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Offerings 2021​
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Somatic Yoga (in person classes)
Wednesdays 1pm-2:30pm
Jan 27 - March 17, 2021
@River Lodge,
Courtenay 

Join us for a quiet, meditative in-person practice in the beautiful log temple at River Lodge. Together we explore somatic movement, pranayama and meditation. Release tension and stagnation in the body-heart-mind, and awaken awareness, connection, freedom and joy. Pre-registration required. Classes are small to accommodate physical distancing. $160/ 8 sessions. To Pre-Register email Helen: inspiredearthprojects@gmail.com
Candlelit Somatic Yoga (in person classes)
Thursdays 5:30pm-7pm
Jan 27 - March 17, 2021
@River Lodge
, Courtenay
Relax, unwind and rejuvenate with this quiet candlelit practice. Explore meditation, somatic movement, and pranayama to ease tension and bring balance to body-mind-heart. This class is for anyone needing to slow down and find calm in the busy-ness of life, as well as those recovering from injury, illness or who have a limited range of motion. Classes are small to accommodate physical distancing. 
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$160 / 8 sessions  To Register email: inspiredearthprojects@gmail.com or call Helen 250-650-0126
Full Moon Earth Dance Ritual :: Online via Zoom ::
Sunday February 28, 2021
10am - 12:30pm (Pacific)  |  6pm - 8:30pm (UK)
Let's dance in our living rooms/ kitchens/ homes! Together we exhale, relax, let go of tension, and dive into the beautiful healing waters of movement, breath and beat. It's been a while. I have missed seeing your bright faces on the dance floor. I am grateful to reconnect with you all on our 'virtual dance floor' as we tune into the magic and medicine of the Full Moon. This will be a special extended dance journey, with journalling/ creative process after the dance to help us integrate the medicine.
$25 / 150 mins. To Register click this link:
https://helenpattinson.as.me/BookTicketsFullMoonDanceRitual
*For low income: 2O% discount = $20; or 40% discount = $15. 
At booking page, click 'Redeem Coupon' button + enter coupon code: 20OFF or 40OFF
Monthly Earth Dance ~ via Zoom 
:: on pause until further notice :: 
1st Friday of month:  Fridays April 3, May 1
7-8:45pm | by donation sliding scale 

Pre-registration required. Please arrive 10-15 mins early to settle in. Please note: in order to create a safe space for all you will not be allowed to join us late. Come dance, release & connect with your authentic self in movement. We create a safe space for you to be yourself. Earth Dance is a gently guided, free-form dance practice that invites you to connect with the rhythms and tides of Mother Earth and your natural self. Move at your own pace. There's only one rule: "You can't get it wrong!" Happy or sad, grief or joy ~ bring your whole self to the dance. 
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To Pre-Register email: inspiredearthprojects@gmail.com
Online Dance Temple Comox Valley
Sundays 10:15am-12noon 
:: on pause until further notice ::   
Pre-registration required. Please arrive 10-15 mins early to settle in. Please note: in order to create a safe space for all you will not be allowed to join us late. ​Dance Temple is a weekly, free-form ecstatic dance. Join Patty, Mel, Aaron, Morgan, Alison and I as we co-create safe space to connect with body, breath and beat in community. Each week we rotate facilitators, so you can enjoy a rich and varied dance experience. Arrive from 10:15am and join us for opening circle together at 10:30am.
To Pre-Register email: inspiredearthprojects@gmail.com

A Selection of Past Events

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The Forgotten Winter
@River Lodge, Courtenay
Dance & Writing Workshop
​with Traci Skuce & River (Helen Pattinson) 
Thursday Nights 6-8pm
Feb 13 - March 5, 2020

Slow down, unplug, relax and rekindle your inner fire on this creative winter journey. Nourish your body with movement, stillness and reflection. Reconnect with your authentic voice with joyful practices of writing and movement. Join us as we nestle into this cosy time of winter hibernation to remember how to gather around the home fire to connect, create and emerge inspired and renewed.
$120 / 4 sessions  To Register: email: inspiredearthprojects@gmail.com 
ART & SOUL
Dance & Expressive Arts
Thursdays 6-8pm
Oct 4 - Nov 21

@River Lodge, Courtenay, BC
With Annie Rousseau, Traci Skuce, Jill Allison & Helen Pattinson
 
Awaken your Creativity and the Voice of Soul through Dance & Expressive Arts with guest facilitators ~ Annie Rousseau (Expressive Arts), Traci Skuce (Creative Writing), Jill Alison (Intuitive Soul Drawing) and Helen Pattinson (Dance & Wild Art.)With Nature as our co-guide, we will journey to liberate and awaken the essential self. If you feel creatively stuck, disconnected, uninspired, in grief, or simply want to refresh your current arts/ dance practice, join us! No experience necessary. All welcome. 
To learn more about the guest facilitators, click HERE
$195 / 8 sessions To Register: email: inspiredearthprojects@gmail.com or call Helen 250-650-0126
Wild & Sacred Retreat  *FULLY BOOKED
Saturday September 21, 2019 
8:30am-3:30pm
@River Lodge, Courtenay, BC
With Elizabeth Claire Burr & Helen Pattinson
Join us for a nourishing and revitalising retreat by the river, as we take a deep dive into our wild and sacred selves. Slow down and reconnect with deep stillness. Rooted in peace, we will explore and expand into our wildness. Through Silent Meditation, Somatic Yoga & Dance, we will awaken and embody our wild and sacred Essential Self. 
​$108
To Register: email: inspiredearthprojects@gmail.com or call Helen 250-650-0126
Wild Women Retreat 
Remember Your Soul's Purpose
September 7-9, 2018  |  Sayward, Vancouver Island, BC
Join us for this 3-day transformative retreat as we awaken and remember our soul's purpose. Through dance, drum journeying, ritual, and sensory awareness you will experience your organic relationship with the forces of nature and embrace the archetype of the Wise One. By the end of our time together you will deepen your understanding of the healing and restorative qualities of nature, rekindling your relationship to the Wise One and renewing your sense of purpose and connection to the Earth.
Exchange: sliding scale $280 - $350 (+ food & accommodation) 
Facilitators: Corinna Stevenson and Helen Pattinson. 
For more info + To Book your place: www.dragonflyhealing.ca

Compassionate Communication 2+ day Workshop

Friday May 25 6-9pm, Sat 9-5pm - Sun, May 27,1:30pm
River Lodge, Courtenay, BC

Join us in Courtenay at the end of May to explore and shift habitual patterns of reaction, blame, expectations and disappointment! This is a foundations or refresher workshop for those interested in learning about Nonviolent Communication and the ways that it can shift and change our relationships with ourselves and others. 
Workshop fee: $175 Facilitator: Angela Walkley
​For more info + To Book your place: www.farthestshore.org

Full Moon Dance 
Friday December 16
@ The Royston Hall  3902 S Island Hwy, Courtenay, BC V0R 2V0
7-8pm (optional) Lantern Crafting with Kendra
8-10pm Full Moon Dance

$20-15 ~Sliding scale (cash at the door) / $5 ~kids under 16 
Shake, shimmy, sway, however you want to move is great. Release tension, let go of self-consciousness & find connection, freedom and joy in your body. There's only one rule: "You can't get it wrong!" Whatever is moving through your life ~ if you're feeling tired, energised, happy or sad ~ bring it to the dance. All is welcome. Move at your own pace. We create a safe space for you to be yourself. For more info on Dancing Freedom, click here. For link to our Facebook event with full event description, click here. 



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