Natural Diversity
With Jennifer Kanazawa, Anona Kampe, Sam Welsh, Barbara Amos, Joanne Scofield, Rhian Walker, Tomas Oyarzun Montes, Catalina Polloni and Double Date
July 10 - 16, 2022
“The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich, precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment.” — Johannes Kepler.
This week we will explore natural diversity through poetry and art. Using our senses we will take time to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel all the ways Creator presents itself in our daily living.
Program Offerings for This Week:
Drawing Connections to Nature
Program Leader: Barbara Amos
Ages: 18+
Time: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9:30 am – 11:45 am
Program fee: $55 + $30 material fee
Drawing can quiet the mind and open the path to a larger presence. These drawing challenges foster laughter as we quell the critic and move into focus and intent. They are designed to open new ways to perceive the connections between the natural world, the creative process and a spiritual path. We will explore how our own personal drawing practices can become rituals that bring balance to our lives.
All levels of experience are welcome. No previous drawing skills are necessary.
Basic materials provided: cardstock or sketchbook, black felts tips, 2B pencil, erasers.
Other materials: a small set of colours (ie watercolours, felt tips or pencil crayons, collage materials) are optional. A small camera or a phone camera, a portable chair/cushion for outdoor work, might be helpful but not required.
Children at Play
Children’s Program Leader: TBA + Summer Staff
Ages: 5-11
Time: 9:15 am – 12:00 pm
Program fee: $55 (Full bursary funding is available to ensure all children & youth can participate in programming. Apply the Heartwood Bursary option upon checkout)
Our children’s program welcomes and celebrates children for exactly who they are. Program leaders nurture children’s spirits through creative and imaginative play, storytelling, songs, games, and more. Enroll your children to be together in community learning how to sow the seeds of lasting friendships.
Youth Connection
Youth Program Leader: TBA + Summer Staff
Ages: 12-17
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Program fee: $55 (Full bursary funding is available to ensure all children & youth can participate in programming. Apply the Heartwood Bursary option upon checkout)
Build new friendships through Youth Connection during a week of outdoor activities, creative games, new discoveries and just hanging together. This is your week, so leave any negative pressures behind, bring your ideas and come have fun in an inclusive community that values all that you are.
Learning on the Land
Program Leader: Anona Kampe
Ages: 8+
Time: Tuesday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Program fee: $45
Studies have shown that when you engage your senses, you retain more knowledge. Join Okanagan Nation member, Anona sknir’mn (Buttercup), on a walk outside where you will learn indigenous perspectives about local plants, animals, and landforms. Anona will also share what is harvested where and when and what it is used for and may bring samples of the local harvest.
This program is held off-site in an area referred to as the Old Game Farmlands near Kaleden. A vehicle is required and carpooling is recommended.
The group will meet at the Wholesale Club parking lot at 200 Carmi Ave in Penticton at 9:30 am and will caravan to the location together.
Forest Bathing
Program Leader: Joanne Scofield
Ages: 18+
Time: Thursday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Program fee: $45
A Forest Bathing walk is a guided, slow walk in nature. It is a gentle practice of connecting to your senses and opening to nature’s healing properties. There are no goals to be attained and it is not a hike or an exercise activity, rather it is a time for deep nature connection. Through the deepening of one’s sensory intake of nature’s healing properties, a participant may come away with feeling relaxed and renewed. As we go on this journey together, Joanne will be your guide, but the forest will be the therapy. The location will be held off-site. Place TBD
Community Life Includes:
Interactive Connections
Spiritual Leader: Rhian Walker
Musician in Residence: Brandon, Marc, and Michelle
Campground Host: TBA
The week begins with interactive fun activities for all to connect with others in our Sunday evening Welcome Circle. Wake up Monday morning and take a Meditative Walk in the Labyrinth, or set yourself up in a quiet space in the Sacred Garden, or join a morning yoga class. Get singing and dancing to daily morning music then set off on your day either in a program or exploring the area. If you feel a need to get some creative energy out, drop in for some afternoon art. In the evening, connect with the earth by digging, planting, and harvesting with volunteers of the Permaculture Farm Garden. Gather with the community by keeping a lookout for spontaneous activities throughout the week.
Traditional Storytelling with Anona Kampe – Tuesdayfrom 1:00-2:00 pm
Join Anona as she takes you on an entertaining and interactive journey by sharing traditional Okanagan stories called captikwł (chap-teek). The Okanagan people spread knowledge through an oral history spanning thousands of years. She will introduce you to the characters, explaining why they are significant and share traditional teachings within the story. Participants can expect an engaging session.
Community Yoga
Yoga Leader: Jennifer Kanazawa
Gentle Morning yoga Daily from 7:30-8:15 am – Morning Yoga is perfect for anyone looking to begin their day connecting breath and movement in a mindful way to help soften tight muscles, ease joint pain, connect the body and mind at a peaceful, slower pace. This class is appropriate for beginners or anyone working with injury, limited mobility, or simply prefer a gentler approach to yoga. Practice every day or drop-in. Registration required.
