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Inspired Learning at The Healing Muse is anchored in breath, awareness and nature.

We create custom workshops, aromatic, plant, nutrition and meditation wellness user experiences for Community Centres, Corporate Conferences , Marketing Events, School Learning Modules and Library Programs. For example, we created workshops for Etobicoke Based Community Health Centres, Workblis Online Corporate Webinars, Toronto Public Libraries, CDI Travel, as well as numerous horticultural groups and schools.

If you have a group that wishes to learn something new, feel inspired, or dive deeper into a nature focused experience?

You’ve come to the right place.

Get a custom designed workshop for your group: contact us here

Health & Wellness 2024 Events

LAMP HEALTH & WELLNESS FAMILY WORKSHOP

Title: Your Body Powered by Good Foods this January. Feed your Immune System

DATE: JANUARY 17TH, 2024, WEDNESDAY

TIME: 5PM
FREE – ALL WELCOME, COMMUNITY EVENT, SPONSORED BY LAMP

LOCATION: LAMP COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

LAMP Community Health Centre
185 Fifth St, Etobicoke, ON, M8V 2Z5 Phone: 416.252.6471

REGISTER: EM DIAL WORKSHOP COORDINATOR

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Health & Wellness 2023 Events

Eat Green, Save Money & The Planet – Easy Sustainable Living for Everyone

Date: Monday, November 27TH, 2023

TIME: 1:30 – 2:30pm.

Location: Barbara Frum Public Library

A program for all, adults/senior most welcome. Full accessibility available.

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Food Events and Workshop Series

SPICES AND RICE WORKSHOP WESTON HUB

Eating Naturally Healthy and Mindful Wellness Workshop Series

Date: DECEMBER 13th, 2023

Spices are important flavour enhancers and micronutrient rich kitchen aids.

Pro Tip: Toast your dried spices and herbs to bring out their flavour.

Workshop: 2 Rice ‘Dishes’ + Toasted Spice experience with Masala Chai

1. Toasted Curried Rice with Indian spices and chips mix for seasoning
2. Horchata – Iced Rice Milk with Toasted cinnamon
3. Masala Chai fresh made spice blend

See recipes for reference below.

For the spicy, healthy kitchen must have spices:

Marjoram    Oregano Cinnamon    Parsley
Basil            Ginger Root Nutmeg        Clove Black Pepper

Flavour Rich Herbs and Spices for Cooking:

Thyme        Fennel Allspice    Cardamom
Turmeric    Curry Caraway

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Mexican Horchata

Horchata (pronounced or-CHAH-tah) is a popular Mexican drink that is often described as a sweet rice milk beverage. Horchata is made out of rice, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon.   From: Lauren Allen July 17, 2019 Recipe

HOW TO MAKE HORCHATA:

2 cups White Rice
4 cups Distilled Water (or filtered water)
3-4 tablespoons grated cinnamon/powder or handful of cinnamon sticks
1/2 tsp Vanilla

Protip: If you use Fresh Vanilla pods in your cooking, save the pod shells in a container in the fridge and use for infusing in drink preparations like this horchata.

Blend. Blend the rice, water, and cinnamon sticks until the rice and cinnamon sticks are roughly ground. Add the remaining water and blend again.
Let Sit.  Pour the contents into a pitcher or container with a fitted lid and place on your countertop overnight (or for at least 8 hours).

Strain. Pour the rice mixture into a fine mesh strainer, into a pitcher and discard the rice.

Add.  Stir in the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar (to your preference). Chill until ready to serve. Stir well before serving and serve over ice. Tastes equally delicious hot with a cinnamon stick as a stir stick. Add honey instead of sugar for a healthy sweet, winter drink.

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Masala Chai Recipe

Chai Spice is a Indian spice blend made with various aromatic and healing spices. Also known as Chaika masala or tea masala powder, this is an aromatic spice blend. From:  Swasthi on August 28, 2023 Recipe

Masala Chai Spice Sample Recipe

1 tablespoon black pepper (8 grams)
3 tablespoons green cardamoms (20 grams)
1 small stick (8 grams) True cinnamon (Ceylon cinnamon, not cassia)
1 tablespoon cloves (6 grams)
2 tablespoons ground dried ginger (14 grams)
1 to 1½ tablespoons fennel seeds (7 to 10 grams)
3 Black cardamoms (3 grams, optional)
1 large star anise
1 medium nutmeg (4 grams)

To enhance flavour, take all the above ingredients and chop or grind coarsely and toast on low in a pan. Let cool. Place in mortar and pestle or spice grinder. Grind to powder and store in a cool dark place for up to 6 weeks. Refresh spices regularly. They oxidize and lose their potency and flavour.

