Wellness Workshops + Training
Jessica offers educational training and experiential workshops that are uniquely tailored for each group. Delivery of workshops may be offered in person, on the land, or virtually. Costs for facilitation for Indigenous communities and organizations include delivery and curated learning resources. To learn more, book a consultation with Jessica to discuss what your vision is for your community or organization.
Featured Offerings
A̱’ekilala x̱us Noḵe’ (Take care of your mind/heart)
A̱’ekilala x̱us Noḵe’ offers an immersive experience for participants to connect in community and on the land to share and practice embodiment practices, drawing on Kwakwaka'wakw and trauma-healing strategies for balance and wellness. A safe and culturally grounded space is offered.
Overview:
This workshop series is a holistic exploration of mind/heart care, embracing our ‘g̱waya’elas’ (the way we do things) through Kwakwaka'wakw values and daily practices. Participants will engage in various activities, carefully curated to nurture personal and communal well-being.
OFFERING:
nervous system education
guided meditation
gentle movement
breathwork
sound healing
forest walk
journaling
INCLUSIVITY:
This workshop welcomes all beings to breathe and participate in gentle movement practices and is open to participants of all ages, genders, bodies, and abilities. Community wellness service providers, frontline workers, and educators are encouraged to attend! Babies welcome :)
Training + Education
Introduction to Yoga for indigenous communities
An introduction to the practice and tradition of Yoga and how it has evolved and been appropriated in the West. Learn approaches to respectfully engage with yoga alongside reclaiming our culture, identity, and language. Includes learning gentle movement and meditation practices.
Breath of Life
An exploration of the science and mechanics of breathing alongside the ancestral knowledge of the breath in harmony and well-being. We collectively explore several breathing techniques and practices to regulate our nervous system. This is followed by a moving meditation to energize our body, mind, and spirit featuring intentional breathwork and sacred sounds.
Coping with crisis, grief, & loss
Designed for frontline workers, helpers, and caretakers - this intimate workshop supports a collective approach to holding sacred space, presence, and a healing container for crisis and grief. Sharing cultural teachings about life, and death, as well as re-framing what grief offers us. Exploring self-soothing practices and breathwork to deepen our relationship with Prana (life force).
Trauma-informed Learning & Wellness
An introductory series of trauma theories, trauma-informed facilitation approaches, and practices to support safe(r) spaces. An overview of nervous system education and how that impacts our ability to self and co-regulate. Understanding ways we can integrate ancestral practices and ways of being to promote healing and wellness.
Embodiment, Ceremony, & the Land
An experiential series of discussions, writing / reflective prompts, and embodied practices to explore individual and shared ceremonies. We explore the parallels of Yoga and other contemplative practices to Indigenous ways of being and appreciate how we can root these practices in land-spirit-based science and community practices.
Healing from Sexual Trauma
A framework to create safe(r) spaces for survivors of sexual violence. Offering embodied and contemplative practices such as yoga, ancestral healing practices, and ceremonies to heal from sexual violence. Trauma-informed education and dialogue about the impact of colonization and the resurgence of women’s roles and responsibilities to create balance in our communities.