What more could you want for a Wednesday lunch time, than to cook along with Alison. She has put together a couple of recipes: Watermelon Mint Salad and a Chia Seed Lemon Loaf. Ali gives some great hacks and ideas and she talks you through her session. Once registered the recipes will be sent to you so you are prepared to cook.

Mindfulness of one’s mental and emotional state when entering another’s space is imperative to fostering a safe engagement of care. Our personal state of wellbeing when in the field of service affects how another person receives and engages our ‘Entering’. In this workshop we look inward at our personal state of wellbeing and how it is influenced by our preconditioned, and oftentimes unconscious, biases. We learn how to develop a deeper awareness of our senses as they are utilized in the field. We also learn to recognize how our personal state interfaces with the ‘density’ of an environment as we move into a client’s space. ‘Communication’ begins well before words are spoken. By learning how to ground, hold presence and become mindful, we can engage the sacredness of ‘The Entering’ into a client’s field of care with a more neutral, unconditional manner of being. In that way the care we provide becomes holistically congruent within our mind, body and emotions

We all want to be healthier. Improving our diet, even though we know it is the right thing to do, often seems daunting. This session will teach some basic and simple ways to change old habits to healthier ones. These changes will have a major impact with minimal effort.

This one-hour workshop will provide participants with a close look at: • The role of music in accompanying each of us through various life experiences • Why music can provide physical, emotional, and cognitive support during difficult or stressful periods of time • How to use music and musical tools as coping strategies for wellness, in dealing with grief, and supporting overall health Join music therapist SarahRose Black for a lunch time of conversation and connection about music and musical resources in the spirit of individual and community support in the midst of this unique and often challenging time in the world.

Eva will be covering how we are experiencing COVID, what to look out for with individuals; strategies for wellness during COVID and services and resources available.