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Get Ready …
Releasing in January 2022
Our FIRST Online FREE Course
How to Meditate:
Your Introduction to a Formal Sitting Practice
with Tobi Holloway
Meditation is a powerful resiliency tool.
The benefits of ongoing meditation practices have been shown, time and time again, to include mental clarity, stress relief, reduced blood pressure, and an enhanced overall sense of wellbeing – all things helpful for anyone experiencing climate anxiety, activist frustration, and more. Learn all about the benefits of meditation in our EnviroTip #13: Meditation – A Powerful Resiliency Tool.
This online course will give new and experienced meditators an opportunity to explore just how simple mindfulness practices can be, from a completely secular, non-judgmental, and welcoming perspective.
In this course, you’ll experience the fundamentals to enjoy a meditation practice where you can replenish, learn, and grow. The lessons are presented in a series of videos that include very brief guided experiments to help you customize your own practice. The lessons and experiments demystify meditation with explanations of how it works and opportunities to experience it for yourself.
You’ll be able to follow each of the lessons on your own schedule and repeat them as often as you want. Through the interactive tools, you can ask questions, get feedback, and connect with others who are taking the course.
Join our interactive online community at this link. There is no cost to join and you’ll connect with our community of like-minded souls who are working towards a healthy, resilient planet in ways that are nurturing and supportive for all!
Join our online community!
Click on “Courses” and read through “Meditation Guidance and Resources” as a precursor to January’s “How To Meditate” course.
Instructor, Tobi Holloway, is a wellness devotee, a fitness enthusiast, and a meditation teacher who is passionate about The Resilient Activist’s vision and purpose.
Learn more about Tobi’s insights and wellness philosophy through her self-care articles.
The Resilient Activist is excited to join up with the
KC Farm School at Gibbs Road for an afternoon with our
HANDS IN THE DIRT!
At The Resilient Activist, one of our basic philosophies is that getting back to nature can offer a powerful boost to our emotional well-being. And giving back to nature by nurturing and supporting the Farm School’s mission is a welcome bonus.
Come Join our Growing Community! (Pun intended!)
Register at this link.
About the KC Farm School
The KC Farm School is a nonprofit organization operating 14 urban acres in Kansas City, Kansas. They are a working production and education farm with a mission to empower individuals of all ages, ancestries, and abilities through on-farm, hands-on experiences and vocational education connecting them to the land and soil, food, community, and opportunity. They serve over 10,000 people annually through their food outreach (on-farm farmers market, food donations, and CSA program) and their educational programs which include a community food sovereignty program, field trips, youth apprenticeships, summer camps, volunteer opportunities, community workshops, and events. They work with, rather than for, their community to create a space at the center of the community where people can learn, grow, and connect to each other.
Event Description
We will be working in the Farm School’s heated greenhouse, so conditions will be generally warm and dry. We will be planting seeds and/or repotting plants for planting on their farm and for their spring plant sales. Please wear comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting a little dirty and bring gardening gloves if you prefer to work with gloves on. Bring a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated.
If the weather allows, we will take a tour of their 11-acre Common Ground property located just east of their current farm site. The Master Plan for this property is for gathering and growing space with wild and shared places, and room for orchards, animals, composting, and more. The Farm School recently received a USDA grant to support the implementation of their Master Plan.
Our Vision
It is the KC Farm School‘s goal for this event to provide a nature-connected experience for The Resilient Activist community by offering participants a hands-on activity planting seeds and nurturing young seedlings. It is also an opportunity for The Resilient Activist’s participants to gain valuable insights and hope from the KC Farm School’s amazing work in the community.
Through collaborating with like-minded organizations, we further our vision for current and future generations to live in a healthy, diverse, and regenerative environment.
Event Requirements
Ages: 7+ with continual parental supervision. Staff and volunteers are not able to assist children at this event and will rely on parents to work with their own children.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please review the attached KC Farm School Volunteer Orientation Handbook and sign the photo release and liability waiver.