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Meet Dana and Mat from VI Goga; Yogi Farmers and Co-Owners of Vancouver Island Goat Yoga.  The Web: https://vancouverislandgoatyoga.ca/  The Gram: https://www.instagram.com/vigogavanislegoatyoga/  The Book: https://www.facebook.com/VIGogaVanIsleGoatYoga/  Community Is... acknowledges and respects the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory we live, work, and play, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

Meet the awesomeness that is Hazel's Ice Cream, a Mobile ice cream cart + proudly family owned and operated in Victoria, BC. Follow them and find out where they are in a day by checking them out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hazels.icecream/ Website: https://www.hazelsicecream.ca/ Community Is... acknowledges and respects the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory we live, work, and play, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

Meet Sean Lyons; a musician with the #yyj Wet Future Band. Original Song "I'll Be There" used by permission, Copyright 2021 Sean Lyons. Website: https://www.wetfutureband.com/  The Gram 1: https://www.instagram.com/wetfutureband/  The Gram 2: https://www.instagram.com/seansingsokay/  The Book: https://www.facebook.com/wetfutureband  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhv-eELrVRmY91nPHTyDQ  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/720XvVpEV8TRpBtCeCCke1  Community Is... acknowledges and respects the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory we live, work, and play, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

Meet Saskia B., multisport coach and owner/founder of Saskia Says multisport coaching. Links to Saskia says... The Gram: https://instagram.com/saskia_says_?igshid=mywb7u5dblu2  Website: https://www.saskiasays.com  now go conquer your day! 💪🏿  Community Is... acknowledges and respects the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory we live, work, and play, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

Link to our website: communityisthis.wordpress.com Community Is... acknowledges and respects the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory we live, work, and play, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. Have a great week!

Chatting with Winnie Weston from the Nature of Us. Community is… acknowledges and respects the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory we live, work, and play, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. Links: Website → https://www.thenatureofus.org/ Insta → https://www.instagram.com/_thenatureofus/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/thenatureofusproject Twitter → https://twitter.com/_thenatureofus

Hearing the story of Janet Strauss from the Yates Street Community Garden. Many thanks to Sound Engineer Dave Gaskin. Community Is... acknowledges and respects the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory we live, work, and play, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. Links: Website → https://yatescommunitygarden.ca/ Insta → https://www.instagram.com/yatescommunitygarden/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/yatestgarden/

Have you walked downtown Victoria, BC and seen garden boxes growing spectacular herbs and produce? Well, its because of these folks we chat with for this episode that this is the case! Meet Brianna Stewart, Program Manager of the Food Eco District (FED), who discusses her story on becoming a member of FED and the wonderful work they are currently championing! Be prepared to get FED for Part Two of the three part series on Community gardening! Links: Website → https://www.get-fed.ca/ Insta → https://www.instagram.com/foodecodistrict/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/FoodEcoDistrict/

Community Is… sits down with Mike Large and discusses his work with community gardening and starting the Fair Field boulevard garden. Here are links relevant to our chat: City of Victoria Boulevard Gardening Guidelines: https://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/parks/boulevards-program/Boulevard-gardening.html Mike’s ‘Street Greens’ website: https://streetgreens.com/ Instructional video on boulevard gardening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW_OASKnm24&t=517s Remember, it is important to read and follow the City of Victoria's Boulevard Gardening Guidelines before starting your boulevard garden, including instructions on getting the consent of the adjacent property owner (unless you are that person), and most importantly, getting clearance from BC1Call in relation to underground utilities.  Call or click BC1 (https://www.bc1c.ca/) before you dig! And lastly, many thanks to our trusty Sound Engineer Dave Gaskin who was instrumental in the production of this episode!

Have you ever found a $20 bill on the streets and felt like you were being given a gift by your community? No, I am not going to give you $20, but I will give you a practice you can try to identify and label your emotions!  2021 is all about you building a dictionary of your emotions - you deserve it!  Stay healthy and happy :) 

Community Connectedness and its power for the community building story - Enjoy!  Links:  Article #1: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephanie_Rude/publication/227302621_Connectedness_and_Neediness_Factors_of_the_DEQ_and_SAS_dependency_scales/links/58e41c88a6fdccc85bdf3544/Connectedness-and-Neediness-Factors-of-the-DEQ-and-SAS-dependency-scales.pdf  Article # 2: https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/46898385/The_role_of_adults_public_space_and_powe20160629-15913-1cgl2ds.pdf?1467240722=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DThe_role_of_adults_public_space_and_powe.pdf&Expires=1610507773&Signature=ItwcGw-fg~opKxHs50UvzABNj6XoW01Dn2FMRSdgMk2OhDkmWUKvdLB1hpbdOkMddQygDXQIyMGxyQ3Bd78cVRW6bt14f52PyJPfGXGdIVEI6G7k1l6l9FpZ7J~UVqLNVU2rJUhj8c1S4k3AEVDotBXmPPEgVM41WmLMVXLMOQbKXBgshSZeo-WmEk4C1L20l2FXrhZEdw9-RNchAALOgjRAujszdci9SjXxBY0CRSwnQzPbycuOExSmqX0ylkkZtOoeYP~7TUdncEZQJ0PSHMnW0U3wIeaaxZVlcvhN4Pgn-MnEs2fXNJy~z402-8vJ0JuGb5efCAQyZ~Is8gLJAg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA  Victoria Laughter Club: https://victorialaughteryogaclub.wordpress.com/ 

Laughter - its good for you.  But how can 'LOL'ing your way through your days help you in your community building?  You'll just have to have a listen my fellow community rockstars, and that is no joke!  Be safe Link to laughter meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9jJNhDUQOk&feature=youtu.be Link to How I Did It: Leadership Victoria Podcast: https://www.leadershipvictoria.ca/podcast  Link to Journal Article # 1: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273708256_Role_of_Laughter_Clubs_in_Promotion_of_Health_in_Community_A_Case_Control_Study  Link to Journal Article # 2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4280555/