our work is less a product line and more an invitation to relate differently – to plants, to nourishment and to life itself.

What is your long-term vision for Fungi Art and New Tyme Tonics?

Our broader vision is to contribute to a growing mycelium of connected communities, networks of people, places and practices that explore more regenerative ways of living, sourcing and gathering. Through food, plants, art and shared experiences, we aim to support ecosystems where culture, ecology, and wellbeing nourish one another. Festivals are a natural expression of this vision: temporary villages where natural ways of relating, producing and celebrating can be experienced in real time.

Next event: Meet them at Tryp Expo

Discount code 10%: BERLINFLOW10 (to order via Instagram, webshop currently under construction)

CONNECT WITH STEPHANIE & ROBIN:
Follow Fungai Art on Instagram
Follow New Tyme Tonics on Instagram
Check their website & products here

Wednesday, May 6th
𖦹 Soul Voice Singing Circle: A deep singing journey to meet your honest intuitive voice, to dive into the heart and to connect with the wisdom of your soul. Embody singing and emotional healing.
⏰ From 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM 📍Prenzlauerberg 💰 20-25€
Register via email: [email protected]
More infos here

Thursday, May 7th
𖦹 The Dream Sanctuary of Hyphae - an overnight experience in Genezarethkirche: An evening of connectedness, co-creation, ritual, art/sound & dreaming — inspired by fungi, a hidden source of wisdom pulsing beneath us all. This dream sanctuary is deeply Inspired by mycelium and mushroom archetypes. It will offer ritual through various creative realms including sound, song, dance, visual arts, energy activations, ceremony, breathwork, gongs and connective practices that will prepare you for a night of awakening, through your dreams.
⏰ From 6:00 PM to 11:00PM 📍Genezarethkirche 💰 From 33.14€ (solidarity ticket) to 59,78€ for the overnight experience
Register here

Friday, May 8th
𖦹 A Gesture: Electroacoustic Duo - Workshop & Concert: Join a free workshop and concert by Montreal-based duo A Gesture, offering an immersive sonic performance that blends multilingual vocal fragments with expressive, touch-based electronic control. The event includes a hands-on workshop where the artists share their creative process and tools, connecting mid-century electronic influences with contemporary experimental.
⏰ From 4:00 PM to 7:00PM 📍Ethnological Museum of Berlin 💰 Free
Register here
𖦹 Sensitive Collage: This experience not only showcases the possibilities of analogue collage techniques, but also promotes an empirical approach to creation—one that emphasizes the sensory process of constructing images and fosters self-awareness.
⏰ From 6:30 PM to 8:30PM 📍EWA e.V. - Frauenzentrum 💰 Donation 10-15€
Register here
𖦹 Tea & Vinyl Night: Join for an intimate Tea& Vinyl evening in one of Berlin’s most beautiful vintage spaces. Expect a curated selection of the rare teas and come lto listen, explore new flavors and meet new people.
⏰ From 6:00 PM to 9:00PM 📍Another June Vintage 💰 13-16€
Register here

Saturday, May 9th
𖦹 Sacred Water Ceremony - Activation of the Bodies of Waters & Reconnection with the Nile: Join a powerful and sacred rite received through the Oracular Transmission on the Nile . This ceremony is a call to activate and uplift the frequencies of the Waters and to reconnect with the living consciousness of the Nile and ancient Kemet.
⏰ From 12:45 PM to 15:45PM 📍Uber Arena 💰 33€ (regular)
Register here
𖦹 Kundalini Activation - Guided Energy Attunement with Sebastiaan: Embark on an inward journey combining ancient practices with intuitive energy work, guiding you toward balance, clarity, and expansion.
⏰ From 2:30 PM to 4:30PM 📍Dharma Studios Kreuzberg 💰 44-66€
Register here
𖦹 Mantra Concert by Sri & Band: Get ready to immerse yourself in the enchanting world of mantras with Sri & Band, where music and spirituality meet in perfect harmony.
⏰ From 7:15 PM to 8:45PM 📍Green Yoga Prenzlauerberg 💰 17,17€
Register here

