Yoga fundraiser for Heartland Hospice embodies the healing cause
Local instructor Megan Welwood is inviting everyone to join her at two Yoga in the Park sessions in support of Heartland Hospice.
Welwood approached the organization to express interest in collecting donations for their ongoing palliative care room project, and Heartland Hospice was
The first session will be on Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m., and Welwood will have the group focusing on yoga to calm the mind and relax the body.
The second session, titled Cultivating Mindful Awareness, will be on Aug. 27 at 6:30 p.m., and will likely include some meditation alongside yoga poses.
The first of Welwood’s sessions will meet on the north side of the lawn bowling courts in Crescent Park, while the second will meet in the Crescent Park event centre. Both are open to anyone interested in joining. The only thing Welwood asks is that attendees bring with them a donation of any amount, to give to Heartland Hospice.
For Welwood, the cause is one that has impacted her family and many others, which is why she decided to offer her support. “A family member experienced a terminal illness and it became very apparent how vital palliative and hospice care was in those final days,” said Welwood in an email to the Express. “[I] felt that offering yoga and mindfulness classes in support would be a meaningful way to give back and support such an important organization and all the work that they do.” Lana Lalonde, communications coordinator at Heartland Hospice, is grateful for the attention for their cause. “Being able to slow the body, calm the mind, and relax is a big part of being able to heal and have that overall wellness, so we were really excited when she approached us to do this type of an event in support of our cause, because it is actually a very big part of healing,” said Lalonde. Heartland Hospice recently announced the opening of their first palliative care room in Moose Jaw, located at the Pioneer Lodge, and Lalonde says that developing more rooms are currently on the agenda for the organization.
All donations are currently put towards supplying the current and future palliative care room with the things it needs, as well as to support families while they stay in the room.
Lalonde is happy for community support and donations to the non-profit and encourages people to RSVP to either Yoga in the Park events on Facebook, to give Welwood a better idea of how many she can expect.