2024 Classes
Dean is the owner of Arkopia and an expert in Passive Solar Greenhouses, High Efficient Construction, Preparedness, Self Reliance, Homesteading, Food Preservation, Sustainability, Economics, and Permaculture. The Arkopia YouTube Channel shares the details of their homesteading operation, where they have over 50,000 subscribers. Dean and his wife Jessica pioneered and built a homestead from bare land over the past 10 years, including an orchard, pasture fencing, returning cultivated land to hay land, planting 8000 trees, built a farm shop, 3000 square foot deep winter greenhouse, small passive solar house, 2 barns, a large pond, amended acres of soil, and much more. Dean built and designed everything himself from scratch.
Jessica is Dean's wife of over 10 years, and they have 3 homeschooled boys under the age of 5. Jessica is the ultimate homesteading partner, wife, and mom, with the same values as Dean but amazing complimentary skills and knowledge (foraging, tinctures, medicines, herbalism, soap making, canning, gardening, rendering lard and tallow, health, and much more)
Many news articles recently on Arkopia: growing bananas, oranges, figs, passionfruit, lemons, limes, pineapple, avocados, and much more in Saskatchewan.
Together, Dean and his wife invented the best selling Arkopia Freeze Dried Smoothie. Arkopia's smoothies stay fresh for 25 years, with no preservatives, and all of the nutrition of the food is retained.
Dean is a libertarian who values freedom, has zero representation in government, has never received government grants or funding, has no hidden or paid-for agendas, and can be very outspoken when he deems it necessary.
Arkopia's presentation:
Passive Solar Greenhouse (we grow bananas in Saskatchewan)
High Efficient Construction (near net zero buildings including houses, barns, shops, and greenhouses)
Homesteading (basic gardening, livestock, self sufficiency, economic viability, and hyper-local economy)
Preparedness (things you can and should do to protect yourself)
Freedom (governments, economies, state of the world, predictions for the future)
See you all soon!
Tessa is a stay at home mom, that practices as an Integrative Health Practitioner and Women's Health Coach. Her training includes a blend of Ayurveda, TCM, Functional Medicine and Orthomolecular Medicine. However, while on maternity leave with her third child, she has started researching and applying the principles of German New Medicine for herself and her family's ailments and has been astonished at how predictable and understandable symptoms are.
Since 2020 Tess has been on a mission to learn more self-sufficient ways to heal the body, which led her down the path of informal herbal training- medicine that can be grown in our own backyards means we are taking control over our medicine sourcing and supply. German New Medicine takes this one step further, as it not only support self-sufficient healing, but it truly gets to the root of our symptoms.
Though new to this form of medicine, she is excited to share her early learnings with the Born Free Community.
Follow her on insta @tiniowellness
I am curious about a lot of things, always digging deep for info & knowledge.
I enjoy gardening and stumbled across some basic information about gardeners using copper to apply atmospheric electricity to increase plant growth. Naturally I started researching electroculture and the history of it.
After one full growing season applying electroculture, I can say it definitely works. If applied properly (I'll teach you how), it significantly increases plant growth , yield , & gains maximum nutrition from the plant food .
Along with gardening and researching, I own & operate a collision repair shop called LK Auto Collision Ltd.
I can't wait to teach everyone all that I know about gardening and electroculture at the Born Free Community event in April.
Returning to Born Free, from Nipawin SK, Kymber will be teaching a class on fermentation. This year, she will demonstrate how you can make your own sourdough bread and sauerkraut at home. And you’ll get to taste samples!
Follow her on IG for more @KymbersCottage and @Kymber.Rae
Saskatchewan has been my home my entire life. In my early adult hood I played football with the Saskatoon Hilltops winning 3 national championships. After football I obtained a BA from the U of R majoring is Business and Economics. I have been married for close to a decade and my wife and I have 2 young kids. I live in a small town and am active in many freedom oriented communities within the province. I want to see what is best for our province and its people’s sovereignty.
I have been a firearms owner for just over 13 years and it has been a passion of mine since I was a young kid. I fully understand the responsibilities that go along with being a firearms owner and have consistently seen massive overreach from our governments infringing on the citizens property rights in the false narrative of security. It is my goal to bring forth awareness of the history of our relationship with firearms, the importance of ownership and examples of government tyranny upon its citizens.
I host a podcast called The Schmidt House Podcast that has been on the air since 2021 and I hostly a weekly livestream on Tuesday nights. Much of what I do is to bring awareness of the cultural/political situation that we as Canadians and residents of Saskatchewan face. Firearms something that I talk about lots about on my show.
Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/SchmidtHousePodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/schmidt_zach
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schmidthouseproductions/
I am an active member of my community. I’ve lived and worked on three separate continents, married and Englishman, and moved back to Saskatchewan to raise a family. Even as a young adult I realized that freedom was important, and the one thing I wanted to give my children more than anything was to grow up free, surrounded by a community.
I have always valued knowledge and the power that comes from it. I am an expert at nothing but, to my husband’s dismay, willing to have a go at anything, and am usually successful I was fortunate to be raised by a large extended family, a resilient community, and good old-fashioned small-town values.
