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Sunday 12-Dec-2021 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Online Event
Kelowna

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A new take on The Miracle of Oil and the Gift of Spices Reduce isolation and boost mood during the Winter Solstice This nourishing meditation retreat will be full with: eating meditations, energy psychology self-calming practices, Emotional Freedom Techniques/tapping, mindful movement, and stillness and rest. We’ll learn: The magic gift of spices: ginger, mint, and pine for mood How the Hanukkah miracle of oil might relate to brain health Tips on how to ally with the dark of the year to get the rejuvenating sleep you need How our amazing bodies come in a normal range of sizes and some of the sneaky influences driving “obesity" talk What one of the missing pieces might be to support your: mood anxiety concentration sex drive pain memory and cognitive health How the Hanukkah miracle of oil might relate to brain health Tips on how to ally with the dark of the year to get the rejuvenating sleep you need How our amazing bodies come in a normal range of sizes and some of the sneaky influences driving “obesity" talk What one of the missing pieces might be to support your: mindful movement, and stillness and rest. We’ll learn: All attendees will receive gifts: A packet of delicious holiday recipes to boost mood (including no-cook recipes!), drawn from a range of cultures. A tool you can use to track the connection between your mood and food An evidence-based guided audio meditation to use in a moment when life is hard or you're being hard on yourself In our time together we will: Practice eating meditation Explore foods and smells to boost mood Light a candle to illuminate the winter Practice self-compassion meditation Learn about how social injustice and weight stigma affect health Deeply affirm all bodies, fat bodies, and transgender/non-binary bodies Make a toast to bring in the joys we seek in 2022 BODY JUSTICE, FAT JUSTICE, FOOD JUSTICE, TRANSGENDER/NON-BINARY/LGBTQI JUSTICE Open to people of all spiritual paths. Welcoming: Therapists and Health care providers People who get sad around the holidays People with pre-diabetes, autoimmune conditions, and high sugar Activists People with seasonal affective disorder Humans of all genders and sexualities, including transgender and non-binary folx, and LGBTQI people who want to be happier this December? Generosity experiment: Sliding scale for donations, $5-80. If you have comfortable resources, your choosing Generosity Level supports people with little or no income in participating. No one turned away for lack of funds. This event is a fundraiser for Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. Sogorea Te’ Land Trust cultivates rematriation. Sogorea Te’ calls on us all to heal and transform the legacies of colonization, genocide, and patriarchy and to do the work our ancestors and future generations are calling us to do. Learn more here: https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/

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