WELLNESS 010
PROGRAM 010
Medicine Wheel
Facilitated by: Tia Kennedy
Presented by: ArtHaus & Bell Let's Talk
When: 4 Tuesdays — 6:00p-7:30p EST
Course Overview
Medicine Wheel
This webinar program includes important medicine teachings and Indigenous principles allowing participants to leave more culturally empowered. Week 1 will be live on Clubhouse and Instagram to introduce everyone to the concepts then we will move to private sessions on Zoom. The series is intended to provide knowledge that isn't taught in schools, provide strength for those who want to become their true authentic selves and provide awareness for those who want to have a better understanding of healing the self in order to heal generations.
Course Details
WEEK 1: RSVP LIVE ON INSTAGRAM AND CLUBHOUSE - OUR JOURNEY AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
The impacts of colonialism and intergenerational trauma.
What racism looks like for Indigenous peoples in Canada today
Bring light to Indigenous birthrights to protect the land and their importance to self-sovereignty.
A recap of Indigenous resilience in Canada and ways to continue moving forward.
WEEK 2: REGISTRANTS ONLY GROUP SESSION ON ZOOM - TRUSTING THE PROCESS - THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF CONCEPT
The importance of self concept, self-esteem, and emotional self-efficiency.
Unlock ways to call on our ancestors in times of self-doubt.
Begin inner child healing and discuss how certain trauma may be affecting them
How to shift the perspective towards healing.
How the resiliency and strength of our ancestors runs through our blood and their focus on the next seven generations.
WEEK 3: REGISTRANTS ONLY GROUP SESSION ON ZOOM - LEADING WITH THE HEART - HEALING GENERATIONS
The 7 grandfather teachings and how we must carry our values while walking through life
The seventh generation principle and how to use mindfulness to embrace healing for our past and future generations.
Mindfulness training will focus on what it means to live in the present but this is a key aspect towards moving forward and embracing our Indigenous identity.
Healing generations through healing ourselves.
WEEK 4: REGISTRANTS ONLY GROUP SESSION ON ZOOM - CULTURAL CONNECTEDNESS AND EMBRACING YOUR INDIGENEITY
Highlight Indigenous values of community and interconnectedness.
The workshop series finishes in the northern direction of the medicine wheel which also represents the elder stage allowing the audience to learn how to embrace their Indigeneity and carry on with wisdom.
Facilitator
Tia Kennedy is an Indigenous youth advocate and leader in her community. From Oneida Nation of the Thames, born just outside of Walpole Island First Nation she carries both Anishnabee and Haudousnee Teachings. After a brain injury in 2014, she began to stumble down the wrong path, getting involved with alcoholism, drug use, and experiencing mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and PTSD. She grew tired of repeating the cycle and started rediscovering her spirituality which led her back to her community. She realized the cracks and bumps in the road weren’t inconveniences but that they were a part of the journey. Her pain and healing happened so she could help inspire others that they are capable of change. Her passion consists of helping others deal with their trauma by connecting mind, body, and spirit. Tia Kennedy is an only child of mixed race with a non-Indigenous father of black and Irish background. Tia Kennedy attended a french first language high school and uses her mixed cultures to create more inclusive and welcoming environments for BIPOC community members. She looks forward to inspiring our future leaders and set them up with the tools they need to accomplish their goals, and find strength in being their authentic selves.
You can find out more about her practice at http://kiinewkwe.ca
OUR PARTNERS
The largest-ever corporate commitment to mental health in Canada, Bell Let’s Talk is focused on 4 key action pillars: Anti-stigma, Care and Access, Research and Workplace Leadership. Since its launch in September 2010, Bell Let’s Talk has partnered with more than 1,100 organizations providing mental health supports and services throughout Canada, including hospitals, universities, local community service providers and other care and research organizations.
To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk