workshops and Events for Your Wellbeing
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Level 1 Meditation: Introduction to Meditation
Learn meditation through experiential exercises, guided meditation, and group discussion. Gain knowledge and tools for daily life as we explore:
Our inherent nature
Seated practice & walking meditations
Awakening our senses
Mindfulness and working with emotions
Home practice
Cost: $155 (plus tax)
Email: cordovabay@talltreehealth.ca
Call: 250-658-9222
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We will:
Establish foundational meditation techniques including breathwork (pranayama) to support your practice
Explore the benefits of mediation, including:
Cultivate stability
Cultivate strength
Cultivate clarity of one's inherent nature
Support your home practice
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Kevin is a Registered Massage Therapist and Therapeutic Yoga Teacher with training in Meditation and Mindfulness. His interest in meditation and yoga has deepened over the years with extensive study alongside teachers, authors, philosophers, and spiritual guides, including Lama Rabten Tshering and others. Kevin is inspired by ancient traditions and the power and potential of strengthening the mind-body connection.
Kevin Matthews
Registered Massage Therapist
Physio Learning Night: Lumbar Spine Manual Therapy Rounds
Join us for an action-packed night dedicated to learning and mastering some of the most valuable lumbar spine manual therapy techniques. We have found that many courses teach new skills without providing enough practical repetitions for students to feel even close to mastery. This learning night aims to simplify these techniques and provide ample time to hone your hands-on skills. Structured with minimal didactic material, this night promotes lots of collaboration and practice opportunities with friends in a fun and engaging environment!
What we’ll Cover:
Review 3-5 key lumbar spine manual therapy techniques
Round-robin practice period for treatment techniques
Lots of chance for discussion and motor skill practice
Meet Your Instructors
What do Participants have to say?
“I have loved the learning nights at Tall Tree! They are jam-packed with evidence-based information and clinical pearls. It’s great to have opportunities to discuss things in a group and practice hands-on skills. The lecture portions are pragmatic and succinct. Highly recommend!”
“I have attended two learning nights at Tall Tree, one focused on the meniscus and one focused on cervico thoracic manual therapy. As a new PT graduate, this has been a fantastic experience. I have been able to increase my knowledge and my confidence in the application of my hands-on skills. The facilitators are very friendly, approachable, and evidence based and they create a supportive environment in which you are encouraged to fail, ask questions, and think critically. I have left both nights with a renewed sense of passion for my career and excitement to apply my latest learnings. I would highly recommend attending regardless of where you are in your career - you are sure to benefit”
Level 2 Meditation: Contemplation & Compassion Practices
Build on your experience from Meditation Level 1. Gain tools for daily life as we cultivate your practice through experiential exercises, guided meditation, and group discussion.
Cost: $155 (plus tax)
Email: cordovabay@talltreehealth.ca
Call: 250-658-9222
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We will:
Review and expand on Level 1 techniques.
Use breathwork (pranayama) to support practice.
Learn how contemplations help us embody our true nature.
Develop compassion practices for yourself and others' benefit.
Support your home practice.
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Cara Calibaba is a Registered Yoga Teacher, with training in Therapeutic Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness. She has a Bachelor of Education, with almost two decades of classroom teaching experience. She is an educator for the Greater Victoria School District and an instructor at The University of Victoria’s Different Minds Academy.
Cara offers small group and individual yoga and meditation classes with a focus on creating a holistic and accessible experience while honouring ancient practices. Cara’s clientele includes adults of all ages and children/teenagers experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, and autism.
Her studies in the mind-body connection have deepened over the years, learning alongside psychologists, spiritual teachers, and philosophers including her primary teachers Kevin Matthews and Lama Rabten Tshering. She is currently enrolled in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification (a program created by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield that is affiliated with The Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley).
When not on her yoga mat or meditation cushion, Cara enjoys dancing and exploring the natural beauty of Vancouver Island with her husband and daughter.
