Guided Visualization
Guided imagery is a mind-body intervention that can help you focus the imagination in proactive, positive ways.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 8:00 - 8:45 am
Visibilizing Dominant Culture in Your Organizational Practices
In this session, organizational teams will explore the impact of dominant culture ideals (based on the work of Tema Okun) such as perfectionism, sense of urgency, and individualism in organizational practices.
Friday, August 14, 2020 9:30 - 12:00 pm
Narrating our Journeys of Race and Culture
In this session, we will unpack a three-part framework that describes the journeys we walk to disentangle ourselves from institutionalized racism.
Monday, August 17, 2020 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Movement for Meditation - Hand on Heart
A series of stretches, postures and breath practices to prepare you for seated meditation practice. Physical practice will be followed by a gently guided meditation session. A calming and rejuvenating practise for any time of day.
Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:00 - 9:45 am
Acu-Yoga
Come try this self-healing system of exercises combining the two ancient healing systems of Acupressure and Hatha Yoga.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 9:00 - 9:45 am
Activate Influence: Confronting Imposter Syndrome
Developing an Antiracist organizational culture requires the deep inner work to confront imposter syndrome in ones own self-talk, and visibilize the common trajectory of learning most people face.
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 1:30 - 3:30 pm
The Fundamentals of Equitable Employee Development
80% of your budget pays for staff time—staff development is a must! How do we encourage performance, attention to timelines, and results-based thinking without replicating the extractive qualities of dominant culture?
Thursday, August 27, 2020 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Giving & Receiving Authentic Feedback
In this session we will review feedback your leadership team collected in session one, dig into generating examples and specifics of areas of opportunity, and designing transformative practices to test in the coming weeks.
Friday, September 4, 2020 9:30 - 12:00 pm
Tension Relief and Integration
Refresh and Rejuvenate through light movement, breathing exercises, & guided relaxation. Attune to the wisdom of your body. Cultivate your inner light, intuition and creativity.
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 9:00 - 9:45 am
Facilitation as a Practice for Equity, Inclusion, and Power-Sharing
In this session, participants will learn the Be the Change methodology of layering group development principles with agenda design strategies and build the confidence and skills to hold process goals along with session outcomes.
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Activate Influence: Confronting Imposter Syndrome
Developing an Antiracist organizational culture requires the deep inner work to confront imposter syndrome in ones own self-talk, and visibilize the common trajectory of learning most people face.
Friday, September 11, 2020 9:30 - 11:30 am
Native Sound Healing (Sonoterapia)
Experience a blend of therapeutic movement, invigorating breathing exercises and guided relaxation in preparation for a relaxing inner journey bathed in traditional instrument sounds.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 8:00 - 8:45 am
Activate Awareness: Giving and Receiving Feedback
Inviting, intuiting and receiving feedback is a critical muscle that an organization must develop in the journey towards Antiracism. By strengthening the muscle of both giving and receiving feedback, we grow our influence.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Expressive Arts - Altar building
A guided practise using words, drawings or objects, to create what you may need to facilitate growth and healing to nourish yourself.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:00 - 8:45 am
Culturally Responsive Supervision Techniques
In this session, supervisors will reflect on ways to dismantle dominant beliefs about “high performing vs low-performing employees” and translate our Supervision for Equitable Employee Development Framework into practical strategies to integrate culturally responsive techniques.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Becoming an Antiracist Leadership Team
As your team engages in a process to center racial equity in organizational culture, this new North Star must be incorporated into the job descriptions of leadership team members.
Friday, September 25, 2020 9:30 - 12:00 pm
Holding and Sharing Space in Meeting Facilitation
In this session, we will learn strategies to deepen relational trust amongst your team members, visibilize how to support various learning styles, and design meeting agreements that will allow for more transparency and inclusion.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Martial Movement
Using ancient martial arts wisdom to increase focus, attention and vitality. Experience the energy created and released by these simple powerful movements.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:00 - 5:45 pm
Holding and Sharing Space in Meeting Facilitation
In this session, we will learn strategies to deepen relational trust amongst your team members, visibilize how to support various learning styles, and design meeting agreements that will allow for more transparency and inclusion.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 10:00 - 12:00 pm
Activate Voice: Leaning into Conflict
In this session, participants will reflect on how their upbringing informs how they respond and react to conflict in the workplace, unpack how a victim-mindset may take over when the conflict overlaps with positional power differences, consider how to self-coach oneself to identify and articulate core unmet needs, and design requests to resolve tension.
