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the roots of arising

arising programs are crafted around three roots that are interwoven. In all of our programming we strive to incorporate aspects of all three roots, building community, holistic health, and living with the earth.

1.building community: arising places emphasis on the importance of supporting, contributing and being active in the making and sustaining of healthy communities. We do this by working in solidarity to enable the development of innate strengths within the community.

2. holistic health: In Sanskrit, health means to be established in the self; finding your unique natural state of balance and harmony. By integrating care for our physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing into our programs arising aspires to provide a setting for woman to explore health.

3. living with the land: We are interconnected with each other and the earth; it is the earth that grounds us. Through examining its natural order, we can transfer the lessons learned to our every day lives. arising aims to live in harmony with the earth's natural rhythms, teaching by the earth's examples.

arising strives to nourish our roots by:

1. living with the land
  • using sustainable energy resources- wind & solar
  • gardening
  • nature walks/explorations
  • cooking local organic food
  • crafting healing salves from wild medicinal plants
  • supporting local businesses
  • supporting natural cycles/process/interconnectedness
  • the R's (rethink, reduce, respect, reuse, recycle, refuse)
  • composting
  • using natural cleaning products

2. holistic health
  • yoga/meditation/spiritual health
  • crafting natural body care
  • cooking for wellness through the use of organic whole foods
  • promoting personal nutrition
  • journaling
  • networking
  • women's issues and topics

3. building community
  • networking with other community programs
  • support and involvement in local initiatives & programs
  • self empowerment/leadership
  • model by example
  • theatre and music