<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><b class="">Soul Space Offerings and Upcoming Events</b></div><div class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class=""><b class="">Online Meditation for Community Carers coping with Grief and Loss:</b></div><div class="">In collaboration with True North Insight, Soul Space Ottawa offers a weekly online meditation and support group open to frontline workers who care for others and who may experience grief and loss. <span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class="">Appropriate for all, including those with no meditation experience. The intention of the session is to explore how mindfulness meditation can be a support with the emotions that arise in the care-giver role, and when living with grief.</span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class="">This group offers an opportunity to connect & practice meditation in a welcoming space. The session begins with guided meditation and ends with an opportunity for sharing for those who wish to do so. </span><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class="">You will be invited to care for yourself in these sessions, including the posture that you choose (sitting or lying down). The dharma offerings are chosen with care-givers in mind and what might be beneficial in supporting those who support others. </span><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class="">Offered in English on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 8:30. To register and receive the zoom link: </span><a href="mailto:coordinator@soulspaceottawa.ca" style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">coordinator@soulspaceottawa.ca</span></a><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class="">.</span><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class=""> </span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class=""><b class="">Soul Space Cafe - this Thursday (and every second Thursday of the month)</b></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class="">Please join us for our upcoming Soul Space Cafe this Thursday from 7-9pm at Bridgehead Coffee House (282 Elgin Street at MacLaren)!</span><br style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class=""><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class="">Soul Space Cafes, created by and for frontline workers, are an opportunity for social connection and collective care - vital to the wellbeing of those working in street health, harm reduction, community and social service work. </span><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class="">Cafes are held monthly, are free to attend, include a beverage and treat, and are drop-in. Come as often as you like! </span><br style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class=""><font face="CenturyGothic" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="CenturyGothic" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="CenturyGothic" class=""><b class="">Save the Date: Soul Space Annual General Meeting - Saturday, April 6th @ 11am</b></font></div><div class=""><font face="CenturyGothic" class="">Join us for our Annual General Meeting on Saturday, April 6th @ 11am at 253 Echo Drive. We will share our successes in 2023, and our plans for 2024. We welcome new team members, and this is a great chance to find out more about Soul Space and how you can get involved. RSVP if you’d like to attend: <a href="mailto:coordinator@soulspaceottawa.ca" class="">coordinator@soulspaceottawa.ca</a> </font></div><div class=""><font face="CenturyGothic" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font face="CenturyGothic" class=""><b class="">About Soul Space</b></font></div><div class=""><font face="CenturyGothic" class="">Soul Space is a collective of community members and the faith community at First United who aim to attend to the spiritual care needs of street health, harm reduction, community and social service workers in Ottawa. </font><font face="CenturyGothic" class="">To stay up to date on our current offerings, follow us on</font><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class=""> Facebook (soulspaceottawa) and Instagram (@soulspaceottawa), </span><span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class="">subscribe to our newsletter - </span><a href="https://us13.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=f044fc943c97798305b0a1c0a&id=f06f4b1409" style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class="">https://us13.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=f044fc943c97798305b0a1c0a&id=f06f4b1409</a> or visit us: <span style="font-family: CenturyGothic;" class=""><a href="https://www.soulspaceottawa.ca/" class="">https://www.soulspaceottawa.ca/</a> </span> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
<meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div dir="auto" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font face="CenturyGothic" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Danielle Rolfe (she/her)</span></font></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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