I have always been practical and hands on and the world around us has pushed us to take things to the next level. In between two jobs, 3 children, numerous volunteer commitments, I am an avid gardener, canner, chicken keeper, forager, and jack of all trades. I am happy to share an easy DIY task with the Born Free Community. Join me in making butter from scratch.
Michelle has always been passionate about health and how what we put in our bodies or what we are exposed to affects our health. And after going through an intense health challenge with her son and recovering him from Autism, she knew she was meant to help others with their health challenges. She has never stopped learning along the way and is trained in a number of modalities including orthomolecular medicine, holistic nutrition, body talk, and has ongoing training and mentoring with the Goyetche Institute.
She has created a unique way of assessing and supporting her patients through their health journeys. She works to identify and correct deficiencies in the body that are at the root of illness and disease; anything from thyroid imbalances, to gut issues, to anxiety and depression, ADHD, and autism, to autoimmune diseases. After a complete analysis including a biofeedback machine, facial analysis, and applied Kinesiology/muscle testing, Michelle works with each client to develop a plan that is catered to their individual needs. This specialized service puts individuals on the right track to optimizing their health.
Naturopath – Specializing in Orthomolecular Medicine
Registered Holistic Nutritionist
Find her website @ www.michellespray.ca
What is freedom?
Come with your ideas, questions, knowledge, songs, poems or experiential stories in regards to one of our favourite words and themes. Care to share, bare and inspire the depths of your heart and mind, and experience your fellows do so, differently the same, as we build more honest relationships with each other and embrace the mystery of ourselves with this awesome and simply complicated topic! Hosted by your relatively free friend, candle/salve making, singer songwriter, poet/philosopher Brian Paul D.G.
We are so excited to have Brian join us again with his wisdom and music.
Find him on insta @brianpauldg
I grew up in small town Alberta and always had a passion for agriculture. It wasn't until my university days (2016-2020) at the U of S that I really found my passion & love for chickens as I studied Animal Science. Flash forward to 2024 where I am a proud chicken, pig & sheep farmer! This didn't come without trial and tribulations though. Its a huge eye opener when you actually have your own animals in front of you to care for and quickly you realize that you need to adapt and find your own way of doing things from how we were taught in school.
My flock consists of approximately 150 laying hens year round with approx 200 meat birds every summer and last year we even dabbled into 15 turkeys!
I am passionate about the poultry world and have even started up a Poultry 4H project with our local 4H Club!
I do this all with my soon to be husband, Kody & my parents! It takes many hands to make light work and I am so grateful to have their support! I look forward to sharing my knowledge and hopefully recruiting some new chicken farmers!
Hello, my name is Kelsi!
In a world where “connectivity” is readily available at our finger tips, how connected are you with the people around you?
To take it a step further, are you showing up as your authentic self or are you wearing a mask?
Conversing with people is something that comes naturally to me. I don’t have to think twice about striking up a conversation with a stranger. But connecting authentically? This has proven to be more of a challenge for me.
Turning small talk into deeper meaningful conversations and everlasting relationships is exactly what the goal is with this workshop.
Kelsi is no stranger at Born Free, only a friend you haven’t met yet!
Josiah and Kelsi are an adventurous couple in Saskatoon and are in the process of buying a van to live and travel full-time in. They are passionate about holistic health and learning how we can put more of the power of healing into our own hands. The health industry is really good at convincing you that you need to buy things in order to achieve health.
Over the past few years Josiah has been learning how to apply the principles of self-sufficiency to fitness. As someone who has dealt with limitations in his body from broken bones and surgeries, he felt defeated not being able to move how he believes someone his age should be able to.
Kelsi on the other hand, started experiencing hip pain the past couple of years. Constantly cracking her back and going to the chiropractor for adjustments for temporary relief. She desired a permanent solution. She believes everyone is worthy of living a pain-free life. Together they are prioritizing solving these issues for themselves, and sharing what they’ve learned.
We are often told that healing (ex. hip pain) is out of our control, can only be helped by more surgeries and prescriptions, or just happens with age. Rather than sourcing your healing outside of yourself with weekly massages, chiropractic adjustments, or expensive gym equipment, the two of them want to take you back to the basic movement patterns of how our bodies were designed to move.
They are excited to connect with everyone at Born Free to share their passion with Innate Movement.
Laughter...
I am a dad, a teacher, and a forever student of life on a journey to inspire more joy, unity, and empowerment into the hearts of everyone I possibly can. I am grateful to be able to find ways to help myself and others heal through laughter, music, meditation, nature, yoga, and play every day. I love learning and exploring the natural world while teaching students about their inner nature and how to live in harmony with the two. I encourage everyone I meet, including those reading this right now, to truly believe in their own superpowers. Psst.. your superpower is being you - fully, authentically expressing your awesomeness. No one else is you. Soooooooooo…..
HAVE FUN BEING YOU!
Logan was first guided to the Yoga of laughter in 2006 and it really sparked his passion to help humanity heal through laughter, breath, and childlike playfulness. He has been laughing for 36 years and has many years of experience with all ages as a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader.
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Nature Camp...
I wish I had this camp when I was younger! A fun kids empowerment camp with a focus on emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and inner confidence. In this camp, you will learn more about your inner nature, the nature around you, and maybe a survival skill or two. Have you ever wondered what your child's EQ was?
