Origin Stories-Writing the Next world into being

what is the world we wish to birth?

We call ourselves into the present moment, with all the stories and ideas about what that means. We sit in, and perhaps even learn to be with, it all. But what is next? How do we stay with the suffering and still live each day making the world what we hope it can become?

This workshop invites participants to spend an afternoon engaged in active contemplation of the world they want to live in. Through yoga practice, guided meditation, journaling prompts, and discussion, we will better understand how our presence and attention might move the needle toward a personal experience of Truth. Participants will leave with a heightened understanding of their capacity to write the story of their lives, align the narrative toward the life they want, and recognize how our lives are inextricably connected.

Available to an intimate group of in person participants (12 max). There is a live online option as well for those who prefer to participate from home. There is some scholarship available.

Exchange: for an afternoon of yoga, writing prompts, guided meditation, snacks and tea, $75 before March 15/$100 after.

Please note: The Abode, the studio in which the class is held, is on the 3rd floor of a building. Students with limited mobility may benefit from the online option.

My Context:

Kendra Mylnechuk Potter (enrolled citizen of Lummi Nation) is a theatre and film artist, birth+death doula, yoga educator, partner and mother. Most of her work centers on the mother/child relationship and embodied storytelling, with an awareness that this precious human form is a sacred gift we get to keep learning through again and again. She is co founder of MT+NYC Collaborative, and runs writing retreats in support of the creative process. Since 2021, Kendra has delivered keynotes and Q&As at festivals and conferences around the world with "Daughter of a Lost Bird", a documentary she co-produced and in which she is protagonist, about being adopted out and reuniting with her birth mother and Lummi community. She is currently directing a new documentary series of contemporary Indigenous storytelling throughout Indian Country called "The Aunties," as well as writing "Can't Drink Salt Water," a play commissioned by the Montana Rep about MMIP, human trafficking, and mother grief. Through her company Sister Moon Wellness, she shares yoga and doula support, and runs a yoga teacher training and birth doula training.