Well, it seems amazing to be here - on the edge of December, on the cusp of winter, at the fading embers of 2020, approaching the halfway mark of our 5-part Sharing Circle. Are you just catching wind of this now? Is it too late to get on board? No! Here are some handy questions … Continue reading FAQ and Sharing Circle protocols, in preparation for Monday’s virtual gathering

We're less than one month from the winter solstice, which prompts me to ask: what is your favourite season? And would you like to know how to say that in the language of this land? https://videopress.com/v/JNp2rVEq?preloadContent=metadata

I went to a seminar hosted by the Signal Hill PAC two years ago, about emotion-coaching - a way of helping honour your kids' feelings. It was mind-blowing in its simplicity and its challenge - the simple idea being, all feelings are welcome feelings and warrant acknowledgement. The challenge being: uh, you know, allowing the … Continue reading Emotion Coaching to help kids cope with anxiety

Join the Wellness Almanac Sharing Circles on Monday November 30 at which we'll gather around our shared learnings and takeaways from reading about Wanosts’a7 Dr Lorna Williams. We have shared quite a few of Dr Williams' presentations on the Wellness Almanac over the years, so maybe this is the nudge you needed to open one … Continue reading Sharing Circle centres Dr Lorna Williams, next Monday 30 November

Levi Nelson, Digital Indigenous, 2020. 30 x 22.5 inches. Acrylic on Arches paper Shares artist Levi Nelson, viahttps://www.facebook.com/levi.nelson.7315: "Indigenous Futurism is a term coined by Dr. Grace Dillon of Portland State University in which, as a thought experiment, places Indigenous people in a futuristic setting. Indigenous futurism as a movement has since bled into the … Continue reading If the future is Indigenous, what does that look like? Levi Nelson’s latest work asks a beautiful question

This spring I was so nervous, wondering if it would be possible to run any of the Feasting for Change programs, as for this I was asking people to come together, voluntarily, and work together to help grow, and gather food that could help feed us all. Suddenly though, the need to feed ourselves without … Continue reading Feasting For Change in this amazing community!: a reflection on 2020 from Feasting for Change coordinator Belinda Geisler

Bob Turner is a longtime Bowen Island resident and recently retired geological scientist who's spent years advocating for the region's waters, who now has his own youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKOSD9xmRx21yS0OX_158Q He's recently been up in the Squamish valley following the ongoing chum salmon run, and writes that he "happened to catch the remarkable moment of female … Continue reading Chum Salmon Spawn – amazing video footage of spawning in action

Weather is interesting. Combine it with this amazing landscape we live amongst, and you get some pretty dynamic results - adventures, changing views, and some natural hazards and risks worth being familiar with. Thanks to Veronica Woodruff, you can enjoy a tour of the region, through the lens of awe, at a free Zoom presentation … Continue reading Our Dynamic Landscape – free presentation tonight 7pm

We are so fortunate to live in a dramatic landscape that is Sea to Sky, one of the most beautiful places on earth, part of the Líl̓wat Nation and Squamish Nation Traditional Territory. There is seemingly boundless nature, and this splendor has created a transcendental awe in me that consistently keeps me reverential to its … Continue reading What the heck is CASCADING NATURAL HAZARD RISK? a guest post by Veronica Woodruff (and an invitation to help inform local emergency preparedness)

So, the single-most viewed Wellness Almanac post of 2020 was scribed by Veronica Woodruff, and shared in late September, as we experienced our first atmospheric river. It explained the history of this flood plain we inhabit, and how the river's capacity to absorb run-off and big rainfall has been altered by the Meager mudslide. Veronica's … Continue reading Virtual workshop on the Impact of Cascading Natural Disasters, Dec 2 and 3