James: As we continue the practice of meditation, we liberate energy otherwise lost to consternation, furtive thinking patterns or behaviours. What once might have disappeared into friction is used to improve our view. Trees get a deeper green, the sparrow song that calls from them, a note sweeter. Friendships too. As discrimination improves, everything becomes more … Continued
Caitlin: If we consider this existence and all time and space to be sacred, we might consider honouring that sacredness by integrating more ritual and ceremony into everyday living. How might it feel to treat each day ceremonially, from the moment we wake until the time we go to bed? We’ll use mindfulness, presence and curiosity … Continued
Erin: This is one of the first meditations I ever did, on a field trip to the woods with my alternative high school. Often invoked to begin ceremonies, the directions are associated with elements, seasons, stages of life, animals, and emotions. In this sit, we’ll move our bodies (and/or our awareness) to face each direction and notice … Continued
Warren: In my Okanagan culture we have a word we use to acknowledge each other when we greet – “Wai”. It loosely translates to acknowledging everything that came before you, everything that has yet to happen and that we are in the moment in between it all. In this practice we will take time to honour … Continued
Pamela: What makes ceremony a ceremony, a moment to remember, a moment to celebrate, and/or, quite simply, a moment of collective presence? I will explore and contemplate this question and I invite you to cowitness and be witnessed.