Compliments of the blanket of smoke that has consumed our community, I have spent more time inside in the past few days than I have in the past few weeks combined. For me, what would normally be pleasant, carefree summer hours spent with my family outside in the mountains soaking up all the wonderfulness this … Continue reading An air of gratitude, albeit a smokey one
Barn•storm: /ˈbärnˌstôrm: to tour rural districts giving theatrical performances, originally often in barns. ***** TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW at the Mt. Currie Coffee Co (Whistler and Pemberton) the Pemberton Esso and Bike Co. ***** "The Deslondes (formerly Tumbleweeds) are a New Orleans-based country-soul, swamp-boogie band, whose raw, stripped-down sound springs to mind a country-meets-Southern-R&B hybrid rooted … Continue reading Polish your cowboy boots. A Barnstorm is coming. Friday July 10, 7:30pm
Several times a year, my family and I put canned and packaged goods together to donate to the local Food Bank efforts. We do our best to put some thought into what we donate - foods that are healthy, filling, and that someone might not normally buy on their own, yet may appreciate. It's really kind … Continue reading Thinking outside the box: bringing life to a Food Bank contribution
So, here’s my problem. I went to the h’OMgrown Fest in Pemberton this weekend thinking I’d be able to spin a column out of a seminar — maybe bang out a listicle, offer up some bullet-point worthy wellness wisdom about yoga, family life, staying sane. Simple! How was I to know that I’d spend two … Continue reading Column: Plant Some Seeds
Polek shared something a little different this week - another perspective on wellness, of pro skiers Chad Sayers and Dana Flahr flexing their summer form on Clinging to the Edge at the Lillooet Edge crag.
I cannot even tell you how therapeutic I find weeding. Imagine a weeding-mob?! Imagine a whole crew of you, gloves-on, refreshment-fuelled, ripping up weeds and invasive species, en masse? Well, you don't have to imagine it. You can just show up. Meet at the covered bridge by Highway 99 on the Arn Canal (that's the … Continue reading Pemberton Community Weed Pull, Wed June 17, 3:30pm, Arn Canal
When I describe the festival as “a NOW inspired vision for the future,” what I am referring to is that each and every choice that we make in our ordinary daily lives is like the planting of a seed that will mature and manifest as our future. If we choose to purchase the organically grown … Continue reading Check out hOMgrown festival’s workshops and classes this weekend
Celebrate Clean Air and your ability to Breathe Easy at a free open-air yoga session, 7:30am, June 3, at the Downtown Community Barn. Clean Air Day is a nation wide initiative that takes place on June 3 to raise awareness and inspire action to reduce air pollution and mitigate climate change. Local organizers with the … Continue reading Free yoga mobs this week for Clean Air Day, and for Nepal
Tomorrow is the last day to help Pemberton win $20.000. For the love of Pemberton... For the love of soccer... For the love of children... For the love of doing good... or simply because you have 30 seconds to spare... You can vote once a day. Please vote for Pemberton on the link - to … Continue reading For the love of soccer, vote.
Got aches and pains? Check out black cottonwood medicine. There are probably more black cottonwoods in our valley than there are people. Despite the fact that they provide welcome shade from our blistering summer sun and important wildlife habitat, some of us love to hate them because they have a nasty tendency to rot from … Continue reading Black Cottonwood – Good for What Ails You
The Wellness Almanac 