In this category, you will professionally facilitated Yoga sessions, Grief Circles, and Visually Exploring Your Story workshops.
Yoga
Join us for a comforting 4-week yoga experience with Janis Isaman from M-Powered Living. Our Trauma-Centered Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) sessions integrate neuroscience, and attachment theory to provide a nurturing environment for healing. This class has been designed with personal choice in movement, supporting you to focus on the present moment and develop a stable sense of self.
This workshop will run on Friday mornings at the PILSC Centre in Calgary starting October 24th for a total of 4 sessions. No experience is necessary, and all levels are welcome. Join us to find connection, healing, and support on your journey through movement.
Facilitators: Janis Isaman
Breathe, Believe, Bloom: A Prenatal Circle for the Heart & Mind
This free 6-session program is a compassionate space for expectant parents (18-30 weeks pregnant) who want to prepare for the emotional and mental transitions that can surround the birth of a new baby. Facilitated by trained peers with topics including: coping with anxiety, building support systems, communicating needs, navigating trauma, finding grounding during overwhelm & building resilience. The journey into parenthood – through fertility, pregnancy, birth and the early days postpartum – is often more layered than we are told. There is no right way to feel during this journey. We are here to walk beside you as you prepare for this time.
Who is this group for? Expectant parents and their support person who want to prepare for the emotional and mental transitions that can surround the birth of a new baby.
This group is in partnership with
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FAQ
What to expect at a PILSC peer support group
A hybrid group is a peer support group that gives you the option of attending in person at the PILSC office in downtown Calgary or attending virtually on Zoom for those living outside of Calgary and for anyone who prefers to attend virtually.
Your hybrid group will have a designated facilitator for those who attend in person and the second facilitator will be supporting the group on Zoom. We have technology called Meeting Owl that allows for a seamless interaction experience between those attending in person and those who attend virtually.
(PILSC hybrid group using Meeting Owl technology with in-person and virtual attendees)
To see a video of a Hybrid group, see this video
For our 7-Week Groups, we require that all participants attend either the first or second session and as many sessions as possible to allow for a safe and consistent group environment. That being said, life happens and let us know if you are unable to attend a session by emailing info@pilsc.org.
As with all of our services at PILSC, we believe in the importance of removing barriers to accessing services. All of our groups are offered at no cost to participants. For those who have the means and ability to help support the centre and our groups programming, we graciously accept donations: https://pilsc.org/donate-to-pilsc
All of our online groups are open for anyone to attend anywhere in the world. Some of our groups that meet in person will have a hybrid option so you can attend any group virtually, regardless of your physical location.
You will receive a confirmation email from the Jane booking system and the day before your group you will receive an email welcoming you to your group. For 7-week groups, there are forms to fill out in the Jane booking system so please fill those out as we require your mailing information to send you materials for your group.
Yes, you are welcome to attend a group more than once. Every time you attend will be different because so much is determined by the people in a group with you. We also have various monthly groups that you can try after an 7-week group to meet others who have experienced.
We are dedicated to supporting individuals of all faiths, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.