Check-In (4pm to 7pm)

Stop by the Rec Complex Foyer (upstairs) to get your schedule and welcome bag.  This is a great to time to ask questions if you have any.  If you cannot make it on Friday, please show up at least 30 minutes prior to your first workshop on Saturday.

Boot Camp

Jackie McLuckie

This is an indoor-outdoor fitness program involving getting your heart rate up, intermixing core training and finishing up with a stretch. Modifications for every fitness level. Everyone needs a yoga mat.

Boot Camp

Roché Rossouw, Powell River Rec Complex

Want results quickly?  This class will give you a taste of what Boot Camp is all about.  Effective, simple exercises will chisel your body and drop the excess weight in the least amount of time.  Cardio, strength and core work all packaged in less than an hour.  And doing it in a group is just so much more fun!

Fitness Fusion

Roché Rossouw, Powell River Rec Complex

Fitness fusion is a blended class incorporating Pilates, ballet, balance, mobility, flexibility and core movements.  It has the feel of a slow strength class that looks beautiful while you do it.  Bring a yoga mat to this class.  No shoes needed.

Herbal Medicine Made Easy

Dr. Cynthia Demeester, DNM, CHT, RN

Learn to  use items from your kitchen and close at hand to practice some basic herbal medicine and 1st aid for yourself and your family. Make & take home a Herbal 1st aid kit.

RunFaster

Lynn Kanuka, Olympic Bronze Medallist

So YOU are a runner! Pace is personal - for this workshop it only matters that you are comfortable running at your own pace 2-3 times per week for about 30 minutes, and you're ready for some variety in a program. Perhaps you'd like some tips on how to learn to run a little faster, or simply feel more comfortable when you run. Learn about "change-of-pace" in your running, circuit training for running, and strength endurance exercises that will make you run stronger and more efficiently. 

Yoga 101
(This workshop is full)

Keely Spengler, Rootdown Yoga

Perfect for new beginners. Learn basic yoga postures, breathing and relaxation techniques. An understanding of the basic principles provides a solid foundation for a safe and beneficial yoga practice. No previous yoga experience necessary.

Pilates
(This workshop is full)

Terri Beck

You will learn how Pilates can improve your strength, range of motion, balance, breathing and posture.  Terri will explain what the Pilates method is and five basic principles used to connect, lengthen and strengthen your body by focusing on your powerhouse (core muscles).  Be ready to try out a few basic exercises which will incorporate the five basic principles.

Walk | Jog - Learn to Run
(This workshop is full)

Lynn Kanuka, Olympic Bronze Medallist

You'd like to learn to run, but perhaps you've never run before, or not had success when you did try it, or you've been away from running for 3 months or longer. Most people do too much too soon too quickly. In this workshop you will work through the first session of a tried-and-true gentle, progressive Walk/Run program. You'll discover how easy running can be, and that anyone can do it! 

Pilates
(This workshop is full)

Terri Beck

You will learn how Pilates can improve your strength, range of motion, balance, breathing and posture.  Terri will explain what the Pilates method is and five basic principles used to connect, lengthen and strengthen your body by focusing on your powerhouse (core muscles).  Be ready to try out a few basic exercises which will incorporate the five basic principles.

Seven-Step Natural Facial
(This workshop is full)

Mara Hynninen, Vitality Natural Wellness

Learn how you can treat yourself to a luxurious facial at home, using simple, natural ingredients.  Bring a bowl and a towel.

Tai Box

Terri Cramb

Based on martial arts movements, punch & kick your way through this fun, high energy class!

Laughter Yoga
(This workshop is full)

Carol-Ann Shannon, White Rock Laughter Club

Laughter Yoga is a series of breathing and easy movements exercises designed to teach the body to laugh with out depending on jokes or humor. Why call it Laughter Yoga?  Yoga means union and laughter brings all 3 aspects of mind, body and spirit together. We can also call it 'laugher-cise'. It is an aerobic exercise, a stress buster, it can include techniques that are playful, yogic based, clapping, chanting, deep breathing, humming, etc, all chosen to lighten our spirit and give a feeling of well-being through the release of endorphins. Laughter has holistic benefits on all levels; it is a pain reliever, improves immunity, lowers blood pressure and it improves your sense of humour.