Add a teaspoon of Masala Chai mix to boiling water, cook for 4-5 minutes, strain into a mug, add milk for creamy texture or honey/sugar for a sweet finish.

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Curried Rice – Simple Recipe

Curried Rice is rich in flavour and vital warming spices, that are perfect for a cold winter day.

Curry originated in the Indian subcontinent. The word comes from the Indian Tamil word “Kari” meaning a sauce or soup to be eaten with rice. Curry comprises a mix of these main spices: coriander, turmeric, cumin, and red chili. Source: curryfoodie.com/a-brief-history-of-curry/

Protip: Pick up a Garam Masala mix from a local Indian grocery, to ensure the spices are fresh and full of flavour

Ingredients needed  (From: Alida Ryder April 2, 2020 Recipe )

Jasmine / Basmati rice Onion Garlic + Ginger
Turmeric Curry powder / Garam Masala (either will work) Water / stock
Frozen peas (optional) Salt to season

How to (Quick Version)  make curry rice

Saute onion in a medium-sized pot until translucent then add ginger, garlic and spices. Use Garam Masala and Turmeric or you can use any Indian spices you have.

Common Indian spices: Curry powder, Cardamom, Cumin, Coriander

Add the rice and a pinch of salt and stir to coat in the spices then pour in the water or stock. Allow the rice to cook until most of the liquid has been absorbed then stir in the peas (if using). Reduce the heat to its lowest setting, cover the rice and allow to cook for another 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow to steam for 10 minutes.      Season the rice, fluff with a fork and serve.

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PAST SEASONS WORKSHOP IDEAS

JUNE 6, 2023

BALCONY & CONTAINER GARDENS SERIES

Beginner’s Green Thumb Workshop – Presented at Stonegate Community Health Centre

Contact Stonegate directly to register call at 416.231.7070 ext 307. or 

send an email to health.promotion@stonegatechc.org

JUNE 13, 2023

BALCONY & CONTAINER GARDENS SERIES

Grow Your Own Flowers and Herbs for Salads Anywhere Workshop – Presented at Stonegate Community Health Centre

Contact Stonegate directly to register call at 416.231.7070 ext 307. or 

send an email to health.promotion@stonegatechc.org

April-SPRING EARTH DAY

Save money AND the planet!
while you get healthy with this hands-on workshop

Grow Your Inner Garden & Flow with Grace – INTUITIVE GUIDANCE WORKSHOP

Come Join Us
Grow Your Inner Garden & Flow with Grace

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“Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds. ”

~ Anonymous 

Your breath is the flow of nourishment, Movement within
Movement roots new growth.
Your growth is Awareness Rising.
Awareness expands your heart.
Heart expansion grows compassion – for all that is.

Our Earth Steward Credo – Healing Muse Workshops

No breath is ever wasted.
And No kindness is forgotten.
Each step is yours to make.

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At The Healing Muse, we always create custom Workshops. With each season, we present earth’s wisdom with materials and tools that are in abundance. If you would like an updated version of a past workshop for your group, please let us know. Connect here.
We are continually growing and evolving with nature according to the seasons.

Have you attended one of our past presentations, workshops or online webinar series?

If yes, you know we enjoy every moment learning something new. After all, earning is easy with joy and fun. And, we are joy experts. Actually, we often share one of our favourite mantras, in our Every Day Mindfulness workshop.

Try this mantra on for size:

I learn all my life lessons with love, joy, beauty and great adventure.

Healing Muse Mantra for Joyful learning

Our Core Teachings:

Inspired Healing and Inspired Living with Nature as our Guide

Inspired Learning Workshops at The Healing Muse focus on Plant wisdom, Vibrant recipes for life and Growing mind, body and heart connections.

Do you have a workshop theme in mind already?

Send us an email at store@healingmuse.com and Monika will let you know if she can facilitate it.

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TESTIMONIALS ON LEARNING WITH THE HEALING MUSE