Earlier this month, Cindy Coughlin shared this post on her blog. I love her monthly musings and am happy she's happy to share it here. Because recurring dreams? Yes. And dance parties? Hell yes. Three Things in Uncertain Times by Cindy Coughlin I have a reoccurring dream that can best be described as a loss … Continue reading Shake What Your Momma Gave You – Three Things In Uncertain Times – a guest post by Cindy Coughlin

Are you a follower of the Lil'wat7ul Culture Centre on Facebook? We're happy to share today's language lesson - how to talk about the weather - as recorded to the First Voices app and shared by the Culture Centre. Rain!   Snow! Wet snow! Rainbow! Thunderstorm! The last snowfall in spring. So many wonderful words … Continue reading Let’s talk about the weather. In Ucwalmicwts!

I know there's an app for everything, but I'm trying to be less attached to my phone when I'm in nature. I have thousands of photos of plants I snapped, to try and identify them, but the most effective thing I've done recently is take a bit of paper and pencil in my pocket and … Continue reading Encountering my first forget-me-nots, thanks to a new guidebook, Popular Wildflowers of Coast British Columbia

https://youtu.be/d0T7UP1U1Ts   I've become a bit of a fan of Martin Shaw over the last year. He speaks and writes of being of a place, of courting a place, and listening to the stories that are held in the landscape itself, of giving yourself permission to be deep, not spread shallow and wide. For those … Continue reading What does it mean to be “of a place”?

Crystal Conroy offers an Audio Restorative Yoga Class to share with you. The practice involves just a few poses practiced with the support of props to help encourage deep rest, relaxation, and overall calming effect on the nervous system. The class is about 45minutes long. There are a few visuals included for reference. This practice is … Continue reading Restore. Legs up the wall. Crystal Conroy offers a free audio restorative yoga class and some tips on how to relax.

If you're looking for good educational content for your new homeschooling curriculum, local celebrity news, or reassurance that some good comes out of every challenge, I offer you this! Nicola Jones' TED talk! Her talk, on ocean noise pollution, was presented at the end of last year and is now online. I can't help but … Continue reading TED talk given by Pemberton’s Nicola Jones is now live!

When I shared last week that I'd been having a lot of below-the-line thoughts, especially when I got into a state of anxiety, my friend Nancy Lee offered this infographic. I've seen it a few times since, and really appreciate the visual, the idea that there are ways to push beyond my primal lizard-brain instinct, … Continue reading Shifting from below the line to above the line is just a tiny baby step (and a big dose of self-kindness.)

Follow the Lil'wat Nation Culture Centre and Events facebook page, for daily language lessons. They are releasing one video, every day! These videos are such a helpful way to learn the language, because you hear a native speaker say the word, then see it written, and the meaning in picture. It attunes your ear to … Continue reading Ucwalmictws language lesson: the seasons!

This, via a local council in the UK, just had to be shared. (You're welcome.) In November 1970, officials in Oregon, USA decided to blow up a rotting whale carcass. The whole thing went horribly wrong. Why do we bring this up? Well, this story can teach us 3 things about #coronavirus  

  If you have been thinking of registering for any Spring 2020 BCIT courses with the Whistler Learning Centre, they've just announced that financial assistance is now available. The Whistler Community Foundation has generously provided bursaries for local residents who qualify and wish to participate.  https://whistlerlearningcentre.com/2020-bcit-whistler/ The Whistler Learning Centre has partnered with BCIT to bring accredited … Continue reading Whistler Learning Centre courses move online, provide financial assistance