Cara Calibaba
Yoga & Meditation Instructor
Pelvic Floor Birth Prep Class (James Bay - April 5th)
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Ways to improve pelvic health outcomes during labour
Labouring and birthing positions
Breathing and relaxation strategies
Post partum pelvic health recovery
And much more!
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Simone Galna, Physiotherapist at our James Bay location, who specializes in pelvic floor physiotherapy. Click here to learn more.
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You don't have to be pregnant and can attend at any stage of your pregnancy.
Wear comfy clothes you can move in.
This course is meant to complement, not replace, standard prenatal courses.
Payment is required at time of registration
We supply your yoga mat for the class
Partners can attend by purchasing a separate ticket for themselves.
Please note: No refunds will be issued within 7 days of the course start date except under extenuating circumstances. Please contact education@talltreehealth.ca if you have any questions.
Pelvic Floor Birth Prep Class (James Bay - September 20th)
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Ways to improve pelvic health outcomes during labour
Labouring and birthing positions
Breathing and relaxation strategies
Post partum pelvic health recovery
And much more!
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Simone Galna, Physiotherapist at our James Bay location, who specializes in pelvic floor physiotherapy. Click here to learn more.
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You don't have to be pregnant and can attend at any stage of your pregnancy.
Wear comfy clothes you can move in.
This course is meant to complement, not replace, standard prenatal courses.
Payment is required at time of registration
We supply your yoga mat for the class
Partners can attend by purchasing a separate ticket for themselves.
Please note: No refunds will be issued within 7 days of the course start date except under extenuating circumstances. Please contact education@talltreehealth.ca if you have any questions.
Tall Tree Learning Night: Intro to Pain Assessments
Pain can be confusing for both you and your client. This learning night is designed to give you a framework to structure your assessment so you can start to understand the factors contributing to your client’s pain. This learning night will provide practical tips and tools so you can leave feeling more confident in making sense of your assessment findings and helping your clients make an individualized treatment plan.
What we’ll Cover:
What is pain, and why do we need to re-think our assessment
The various domains of a pain assessment
How to assess and which tools to use
Making sense of your assessment
Meet Your Instructor
Amanda Cuconato
Occupational Therapist
Level 1 Meditation: Introduction to Meditation
Learn meditation through experiential exercises, guided meditation, and group discussion. Gain knowledge and tools for daily life as we explore:
Our inherent nature
Seated practice & walking meditations
Awakening our senses
Mindfulness and working with emotions
Home practice
Cost: $155 (plus tax)
Email: cordovabay@talltreehealth.ca
Call: 250-658-9222
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We will:
Establish foundational meditation techniques including breathwork (pranayama) to support your practice
Explore the benefits of mediation, including:
Cultivate stability
Cultivate strength
Cultivate clarity of one's inherent nature
Support your home practice
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Kevin is a Registered Massage Therapist and Therapeutic Yoga Teacher with training in Meditation and Mindfulness. His interest in meditation and yoga has deepened over the years with extensive study alongside teachers, authors, philosophers, and spiritual guides, including Lama Rabten Tshering and others. Kevin is inspired by ancient traditions and the power and potential of strengthening the mind-body connection.
OT Learning Night: Intro to Concussion Assessment
Come join us at Tall Tree for a night of learning about concussion assessment tools! We'll dive deep into a thorough concussion assessment for occupational therapists. From vision and vestibular screening to cognitive testing using slick technology, then wrapping it all back to function - we've got you covered! Please bring a laptop or a notebook.
Water, tea, and light snacks will be provided!
Meet Your Instructors
Level 2 Meditation: Contemplation & Compassion Practices
Build on your experience from Meditation Level 1. Gain tools for daily life as we cultivate your practice through experiential exercises, guided meditation, and group discussion.
Cost: $150
Email: cordovabay@talltreehealth.ca
Call: 250-658-9222
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We will:
Review and expand on Level 1 techniques.
Use breathwork (pranayama) to support practice.
