yoUnlimited is proud to announce our continued support of Bridges for Women as we release the details of our BODY + MIND + SPIRIT Bridges for Women Scholarship
Through an application process at the Bridges for Women Society, one deserving recipient will receive an award valued at over $2000:
$350 cash award
Complimentary attendance at the October 6, 2012 and March 9, 2013 yoUnlimited Conferences – value $298
Spring is known as a time of growth and renewal, with rebirth happening in both gardens and barns. It arrives with an air of ‘possibility’ and a feeling of ‘revival’ that is apparent in both the natural world, and for the yoUnlimited community, the business world.
On May 3rd, more than 50 women had a spring in their step, as they made their way into the Ambrosia Centre in downtown Victoria for another yoUnlimited Women in Business networking luncheon – two hours of lunchtime fulfillment, celebrating Mind, Body, Spirit and Community.
Grateful for the chance to connect and enjoy a delicious meal, the luncheon began with an opportunity for guests to express gratitude, share their week’s highlight or a recent learning opportunity, with a game that Linda Hunter of Living With Grace has been playing for years with those who grace her table.
Presentations began with the birth of Melinda’s Biscotti, an inspirational speak by owner, Melinda Cownden on a quiet dream that Melinda has nurtured with the support of others and her continued journey of learning; about her craft, being an entrepreneur, personal resolve, owning a small business; finding courage to continue, holding fast to memories and trusting in dreams for the future. Celebrating her current success, Melinda is already giving back to others who have a dream and supporting them as they move in the same direction as she is – forward! Watch Melinda’s story here.
Celebrating all that’s natural, Megan Johns then introduced the ugly truth about the unnatural products many of us are using in our daily routines and on our bodies. Her upbeat and simple message encouraged all in attendance to increase their personal awareness, to ask more questions, to search out healthier alternatives, along with her offering of a very personal solution, her beauty bar, The Green Kiss. Check out Megan’s ‘top ten’ list here
Thinking beautiful thoughts, our afternoon continued to bloom as Anna Harvey presented on “potential” and invited each of us to examine our personal story to see what state of growth we are in, and to ask ourselves if we are doing what it takes to bust through our limits on our way to blooming and to fully realizing our own potential. For addedinspiration, check out this video clip of time lapsed blooming flowers – this will make you think Spring and ‘potential’.
The final presentation continued the theme of supporting growth with the introduction of the 1Up Single Parent Resource Centre by Kerry Walsh, who very eloquently offered up some facts around single parent families in Canada and what the Victoria centre, one of only three in the country, is doing to support the one in five single parent families in the area with half living of those living below the poverty line. Learn more about the Centre here and then help the yoUnlimited community along with the Because We Can group continue to support the Centre’s efforts with their latest donation theme – Towels.
As the luncheon wound down, and just before we headed out armed with inspiration, Carolyne Taylor, the founder of yoUnlimited announced the exciting news that Danielle LaPorte, author of The Fire Starter Sessions will be coming to Victoria to speak at a fundraiser that will support Bridges for Women, one of the many women’s organizations supported by the yoUnlimited community.
Linda Hunter is a professional writer and event planner who is open to possibility and dedicated to service and can be found blogging at www.livingwithgrace.ca
eWomenNetwork Director Kerry Brown asked yoUnlimited’s Carolyne Taylor to create a networking game for the February 17/18 “Be the Best You Can Be in Business” conference held in Victoria.
It ended up being a really great game in which attendees got to explore the exhibit tables and find out what the passion or inspiration of the exhibitors were – plus say what their own passion is.
With International Women’s Day only a couple of weeks away we are getting so excited to start participating in the WISH (Women’s International Health Summit) calls again – and one of our very own Victoria ladies is featured – Alice Bracegirdle from BellyFit International graces the WISH summit ‘stage’ this year. Alice and Tera met last summer when we hosted a yoUnlimited luncheon.
Check out the list of esteemed speakers for 2012 and be sure to subscribe to not miss a single one.
The reason that we love the work that Tera Warner does with this summit is that it’s not one of those ‘listen in 24 hours or you have to buy it’ summits – Tera comes from such a fabulous place of genourisity and service that she continues to make the .mp3′s available for download long after the original session has been done.
We (heart) Tera Warner and her work and can’t wait to start listening!
WISH is All About Women Coming Together to Support One Another
WISH is all about how we come together to find solutions and support one another, and as you know, we don’t use the WISH interviews as a way to make money. This year, we’ll be using the sale of the WISH Workbook to raise funds and awareness for the Somaly Mam Foundation, which is responsible for freeing young women and girls from the hands of sexual slavery.
There’s more at stake here than light entertainment for 40 days and 40 nights. >> sign up now – you have NOTHING to lose and everything to gain!
A few people experienced difficulties with the online registration last week and I was out of town working . . . so, you have until midnight on Monday, February 6th to get the great rate of $99 per person – this is such a great value to have all this….
