Join a monthly drop-in Happening to engage a communal art-care practice for unlearning & learning creatively in a circle of care.  This is a time-space for individual and collective sacred play, art-making in any art form, and communicating in a sharing circle with the creations that emerge. Spontaneous Creation-Making (SCM) nurtures a magical, mythical, reenchantment of art […]

Poetry invites us to slow down, pay attention and perhaps shift our perspective. Choosing from a variety of modern poets, facilitator Debra Thorne will guide participants through a practice of listening and noticing the particular insight or wisdom a poem might have for us.  Debra has many years of experience facilitating and guiding groups. You can […]

This event is for mothers local to Nanaimo and the surrounding areas. This group is not exclusive to first-time mothers and does not discriminate based on the age of your children. If you are a mother of any sort, you are welcome!  This healing circle is a gathering place for mothers to connect with one […]

Relax, Reconnect, Embody. Ease in with gently guided, grounding movements followed by sound bowl meditation and relaxation. Please bring your own yoga mat and anything that will help you sink into deep comfort – eye pillow, bolster, blanket.Suzannah Mills, Registered Clinical Counsellor at SandStone Counselling, will lead the sound bowl experience,and Julie Chapman, Certified Yoga Therapist […]

Were you a Scholastic Book Fair enthusiast as a kid? Come and recapture the thrill of discovering new books! Bring a book, take a book (or several!). My Inner Harbour will be open from 1:30-8:00 for you to drop by, browse the selection and take a few beautiful new reads with you. You’ll also have […]

Self-care Saturday operates the same as our regular weekday hours, just on the weekend. So if you prefer weekend self-care, this is for you! Curious how we work? Our space is similar to a gym but for your mental & emotional health. It’s intended to be self-serve and drop-in friendly, featuring 4 self-care rooms that […]

Be The Practitioner Your Clients Need You To Be Are you a mental health practitioner or holistic healthcare professional who feels like you’re working too hard or even, at times, dysregulated when you are with clients? Research in interpersonal neurobiology and attachment shows that we affect one another at the level of the nervous system. Our […]