Learn how contemplations help us embody our true nature.
Develop compassion practices for yourself and others' benefit.
Support your home practice.
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Kevin is a Registered Massage Therapist and Therapeutic Yoga Teacher with training in Meditation and Mindfulness. His interest in meditation and yoga has deepened over the years with extensive study alongside teachers, authors, philosophers, and spiritual guides, including Lama Rabten Tshering and others. Kevin is inspired by ancient traditions and the power and potential of strengthening the mind-body connection.
Mindfulness Series for Stress and Anxiety (Virtual 6-Week Series)
This 6-week live virtual series is meant for people looking to build more strategies and home practices to support stress management. No past experience in mindfulness is required.
What to Expect
It is the gold standard treatment for anxiety disorders. That means of all the evidence on treatments for anxiety, research tells us this is the best one!
The student becomes the master! The goal of CBT is to equip you with the tools so that when another wave of difficult times arise, you can come back to those tools all on your own. These are tools for life!
What’s the catch? There’s HOMEWORK! Homework is a key component of CBT because as adults, we learn by doing. So every week, we go try out our new skill in the world and come back to share our wins and problem solve any road blocks.
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(10 min) Brief Check-in - This is your chance to share what’s gone well and any stuck points with the group as you try to implement in-the-moment and at-home practices between sessions!
(20 min)Education - Then we spend about 20 minutes going through a presentation.
(5 min) Breathwork - Each session we learn a different type of breath work that has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, and other physiological markers like blood pressure and heart rate.
(20 min)All Levels Trauma-Informed Yoga - We move through 20-minutes of yoga that is suitable for any body and level of experience. No props needed.
(10-20 min) Meditation - We try out a new meditation exercise every week, which can be experienced lying down, sitting in a chair, or sitting in the traditional cross legged position.
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Cassi Starc, Occupational Therapist, combines her background with psychotherapy, mindfulness, and yoga to bring you a special six-week series meant to deepen your knowledge and practice of yoga and mindfulness to improve your mental wellness.
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What you share is completely up to you. You can choose to have your camera on or off, to participate in discussion using the chat or speaking up to any degree that you would like.
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Yes! You are invited to try out the new breathing exercise and meditation exercise before we meet again. We also review some informal or in-the-moment practices you might try out. Video and audio resources are shared in a weekly email to support you in your home practice.
Tall Tree Speaker Series: The Future of Healthcare | Improving your Healthspan
Join oncologist, TEDx speaker, and longevity enthusiast Dr. Zia Poonja and learn simple actionable steps you can take now to live a longer, healthier life. Discover how you can use screening and metrics to gauge your own risk of disease.
See “Event Takeaways” below for more details!
Event Takeaways
Get introduced to the research around healthspan and lifespan.
Learn why many preventable diseases aren't being prevented.
Learn how you can use screening and metrics to gauge your own risk of disease.
Learn about Longevity Medicine and what the future of healthcare will look like.
Get actionable steps you can take now to improve your health to live a longer, healthier life.
Event Details
Location: Glenlyon Norfolk School (Denford Hall), 781 Richmond Ave. Victoria, BC. V8S 3Z2
Date: April 19th, 2023
Time: 7:00PM - 8:30PM (Doors open at 6:30PM)
Pricing:
Early Bird: $30 (ends April 7th, 2023)
Standard: $40 (April 8th, 2023 onward)
Meet Dr. Zia Poonja
Oncologist, TEDx speaker, and longevity enthusiast Dr. Zia Poonja will discuss the science of medical optimization.
As an oncologist and longevity nerd for the past seven years, Zia has fine-tuned the art of making medical research clinically applicable. Over time, Zia has realized how much more important and enjoyable it is to focus on disease prevention.
Zia treats breast and lung cancers. He is actively involved as a principal investigator in multiple clinical trials. In advocating for more aggressive screening to improve our health agency he founded Healthspan. He is also one of the founders of Prehab Rx, a tool to help people prepare better for treatment.