Thursday, October 1, 2020 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Anatomical Mapping and Self Massage
We are living and working in challenging times. Some of us are carrying that stress in our bodies. Identify and name specific muscles in the body that may be causing symptomatic muscular pain. Use practical tools to reduce/alleviate said pain. Sections of the body that can be massaged via virtual space: Neck, Shoulders, Upper arm, […]
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 8:00 - 8:45 am
Resiliency, Reflection and Visioning to Start the Day
A place to come center and root - start your day in a moment of pause, to dream, to visualize, to reflect and tap in. Let's start our morning in a reflective place - together!
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:00 - 8:45 am
Increase Access through Graphic Facilitation
In this session, we will explore graphic facilitation strategies to enhance meetings. Strategic graphics help people retain information, get curious and excited about your message, and help lead groups and individuals towards a goal.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 10:00 - 12:00 pm
Chi Gong
Use your energy to empower your healing resilience and creativity
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 8:00 - 8:45 am
Identifying, Supporting & Working with Trauma
In this session, we will discuss brain science on how the presence of the stress hormone cortisol- impacts one's cognitive functioning ability.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 9:30 - 11:30 am
Radical Rest and Rejuvenation
The world may feel stressful, chaotic and overwhelming - taking care of ourselves is how we shift the things we can. Come enjoy a guided journey into radical relaxation and rest.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 8:00 - 8:45 am
Activate Leadership: Approaches to Decision-Making
In this session, participants will learn four approaches to decision-making, identify how to work with those whose decision-making styles differ from their own, and analyze how team dynamics play out given the various styles of their own team members.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 9:30 - 11:30 am
Activate Leadership: Approaches to Decision-Making
In this session, participants will learn four approaches to decision-making, identify how to work with those whose decision-making styles differ from their own, and analyze how team dynamics play out given the various styles of their own team members.
Thursday, October 29, 2020 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Expressive Arts
Join us for a guided practice using words, drawings or voice, to create what you may need to facilitate growth and healing to nourish yourself.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 8:00 - 8:45 am
Strategies for Virtual Collaboration
In this session, participants will learn how to use a range of simple online tools like google docs and slides to slightly advanced tools such as MURAL to gather team feedback, integrate collaborative brainstorming and support transparent planning.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Yoga for Resilience
Come learn how to use simple poses as a powerful tool to practice self acceptance and increase awareness. Learn moves that are easy to follow and yet have been shown to reduce stress and blance moods. No previous yoga experience necessary - all levels welcome!
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 9:00 - 9:45 am
Promoting Staff Wellness & Resiliency
In this session, learn healing-centred strategies to support the staff you supervise to identify points of stress and tension at work and design tailored practices to meet their organizational goals in a sustainable way.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 9:30 - 11:30 am
Designing Organizational Strategies for Equity
In this final session it is time to wrap up what has been learned, share out plans, and develop creative strategies for ongoing support as needed.
Friday, November 13, 2020 9:30 - 12:00 pm
Resiliency, Reflection and Visioning to Start the Day
A place to come center and root - start your day in a moment of pause, to dream, to visualize, to reflect and tap in. Let's start our morning in a reflective place - together!
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 8:00 - 8:45 am
Somatic Centering Practice
Why Practice Somatic Centering? In this moment of profound transformation, fear and upheaval, more than ever we have to center on what matters most. Centering in the body, mood and our commitment gives us a pragmatic, body-based place to return, organize ourselves purposefully and have this inform our psychobiology. Centering builds presence. This is a practice […]
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 8:00 - 8:45 am
