Many thanks to Sam McKoy, and our 70 instagrammers, who have taken on the invitation over the past year and a half, to share a week in their life, in the name of wellness and expanding our sense of community by seeing our neighbours' lives unfold. This was Sam's final post. To capstone my … Continue reading Challenge invites you to stretch into a better version of yourself. Sam McKoy wraps his takeover by facing his own terror
Guest post by Sam Mckoy. This is Genevieve from a club alpine climbing course I taught this last summer.. . . I love being able to bring people to the mountains and help them discover new abilities and explore new places. Passing on skills allows me to pass on the torch. Despite a job that … Continue reading Sam McKoy on coming to understand your own privilege and starting to give back
Guest post by Sam McKoy. If we want to talk about wellness, friends play a huge role. Having people in your life to spend time in the mountains with, chat to, support you in time of need, share stories, etc. is really important to wellness. . . I spend much time away from home but … Continue reading Friends, even on a powder day: wellness secrets with Sam McKoy
Guest post by Sam McKoy. I'm going to use this photo to talk about environment. This picture is of Garibaldi from Gentian Ridge in Garibaldi Park. An incredible summer hiking area. . . When considering wellness, I think many often focus on nutrition. Sourcing non-gmo, organic food, balanced nutrients, etc. But let's take a step … Continue reading Wellness is a healthy planet: Sam McKoy reminds us that the biosphere is kinda critical to our wellbeing
We're back with another guest post by Sam McKoy as part of our series recapping his instagram takeover. This is a photo of my dad following me up the mountainside of Rohr on the Duffey Lake Road. . . We're pretty lucky living in Pemberton. I think we have potential to be one of the … Continue reading Sam McKoy on the role of dads, the backcountry and going self-propelled play in wellness
My friend Leslie Anthony, who describes himself on his instagram profile as a "half-decent writer, failed surfer, secret scientist, unrepentant skier, frisbee aficionado and iPhone sixtagrammer", is actually a brilliant writer, an amazing editor, and a bush-bashing biophiliac and friend to all snakes, who answers my smart-like-dump-truck questions about snakes with enduring grace and infinite … Continue reading From all the threads that surround you today, may you weave together something that will keep you warm and safe
Last week, Connie Sobchak shared a post about the "Giants" - a massive boulder field she'd come upon while exploring near the Rutherford. Hugh Naylor took us up on a invitation to share his insight about the site, in this post, that may be the first of an ongoing series. To catch you up, here's … Continue reading The Mystery Creek “Giants”: Hugh Naylor lends his geology passion to our wanderings
Guest post by Sam McKoy. This is a photo I took of myself looking west from the headwaters of Rivers Inlet and Owikeno Lake amidst the Coast Mountains north of Pemberton. This 2013 ski traverse was 27 days long and in 2013. . Identity. I used to identify myself as a soccer player, skier and … Continue reading Sam McKoy invites us to reflect on “identity”
This is Sam. Sam did an instagram takeover for us and each post was a meaty thought-provoking blog, and so much more than a photo caption or a quick throwaway remark. This week, the instagram becomes the blog, and we get a chance to put ourselves in the hands of a thoughtful young guide. Over … Continue reading Sam McKoy guides us into adventure, deep snow and some personal inquiry
Victoria Saddleman has been sharing her photography with us since she gamely accepted the invitation to be our second guestagrammer at instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac. I love her photography and am amazed by her well of thoughtful inspirational quotes. Here, a couple of early winter favourites.
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