I will help campers understand their complicated emotions, to self-regulate, and walk away with coping tools to ease the sometimes turbulent inner world of emotional energy. If I had someone teach me about emotional intelligence when I was younger, that would have made my teen years much easier and less confusing. My goal with all of my students during my 15 years of teaching experience (ages 1-18) has always been the same; to help them find calm, confidence, joy, and intrinsic motivation. Campers will experience the medicine of sunshine, fresh air, breath, laughter, and play.
Campers will learn:
• how to cultivate connection with self, others, and with nature.
• tools to tend, tame, and stoke their inner flame
• life lessons through breath, mindfulness, and games
• what their inner nature is
• while playing and exploring outside
About me: I love being outside. I have Forest School experience guiding land based nature immersed programs. I am adamant that the younger generations need to get outside and connect with nature more frequently for so many reasons. My hope is for more people to experience the healing power of being in nature, to have more play in their day and to learn some tools to empower their inner awareness. I want people to do more things that get them to forget to check their phone. Less screen time, more nature scene time. I believe NDD (Nature Deficit Disorder) is affecting us all. I am here to inspire others to connect with the nature around them and their own inner nature.
-Logan LeBlanc B.Ed., ECE III, RYT, RCYT, CLYL
Tillie Dyck ParCBP, is the visionary Creator and Director of Get It Together, where she utilizes her expertise as a certified PaRama Bodytalk Practitioner (ParCBP) to empower individuals on their journey to integrated radiant health for mind, body, and soul.
Since 2006, Tillie has been dedicated to expanding her knowledge and skills, earning certifications such as Cultural Assessment Certification Training (CTT) from the Barrett Values Center. This commitment to learning reflects her identity as both a lifelong student and practitioner, with a passion for empowering clients to achieve wellness and fulfillment.
Tillie's intuitive understanding enhances her work in designing, facilitating, and sustaining transformative programs, allowing her to guide individuals and groups towards their true selves and highest potential. She sees herself as a compassionate guide, advocating for conscious creation—a path that harmonizes intuition, intellect, and purposeful behavior.
With a dedication to enriching lives and a belief in the power of aligned living, Tillie Dyck continues to inspire others to live passionately and effectively, emerging stronger and more aligned with the life they desire.
Join us for a transformative journey towards self-discovery, empowerment, and collective evolution. Awaken to your sovereignty as we co-create a vision of humanity rooted in harmony and fulfillment.
Discover the power of sovereignty in embracing our unique identities while celebrating human diversity. Learn to construct sustainable systems founded on shared values, breaking free from past paradigms to forge a new societal framework.
Delve into synarchy, where individuals claim their sovereignty and shape the collective future. Utilize the Genekeys, a universal code, to embody profound teachings and unlock new potentials.
Challenge the constraints of modern logic and embrace inner fire for extraordinary living. Engage in practical applications of the Genekeys holographic profile with Tillie's guidance, unlocking the extraordinary within yourself and embracing fulfillment.
Explore the path of right relationships, guided by the principle of harmlessness, leading to reciprocity and unity. Uncover the binding role of goodness in fostering a shared vision for humanity.
I have a passion for learning, teaching, and fanning the flames of curiosity inherent in all – especially children. I am curious about what schooling looks like and means to others.
In the reclamation of our freedom and sovereignty, where does this leave our children regarding their education? What can we parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents do to foster the natural curiosity and innate wisdom in our beloved little ones? If we could create a new kind of education system that would be built out of community, what would that look like? Join me for a discussion on these topics and more.
Lindsay used to think she was born in the wrong era and longed for a Little House on the Prairie life. She now recognizes she’s part of a group of women who are rekindling the beauty of homemaking, home birthing and homesteading (yes, even in a small city).
Most days, she is homeschooling her kids, creating in the kitchen, and trying to keep up with the laundry a family of six creates. Shes been interested in birth work since her first pregnancy 16 years ago and has served as a doula for pregnant mamas for eight years. She shares her passion for autonomous pregnancy and birth with moms face-to-face and sporadically online @with_mother_with_child on insta.
Join her as she returns to Born Free to talk natural, autonomous birth, pregnancy and postpartum.
2023 Classes
Together with her Mom, Mitzi, they will be teaching Homeopathy Basics.
After 13 years of working in the medical field as a Respiratory Therapist, I knew it was no longer my calling in life. I learned that modern medicine has little to offer in the way of true healing for the body, mind and soul.
I believe every challenge our life brings is to teach us a lesson. When my daughter was born, I got the lesson of a lifetime! She was born with a neurological condition that made my first year as a mother daunting, to say the least. She was suffering. I was struggling and searching for answers. I spent countless hours going from appointment to appointment never getting her any relief. I had poured my heart and soul into the system of modern medicine, and it had completely let me down. It truly was a wake up call!
I decided to clean up every aspect of our health, learning the ins and outs of natural medicine. It wasn't until she was about 3 that I came across the beautiful system of homeopathy that literally changed not only her life, but the lives of myself and everyone around us. I have been studying this system of medicine ever since.
