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Winter Solstice Wellness Faire
December 21, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
$10 – $50
Winter Solstice Wellness CelebrationPresented by SIFCo and The Kootenay Wellness Foundation
A full day of community, healing, nourishment & light
December 21
Slocan Integral Forestry Co-op Resiliency Centre (Appledale Hall)
December 21
Slocan Integral Forestry Co-op Resiliency Centre (Appledale Hall)
We’re so excited to gather with this beautiful community on the shortest day of the year — a time for slowing down, reconnecting, and welcoming the return of the light. With an amazing team of humans stepping forward to offer their gifts.
Come for the whole day or drop in whenever you can. Everyone is welcome. 
Accessibility & PricingWe want this to be accessible to everyone in our community:
Entry: $10–$50 (you choose)
Food: Sliding scale
Massage samplers: By donation
Yoga + Puppets + Talks + Sound Journey: Included with entry
Entry: $10–$50 (you choose)
Food: Sliding scale
Massage samplers: By donation
Yoga + Puppets + Talks + Sound Journey: Included with entry
Event Schedule9:45 AM — Opening Circle
10:00–11:00 AM — Gentle Yoga with Fluid Soul (Upstairs)
11:00 AM–12:30 PM — Huckleberry Pancake Brunch (Upstairs)
10:00–11:00 AM — Gentle Yoga with Fluid Soul (Upstairs)
11:00 AM–12:30 PM — Huckleberry Pancake Brunch (Upstairs)
Midday Wellness & Gathering12:00–3:00 PM — Wellness & Community Market (Upstairs)
12:00–3:00 PM — Healing Practitioner Demos (Downstairs)
12:00–3:00 PM — Winter Wellness Expert Talks
— Puppets on the Move @ 1pm
1:00–3:00 PM — Soups & Homemade Bread (Soup-er food)
12:30–4:00 PM — Fireside Stories & Kids Activities with Pharatree (Outside, weather dependent)
12:00–3:00 PM — Healing Practitioner Demos (Downstairs)
12:00–3:00 PM — Winter Wellness Expert Talks
— Puppets on the Move @ 1pm
1:00–3:00 PM — Soups & Homemade Bread (Soup-er food)
12:30–4:00 PM — Fireside Stories & Kids Activities with Pharatree (Outside, weather dependent)
Closing the Day Together3:00–4:00 PM — Sound Healing
Followed by a community closing circle as the light fades.
4:15–5:00 PM — Farewells & Wind-Down
Followed by a community closing circle as the light fades.
4:15–5:00 PM — Farewells & Wind-Down
