OFFERINGS
Offerings are an opportunity to ask for support or assistance. We, at WBFIT Center are doing just that, We are offering to share our teachings in hopes of activating a ripple, as the stone does when thrown into water. Each person we connect with to learn, teach, and share from is another stone creating ripples.
MEDICINE WHEEL TEACHINGS
WITH ELDER PATRICK AIRD
Learn some of the teachings of The Medicine Wheel. The Medicine Wheel is a way of life, a guide to support us upon our Earth Walk.
Elder Patrick Aird is Anishnabe. He has worked for years sharing his teachings at the Indigenous Friendship Circles and in the Public School Systems. He was raised by his Grandfather in the bush to ensure his safety from becoming a victim of the residential school system.
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Offering 1 day
Day of week - Saturday
Time: 10am - 2:30pm
Date: TBD
Location: Balderson, ON
Age: 10 + (There will be a lot of sitting and listening with )
Fee: Donation to the center which can be sent to wbfitinfo@gmail.com
Traditonal Birch Bark Baskets
Learn traditional skills using materials of Mother Earth and create a magnificent BIRCH BARK BASKET.
Chuck Commanda is a traditional craftsmen. He started out creating snow shoes and from there his journey with canoe building began. Learning from his Grandparents by observing and participating, he now walks with wisdoms and an almost extinct craft. He has preserved the teachings and continues to honor the ways of our Ancestors.
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Offering 1 day
Day of week - saturday
Time: 10am - 4pm
Date: January 25th
Location: 109 Ennis Road, Balderson
Age: 15 + (12 + with previous sewing experience)
Fee: $180 (this price includes 20% discount)
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7 Grandfather Teachings
The 7 Grandfather Teachings are the foundation of the center and the essence of how we are to walk as 2-leggeds (humans) upon Mother Earth. In this offering you will receive a copy of The Seven Sacred Teachings and we will flow through each teaching, learn to connect with the medicine of the drum and essence of ceremony, and so much more! The development of the Seven Sacred Teachings book was funded by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).
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Offering 1 day
Day of week - Saturday
Time: 10am - 2:30pm
Date: March
Location: Balderson, ON
Age: 7 + (adults welcome)
Fee: $40 - The Seven Sacred Teachings Book book included
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Mother Earth's Medicines
Growing, Gathering and Guiding
a Sharing Circle fostering the art of medicinal preservation
Join us for this beautiful offering where we will have the opportunity to learn, teach, and share from one another in ceremony as we honor the medicines of Mother Earth.
Opening with a traditional Sacred Fire followed by an open discussion led by CicaWa Wolf Woman, Liza Parr Swale, and Nataliya Chabanyuk. During this circle we will discuss a variety of medicines and their traditional uses. Each participant will be given a medicine package with clear instructions in how to be prepared for our closing ceremony which will consist of creating a salve, soap, tincture, and medicinal tea blend.
There will be an online support group available for any questions during the preparation time between the opening ceremony and closing ceremony.
During the closing ceremony each participant will come prepared with their medicine package and will leave with the beginnings of their tincture, soap, salve, and medicinal tea blend.
Whether you are new to working with Mother Earth’s medicines or have experience, this offering is for you!
Offering 2 day
Day of week - Sunday
Time: 10am -3pm
Date: May 26, 2024 & September 15, 2024
Location: 109 Ennis Road, Balderson, ON
Age: Adults
Fee: $111
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Whirling Rainbow Sound Healing
We are honored to offer another Whirling Rainbow Sound BATH session with Olenka. With a university degree in music and years of experience as a music teacher for the Ontario Public School Board, she brings her sound healing to a whole other level. You do not want to miss out on an opportunity to raise your vibrations to an entirely new level. move stagnant energy, and experience her unique methods of working with instruments, sound, and voice.
This special Sound Bath Olenka will only be using the GONG - get ready for an powerful experience. This will take place in the Medicine Lodge.
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Offering 1 day
Day of week -Saturday
Time: 10am - 12pm
Date: November
Location: 109 Ennis Road, Balderson, ON
Age: suggested 10 and up
Fee: $35
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BUSHCRAFTING CAMP
Bushcrafting has been an offering at the center for our weekly programming for the past 2 years and has been so well received. We understand the NEED for our children to learn LIFE SKILLS that are just not taught anymore. It is important for our children to KNOW how to build a proper shelter, fire starting methods, cordage, first aid, Mother Earth's medicines, and so much more!
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Offering
Day of week - Monday
Time: 10-2;30
Date: September 22, 2025 - December 8, 2025
Location: North Gower (20 minutes from Kanata South and BArrhaven)
Age: 6+
Fee: $480
Traditional Beaded Earrings
Come join us and learn from Grandmother Tammy Cadue how to create traditional beaded earrings. With this offering you will gain a traditional hand crafting skill and create 1 pair of earrings.
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Tammy Cadue is the name my parents gave me. Nooka Noodin Kwe indizhnikaaz (Gentle Wind Woman is my spirit name), Migizi ndodem, (I am Eagle Clan and my family's clan is Otter/Nigig). I am a Metis Kwe from the Odawa River/Trois Riviere area on my dad's side and the Lake St. Clair and Detroit River Watersheds. I am an Anishnaabe, Metis Kwe.
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Offering
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​Day of the week - Saturday
Time - 1030 - 230
Date - October 26, 2024
Locaton - 109 Ennis Road, Balderson ON
Age - 8 + (note this is open to 8 and up, though under 10 may need assistance)
Fee - $65
REGISTER FOR AN OFFERING OR EVENT
If you have a group that is interested in any of the courses please send a message through our contact form and we will try and accommodate with a private course.