Grounded Together – Community Wellness Workshop An afternoon of breath, movement, song, and collective care
A Heartfelt Invitation
If you’ve been moving through a lot this year…
If your body is asking for rest, your spirit for meaning, and your heart for honest connection…
If you’re longing for wellness spaces that honour land, lineage, and lived experience rather than perfection or performance…
Join us
Date: Sunday, November 30, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: 180 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1T3
Cost: $65 (includes snacks, refreshments, and giveaways)
Hosted by: Indigenous Yoga Collective & Rooted Resiliency
Why this day, why now?
By the end of November, we’re emerging from a deep Mercury retrograde cycle—a period that often stirs up old stories, miscommunications, and unfinished conversations. As things begin to move forward again, many of us are left sorting through what we’ve learned, what we’re ready to release, and what we want to carry with us.
This makes November 30th a meaningful time to gather in person: to slow down, tend to our nervous systems, and remember that we don’t have to process everything alone. Grounded Together is an invitation to come back into community—breathing, moving, and listening alongside others who are also seeking more honest, rooted ways of living and healing.
About the Workshop
This in-person gathering is the culmination of our virtual Grounded Together sadhana-building series. Whether you joined us online or are arriving for the first time, you are welcome here.
This afternoon weaves together three gentle but powerful threads:
Part One: Therapeutic & Gentle Yoga with Harmeet Kaur
We’ll begin by arriving in our bodies with a grounding therapeutic/gentle yoga practice led by Harmeet Kaur. This session is designed to be accessible and supportive for a wide range of bodies and experiences. Expect:
Slow, mindful movement
Simple shapes and stretches to release tension
Breath awareness to soothe the nervous system
Optional modifications and plenty of choice
This is not a performance or a workout; it’s a soft landing—a way to say to your body: you’re allowed to arrive just as you are.
Part Two: Active Breathwork & Journaling with Dr. Jessica Barudin
Next, Dr. Jessica Barudin will guide an active breathwork session, followed by reflective journaling. Through a trauma-informed approach rooted in Indigenous teachings and somatic practice, we will:
Use a guided 3-part breath to safely move emotions and energy
Explore prompts that connect breath, memory, and land
Make space for what we’re ready to release and what we’re ready to call in
Honour our own pace, with permission to pause, rest, or simply listen
This portion of the workshop invites you to deepen your relationship with your inner voice and the medicine you already carry.
Part Three: Healing Sound Bath with Desirée Dawson
We will close our time together with a healing sound bath led by Desirée Dawson. Through voice, song, and soothing soundscapes, Desirée will create a sonic space for integration and rest. Her soulful, heart-led sound invites:
Deep relaxation and nervous system regulation
Emotional release and tenderness
A sense of being held—individually and collectively
You’re welcome to lie down, sit comfortably, or find any position that feels safe and supportive as we soak in sound together.
Community, Food, and Deep Dialogue
Alongside the three core practices, we’ll share:
Light refreshments and snacks
Time to connect in community
Space for deep dialogue and meeting like-minded hearts
This gathering is for anyone who is:
Seeking a decolonial, relational approach to wellness
Wanting to support practices led by lineage holders and community-rooted facilitators
Curious about integrating breath, movement, sound, and cultural teachings in nourishing ways
In solidarity with Indigenous-led healing, trauma-resilient practices, and collective care
All identities and lived experiences are welcome. We ask only that you come with respect, openness, and a willingness to listen.
What to Bring:
To help you feel grounded and comfortable, please bring:
A yoga mat (we’ll have a few extras, but bring your own if you can)
A refillable water bottle
A tea/coffee mug (to reduce waste and sip something warm)
A cozy blanket or shawl for breathwork and sound bath
Comfortable clothing you can move and rest in
Optional: a small sacred item (stone, shell, photo, medicine bundle, etc.) to place on the communal altar as a symbol of your prayers, your people, or your path
About the Facilitators
Dr. Jessica Barudin (she/her)
Jessica is a Kwakwaka’wakw scholar, community wellness practitioner, and co-founder of the Indigenous Yoga Collective. She is an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Community Planning at UBC and a trauma-informed yoga and breathwork facilitator whose work braids together Indigenous language revitalization, land-based healing, and somatic practice. Jessica leads with deep respect for community, ceremony, and intergenerational healing, inviting people to remember their own wholeness through breath, movement, and relationship to land.
Harmeet Kaur (she/her)
Harmeet is a trauma-informed yoga teacher, therapist, and co-founder of the Indigenous Yoga Collective. Rooted in her Punjabi lineage and long-standing yoga practice, Harmeet weaves together nervous system education, gentle movement, and culturally-grounded care. Her classes emphasize consent, choice, and accessibility, creating space where people can move at their own pace, listen to their bodies, and reconnect with inner safety. Harmeet is passionate about decolonizing wellness and supporting communities in building sustainable, compassionate practices.
Desirée Dawson (she/her)
Desirée Dawson is a breath of fresh air in the music world, known for her powerful yet soothing voice, engaging lyricism, and inspiring live performances. Whether performing solo in an intimate space or with her band for thousands, her versatility allows her to bring healing soundscapes to stages of all sizes. Desirée is a two-time SXSW music video winner and a JUNO Award nominee for Best Adult Contemporary Album of the Year, with songs like “I Am Blessed” reaching millions of listeners. Driven by a passion for collective liberation, she believes that learning how to love, embrace, and liberate ourselves is inseparable from learning how to love, care, and build with others. Her soulful folk sound creates narrative worlds of care and compassion—offerings meant to stay with you and be shared forward.
Grounded Together – Community Wellness Workshop is for you.
Come breathe with us.
Come lie down and listen.
Come be part of an afternoon where our collective exhale becomes a quiet act of resistance, remembrance, and renewal.
Registration
Investment: $65
This includes the full 3-hour workshop, light refreshments and snacks, and some small giveaways from Indigenous Yoga Collective and Rooted Resiliency.
Tickets:
Tickets available through Eventbrite
Space is limited to keep the container intimate and supportive. If you feel called, we encourage you to claim your spot and join us in this circle of care.