I find great interest in the way the human body functions, and even more so how the energy of the body and its connections to this world interact with one another. As an empathic Pisces, I am able to see both sides of a story and I can put myself in the shoes of anyone that is in front of me. This makes me a great healer, but I believe we are our own healers. It is us that has to take this role, and I am here to help you do just that.
Please check out our website: www.healthasnatureintended.ca
Hello my Name is Torsten Hoppe
I came in April 2007 to Canada by myself from Germany..I am 48 years old and live in Qu Appelle. Immediately upon my arrival I connected to the vast outdoors, as we European People have not much left of true nature on the other side of the Atlantic. I was stunned the first time in northern Saskatchewan..
Always in my life I have been drawn to the Outdoors. I attended Pfadfinder; the German equivalent of boy scouts when I was young and served 4 years in the German Forces. I have practiced and studied Bushcraft and Survival for several years. I am very much interested in the old ways of survival by the Native people and early frontier men, because of that I have researched and learned a lot of lost ways to get by in the woods. Things like, where to find food and medicine, old ways to hunt and trap, old ways to preserve food in the wild and of course I practice those things. I push myself often to the limit when I go out with very limited equipment and stage myself a challenge and then work through it using old solutions to the problem. I also recreate native clothing, art, tools and fur/skin tanning amongst a lot of other things.
If you just noticed "the call of the wild" and the freedom with in it in this message, then follow the way the creator presented for you and hear what I have to say to guide you on your own path to freedom. I will talk about what nature has to offer to us all and will show you some of the gear and things I take into the woods, made myself for the woods and we will find what works best for somebody who is interested to meet mother nature head on, both minimalistic or prepared.
Can't wait to see you all there in October!!
In the meantime, please check out my YouTube channel: ShadowAspenSurvivor
Together with her daughter, Lindsay, they will be teaching Homepathy Basics.
I have spent most of my life using various types of natural modalities and have always followed many alternative doctors. My beliefs were always that the less synthetic “stuff” you put into your body, the better your body could take care of itself.
For a number of years I continued to take various Homeopathy courses and used Homeopathy in the home and with family and friends. I have seen miracles! I decided I wanted to do more and I went back to school, to become a certified Homeopath. I have never looked back. Homeopathy has forever changed my life. Learning and sharing this medicine was going to be my gift back to the world and my way of paying it forward.
It is the medicine we have all been looking for. Any substance, porous or not, alive or not, including something poisonous, can be made into a Homeopathic remedy and used to heal, truly heal, not just palliate or suppress symptoms.
You too can learn about Homeopathy. You can learn how to take care of yourself and your family when there is no doctor. I would love to teach you about this wonderful medicine, as well as, help you with any health issues you may have.
Please check out our website: www.healthasnatureintended.ca
I was born and raised in Saskatchewan my whole life. I believe we have a unique opportunity here with a vast abundance of land and resources for only 1.4 million people. With that in mind, I obtained 2 diplomas from SIAST and a degree from U of R all in business from 1998-2002. During this time, I had done lots of research and completed several business plans pertaining to hemp. I quickly realized that cannabis was one of the most valuable resources on the planet with over 100,000 different uses, and it can be grown in any soil type, without the need for pesticides, herbicides, or irrigation.
In 2005 I decided to open a hemp store in Regina called Hemp Haven and we are still going strong. All of the hemp stores that I had been in were basically pipe and bong shops. I wanted to showcase all of the amazing products that are made from hemp instead of perpetuating the stereotype of cannabis. After talking about hemp with my customers 40 hours per week for 3 years, it gave me the motivation to start growing hemp myself. With only a $1500 budget, I leased 10 acres of land, bought a seed spreader, a set of harrows, and 2 scythes. After my first season of growing hemp I realized that there was a business model for growing hemp and harvesting by hand.
After 15 years of growing hemp, I have been able to purchase my own acreage. Our main uses for our hemp harvest is processing the seeds into hemp hearts and extracting the high value resin and creating a line of CBD products. I have also been a medical marijuana user and grower for 15 years. By growing both hemp and marijuana, I have the ability to produce products with or without THC and cater to a wide target market.
COVID presented some new and unexpected challenges. As someone who has focused on my personal health and wellness my whole adult life, I found the mandates to be insulting and only promoted poor health lifestyle choices. I could not go along with something that I deemed to be prejudicial to my health, therefore, I had a store policy that allowed individuals to decide if they wanted to wear a mask or not. I was charged and convicted $2800 for not wearing a mask in my store. At trial, even though I owned my building and posted a private property sign, I was deemed to be on public property because: I had an open sign, the door was unlocked to the public, no key, no membership, and no pass code was required to enter my business. I used this blueprint to create a “Freedom Club” private member association in Regina for like-minded individuals and to remain outside the jurisdiction of any future Public Health Order. I hope to see many of you there one day soon!
Brian Paul D.G. has been making beeswax candles for nearly 20 years… Join in, and learn how to make your own in full action! In this workshop, you will walk away with two of your very own hand, and heart made %100 beeswax candles!
@brianpauldg
Brian will also be singing and playing during the event, get your toe tapping ready!!!
Jeff operates Peregrine Farm, an off grid, free-range poultry operation. Health and food production have been the focus for most of his adult life. Jeff also served his community as a massage therapist for 20 years.
