Saturday was a big day here on my little homestead, it was the first adult workshop for Life at Nature's Pace. A few lovely ladies gathered in my kitchen, and while we drank tea, I had the honour of sharing my love of plants, and plant medicine with them. Together we talked about herbs, some of their benefits, and how to use them to keep our families healthy, and then we got to work creating a few herbal potions.
We put elderberries on to simmer for an elderberry syrup, we combined a few skin loving herbal infused oils to make an herbal salve, and we mixed a variety of herbs together to create a mineral and vitamin rich tea that the entire family can enjoy. Working together, chatting and sharing as we did, always makes the workshops I lead feel less like work, and more like time with friends.
I realized something on Saturday, it has been a long time since I have taught a workshop, at least three, maybe four years, and I miss it. I love sharing things I am passionate about with others, I love knowing that I have inspired someone to try something new, and I love that I always finish leading a workshop feeling inspired myself.
Next up at Life at Nature's Pace is a Morning on the Homestead for kids, and then another adult workshop, this time soap making. I am excited about both, and can't wait to share more with those who are attending.
sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jandi, it was!
DeleteI wish you lived near me Kim so I could attend your workshops. They sound like so much fun. xo
ReplyDeleteI would love that Julie. Maybe one day....
DeleteI bet your workshops are wonderful Kim, I wish I lived closer..........I can feel your enthusiasm oozing from this post. It is so wonderful to hear you are so positive about the future after the year you had last year.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week.
Aw, thank you, I truly love sharing things I am passionate about, and Saturday was a really great reminder.
DeleteI am feeling really hopeful and inspired about my future, and I am glad that is coming through :)
You too, my friend. xo
I think you are finding yourself more and more through this life change (abrupt!!) I love how you are seeking and finding and filling your happiness bucket!!
ReplyDeleteI am Karen, and it feels wonderful! Thank you!!!!!
DeleteIt sounds wonderful Kim and I can just imagine how much fun everyone had!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy a great Monday.
Thank you Tracey, Monday has been good to me, and I hope it was good to you.
DeleteYour workshops sound like so much fun Kim. And I'm sure that the fact that you are so passionate about what you are teaching and that you enjoy sharing your knowledge so much makes all the difference for those who attend too.
ReplyDeleteI would love to attend one of your workshops (especially the one on soap making!), I wish I lived closer to you (I'm in southern Quebec), but maybe someday... :)
Thanks Marcela, I like to think they are fun, and I sure hope those who attend think so :)
DeleteI wished you lived closer too, it would be wonderful to connect in person. Maybe one day, you aren't that far away :)
So glad you're able to get back into something your passionate about! It feels really good, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteThanks Darcel, it feels amazing!!!
DeleteSounds fantastic Kim. Glad you enjoy do this so much!
ReplyDeleteThanks Emma!
DeleteOh, I'm so happy that your workshop went well. I would have loved to be there. I hope you get many more opportunities to pursue your love of teaching. You are such a passionate person.
ReplyDeleteThanks Yanic, you are so sweet. xo
DeleteOh how I wish I could be there for your soap-making session! One of these days! (Preferably when my littles are not so little and mostly underfoot...) :) Wishing all the best in your series of workshops!
ReplyDeleteI would love that. Maybe next time I offer it :)
DeleteThank you Alexa!
Sounds amazing, glad it went well!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carlin.
DeleteHow Fun! I'm glad it all went so well. :) Happy Monday.
ReplyDeleteThanks KC! Happy Monday to you too!
DeleteWow! Awesome! I wish I could join you! Love the lip balm you sent me before. I use it all the time!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tiffany! So happy to hear you are enjoying the lip balm, we love it here too :)
DeleteOh how wonderful! I would love to join you. I might do some investigating and see if I can find similar workshops around this area. I'd lobe to know more.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you write about your passions.
I would have loved to have you join us Leisa. Yes, take a look around, I bet there it someone who offers something similar.
