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Future Prairie IX: In Repose

NM Bodecker Foundation 2360 NW Quimby St, Portland, OR, United States

Put on your jammies and call in an ending at our final show of the year. Guided meditation by Kady Monroe Dance by Amy Leona Havin Poetry by Anna Suarez Sound bath and tea ceremony by Brianna Sas This winter solstice variety show is inspired by the chautauquas of the 19th and early 20th centuries, where people from all walks of life came together to experience education, entertainment, and culture for the whole community, with speakers, teachers, musicians, and entertainers. Founded in January 2018 by Joni Renee Whitworth in Portland, Oregon, Future Prairie is a non-profit organization and artist collective led by women, femme, queer, transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals. We develop and showcase emerging and under-represented artists. We believe artists have an opportunity to design…

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Free

Mindful Planning: Bullet Journaling for Ease, Flow and Intention

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Do you feel unorganized and overwhelmed with all the things you need to do? Use a bullet journal to bring mindfulness and intention into your days! The workshop will begin with a guided meditation on creating more ease and flow in your life. We then dive into the basics of bullet journaling so you can begin using yours right away. The workshop is co-taught by social media marketer, Liz Smith and holistic coach, Allison Kirley. They are both avid bullet journalers and love to share this transformative tool! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mindful-planning-using-the-bullet-journal-for-ease-flow-and-intention-tickets-61382389379 This workshop does NOT include a journal. We recommend using the Leuchtturm1917. We get ours at Two Rivers Bookstore https://www.tworiversbooks.com/leuchtturm-1917-bullet-journal. *Note: The website is not right, says out of stock, so call in to…

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Free

Livestream Reading: John Brehm

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Annie Bloom's welcomes Portland author John Brehm for a livestream reading form his new book, The Dharma of Poetry. Registere here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqceqspj0vEtSNjgRf5vpVteKgDkvF7vUe About The Dharma of Poetry: Discover how to engage with poetry to support your spiritual practice, leading to more mindfulness, equanimity, and joy. In The Dharma of Poetry, John Brehm shows how poems can open up new ways of thinking, feeling, and being in the world. Brehm demonstrates the practice of mindfully entering a poem, with an alertness, curiosity, and open-hearted responsiveness very much like the attention we cultivate in meditation. Complete with poetry-related meditations and writing prompts, this collection of lively, elegantly written essays can be read as a standalone book, or as a companion to the author’s acclaimed anthology, The Poetry…

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Free

Co-Dependencies: On Healing, Remembering, Breathing & Writing Trauma

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Co-Dependencies: On Healing, Remembering, Breathing & Writing Trauma 4-Week Online Workshop starting April 25, 2021 “What really exists is not things made but things in the making.” –William James “How other kinds of beings see us matters. That other kinds of beings see us changes things.” –Eduardo Kohn On han: “A feeling of unresolved resentment against injustices suffered, a sense of helplessness because of the overwhelming odds against one, a feeling of acute pain in one's guts and bowels, making the whole body writhe and squirm, and an obstinate urge to take revenge and to right the wrong—all these combined.” –Suh Nam-dong How are the frames of reference and relationships between and of living beings activated? That is, how do different bodies and worlds articulate…

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$350

Forest Bathing and Writing: Hoyt Arboretum

Hoyt Arboretum 4000 SW Fairview Blvd., Portland, OR, United States

This class, held outdoors at Hoyt Arboretum, will guide you in practicing skills associated with shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing—a gentle, meditative approach to being with nature. The class will include several invitations to explore your senses and your relationship with nature, time for written reflection, and opportunities to share your observations and your writing, if you wish. In each class, you’ll learn approaches to writing and to being with nature that you can use in your everyday life to help promote a sense of relaxation, connection, and wonder. No prior experience with writing is required. All forest bathing and writing prompts may be practiced seated, standing, or walking, depending on your comfort, ability, and interest. Classes will be held rain or shine, so please dress…

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$75
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