I have big love in my heart for the first two girls to have agreed to takeover the Wellness Almanac's instagram account. It's always hard to be first. It takes courage. The fact they're such talented photographers helped kick off our project and now that we're hosting guestagrammer #8, Meghan Barton, I feel the momentum … Continue reading Cloud watching with Victoria Saddleman
I've heard it before, from the self-help self-promotion set, who say, you are your own brand. Treat yourself as the CEO. Have a Board of Directors. It never sat really well with me, because I don't like selling things. It kind of weirds me out when we try and commodify things like air, water, kindness, … Continue reading How to “Be your own brand” for real
Paul Sherman celebrates two birthdays. The day he was born, 41 years ago. And his rebirthday, the day he was brought back to life, after being dug out of an avalanche at McGillvray Pass by his companions, blue in the face, and unconscious. He was 35 the day he spent 20 minutes buried under the … Continue reading Your flaws, my fix – how healing yourself can heal others
I can't really talk about why it's important to support the work of the Howe Sound Women's Centre, and particularly, their May 25 Roundtable to discuss sexual assault and prevention, without getting really mad. I'm one of the lucky ones. The predator types who tried to assault me didn't get more than a grope on … Continue reading If you want the Sea to Sky corridor to be a safe place for anyone with a body, particularly a female body, please join the roundtable conversation on May 25, at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
I took a trip to Penticton the other weekend, and as you head north and east of here, you notice sky, a lot more sky. It's beautiful. But I wouldn't trade these sky-stealing mountains for anything. Thanks for the reminder, Gary, that we live among giants.
I wish it didn't end. That's the feedback we're happy to receive from the Wellness Almanac's intagram takeover project - from followers and from photographers. Shayla Wallace took over the account from April 24 - May 1: I couldn’t help but feel amazed by how many people I’ve reached. There has always been a deep … Continue reading Take a hike, with Shayla Wallace, our newest photo contributor
I love Johnny Jones' facebook page for inspiration. His work takes him all over Lil'wat territory, and when he posts things like the photo above, with the spare caption: "medicine man with pipe and the lightning for his power, as the people do the bear dance above him", some little section of my brain lights … Continue reading What evidence of Lil’wat’s deep history in this territory means to me
Kinda looks like Paradise, doesn't it? We've been undertaking this tradition of a Sunday photo post, to offer a moment of calm and contemplation. Got to say, this looks like the ideal kind of way to contemplate things to me.
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