MORE! 16 different workshops and talks on Mind, Body and Spirit
NEW! A "Treat You" room with massage practitioners, intuitive readers and more
NEW! Pre- and post-conference coaching sessions (limited number available to first registrants who select this option) – only 3 left!
DIFFERENT! Our showcase features only goods and services produced and offered within a 100 mile radius of Greater Victoria
YUMMY! Choose from a vegan, vegetarian or meat-lovers lunch
ALWAYS! We give back…. this event will support Bridges for Women
AND…. there’s more!
We have a little contest to win a free yoUnlimited Women’s Business Networking lunch voucher!
Thanks so much for attending the 1st yoUnlimited Women’s Business Networking Lunch on Thursday! What a great turnout of terrific ladies and wasn’t Rita Chand simply amazing! I left Victoria right after the lunch and jumped on a ferry to Harrison Hot Springs where I am working on a conference in the fall – it is beautiful there if you haven’t been.
Thanks to everyone who posted on Facebook and tweeted after lunch! I just wanted to follow up on some of the things that were mentioned on Thursday…
Features include… Pre- and post-conference coaching sessions; more than 18 local women speaking on a variety of topics on Mind, Body and Spirit; our showcase features only goods and services produced and offered within a 100 mile radius of Greater Victoria – if this is you and you’re interested in exhibiting, email me, we also have a "Treat You" room with massage, intuitive readings and more!
eWomenNetwork – Kerry Brown, Managing Director for Vancouver Island mentioned two grants that are available this year for Vancouver Island women, as the Foundation Chair I am pleased to share these two awesome opportunities:
Non-Profit Grant – to a not-for-profit serving local women – past recipients included Wear2Start and Bridges for Women
also, this year, we will be giving a grant to an Emerging Leader from Vancouver Island – a young woman in her 20′s
Carol Hyland of CS Creative told us about Bridges for Women, International Women’s Day lunch is March 8th – this is a fundraiser for Bridges – a very worthwhile organization in the City of Victoria. > find out how to register
Thanks to sponsor Toni Dosouto from Invis – and congratulations to the lucky winner of the chocolate basket!
an opportunity be featured on the Women in Business Panel at the March 3rd conference, and subsequently featured in a yoUnlimited newsletter and on our website
a special complimentary invitation to a Women’s Business Networking Mixer on March 2
Event details, registration, and all the goods on all the great stuff are on our website – come on over and visit us there!
yoUnlimited’s Carolyne Taylor chose to launch her new Women’s Business Networking series the same way she does everything else, with open arms and an open heart, and Feb 2nd was no different.
Our afternoon began as all yoUnlimited events do, by making a personal connection. Over 50 women were encouraged with a networking Bingo game, to meet others around the room, and for those of you who dread that first networking half hour, dread no more – this was fun and a great way to get to know someone new. And participating by networking gave everyone an opportunity to win a copy of Success Magazine, an added bonus. Having renewed some old relationships and made some new acquaintances we sat down to a delicious and completely nutritious lunch. Ambrosia Catering knows how to do lunch!
Following lunch, Carolyne introduced the latest Dirty Wall Project ‘Have a Heart’ fundraiser, recycled plastic bag HEARTS from the Girls Can Be Centre in Mumbai, India along with three sponsors who shared their stories and a little about their latest projects, including the Bridges For Women‘s International Women’s Day on March 8th. And then it was on to an even more personal connection, hugging, and Rita Chand took to the stage.
This warm and engaging woman made us all proud to be part of the human race as she described an entire year of hugging, and not just hugging,but hugging someone new each day for 365 days. Rita named her journey "2011:The Year of Hugging Fearlessly" and we were all lifted up by her stories of how hugging changed her and those she put her arms around. Her hugging took her as far away as Spain,Portugal, Vegas and San Francisco, and while the hugs are unique and the stories may differ, one universal truth remains – we all want to connect to someone and be part of something bigger than ourselves. After 1014 hugs, Rita reconfirmed what we all know to be true and what Carolyne and Younlimited has represented from the beginning – community – we are all connected.
Would love to share more but gotta run, got some hugging to do…….
Linda Hunter is a professional writer and event planner who is open to possibility and dedicated to service and can be found blogging at www.livingwithgrace.ca
My friend Jolie just got back from India where she visited and volunteered with Kane, Cindy and Todd Ryan of the Dirty Wall Project.
Members of the yoUnlimited community joined with other community members in August of 2011 at a Silent Auction held at the Union Pacific Coffee House where we raised about $3,200 – enough to renovate a space in the Saki Naka slum of Mumbai, where women gather every day to learn skills, make connections and learn literacy, art and healthcare at sponsored camps.
While the first products to land in Victoria were expected to be aprons, they have ended up being hearts – but how lovely that it’s just in time for Valentine’s Day and our luncheon next week celebrating Rita Chand’s 365 days of hugging.
These hearts are $8 each, proceeds go to the continued success of the Girls Can Be Centre – and they will be available at the luncheon on Thursday, February 2nd, or by contacting me at info@younlimited.com – there is a limited supply available so if you want one for someone you love let us know!
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