Schedule

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Registration for all workshops is required. To register for a workshop, email events@oaklandsca.com.

Sonya has been teaching yoga for 4 years. She started going to yoga classes at her local gym as a complementary activity to running but has been practicing ever since (20+ years) for the mental and physical benefits. She completed her 200-teacher training at Yoga Now in Chicago in 2020 and started teaching virtually at the start of the pandemic. You'll find her class suitable for all levels, gentle, and a chance to slow down. If you like yoga that makes you feel good, stretches your whole body, and leaves you feeling refreshed and energized at the end, you'll be right at home in her class. You can find more of her virtual classes at movestretchrepeat.com.

Anti-Fatness: The Personal and Political

Anti-fatness is embedded within our society – systemically and interpersonally. Anti-fatness and diet-culture work to keep us hyper-focused on and critical of our own bodies, too busy hating ourselves to live a full, embodied life. This talk will explore the colonial and racist roots of anti-fatness and diet-culture, and help participants understand their body-image and food struggles in a much broader context and to make more values-aligned choices in relationship to themselves and others. References, resources, and reflection questions will be provided for continued learning.

Admission for this talk is $10.

Admission for this talk is free, but we encourage you to donate to the Women’s Transition House if you find this information helpful.

Connecting with Nature to Find Inner Wisdom

Join us for this outdoor workshop where we’ll engage in mindfulness practices in nature. Through guided journaling activities and facilitated group discussions we’ll connect with the natural elements around us and explore meaningful metaphors to inspire us in our daily lives.

Enjoy this opportunity to disconnect from technology, build community and playfully follow your curiosity and sense of wonder. You’ll soon discover your personal wisdom reflected back to you through your senses as you give yourself permission to slow down and deepen your connection with nature.

Your Facilitator:

Cindy Bachop (she/her) is the founder of BoomSpiral Facilitation. She has been designing and facilitating gatherings for over 30 years, having worked with public and non-profit organizations as well as school districts, local entrepreneurs and international women’s circles. She is a certified WomanSpeak presenter and a graduate of the Mastery Program at the School of Womanly Arts in New York City.

Cindy believes that we learn best when we are having fun. She brings a playful aspect to all of her workshops while drawing on a deep knowledge of learning design and her immersive storytelling abilities. She’s passionate about using the art of gathering to deepen our connection to community, to nature and to our innate feminine wisdom as an antidote to the hustle culture of modern life.

https://www.boomspiralfacilitation.com

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Please note: This natural area is accessible by chip trail. We will spend time seated on chairs and gently walking along the 100m long chip trail. If you have any questions or require special accommodation to participate in the workshop please contact Alexa at Oaklands Community Centre.

New parents can have a lot of anxiety about the so-called “best” way to raise a child. How can we overcome this fear of not being a perfect parent? How can we come to terms with making parenting mistakes and where can we look for reliable, science-backed strategies for raising confident kids? This talk explores how the Montessori method can be integrated into your home and help ease your parenting worries.

Susie Rialp has been a Montessori teacher for over 30 years, and combines her passion for teaching with her years of experience as a mother in this informative talk.

Speak Your Truth:

A Voice, Breath, and Empowerment Workshop

This workshop will aid you in the journey of your own individual breath practice, giving you exercises to help stimulate pelvic floor breathing, stronger more powerful voices, opening of the throat chakra, and getting better at congratulating ourselves into a better mindset.

Lindsay Gibson has been a voice & breath coach for the last 10 years. Preparing actors to use their voice and access their emotions healthily and safely is just one of her 5 careers. She is also a tv/film, theatre actor, voice over artist/singer, makeup artist on movie sets, voice teacher and also owns an organic tea company ‘Kisses To Go Tea & Co” where she incorporates sound healing to all her blends and offers what she calls “heart connections” upon purchase of her soothing tasty tea.

Her series is a unique active series that allows us to better understand the mind/body connection. Allowing us to aid in the release of stored tension in our bodies. Some of the exercises are rigorous. Some of them are slow and methodical. Both involve movement and allowing us to better understand our batteries/bodies.

Movement, even small movement, (no we aren’t doing cardio) is crucial for our light bodies. As we are made of vibration, it is no wonder that when we are lacking in movement…. We feel like combusting. And that can look different for us all. Over thinking, over stimulation, sore bodies, negative thought patterns etc.

A lot of us have things we would love to SPEAK OUT on. Speaking Your truth isn’t always easy, but it can help to release stagnant energy. And this beautiful, inclusive, loving, nourishing series is going to give you permission to do just that.

So grab your journal. Grab your yoga mat, your stretchy movable clothing NO JEANS, your water bottles and let’s do our best to release some Stored tension shall we? It isn’t even yours after all…. It’s the worlds. So let’s give it back and recycle it to turn it into something more freeing and conducive for your lovely light body.

Women’s Workshops

FAQs

How many workshops can I sign up for?

You can sign up for as many talks and workshops as you’d like! We designed the schedule so that everyone is able to attend more than one workshop or talk if they desire.

What is the cost to participate?

One-hour talks are free to attend, but hands-on workshops require more preparation and supplies. Therefore, workshop fees are set by the instructor and vary with each workshop. Check out the details above or email events@oaklandsca.com if you’re not sure.

What if I can’t afford to attend?

Education should be accessible for all. Our 1-hour talks are all free to attend, but if there’s a hands-on workshop you’d like to attend, email events@oaklandsca.com and let us know how we can support you.

Do I need to register, even if it’s free?

Yes! With our hands-on workshops, supplies are limited. Please RSVP to events@oaklandsca.com so that we can prepare for you.

I’m not a woman, can I still attend a workshop?

Of course you can! These workshops are led by women and aimed at women, but everyone is free to attend. In fact, we encourage it!

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