Nia

Robin Morrison, Powell River Rec Complex

Nia is a fitness lifestyle program that has been changing people's lives since 1983. The original and most advanced form of fusion fitness, Nia blends martial arts, healing arts and dance arts to create a workout that no isolated technique can match. Nia's barefoot, grounded approach to fitness and well-being maximizes body efficiency, cultivates energy and teaches you to consciously move in an integrated way. Learn how to move Your Body's Way for Flexibility, Agility, Mobility, Strength, and Stability.

Laughter Yoga
(This workshop is full)

Carol-Ann Shannon, White Rock Laughter Club

Laughter Yoga is a series of breathing and easy movements exercises designed to teach the body to laugh with out depending on jokes or humor. Why call it Laughter Yoga?  Yoga means union and laughter brings all 3 aspects of mind, body and spirit together. We can also call it 'laugher-cise'. It is an aerobic exercise, a stress buster, it can include techniques that are playful, yogic based, clapping, chanting, deep breathing, humming, etc, all chosen to lighten our spirit and give a feeling of well-being through the release of endorphins. Laughter has holistic benefits on all levels; it is a pain reliever, improves immunity, lowers blood pressure and it improves your sense of humour.

Holistic Nutrition and Label Reading

Kitty Clemens, Pro-Active Nutrition

Discover how important and helpful it is to be able to read and understand the labels of processed, canned and packaged food items when trying to determine healthy choices.

Seven-Step Natural Facial

Mara Hynninen, Vitality Natural Wellness

Learn how you can treat yourself to a luxurious facial at home, using simple, natural ingredients.  Bring a bowl and a towel.

Fighting Fit
(This workshop is full)

Zia Salehian (Zee), Fighting Fit

Let’s get serious. If you really want to feel the difference and workout beyond what you thought was possible then don’t waste anymore time. I will train you using just a few of my techniques, such as: Real Navy Cardio & Strength Boot Camp elements in addition to resistance band work, stamina & endurance strengthening, full body strength & toning, extreme core conditioning and isometric training. When you think you can’t possibly push yourself any harder I will show you how you can instantly, Not By Strength, By Guile. 

Nordic Walking
(This workshop is full)

Lynn Kanuka, Olympic Bronze Medallist - Track

Nordic Walking, in its simplest form is "walking with poles." Originating from summer training for cross-country skiers in Finland, it is now one of the fastest growing, and most beneficial fitness activities in North America. In regular walking you only use your legs to move your body forward, with proper technique, Nordic Walking works your upper and lower body at the same time, strengthening your back, legs and arms, and reducing neck and shoulder tension - all this while improving the health of your heart and lungs. In fact it allows the same exercise intensity as running, without the high impact. And you can gain all these health benefits and more, while Nordic Walking with your friends; exercise intensity is determined by upper body effort so people of differing fitness levels can walk and talk together, while working to their own level with Nordic Walking. Discover a new fantastic way to exercise out in the fresh air on beautiful trails and grass. Anyone can do it! Poles provided.

Avatar®

Silvana Hernandez

Avatar® is a course on how to fully experience being a soul, in a body, operating a mind. It is a powerful self-development program that teaches how to LIVE DELIBERATELY. Feeling stuck? How about a change in PERSPECTIVE? Come experience these simple yet profound exercises in this Avatar® Intro & learn how to easily & deliberately shift your viewpoint, allowing you to feel a sense of calm and broadened awareness. This is the optimal place from which to create change. You will leave with free attention and a renewed sense of awe & appreciation for the creation that you are.

Circuit Training
(This workshop is full)

Zia Salehian, Fighting Fit

Qigong
(This workshop is full)

Caroline-Tashish Rentz

Qigong is a Chinese system of enhancing the flow of Qi (energy) that fuels our movements, thoughts and emotions – our lives.  The practice of Qigong involves executing easy-to-learn "moving meditation" patterns which are proven to boost immunity and contribute to living healthier and longer lives.  Practicing Qigong brings many benefits including aerobic endurance, a healthier heart and greater resilience to stress.  In the Qigong session Caroline-Tashish will instruct participants in one of these patterns and set you on your way to “Eternal Spring”.

Momentum Hoop Dance
(This workshop is full)

Nicole Farley, Pixie Hoops

Hooping is the fusion of dance, hula hooping, exercise and skilled art utilizing a large weighted hoop. Hoop Dance is an invigorating, balanced, challenging and above all fun fitness trend listed by NBC as one of the top 10 fitness trends of 2010! Pixie Hoops workshops are the perfect blend of targeted exercise through hooping technique and new exciting hooping tricks! Experience Momentum that keeps spirits high and bodies engaged. Please wear close fitting clothing, bring lots of water and get ready to toss your inhibitions aside to laugh, spin and wiggle everything you've got inside of your hoop. (Hoops will be provided for the class).

