Activations

Introducing notes for my first Activation Practice Demo, a 6min, mindful, climate-aware fitness practice with the theme “Keeping It Public for the People and Planet!”. This theme is inspired by the Council of Canadians’ “We Decide: Green New Deal Communities Organizing Guide“. I invite you to follow along with the video below (making any modifications you need to for yourself) and please feel free to contact me with any questions or feedback. You can email me at climatejusticefitness@gmail.com. Follow me on Instagram @annanieminenecjf

Introducing notes for my first Movement Arts Practice Piece, a 6min, mindful, climate-aware practice with the theme “Relating to and Protecting Trees”. This theme is inspired by the poem “The Linden Tree” by Jeevan Bhagwat, ECJF’s Poet in Residence. I invite you to follow along with the video below (making any modifications you need to for yourself) and please feel free to contact me with any questions or feedback. You can email me at climatejusticefitness@gmail.com. Follow me on Instagram @annanieminenecjf

In celebration of Waste Reduction Week, I’m introducing a new Embodied Climate Justice Fitness (ECJF) activation video focused on the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. While I demonstrate a standing version of this 5:30-minute movement practice, please feel free to modify the movements for a seated version if that suits your abilities and/or preference. For example, you can simply sit and clap along to the beat if that’s what you want from your workout.

Although the dialogue in this video refers to the local context in Toronto where I live, the general message is that we need to divert waste from landfills as much as we can by properly separating recyclables and organics from garbage. I invite you to do your own research to understand how the 3Rs program is working in your own community and where there is room for improvement. At the same time, let’s celebrate the successes!

Below is the 3Rs Workout video. Following a brief Land Acknowledgement and my comments about the need for the Canadian fitness industry to declare a climate emergency, the 5:30-minute 3Rs Workout begins with a brief warmup before we transition to the Waste Diversion Shuffle and Green Bin Bucket Lifts. We conclude with a brief cooldown, a stretch, and a mindful opportunity to make an intention to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or feedback. You can email me at climatejusticefitness@gmail.com. Follow me on Instagram @annanieminenecjf

Learn and practice the ECJF “Stop It!” move. (“Boontun” in Anishinaabe as taught by Elder Ray Owl)

Elder Ray Owl’s message is “Boontun”, which means stop it. It means to stop it in a demanding way. Stop the use of glyphosate in our territory.

E-Wiindamaagejig: The Robinson Huron Treaty Times Issue 3 2022 p.59

Here’s more about my Embodied Climate Justice Fitness (ECJF) Challenge 1 #ECJFChallenge The basic idea is to engage in some climate activism as well as movement to find a balance that works for you. Make it sustainable. Keep it simple. These are just some suggestions… Follow me on Instagram @annanieminenecjf

Introducing my 12 Days of December (20th-31st) Embodied Climate Justice Fitness (ECJF) Challenge 2  #ECJFChallenge The basic idea of my challenge is to engage in some climate activism as well as some movement to find a balance that works for you. Make it sustainable. Keep it simple. These are just some suggestions… Follow me on Instagram @annanieminenecjf

Introducing my June 2022 “Movement with a Mission” Embodied Climate Justice Fitness (ECJF) Challenge 3  #ECJFChallenge The basic idea of my challenge is to engage in some climate activism as well as some movement to find a balance that works for you. Make it sustainable. Keep it simple. These are just some suggestions… Follow me on Instagram @annanieminenecjf