Chapter 1 – Research Informed Root Development
The impetus for the Roots to Thrive journey began with a passionate group of healthcare providers committed to address resource and resiliency gaps amid the
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Operations and Participant Navigation
Sea to Sky
Nanaimo Travel Guide
The impetus for the Roots to Thrive journey began with a passionate group of healthcare providers committed to address resource and resiliency gaps amid the
Stress is our nervous system’s response to a perceived threat to our basic needs. When we think we are under threat, our brain immediately releases chemicals that
A compassionate community provides the grace to become skillful in unskillful ways.
The remaining sections of this guide are broken into re-orientation opportunities and practices that promote thriving roots. To attune secure ways of BEing, we will:
Co-create a ‘container,’ where we practice providing and receiving unconditional positive regard.
Expand our awareness of who we are and how we relate to our inner and outer world.
Practice compassion, including self-compassion, strengthening our ability to connect to,
attune with, and express our ‘real’ selves.
Self-regulate and self-soothe through moments of suffering (stress).
Practice settling our biology, enabling us to “drop into ourselves”, connecting heartfully.
Soften into the heart, promoting a greater ability to re-connect and resource ourselves inwardly and outwardly.
Align with our essence, providing an opportunity to live our calling.
Many of us live in cultures that teach us we need to look out for ourselves, because no one else will. To survive, we must
Attuning to Signal “Some of us remember the days we listened to the radio with analogue dials. We turned the dial to get to our
Unconditional positive regard means accepting another person for who they are. Positive regard is not withdrawn if the person makes a mistake or if they
o be congruent, we must first develop self-compassion. Self-compassion enables us to hold awareness from a place of abundance, as we provide unconditional positive regard
One powerful way we learn to practice giving unconditional positive regard is through cultivating mindful and heartful listening. It explores how we can listen at
The word liminal comes from the Latin word ‘limen’, meaning threshold. A threshold is a door or gap between two spaces. It’s a space between the ‘what
Our somatic intelligence refers to how aware we are of the sensations of the body, and how able we are to interpret and respond to these sensations
Expanding awareness of attachment tendencies (how we tend to connect to others) and their antidotes helps us interrupt old and often unhelpful patterns. Out of
The word spirituality can mean very different things to different people, as it often gets lumped in with religion. A definition we have found useful
Acknowledging our existing resources is important to bolster our confidence in our ability to navigate life’s challenges (improving our sense of coherence). Use the root
We ask participants for anonymous feedback throughout the cohort to help us shape our programming. We look forward to hearing about your experience!
The in-person gatherings of the Roots to Thrive program take place of the ancestral and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation at the Hulit Lelum (Health Centre), and also on the homelands of the Coast Salish, Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw and Nuučaan̓ułʔatḥ (Nuu-chah-nulth) Peoples.
Integral to Roots to Thrive’s approach to healing, re-connection and remembering who we are, are these Guiding Principles. By embodying these principles we intend to honour and give thanks to the Snuneymuxw and all First Nations, the teachings they carry and lands they steward, and to join in working for Truth and Reconciliation.