Jeff will be presenting an old Japanese and Norwegian technique for preserving wood for siding. Called Shou Sugi Ban in Japanese, it is the art of burning cedar or pine boards to make them water repellant, fire, and insect resistant, in a non-toxic way that lasts essentially forever.
He will also show a Korean Natural Farming technique of brooding chicks without power or heat.
Follow him on IG @peregrinefarmsk for more.
Arlie LaRoche grew up on a cattle/grain farm near Yorkton, SK. After travelling and attending college she began working in the environmental consulting field. She and her husband, Brett LaRoche purchased their own farm near Saskatoon in 2007 where they started a family (they have two children). They began growing meat and produce for their own consumption which lead to growing some extra for others. A workshop with Joel Salatin in 2013 gave Arlie the push she needed to turn the part-time farm into the business it is today, Farm One Forty.
Farm One Forty produces pasture raised pork, grass fed beef and lamb, honey, vegetables and grain. Agrotourism is becoming a bigger part of the business as well with tours and on-farm dinners. One of the goals of the business is to help reconnect people with their food and bridge the gap between urbanites and farmers.
Holistic management is key on the farm and Arlie is passionate about regenerative agriculture as she believes it will truly make a difference for the land, the animals and the people that consume the end products.
In 2019 the LaRoche's partnered with two others to create Odla Restaurant & Market on Broadway in Saskatoon. The restaurant uses ingredients from Farm One Forty as well as other local farms to create a menu that is simple and delicious and highlights the bounty of our province.
​Shanon owns and operates 4 Acre Farm with her family in Southern Saskatchewan – a small artisan seed and botanical product business. She is a grower, wildcrafter, seed saver, formulator, plant enthusiast and herbalist. In her first class, she’ll cover basic herbal first aid, plants to know and grow or wildcraft to help avoid the emergency room, with some introductory terminology, preparation methods and plant use signatures. She will also teach you how to plan your open-pollinated garden, why it’s important to save your own seed with some strategies to do so on a small scale. You can follow her on Instagram @4acrefarmca or visit their website at www.4acrefarm.ca
For 21 years, Lauren has been honoured to work within the ancient medicine and art of Traditional Chinese Medicine. After completing her degree in TCM at the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Victoria, BC, she moved back to her home province of Sask and created a flourishing practice in the city of Regina. She is specialized in women's health, fertility, pregnancy and pediatrics. More recently, her practice also encompasses mental, emotional and spiritual wellness. A proud farm girl, she cherishes her connection to the beauty and power of the prairies. She stands firm on the Universal Law of the sovereignty of Body, Mind and Spirit. For herself and for all.
Lauren Straub D Ac D TCM BA Hon
Class topic - Vibrational Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Flower Essence Therapy
Check out her website @ https://www.laurenstraub.ca
Off grid energy generation has always been a passion of Cody's and when working with these systems, emergency preparation go hand in hand. Being in remote areas working for over 20 years has helped provide experience in being ready for as many situations as possible. That has been something that has transitioned to most aspects of life for Cody.
Being prepared but not worried about unforeseen situations can be a large hurdle to overcome. With a lot of experience in having to adapt to extreme situations and come out prosperous, Cody is going to be offering some insight into preparedness for challenges in many different environments. Cody will be sharing his research on various topics to help us feel more confident when things don't go to plan or for those of us wanting to be more independent from systems most people take for granted.
I am Alberta born and farm raised south of Medicine Hat. Christian values were the cornerstones of my family life, business was conducted over coffee and sealed with a handshake and neighbors were like family where "help" rarely needed a request.
Responsibility to community and faith in God, gave me a firm foundation and fascinating interest in our justice system. Not long after my formal indoctrination in the public school system I studied criminology, which led to being employed in legal areas of the government, the last working for a non-profit agency teaching criminal justice for about 10 years.
Principals of law often seemed to conflict with its administration, which always puzzled me. The horrific violations of human rights and criminal act committed against the citizens of this country compelled me to understand how this could happen in a free country?
What I have come to believe, is that Canada is not a country, our courts are actually banks, legal and lawful are NOT the same and we are all slaves to a system whose sole purpose is the undoing of God's laws.
True freedom comes from God not government and politics is just a means to divide and conquer.
I am a dad, a teacher, and a forever student of life on a journey to inspire more joy, unity, and empowerment into the hearts of everyone I possibly can. I am grateful to be able to find ways to help myself and others heal through laughter, music, meditation, nature, Reiki, yoga, and play every day. I love learning and exploring the natural world while teaching students about their inner nature and how to live in harmony with the two. I encourage everyone I meet, including those reading this right now, to truly believe in their own superpowers. Psst.. your superpower is being you - fully, authentically expressing your awesomeness. No one else is you. Soooooooooo…..
HAVE FUN BEING YOU!
Logan was first guided to the Yoga of laughter in 2006 and it really sparked his passion to help humanity heal through laughter, breath, and childlike playfulness. He has been laughing for 36 years and has many years of experience with all ages as a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader.
Instagram: @inner_._nature
Nickey Heidebrecht is a homeschooling, homesteading, homemaking self employed busy mother of four. She is happily married to the love of her life Geoff. 2 years ago they bought a farm and jumped head first into learning about gardening, food prep and animal care. This has become a passion!