Lunch (Included)

Featuring Olympians Claud Poumeral, Connie Polman Tuin, Lynn Kanuka

Join us for a quick, yummy lunch between workshops, featuring our Olympic Panel: Claude Poumeral (Paralympic Athletics, Seoul '88), Connie Polman Tuin (Heptathlete, LA '84) and Lynn Kanuka (Athletics, Seoul '88 and Bronze Medallist 3000m, LA '84).  Facilitated by MC Jennifer Salisbury, these ladies will share a snippet of their Olympic experience and the impact of Vancouver 2010 in their lives today.  Catered by Loaves and Fishes and Sunshine Organics.  For planning purposes, please select this item only if you plan to attend.  Lunch will be served at the Rec Complex.

Mindful Eating

Esther Kane, MSW, Registered Clinical Counsellor

Mindful Eating is an incredibly powerful tool in healthy weight management and maintaining a healthy and fit body. Join Esther Kane, psychotherapist and author of It's Not About the Food: A Woman's Guide to Making Peace with Food and Our Bodies as she shares the five major roadblocks that get in the way of eating mindfully and how we can move past them to begin eating with mindful awareness and a deep sense of peace and well-being. Esther will also share her Top Ten Strategies for eating mindfully.

Drum Circle
(This workshop is full)

Lynn Weaver, MoonDance Dynamic Arts School

Lynn lives for African vibes!  Recently returned from another trip to Guinea, West Africa, Lynn has been re-energised and re-inspired.  She loves sharing these rhythms in the manner they have been so generously shared with her.  These rhythms are trusted to her because she preserves the traditions: that doesn't mean saving ashes - - that means spreading the fire!

Water Running
(This workshop is full)

Lynn Kanuka, every WOMAN Active Living

How about "going for a run or walk in the water?"  Learn how to exercise by staying afloat in the deep end of a pool utilizing a run/walk action:  Fantastic fitness, you can work as hard or as easy as you like, chat to a friend (unlike swimming!) great natural massage effect on the body, and a nice option for an activity in the water without getting your hair wet!  Note:  limited availability, some spaces will be open to the public.

Kundalini Dance

Davina

Kundalini Dance is an ecstatic trance dance. In the sessions we apply breath work, rhythmic movement, sound, energy healing and of course dance(or creative movement) as tools for transformation and purification. We use the chakra system and our bodies, exploring and developing the dance as a transpersonal and transformational healing modality. The benefits of this type of ecstatic dance are on all levels. Come and explore and play and move. Dance your divinity.

Belly Dancing

Mara Hynninen

I Love This Body

Esther Kane, MSW, Registered Clinical Counsellor

Are you tired of obsessing about the size and shape of your body? Do you want to learn to 'love the skin you're in'? Join Esther Kane, psychotherapist, and author of It's Not About the Food: A Woman's Guide to Making Peace with Food and Our Bodies in this fun and informative session which will give you some hands-on tools to learn to love the body you have right now. Life is too short to be wasted worrying about our bodies. Esther can teach you how to let go of the body-image focus and instead, to zoom in on creating the fabulous life you deserve! She has helped thousands of other women learn to love and appreciate the body they have and to find peace in themselves.

Hawaiian Huna
(This workshop is full)

Sandra MacLean, Spirit Wind Healing

This is not Hawaiian Hula Dancing!  In this workshop, you will learn an ancient Hawaiian breathing technique, clearing process and basic Hawaiian chanting.  These practices have many applications and health benefits.

Neck and Shoulder Release
(This workshop is full)

Ardith Beynon, Jin Shin Do Acupressure

Jin Shin Do is a unique combination of Japanese finger pressure technique, Traditional Chinese acupuncture theory, Taoist philosophy and Western bodymind theories. It predates acupuncture and uses the same points and theory. An American named Iona Marsaa Teeguarden brilliantly synthesized the above to create Jin Shin Do® Acupressure.   

Acupressure is based on the idea that health is a state of balance and that illness or long-held negative emotions represent a lack of balance or a blockage in the smooth flow of chi or vital energy. Jin Shin Do Acupressure is a slow-paced technique in which an acupoint is held within the affected area (the local point) with one hand and one or more acupoints are held with the other hand which help release the local point. The pressure on the points is adjusted to the recipient’s wishes. It is as though one's body is being listened to through the fingertips.