Evening Unwind yoga Tuesday 7:00-8:30 pm – Prepare to let go, reflect, and settle your body and mind for a restful evening and a new day ahead in this 90-minute evening unwind yoga session. Stretch out your body and release tension from the day, calm your mind, relax your breathing, boost your mood, and melt into the beauty of a Naramata summer’s eve. Registration required.
Community Art
Beaded Spiders with Anona Kampe – Wednesdayfrom 2:00-4:00 pm
Cultural presenter, Anona sknir’mn – Buttercup from the Penticton Indian Band, will share the story of “Why Spider has Long Legs”. After this traditional story, participants will make a beaded spider with the materials provided. It is important to fix our minds and think good thoughts whenever we are making things with our hands. That good energy will go into our work. These beaded spiders make beautiful gifts and/or can be used as a hanging ornament in your home, office, or car. Each spider will look unique. Registration required.
Drop-in Afternoon Art with Sam Welsh – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 3:00-5:00 pm
Join Sam for a variety of easy art activities throughout the week. These are created for everyone to participate, all levels of experience welcome (especially for you if you just said “oh, I’m not an artist”). Each activity welcomes you to come by and make something unique, creative, and fun. These have been planned specifically as drop-in activities, come by anytime during the times noted (stay for ten minutes or the whole time) and you can complete an activity. No registration is required.
Community Permaculture Farm Garden
Farm Leaders: Tomas Oyarzun Montes and Catalina Polloni
Farm Tour – Monday from 7:00-8:00 pm
Permaculture (the word, coined by Bill Mollison, is a portmanteau of permanent agriculture and permanent culture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people — providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. Join the farm tour on Monday evening and/or drop in to find fellow community gardeners to learn and grow with. Registration is required for the farm tour, no registration is required to drop-in. You can learn more about the garden by visiting the Naramata Permaculture Farm Garden Facebook page here.
About the Program Leaders
Jennifer Kanazawa
Jennifer Kanazawa is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance (RYT 500) with a background in Craft & Design from Kootenay School of the Arts. She specializes in teaching Gentle Hatha, Yin yoga, Paddle-board yoga, and yoga for children. Her journey as an instructor began with the South Okanagan Yoga Academy in 2016. The knowledge […]
Learn more about Jennifer KanazawaAnona Kampe
Anona Fawn Kampe - sknir'mn - Buttercup. A member of the Penticton Indian Band in the Okanagan Nation, Anona has worked within the Nation sharing Okanagan culture & history. Born in Penticton to parents, Ramona Paul who resides in Penticton & the late Garth Brayshaw. Granddaughter to the late Rachel & Basil Paul & the […]
Learn more about Anona KampeSam Welsh
Sam, she/her, is a Counsellor and artistic human working at the intersection of creativity and mental health. She encourages divergent thinking, using the arts, and finding flow to bring about positive change and personal growth. Sam has led, co-led, designed, and faciliated a wide range of programming for communities and groups at Naramata Centre and […]
Learn more about Sam WelshBarbara Amos
Barbara Amos (aka BAMOS) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work includes public art and community engagement projects. Themes of social and environmental justice have been the focus of her work since 1990. Amongst her many commissions are a 90 foot sectional painting in a community centre, twenty photographs about multiculturalism in health care facility, and […]
Learn more about Barbara AmosJoanne Scofield
Joanne is an experienced workshop facilitator. She enjoys creating space for practices that bring us into deeper connection to ourselves, the other and the natural world. Joanne is a certified forest therapy guide, a minister with the United Church of Canada and a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. She enjoys being in […]
Learn more about Joanne ScofieldRhian Walker
Rhian Walker is the co-lead minister at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church in Vancouver, BC. She brings a love for nurturing the spiritual development of those around her. She is passionate about new expressions of church and believes in the power of spiritual practice and community to transform the suffering in our communities and our world. […]
Learn more about Rhian WalkerTomas Oyarzun Montes
Beginning with my early steps at my grandparents’ farm, nature has shown me its amazing and tasteful diversity. From the farm to the forest, contemplation and exploration Were the activities that filled my childhood. This hasn’t changed, it has become my profession. Fourteen years ago I started my career in Ecotourism. I found many answers […]
Learn more about Tomas Oyarzun MontesCatalina Polloni
Exploring the mountains has led me to understand that nature has been working for a very long time. As an architect, I am passionate to find solutions to our needs and to produce designs that not only meet our needs but enhance peoples’ lives and connect them with the natural environment. In 2016, a Permaculture […]
Learn more about Catalina PolloniDouble Date
Brandon Walker is the drummer, trumpet, and mandolin player for Double Date, and a long-time member of the United Church and Scouting communities. Rhian Walker is the co-lead minister at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church in Vancouver, BC. She brings a love for nurturing the spiritual development of those around her. She is passionate about new […]
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