Let's walk together: a mindful photo poetry walk with Artist Yannis Lobaina

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Let's walk together: a mindful photo poetry walk with Artist Yannis Lobaina.

Let’s join artist Yannis Lobaina on a mindful photo nature walking meditation along the beautiful Kay Gardner Beltline Trail. Explore a new way to connect with yourself and convey your emotions through photography. Join me at one of my cherished locations where I find inspiration and nourishment. Together, we can explore one of my ways of approaching nature photography through Mindful photography: being in the present moment, seeing what is around us, accepting things without judgment, and finding beauty in the ordinary.

Agenda

1:00 PM — 1:30 PM

Let’s meet at Nicol MacNicol Parkette, 1 Elm Ridge Cir, Toronto, ON M6B 1A2.

Short Meditation exercise. Then start to walk east on the Kay Gardner Beltline trail. We will be walking a very small part of the trail, finishing at the Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena, Address: 340 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto, ON M5N 2N3. The place has a Washroom Facility and a nice picnic table where we can rest, make some art together and share our journey. Get ready for a fun day!

3:30 PM — 4:00 PM Outside at the Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena. End of the Walk: Collective Reflection and Journaling.Reflection and Journaling. After the walk, participants are given time to reflect on their experience. Share their insights, observations, or even poetry inspired by the journey. If you enjoy the experience, share it on social media and use this hashtag to keep the conversation on! #AweWalkswithYannisLobaina Together we will reflect on their adventure of Mindful Photography and Nature Meditative Walk.

Let’s cultivate Empathy and Connectedness through Nature and Photography.

Everybody is welcome., These community walks promote our mental well-being, establish a strong connection with nature, and encourage mindfulness. I'll take you to one of my favourite spots where I find inspiration and capture some of my best photographs. If you enjoy the experience, share it on social media and use this hashtag to keep the conversation on! #AweWalkswithYannisLobaina.

What to wear and bring:

✅ Please bring your Journals and pencils to write insights, observations, or poetry inspired by the journey.

✅Your phone camera or just your powerful eyes

✅ Comfortable shoes for walking, & Comfortable weather-appropriate clothing

✅ Water bottle

✅ Hand sanitizer

✅ An open mind and heart, very importantly, your best smile!

These events are rain or shine and will take place unless the forecast calls for thunderstorms or very heavy rainfall.

Keep an eye on your emails for any updates leading up to the event!

NOTE

The event "Let's Walk Together: A Mindful Photo Poetry Walk with Artist Yannis Lobaina" is fully booked! Please join the waitlist here:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lets-walk... Thanks, Gracias, Merci,

Sincerely,

Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Yannis Lobaina

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• Registration here eventbrite.ca

Organizer

Yannis Lobaina

Yannis Lobaina is an award-winning Cuban artist, author, mindful nature photographer, and arts-based workshop facilitator based in Toronto. Her multiethnic identity deeply influences Yannis' writing as a multilingual individual, woman of colour, mother, and immigrant. Since 2020, she has hosted and produced more than 40 episodes of "The Yannis Lobaina Podcast _ We Should Talk," a podcast. Yannis is the founder of AlbART Global Collective (Local Leadership Grant, 2024, by the City of Toronto). She strongly believes that community art can be a powerful tool for social change and peacemaking.