Meet Geoff Heidebrecht. He is a Pastor in Irvine Alberta, father of four wonderful kids, and happily married to his wife Nickey. Geoff and Nickey own a small farm which they purchased to get out of the city and work to become more self sufficient. Geoff believes strongly in freedom but first and foremost freedom found in Christ!
Hello. I am a woman known as Adrienne Duke. My journey into alternative healing began when my father was diagnosed with cancer in 2007. I franticly began researching cancer cures at a time when the internet was not what it is today. Unfortunately I was unable to discover what was needed to save my beloved father and was left relying solely on our death care system with disastrous results.
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Fast forward many years. Our recent pandemic affected me in ways I was ill prepared. Luckily a friend introduced me to MMS and showed me how to make it for use in several different applications. I credit this knowledge along with the prayers on many many people in saving the life of my loved one. I would love to demonstrate how easy it is to make it at home. This should be in everyone’s medicine toolbox.
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I am not a professional in the health care field. I am just like you in wanting effective and inexpensive ways to administer natural remedies that can be lifesaving. I welcome you to come and learn about the Master Mineral Solution and how to prepare it at home.
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As Mr. Rogers would say “Can you say kachelofen?” My love affair with cuddle ovens began over 13 years ago. While watching movies and through the eye of an artist and architectural ceramist I would notice beautiful ceramic structures in the background of some movies. It took me many years to find out what they are called, their purpose and how many countries have their own version.
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I attended school in Nova Scotia and Quebec to learn the trade of designing and building wood fired masonry heaters and bake ovens (pizza ovens). The instructor, an immigrant from Austria, taught this trade in Germany prior to immigrating to Canada and settling in Nova Scotia where he ran a construction company and set up a school to continue sharing his knowledge. He has since retired.
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While on course I assisted building a heater at a vacation rental property in Nova Scotia, a complex two story heater in the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec and a summer kitchen in Nova Scotia. With this training I have built two two-story heaters in my home and a summer kitchen in my yard. I have also built a bake oven for a client and also taught another how to build a bake oven providing hands on training at various stages of development.
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I would love to share with you the ins and outs of these highly efficient ways to heat a room or a house and the health benefits of heating with radiant heat. Why they are site specific, things to consider and what goes into the construction of such a heater. Why they are different and safer than rocket stoves.
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In addition I will touch on the benefits of having a bake oven in your yard and how to make it pay for itself.
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Please join me for an adventure in the magic of cuddle ovens and for the love of bake ovens.
Kymber is a Métis woman from northeast Saskatchewan, who is excited to teach you Fermenting For Beginners!
Even as a young child, she’s always had an “old ways” mindset, interested in learning the skills and talents of her mixed heritage elders and ancestors, longing for a time gone by.
Over many years, Kymber has been learning how to sew, bead, build, garden, make food grade body care, natural health remedies, non-toxic cleaning options, bake sourdough, pickle, dehydrate, can, ferment, forage, and shoot. And she’s nowhere near done learning or teaching!
Follow her on IG @kymber.rae for more.
For 21 years, Lauren has been honoured to work within the ancient medicine and art of Traditional Chinese Medicine. After completing her degree in TCM at the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Victoria, BC, she moved back to her home province of Sask and created a flourishing practice in the city of Regina. She is specialized in women's health, fertility, pregnancy and pediatrics. More recently, her practice also encompasses mental, emotional and spiritual wellness. A proud farm girl, she cherishes her connection to the beauty and power of the prairies. She stands firm on the Universal Law of the sovereignty of Body, Mind and Spirit. For herself and for all.
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Check out her website @ www.laurenstraub.ca
Hi I am Alicia Yager from Yager’s Homestead in Northeast Saskatchewan. I have a certification from U of M in Beekeeping and have been beekeeping on a hobby level for the last 7 years. On the homestead we also have chickens, turkeys and goats, and a large garden (canning) while homeschooling our daughters. I am excited to teach you the basics of beekeeping and help give you the confidence to start this journey yourself.
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Follow their journey on IG @yagerhomestead_sk
Brian Paul D.G is a singer songwriter boundlessly inspired by truth, joy, freedom, responsibility, wisdom, compassion and kindness, on his own and/or with various band mates and families of friends! Living as an 'artist with many irons in the fire' Brian is constantly engaged in activities and practices of holistic living and all ways evolving harmonies with all beings as best he can, as a humble practice to balance the rascal that he can all sow be!
Gain practical confidence and philosophical insight with ongoing developments in self responsibility and clear communication skills. How can this be a boundless adventure infused with joy? Join canadian singer songwriter Brian Paul D.G. as he extends his considerations on the responsibilities of our unique and universally connected self. Engage in building a holographic notion of relationship. Develop language focussed on equanimity and infinite potential for every individual, and all individuals together. Drawing on music, poetry, practical life, relationships with friends and family, and spiritual practice in order to integrate mental/emotional/physical and spiritual coherence.
