coming back to senses

fall cycle workshop

SeP 30 - OCT 3 (+9 weeks online follow-up)
grimsby Area, ONTario

Immerse yourself in the fall - the season of harvest, creating reserves, and cleaning up. Uncover the broad influence of breathing on the brain and body. Discover how our brains manage our energy budgets. Learn about the tools to preserve, store and fully experience the taste of fall.
*The workshop includes a 9-week long online follow-up composed of physical practice assignments and an individualized game plan for improving diets and processing food.

WORKSHOP themes

In line with our workshop structure, we will explore our human design through means of physical practice and food procurement, with a special focus on:

beyond physical practice:

Integration of breathing, emotional and cognitive states, energy management, and interoception into one conceptual framework:
I. We will explore how breathing rhythm and pattern modulate neural processes and thus how controlled respiration forms an easily accessible tool for emotional, cognitive, and physiological regulation.
II. We will unravel our metabolic strategy on the level of unique rules/principles for the human species and the needs of our individually specific lifestyles to efficiently manage our energy budget in the short and long term.

beyond Food procurement:

Fall is the time of true harvest abundance and the opportunity to put away very caloric dense foods to last through the winter. In this cycle, we will be focusing on foraging nuts, roots, fruit, and mushrooms – and learning how to process, preserve, store and cook with these seasonal ingredients.

Cooking As a facilitator of culture and connection:

Our guided tours through Pearl Morissette Gardens will be centered around exploring the relationship between soil quality and nutrients, natural cycles, and farming sustainability. Sanat Kapila, one of the team members at the restaurant, will take us through the process of cooking with seasonal ingredients and creating balanced dishes.

schedule & DETAILS

schedule

Friday  – 18:00 - 21:00
Physical practice  & assignments at Healthy Gym
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Saturday & Sunday – 9:00 - 17:00
Foraging 3h morning block at Centennial Park
Lunch break (2h) - food prepared by our chef Sanat Kapila
Physical practice 3h block at Healthy Gym

Monday – 9:00 - 14:00
Guided tours at Pearl Morissette gardens, followed by a cooking experience with Sanat Kapila and a celebratory lunch.

What is included

  • 18+ hours of classes, lectures and guided tours
  • Lunches prepared by our chef Sanat Kapila for Saturday & Sunday, and a special celebratory meal on Monday
  • 9 weeks of online follow-up support – physical practice assignments, study materials (reading and video demonstrations), guides for improving diet, sourcing (foraging) local food, processing and storing food, and Q&A sessions.

Price

750 CAD

contact

scott@traindaly.ca

muskoka retreat

OCt 4 - 7
Muskoka lakes

Experience northern Ontario for four days full of practice, great food, and leisure time activities at the private cottage at Muskoka Lakes. Come to learn about biological rhythms, navigation, forage mushrooms and roots, and cook with a team member of The Pearl Morissette Restaurant.

Focus points

The program will be centered around these topics:

beyond physical practice:

I. Biological rhythms, with a special focus on circadian rhythms - exploring their importance and effect on our physiology and behavior;
‍ II. Orientation and navigation in space - in the context of physical practice, aging, and cognition.

beyond Food procurement:

I. Learning about foraging mushrooms and nuts and using fire to help cook and preserve them;
‍II. Using animal tracking and navigation techniques to help us understand movement patterns and landscapes.

Cooking As a facilitator of culture and connection:

Throughout the whole retreat, our chef Sanat and Scott will take us on the gastronomic journey that will connect us with our food, our bodies and their needs, or one another.

schedule & Content

schedule

Tuesday
15:00 - arrivals
16:00 - physical practice block
18:00 - opening fire and dinner
20:30 - evening practice (optional)
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Wednesday & Thursday
7:00 - morning practice
8:00 - breakfast and free time 
10:00 - foraging and processing
12:00 - lunch and free time 
15:00 - physical practice block
18:00 - dinner and cooking demo
20:30 - evening practice  (optional)


Friday
5:30 - departure for the navigation task
7:00 -  morning practice
8:00 - breakfast and Q&A
10:00 - physical practice block
12:00 - departure

*The schedule details will change according to the group's needs and wants.

What is included

  • Indoor accommodation at the private cottage for the full length of the retreat.
  • 3 meals a day prepared by chef Sanat Kapila.
  • All classes and lectures.
Explanation of all the recipes and walk through how to make them by our chef Sanat Kapila.
In detail discussion on how to make an individualized game plan for improving diets, sourcing/foraging local foods, and incorporating them into our lives by Scott.
Guidance on how to organize physical practice based on individual context by Martin.

Retreat details

Space limitations

10 people

Price

950 CAD

contact

scott@traindaly.ca