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Join instructors Allie Livesey and Philippa Joly for a 6 month dive into the waterways of our inner and outer lives. With story, song, game, craft, art and the written word as our guides and the rhythms of season, the reciprocity of nature and the generosity of plants as our muse, we will wander wetland and river, lake and sea edge. Our journey across land and waterway will explore decolonization and cultural inquiry, creating deepening connection to ourselves, each other and the place that we live. Each month we will meet at a different location, spending the day getting to know the unique way that water flows through this place, the plants and animals it supports and listening to how our own inner waters can find belonging here too.
Dates: 10am-3 (subject to change as the seasons shift!)
feb 22
march 15
april 26
may 24
june 14
july 19
Various watersheds around the Comox Valley. Please note that hiking on uneven surfaces is required for this course.
Cost is $350-$550 sliding scale. Payment plans are available upon request. Cancellation policy will be provided with registration.
Email alysialivesey@gmail.com for more details, inquiries and to register.
What we will explore together over the seasons:
– weaving story, ecology and history into the landscape
– plant exploration: harvesting, medicine, plant energetics, crafting
– story telling
– play
– inner stillness practices on the land
– journaling
– seasonal cycles
– community tending and coming together as a collective
– fire making
– learning of the animals we share our homes with
– sharing song
– naturalist skills
– hiking and wandering practice
– creating comfort in exploring landscape close and far from home
About us:
Allie Livesey is a nature educator, certified BC teacher and outdoor guide who has a deep love for connecting meaningfully to wild spaces and places. She has worked with various outdoor schools for over 10 years, bringing people of all ages into the mysteries of our landscapes to explore the relationship between humans and place. Through play, naturalist skills, song, storytelling and exploring our own ancestral roots, she brings a meaningful and curious perspective to her offerings. Most recently has been creating programs to explore rites of passage for young women, various programs that explore the intersection of care between land and self, and other nature connection programs.

Philippa Joly has been a nature educator for the past 15 years, combining her love of nature and her skills as a clinical herbalist to offer adults and children alike meaningful connections to the wild world. She has worked at Oak and Orca Bioregional School in Victoria and has run Salix School, and outdoor school for children for the past 7 years. She offers ongoing workshops in local medicinal and edible plants, sensory awareness, animals and bird song, nature connection, herbal medicine making and more. Bringing an anti-colonial awareness and a love of art and the wild world, Philippa’s workshops and classes are engaged, playful and hands on. She has recently published the best selling book “A Kid’s Guide to Plants of the Pacific Northwest.”