Follow him on IG @brianpauldg for more
Cody was born in Rural Sk and grew up near Humboldt. He relocated to Alberta after high school to work in the mountains and spent time working in very remote BC backcountry gaining skills to survive in rugged settings. He's a Red Seal Heavy Equipment Technician, Heavy Equipment operator with a passion for alternative energy sources and self sufficient living. He is looking forward to teaching about alternative fuels and energy sources, emergency preparations, and survival skills.
Follow him on IG @snoose_snw for more.
I am a dad, a teacher, and a forever student of life on a journey to inspire more joy, unity, and empowerment into the hearts of everyone I possibly can. I am grateful to be able to find ways to help myself and others heal through laughter, music, meditation, nature, Reiki, yoga, and play every day. I love learning and exploring the natural world while teaching students about their inner nature and how to live in harmony with the two. I encourage everyone I meet, including those reading this right now, to truly believe in their own superpowers. Psst.. your superpower is being you - fully, authentically expressing your awesomeness. No one else is you. Soooooooooo…..
HAVE FUN BEING YOU!
Logan was first guided to the Yoga of laughter in 2006 and it really sparked his passion to help humanity heal through laughter, breath, and childlike playfulness. He has been laughing for 36 years and has many years of experience with all ages as a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader.
Follow him on IG @inner_._nature for more.
Jani is an office worker gone feral. Bringing her keen organizational skillset to the nature-scape, she has converted a good portion of her small, in-town yard to a more natural, permaculture-inspired, food forest. Proving that you don’t need an acreage or a Permaculture Design Certificate to move towards and into self-sufficiency, she will walk us through the planning of a small forest garden guild as she shares her knowledge of foraging wild… in our own backyards.
Dianne loves working with people! She is deeply passionate about relationships, community building, volunteering, being playful together and the rights of children and the earth. Over these last 25 years she has prioritized meditation and yoga classes classes for all ages, led all levels of children's care and created many outdoor recreation programs. Dianne provides playful recreation programs in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw presently and knows that it is more important for us all than ever before!
In her leisure time, Dianne dances, hulahoops, walks dogs for friends, visits with family and friends, builds sheds n' things, sings along with anyone and plays with all the children while huggin' trees!
Play for Joy
During her childrearing years, Dianne entered a dark night of the soul. She survived an abusive divorce, depression and relocation to a healthier community while raising her daughter. She wants to talk about finding one's way back to joy as she has done. And one of the best ways to find joy is to be playful together!
"It takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in the brain, unless it is done in play, in which case it takes 10 to 20 repetitions." - Kathryn Purvis
How do you find joy when life is hard? Health issues are present? Community is divided? Loved ones are passing? What if our kids need us to be playful with them?
This workshop will provide discussion and self observation around the blocks & feelings that keep us from feeling playful and joyful. Then on to some simple playful activities which will provide a shift....and a leap to joy!
Please wear comfy clothes and bring a notebook and pen.
Follow her on IG @dbpoetree for more.
Michelle has always been passionate about health and how what we put in our bodies affects our health. And after going through an intense health challenge with her son and recovering him from Autism, she knew she was meant to help others with their health challenges. She has never stopped learning along the way and is trained in a number of modalities including orthomolecular medicine, holistic nutrition, body talk, and has ongoing training and mentoring with the Goyetche Institute.
She has created a unique way of assessing and supporting her patients through their health journeys. She works to identify and correct deficiencies in the body that are at the root of illness and disease; anything from thyroid imbalances, to gut issues, to anxiety and depression, ADHD, and autism, to autoimmune diseases. After a complete analysis including a facial analysis and energetic body scan using applied Kinesiology/muscle testing, Michelle works with each client to develop a plan that is catered to their individual needs. This specialized service puts individuals on the right track to optimizing their health.
Orthomolecular Practitioner
Registered Holistic Nutritionist
Lindsay has been in love with pregnancy and birth since her first pregnancy 15 years ago. Her belief in physiological birth continues to be solidified as she grows in her knowledge and experience surrounding women’s pregnancy, labour, birth, and postpartum recovery.
Own Your Birth is a talk coaching mothers and their support people to set intentions for this sacred season. Gather the village to become more deliberate about preparing and planning for pregnancy, a self-directed birth, and a rejuvenating post-partum as babies and mothers are born.
This class is for anyone interested in supporting Moms and Families.
Hi, my name is Lawrence Kessler. My entire life, I have always had a love of growing gardens and, in the process, a desire to become more self sufficient has also grown. After expanding our garden to include cannabis, along with care-giving for several medical patients, I felt drawn to teach natural gardening, fertilizers, and pest control. I enjoy both indoor and outdoor gardening, from micro-greens under artificial lights to no-till under our Saskatchewan sun.
Sustainable and Regenerative Gardening through Soil Building and Container Gardens
-types of containers and beds, SIPS, Hugel, raised beds and building full size garden soil.
-Building DIY potting soil, basic and custom recipes for both indoor and outdoor year round food production
- soil testing for micro nutrients, minerals and maintaining a living soil
- why we like to stay away from the big box store bagged soils and compost
-amending exhausted soil
- imported vs local inputs
- taking compact clay to black gold
Composting
• Aerobic (as in traditional hot compost)
• Anaerobic (as in fermented probiotic compost)
See you all at the Born Free 2023 event!
