TENDING THE ROOTS
​OF YOUR LIFE:
Gentle Mindful Practices
​with Susan

Gentle Mindful Practices offer sustenance and support. Bringing friendly attention to moving, being, creating, and simply being as we are  cultivates ease, stability, and vitality.

​Join Susan for online practices via Zoom that nurture compassionate self-awareness and discovery through
Thank you for your dedication to offering us all, in our diversity, a practice of rhythm, rest and renewal. I’m always taken with your creativity, your offering of options, your supportive approach, and your sense of humour. I inevitably come out of our practice feeling deep appreciation and gratitude for your presence in my life.
​Susan G.
I'm enjoying your classes because they really feel like applied self-care. We are being given instruction and permission to soothe ourselves in this strange and groundless time. In a world where people are so hard on themselves, this is a wonderful remedy.
​Janice J.
Gentle Mindful Practices draw on elements that
  • nurture us as whole beings,
  • cultivate discernment and gratitude,
  • provide practical skills for navigating our unique lives in community,
  • and support us in meeting the uncertainty and challenges of our days consciously and with spontaneous joy!
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Gentle Mindful Practices help us turn toward the present moment, hold what we find with lightness, and let go what we're ready to let go.
We do not use video during the classes (except for Susan!) and so I am free to create the experience I need in that moment. Liberating!
​Jo-Anne G.
By the time we leave you, I feel really good and positive. I appreciate that you offer variations on many of the movements and encouragement to experiment to find what works best for us.
​Pat D.

Weekly & Monthly Offerings

​Greet the Day
9:00 AM Mon/Wed/Fri (Eastern Time)
Rise and shine! Welcome loving presence to accompany you through your day. ​

​Gentle Evening
7:30 PM Tue & Thu (Eastern Time)
Day is done. Ease into the deep rest of a peaceful evening.

​Mindful Moons
​10 AM or 7 PM on New & Full Moons (Eastern Time)
Move, breathe, and be still as we draw from moon science, lore, and poetry. Half of all registration fees go to Period Packs.

Elemental Art Retreats

Receive specially curated boxes of art supplies, delivered to you door. Experience the magic of discovering the delights inside! Then join us online for two-part retreats that creatively and meditatively explore the elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air.

EARTH: Fri Sept 18  (7-9pm) &
Sat Sept 19 (10am-noon)  

WATER: Fri Oct 23 (7-9pm) &
Sat Oct 24 (10am-noon) 

FIRE: Fri Nov 13 (7-9pm) &
Sat Nov 14 (10am-noon) 

AIR: Fri Dec 4 (7-9pm) &
Sat Dec 5 (10am-noon) 

$98 per workshop / $360 for all four (includes all supplies and delivery in the City of Ottawa). 
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One-on-One Practices


​​Susan offers mindfulness sessions online from her home to yours. Working together one-on-one, we can shape practices to suit your unique needs.  We'll explore gentle movement to develop body awareness, techniques for grounding, nurturing, and calming, as well as  healthy breathing. Susan provides a kind listening ear as you reflect on your experience.

30 minutes /  $30
60 minutes / $60
​My experience has been extremely enjoyable and meaningful. I especially value Susan’s ability to instill in me a very deep awareness of my body, my presence, and my value to myself. Susan is a gifted communicator, and practice with her is so much more than physical!
Lin E.
​I'm incredibly grateful to have found Susan and her movement practice. She allows me to be myself - we can joke, laugh AND relax. She continues to encourage and champion my recovery from a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. My weekly practice with her has been instrumental in my rehab in so many ways.
Lyn A.