CANORA - A day of feeding both the mind and the body, a Women’s Empowerment event was held at Rainbow Hall in Canora on June 7 featuring a daytime market and an evening dinner.
“Our goal was to showcase what people have to offer and support each other locally at the same time,” said organizer Jessica Vaughters, who could also be found staffing Canora’s Carnation Street Florals display during the market.
The market featured 22 vendors with something for just about every area of interest, ranging from mental health and well-being, to healthy and tasty home baking, to the latest fashions for adults and children.
Vendors seemed pleased with the amount of traffic they were seeing, some telling Vaughters, “We made more money than we expected during the day.”
At the appetizing evening dinner, those in attendance could choose chicken or spaghetti for their meal.
The evening also included entertainment and informative speakers.
MC Laurie Renton of LR Coaching and Leadership Development, welcomed all those in attendance. “The day market was amazing! We’re here to celebrate the power, resilience and brilliance of women and the men that support us.”
Sheila Hintz, owner of Sheila’s Place in Yorkton, told the gathering, “I help and support people. Drug testing is my business. I feel honoured by all those who come to me.”
Hintz then laid out a challenge.
“What do you value? You need to choose you every single day.
“Stand in front of your mirror and encourage yourself, ‘You’ve got this.’ I’m a survivor, I believe in me. Feel it, own it.
“Authenticity is everything, it’s even sexy. I had to deal with suddenly losing my husband of over 40 years and dispersing our cattle herd. I put my business hat on, and now I run the farm. I just tackled my major renovation at Sheila’s Place.
“If you don’t deal with your emotions, your emotions are going to deal with you, and you probably won’t like the results.
“I’m a lifelong learner.
“Trust the process. Trust that you are blessed and cared for. Be thankful for everything you have and everything you own. Be beautiful on the surface but have depth far below. Listen to what speaks to you.”
The Sheila Hintz presentation was followed by a video from Rebbekah Ogden of Calgary, detailing the writing process of her drama entitled O Mother, which is based on her relationship with her own late mother. The video was filled with openness, honesty and vulnerability, all parts of the creative process. The drama will be performed at the Calgary Fringe Festival coming up in early August.
The evening was enriched by a special musical performance by Bethany Ogden, who also sang at TeleMiracle 48 for a province-wide audience. Ogden gave a powerful rendition of Fought & Lost by Sam Ryder.
The featured speaker of the evening was Dr. Rose Backman, who has 35 years of experience in kinesiology.
“We’re going to wake you up and shake you up,” said Dr. Rose.
“I’m asking you to admit the truth to yourself, which is the first stage of healing.”
“You have the power.”
One by one, Dr. Rose, brought volunteers from the audience to the stage and gave them direction in dealing with their emotional and/or physical problems.
She gave each individual a physical assessment, followed by questions meant to hone in on any emotional issues with which they are struggling.
Observations by Dr. Rose included:
“You need to take charge.
“If you are in a relationship with a controlling person, they will eat you up and spit you out if you don’t stand up to them.
“Pharmaceutical products will never help you in the long run.”
Dr. Rose shared statements to speak out loud together with one of the volunteers to work toward a healthier future.
“I forgive myself for believing that there is no safety for me in having a voice.
“I forgive myself for choosing men who don’t hear me.”
Dr. Rose then left her with the closing reminder, “Your quiet power is one of the most beautiful gifts you can give yourself.”
Another audience volunteer shared that she was dealing with physical issues, mostly stiffness, and admitted that her sugar intake might be too high.
“We need to clean out your gut,” said Dr. Rose. “Your body no longer has enough enzymes to break down food, you need digestive enzymes. You are already pre-diabetic.
“Your body knows the answer, but your brain tricks you.
“I’ll give you a list of foods to eat, natural foods, and you’ll lose a significant amount of weight. Fix your gut, get rid of excess sugar, and you’ll be just fine.”
Further emphasizing the issue of too much sugar in today’s society, Dr. Rose told the audience, “You can put a tooth in a can of coke, and after a few days, there is no tooth.
“Alzheimer’s is mostly due to bad food and high sugar. The fingers get stiff, you get headaches, start slowing down.”
“Please don’t feed bad food to your loved ones.”
Organizer Jessica Vaughters said it was a successful day. The idea grew out of her initial intention to get some training from Dr. Backman.
“Dr. Rose offered to do a free session if we could get a group together,” said Vaughters, “and Sara Hudye of Soul Sis Wellness Studio in Canora was looking to set up a daytime market. So it all kind of came together.”
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