Sunday, May 10th
𖦹 Stil vor Talent Open Air: Join the open air and listen to artists from the label Stil vor Talent: Oliver Koletzki, Juan Hansen (live), Frida Darko, Lisa luka, HOVR, Kotoe, The Office
⏰ From 3:00 PM to 10:00PM 📍Sage 💰 25-30€
Register here

Wednesday, May 13rd
𖦹 The Sublime Society Berlin Launch: This event is more than cabaret, it’s an immersive exploration of sensuality and intimacy, featuring a curated mix of Kabarett, live music, shibari installations, and a multi-sensory dessert experience by an international cast. As the evening unfolds, the space opens into a relaxed, fluid atmosphere where guests are invited to connect and explore, with experienced practitioners available to guide those who wish to go deeper.
⏰ From 7:00 PM to 11:00PM 📍Genezarethkirche 💰 43,80€ (single ticket) or 75,76€ (for couple) - 10% off with the code: MAY10
Register here

Friday, May 15th
𖦹 Liminal #6: Every floor is curated by a different art collective, each bringing its own visual design, storytelling, music, and performances to create four unique worlds to explore. Worlds are connected through the Liminal Space, a surreal realm where all worlds collide, resulting in bizarre performances of roaming creatures.
⏰ Starts from 10:00 PM until 10:00 AM next day 📍 Kater 💰 25€
Register here

Saturday, May 16th
𖦹 House of SoulStrip: Join to witness or gift yourself your own unique ritual performance journey in the workshop and on the pole. The Erotic Innertainment temple opens again on a private rooftop in Mitte. Skyline views, sauna & jacuzzi, pole magic, and a night under the open sky.
⏰ Doors from 6:00 PM - Starts at 7:00 PM until 02:00 AM 📍 Mitte 💰 35-55€
Register here

Wednesday, May 27th
𖦹 Music of the Mystics: Sufi Qawwali night with Fanna-Fi-Allah: Fanna-Fi-Allah returns with a rare live evening of traditional Sufi Qawwali (authentic style, no fusion/crossover). Expect soaring voices, trance-inducing rhythms, harmonium + tabla/dholak, and the communal, uplifting energy of this timeless devotional art form. All are welcome.
⏰ From 7:30 PM until 10:30 PM 📍 Festsaal Kreuzberg 💰 35€
Register here

This year’s plan: less pressure, more fun, and saying yes to new experiences!

🚤 One thing I’m really looking forward to is getting out on the Spree with Sunny Boats Berlin and enjoy the city with some friends from a boat perspective.

What I love about this experience is how easy and accessible it is: the boats are self-drive, no experience needed. You’ll get a full introduction before departure, and the team is always there for support, so you can relax and enjoy an unforgettable time on the water 😊

And I’ve got a little gift for you: enjoy 20% off with the code THEBERLINFLOW. Valid until May 31st, from Monday to Sunday (except Saturday)

✦ Social Media Content Creator / Social Media Community Manager / Creative Operations Lead & more (freelance) - Aktcomms - German speaking
More infos here

✦ Vintage Stock Assistant (mini job) - 7h/week - Kreuzberg store
More infos here

✦ Call for Artists – Berlin Burlesque Festival: Be part of the 14th International Berlin Burlesque Festival (Oct 15-18)
More infos here (deadline: May 31st, 2026)

✦ AC/ Set Assistant for an Artist film: Some previous experience required (please send an intro in the email and a CV as a PDF). Driving license is a plus. Must have working command of English, German is a plus. Must be available (no other commitments)
More infos here

✦ Project Coordinator (full time)- Factory 92 : From June 2026, full time 40h/week in Berlin or Hamburg
More infos here

I’m Sabrina Jeblaoui, a French coach, portrait and documentary photographer, interviewer, community builder, intuitive singer, dreamer, and founder of this newsletter. I’ve been living in Berlin for the past nice years (already!).

At the heart of everything, my mission is all about connection: connection to others on a deep and authentic level. I love creating online and offline spaces where people can meet, feel heard & seen, and express themselves freely.

My dream is to help build a new world, create spiritual communities where people support one another, share their gifts, and grow together in a spirit of care, presence, and collective awakening.

Thank you for being part of the tribe! 🪶

💌 Love from Berlin,
Sabrina Jeblaoui