West African Dancing

Lynn Weaver, MoonDance Dynamic Arts School

"I am touched by Africa. She lives through my spirited self. She has spoken to me. I move into myself by being myself."
Everyone welcome!

Basic Energy Healing

Sandra MacLean, Spirit Wind Healing

 This workshop contains a brief outline of the human energy system and simple techniques to enhance health and increase energy levels.  Learn basic principles of how to work with energy, how to give an energy massage, how to bring a state of calm and how to refill your energy reserves when they are low.

Hands, Feet, Face Thai Massage

Jennifer Naples, Powell River Thai Yoga Massage

Learn how to give a head, hands and foot massage that will bring rejuvenation to the entire body!  You'll also be able to show others how to return the favour! Thai Massage has had many influences over its 2500 plus years of development, incorporating principles from Chinese Medicine (Acupressure Points and Energy Lines), Yoga (Stretch and Breath) and Ayurveda (Flow of energy between acupoints and organs) to balance ones energy, body and heart-mind. Similar to many other Eastern philosophies, in Thai Medicine, health is a state of balance in the; physical body, physiological processes, physical and mental energy, mind and heart. Illness, injury and emotional holding are due to a blockage, imbalance or lack of flow of energy through these systems. Learn how to stimulate energy lines in the hands, feet and head that will stimulate the flow of energy throughout the body leaving the lucky recipient feeling revitalized and balanced.

Cabaret/Showgirls/Can-Can

CaroleAnn Leishmann

Unleash your sexy inner Showgirl! You have never experienced anything like this class. There is no dance experience required; just bring your feisty sense of fun & adventure as well as the willingness to shake your hips like they have never shaken before! We will explore a few different dance styles including Vegas Showgirl, Broadway Fosse, Latin and a little Can-Can for a last cardio blast. You will be kicking up your heels quite literally! You are guaranteed to sweat, giggle and have a good time! Feather boas provided.

Meditation
(This workshop is full)

Noel Hanuse, Self Realization Meditation Healing Centre

In this fast paced world, having a way to still ourselves and slow down our busy minds is essential.  In this workshop you will learn simple yet effective techniques to relax the body and bring a greater sense of peace within.  Energy care techniques will also be taught.  Please bring a notebook and pen and wear comfortable loose clothing.

The Gift Process

Ernalee Alde, Life Enhancement Centre

Learn the keys to Inner Peace, Health, & Abundance using the power of Gratitude, Intention, Forgiveness & Taking Action.

every WOMAN - Wrap (4:15pm to 5pm) (All)

Jennifer Salisbury, Platinum Business Development

Join us for an extra special closing performance by CaroleAnn's 'every WOMAN ShowGirlz...', draw prizes (proceeds to Grace House) and more.  Featuring Jennifer Salisbury's inspirational address, "Leap before you Look"; reflect on the day and bask in the accomplishment of trying something new. 

every WOMAN Dinner

Key Note: Joyce Carlson, Peak Publishing
Additional costs: $40

Join us for a dinner at the Beach Gardens, catered by The Savoury Bite, and thanks to Karen Anderson for bringing on board wine sponsr Crows Nest!  Celebrate the success and exhiliaration of the day.  Sit back and relax or socialize - you deserve it.  Featuring key note address by Joyce Carlson, Publisher of The Peak.  Joyce is an example of a true leader in our community, doing extraordinary things, business woman by day and family woman and community leader in the evening.  Joyce will share inspiration and wisdom as well as provide a glimpse into her experience as an Olympic torch bearer in her home town.  Wear your dancing shoes, as the evening will culminate with 'every WOMAN - Dance' by the amazing Mariah Sheridan of Sheridan Dance Studio.  Please make arrangements for a safe drive home.  What an awesome day!  Price includes buffet and one glass of wine, tax and tip.

every WOMAN - Dance!

Dr. Vidushi Mittra Melrose (Bollywood) | Mariah Sheridan, Sheridan Dance (Jazz, Hip Hop)

Oh....this is going to be fun!!!!  Dr. Vidushi Mittra Melrose is going to start us off with some Bollywood-style, basic Punjabi folk dance....then kick off your shoes or wear your dancing shoes....Mariah Sheridan will lead us through some simple steps to groovy tunes - get set to MOVE, this is the last workshop of the day!