Retreats, Stays & TalksTalk · WorkshopHybrid·The Effect Healing Collective, Ottawa, Ontario

Explore the Ojibwe Medicine Wheel with Dr. Sadie Laronde

A free community session combining Ojibwe teachings, discussion of stress and gentle movement.

Why it caught our eye

The session offers a particular teacher’s Ojibwe perspective alongside practical exploration. You can attend in Ottawa, join online, or register to receive the replay the following day.

About this experience

Explore how the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual sides of life meet in the Ojibwe Medicine Wheel. Dr. Sadie Laronde shares this teaching framework from her ancestral perspective, bringing it into conversation with stress and body awareness.

What you can expect

Learn about four dimensions of stress and Two-Eyed Seeing, an approach that brings Indigenous and Western ways of knowing into dialogue. Dr. Sadie will introduce body-based and nervous-system techniques, with light movement practices. People from all backgrounds are welcome.

Good to know before you go

Free, with advance registration required. In-person places are limited. Choose the online option for Google Meet access or the replay. Wear comfortable clothes for light movement and bring water. Tea, coffee and light refreshments are provided at the venue, 151-D Second Avenue, Ottawa; free parking is available.

People holding the space

  • Dr. Sadie Laronde

    Facilitator

    Dr. Sadie Laronde is an Anishinaabe Ojibwe chiropractor and founder of The Effect Healing Collective. She leads this session from the perspective of her Ojibwe ancestral roots.

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The Effect Healing Collective

https://www.theeffect.ca/

Free

26 Nov 2026

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