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    October Movement Challenge: Wabano Walks

    🍂 Wabano Walks: October Movement Challenge 🍂 As the seasons continue to change, we invite you to join Wabano Walks: October Movement Challenge, a month-long opportunity to get moving, connect with others, and support your overall well-being. At Wabano, we recognize that wellness is about more than physical health. It is about finding balance, building...

  • Person reading an Ojibwe language dictonary

    Anishnaabemowin (Ojibway) Classes

    Recurring
    295 Montreal Rd.

    Join us for an engaging 10-week language program, open exclusively to Indigenous community members with proof of ancestry or kinship connection. Funded by the Indigenous Health and Wellness Strategy Registration covers all 10 weeks. Click here to register for the full series.

  • Mind & Body Reset

    Recurring
    295 Montreal Rd.

    Life feeling busy or overwhelming? Looking for a gentle way to slow down and reconnect with yourself? Mind & Body Reset is designed to help you reduce stress, calm your mind, and end your day feeling more grounded. Each session combines gentle movement, mobility exercises, stretching, self-reflection, and guided relaxation to help release tension and...

  • Smoke Free Lunch Hour

    Recurring
    online

    Looking to cut down or go completely smoke-free? Join our virtual Smoke Free Lunch Hour! Bring your lunch and connect with a supportive community as we tackle midday cravings together. Distract: Shift your focus with engaging group chat and activities Delay: Wait out the urge--most cravings peak and pass in minutes. Drink Water: Stay hydrated...

  • Natural tobacco in a wooden bowl being held. Medicine wheel in the background

    Wabano Mushkiki Health Fair

    Wabano Centre, Grand Gathering Space 299 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Join us for our fall Mushkiki fair. This will be a fun afternoon of culture, community, and support for mental wellness. Come for the programs offered through Wabano, and stay for the cultural dancing, singing, and teachings. There will be fitness activities, prizes and giveaways, and a chili and bannock dinner (for $5). All of...

  • Smudge burning with medicines around it on a fabric medicine wheel

    Relapse Prevention

    Recurring
    268 Bradley St (MW House)

    Relapse Prevention Group This weekly Relapse Prevention Group provides a welcoming and supportive space for Indigenous community members who are committed to maintaining their recovery and strengthening their overall wellness. Designed for individuals who are focused on sustaining long-term recovery, the group offers practical relapse prevention strategies, peer support, and learning opportunities grounded in Indigenous...

  • 2 people using kettlebells one yellow and one pink

    Kettlebells

    Recurring
    815 St Laurent (Old Rideau High) 815 St Laurent, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Looking for a fun and effective full-body workout? Our Kettlebells class combines strength training and functional movement to help build muscle, improve mobility, and enhance balance, coordination, grip strength, and core stability. Using kettlebells and bodyweight exercises, you'll learn movements such as swings, Turkish get-ups, windmills, carries, squats, lunges, and more. It's a great way...

  • Seasonal Food and Wellness – Outing

    Connect with the land, seasonal nourishment, and community. As part of our Seasonal Food & Wellness Program, we are heading outdoors to a local farm to explore seasonal harvesting, traditional food connections, and wellness through the guidance of the Medicine Wheel. This program is intended for First Nation, Inuit and Métis community members only. Space...

  • Patch & Purl: Knitting and Crochet Circle

    Recurring
    299 Montreal Rd. Sky Room 299 Montreal Rd., Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Calling all fabric and yarn lovers! We are bringing knitters and crocheters into one friendly space to create, share and connect.   Help us build a community blanket: Crochet a granny square to stitch together into a collaborative Community Blanket!   It’s a wonderful low-pressure way to learn basic stitches for beginners or express your...

  • Carving and Sculpting with Byron Conant

    Recurring
    299 Montreal Road - Earth room

    Come and join carving and sculpting with Byron Conant every Thursday from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm. Byron Conant is a Cree artist, crafter and carver from James Smith First Nation in Saskatchewan, and has been living in Ottawa for the past 20 years. Byron makes dreamcatchers, drums, lanyards, keychains, wood carvings and knives. He...

  • Keeping Your Grief in the Light

    299 Montreal Rd. (Atellier) Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Join us for an afternoon with special guest Samantha Doxtator, Haudenosaunee, Oneida Nation of the Thames, as she shares her grief journey and how traditional knowledge of the stars and her sister's teachings supported her through grief. Participants will also have an opportunity to reflect on the teachings and share how it may connect with...

  • pot with fresh veggies and herbs in front of it

    Cooking on a Budget: ‘Breaking Up With Sugar’

    295 Montreal Rd.

    The Diabetes Team is proud to host Samantha Doxtator for a special edition of Cooking on a Budget. Learn how to reduce added sugars, create nutritious meals, and make the most of your grocery budget while supporting your overall health and wellness. Join us for an interactive cooking experience featuring practical tips, healthy ingredient swaps,...