DeleteThank you. xo
That's wonderful! I'm glad it went so well! Wish I could come. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you my friend. xo
DeleteThe workshops you have all sound great. So glad you are enjoying hosting them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt.
DeleteI'm so happy it went well for you. Such good news. I'm waiting for the day when you will have e-courses. Sign me up. Not for the first time I wish we lived closer. Shine on my friend.
ReplyDeleteThank you my friend. E-courses, maybe one day....you will be the first to know :)
DeleteYour workshops sound wonderful, Kim. I know just what you mean about teaching something you're passionate about. It's a fantastic feeling, especially when you see others get excited about the same things and you know there's a deep connection between you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jennifer. It is a fantastic feeling, and I am still riding the high of it. Can't wait til the next one :)
DeleteDear Kim...you are such an inspiration. As you move forward into a new life, it will be better than before, because you are finding out who you are inside. New strengths are been discovered, and what an example to your little man. I pray that this new year will be filled to the brim with new adventures, lots of laughter, and delicious teas :0) lots of love from here in the mountains... I wish I lived closer, your workshops will be perfect. Have you thought of doing them online also? just a thought ;D mari
ReplyDeleteThank you Mari. You know, it is already better than it was before, in so many ways, and I am finding happiness again.
DeleteThank you for your prayers, thoughts and good wishes, I appreciate them all.
Online, not something I had considered, but someone else mentioned it too, so I might have to think about that :)
While it may have been a while since you taught a workshop, you teach and inspire through your blog on an ongoing basis!
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you my friend. You are so sweet.
DeleteWhat a great adventure you are on!!! Wish I was close enough to take one in! Have a wonderful week Kim
ReplyDeleteIt is feeling pretty awesome Erica. I am loving life right now, even with the challenges, and I feel positive and hopeful about the future.
DeleteHope you have a wonderful week to my friend. xo
Kim is wonderful! There are joy in what you describe ... for you as well as for the participants.
ReplyDeleteI myself trained in holistic herbalist ... As usual, I find myself a little in your words my friend ! I wish you prosperity and so much Love !
Thank you1 Oh, I had no idea. I am trained at a holistic nutritionist, with a lot of studies in herbal medicine. I love plants :)
DeleteThank you, I wish the same for you. xo
Your salve caught my eye! I bought some of the tins from the place you recommended and I love them. I have bought many other things too!
ReplyDeleteYour workshop sounds so wonderful! I only wish we lived closer! I have a new batch of echinacea tincture in the window just today - finally! :) I still have to make some elderberry dummies but then I think I am finished. It is inspiring to see others who use plants to heal as well. It’s such a wonderful community and I am so happy to read that you are finding fulfillment in what you are creating! ❤
Oh so happy you are liking the company I recommended, I love them too!
DeleteI wish you lived closer too, we could co-host a workshop :) Sounds like you are right into the plant medicine too.
Thank you, finding so much joy and fulfillment in many parts of my life right now. xo
I am so happy to read that things are so good for you. ❤ Perhaps on one of our visits to Niagara we shall take a drive up!
DeleteHmmmm...yes!!! Most definitely you need to take a drive up. Tea on the back deck, maybe a fire, and lots of great conversation. I can't wait!
DeleteLovely!
DeleteHow I wished you lived closer! You are so inspiring. Thanks for always sharing the wonderful ways you contribute to this beautiful life :) xo
ReplyDeleteI wish that too Carrie. How lovely it would be to drink tea and share some of the things I am passionate about with you.
DeleteThank you, my friend, for your sweet and kind words. xo
I'm so glad it went well, and it sounds like such a win, win, win situation. Sometimes we don't realise we've missed something until we dive into it again.
ReplyDeleteSo true, my friend, so true. And I am so happy I dived back in again :)
Deletehow exciting!! i wish i could attend one of your lovely workshops!
ReplyDeleteI wish you could too, how fun would that be :)
DeleteThat sounds amazing - like a perfect day. Tea and plants.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty perfect :)
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