(Download a copy, here: 2012 Wellness Gathering Event Program
Author: Lisa Richardson
This one is for the tree-huggers. You know it, right?
Event: Halloween Double Feature, grades 8-12, Oct 27
Event: Sports Weekend, Soccer and Basketball Camp, Nov 3-4
Vancouver Coastal Region & Lil’wat Nation are hosting a Basketball Camp Saturday, November 3, 2012 Ull’us Community Complex 7-11 years old 12-2:30 pm 12 years plus 3-5:30 pm and a Soccer Camp Sunday, November 4, 2012 Ull’us Community Complex Under 7 years old 11 am - 11:45 am 7-11 years old 12-2:30 pm 12 years … Continue reading Event: Sports Weekend, Soccer and Basketball Camp, Nov 3-4
Inspiration: You are more beautiful than you realise. Take it from Zoya Jiwa.
People aren’t born knowing what beauty is. Instead, the images projected to us as we grow up create our definition of ‘beauty.’ Now more than ever, young girls and boys are being exposed to our society’s image of ‘perfect’ beauty. In most cases, however, this image is unattainable. The media certainly plays a role in … Continue reading Inspiration: You are more beautiful than you realise. Take it from Zoya Jiwa.
Wellness is… with Dr Art Hister
For me Wellness means being able to achieve as good a marriage as possible among mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health so that we are able to spend as much of our limited time on this planet being as happy and as safe as we deserve to be. ~Dr Art Hister Dr Art Hister is … Continue reading Wellness is… with Dr Art Hister
One Mile Photo Feast
A conundrum: A question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer. Can we win the One Mile Dinner Photo Feast? The odds are against us: we are sub-urban dwellers; we are not endowed with a green thumb; the state does not trust us with firearms. But we have big ambition and a … Continue reading One Mile Photo Feast
Being Simply You
This blog post by Wellness Gathering guest speaker Zoya Jiwa is shared from the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre. Zoya will speak at the Banquet Room at the Ullus Community Centre, at 1pm on Thursday October 25, as part of the Healthy Living Workshop series of the 3rd annual Winds of Change Wellness Gathering. When … Continue reading Being Simply You
Wellness is…. simpler than you think
I feel like the health care system makes wellness complex, when it is actually quite simple: we achieve wellness when we are connected with ourselves, a community and creation. Wellness means equally honouring our individuality in balance with all other aspects of life. ~ Dr Sarah Williams Dr Sarah Williams is Anishnaabe (Ojibwa) from Curve Lake … Continue reading Wellness is…. simpler than you think
Inspiration: Be yourself.
Anyone else find this as terrifying/exhilarating an invitation as I do? Eventually I discovered for myself the utterly simple prescription for creativity: be intensely yourself. Don't try to be outstanding; don't try to be a success; don't try to do pictures for others to look at. Just please yourself. ~ Ralph Steiner (Thanks for the … Continue reading Inspiration: Be yourself.