Follow him on IG @l.kessler77 & @wind_rose_market for more.
Our names are Cass & Taylor Hazel. We’re a young married couple who are passionate about Earth care. Common Ground is based in Saskatoon and came about through our love for the land. Cass has been in the landscaping industry for 8+ years and Taylor joined him in 2019. We’ve both completed our permaculture design certificates & travelled around the world to many places to enhance our skills & knowledge. We build ecologically aesthetic landscapes to help people connect with the outdoor environment. Regenerative design is what makes this all possible. We’ll be sharing how we design & craft resilient ecosystems and how you can get started in your own backyard through building soil, planting native & bringing nature home.
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Follow them on IG @commongroundyxe for more.
:carol ~dianne considers herself a lifelong student of earth school recognizing that mankind is intended to live their lives in accordance with the natural laws of creator. In order to stand as a sovereign on the land free of the dictates of governmental overreach she decided to focus on learning the skills necessary to take responsibility for and control of her own life and has empowered others to do the same in her work as a fertility awareness trainer, natural childbirth attendant and educator, homeopathic practitioner and a financial advisor. With every passing year she has become increasingly concerned as she watches the oligarchs of international NGO’s strip away and limit our freedom and inherent right to choose how we live our life. In an attempt to understand why and how this has happened, carol has taken a deep dive into the study of law and jurisdiction to discover the well kept secrets of how we have unknowingly become entangled in a web of bondage and corruption and what we can do to reclaim our capacity as noble men/woman and keepers of the earth.
Jeff operates Peregrine Farm, an off grid, free-range poultry operation. Health and food production have been the focus for most of his adult life. Jeff also served his community as a massage therapist for 20 years.
Jeff will be presenting an old Japanese and Norwegian technique for preserving wood for siding. Called Shou Sugi Ban in Japanese, it is the art of burning cedar or pine boards to make them water repellant, fire, and insect resistant, in a non-toxic way that lasts essentially forever.
He will also show a Korean Natural Farming technique of brooding chicks without power or heat.
Follow him on IG @peregrinefarmsk for more.
Melody’s health recovery journey began after 20 years of increasing chronic pain, fatigue, gut health issues, poor sleep, and other symptoms that were destroying her life. Allopathic medicine was no help. Her intuition led her to look elsewhere and she enrolled at a holistic health school in Toronto to learn about natural health and nutrition. In the first 3 months her pain reduced by half, she started sleeping better, and lost 25 pounds effortlessly! So she kept learning, eventually freeing herself from Fibromyalgia symptoms. Melody said “I find it fascinating that Fibromyalgia symptoms can be turned off, like many other chronic degenerative and neurological issues, when the body is given the right tools, like nutrition, environment, and reducing stress. That’s epigenetics.” Her journey and that of many clients are living proof that natural health strategies make a significant difference in the quality of your health, to live a full life and love your body again.
This weekend she’ll share insights on toxins found in foods we need to avoid, how to become a Stealth Label Reader, develop more critical thinking and discernment, and how to choose more nutritious foods. Taking control of your health starts with what’s on your fork!
Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Stressmaster Coach, Workplace Wellness Consultant
Learn more about Melody’s services at:
2023 Conversation Circles
Selena Paley is an Investigative Reporter and Digital Creator. She owns and runs the social media business, Freedom Central Canada, where she covers, with in-depth research, the current political events in Canada and the world.
Selena’s tenacious, boots-on-the-ground reporting has been widely appreciated by Canadians and international supporters alike. Selena got her start with Edmonton Freedom Central, where she got the idea to interview speakers and Canadians who were adversely affected by lockdowns and mandates. She also reported on her journey to Ottawa in January and February of 2022, where she covered the Freedom Convoy events, including the Coutts blockade in Alberta on the way back home. She developed a loyal network of followers, who continue to rely on Selena for her honest and truthful reporting.
Join us for a conversation with Selena about navigating media and social media.
Friday only!
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Find her on Facebook @Selena Paley
Mark spent 25 years in law enforcement, he's a husband, Dad, content creator, researcher, business owner, political candidate and he cares about sovereignty and freedom for all.
There's not many people working as hard as Mark to assure our sovereignty in this beautiful country we call home.
Join us for a conversation with Mark about Community building and staying the course. Mark has shared plenty of truths over the years, one thing that stands out is that things do take time and don't give up.
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Checkout his website @ https://ffcs.info.com
(Forum For Canadian Sovereignty)
Linda Cimpric is an educator, frequency holder, and dreamer.
One cannot be an educator without being a student, and I am always open to new ways of learning. Much of my education has come from my evolution as a woman, mother, step-mother, and the best one yet…grandmother. My grandchildren are my latest teachers, as they have all come with their own wisdom and gifts, and continue to teach me to be open hearted and let love flow.
I am a deeply creative being who imagines the world as a playground of possibility. Valuing truth, sovereignty, and relationship, I have hope for a future where these values are alive in all, and where people join together in peace and communion with Mother Earth. I hold this frequency of possibility and believe we can dream it into being.
I envision a future where learning is natural, fluid, and led by curiosity. I have always been a pioneer of sorts, and desire to be involved in the creation of the new world. What is possible?