If someone is going to bare their naked fingers and go outside and grovel around in the snow, playing with lenses, trying to capture the quintessence of winter, I am 100% going to stop and soak in their work. And, if they'll relent to my badgering, to share it, too. Thanks Marilyn for this reminder … Continue reading Close Up on Winter, with Marilyn Marinus
In 2004, when the Winds of Change Steering Committee released their report, A Healing Vision, it was the result of over a year of effort to bring people together and find common ground. What had arisen out of tragedy, was a willingness to come together and say: what do we have in common? For all … Continue reading Our healing vision
I had a setback. Nothing major. Nothing life-critical. Nothing identity-shaking. I showed up for a class and it had been cancelled. And my day’s plans were derailed. It just required a deep breath, a shrug of the shoulders and a quick pivot. But I nearly burst into tears. I felt kind of undone. I thought … Continue reading Making Self-Care A Habit (or Eat Breakfast Every Day)
Last year, my sister in law informed me that finding a dime in a random spot was a sign that a departed loved one was nearby and looking out for me. She said that when her sister had passed away, she began to find dimes everywhere-only dimes-not loose change as you might expect. Skeptically, I … Continue reading Finding Dimes
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
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