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February 3rd-5th – Women Farmers Aging Strong Virtual Retreat
Aging Strong Virtual Retreat
This series takes a proactive and positive approach to aging:
We’re all on the journey of getting older, whatever age we may be at now.
Let’s celebrate the bodies and abilities we have and learn together how to best care for ourselves to keep our hands in the soil for as long as we choose.
This time of year gives us an opportunity to step back, reflect and learn how to better care for our physical and mental health. You’re invited to participate in a unique, virtual collaborative learning circle environment for woman-identifying farmers to connect and learn together on key elements of body mechanics.
This retreat will be three back-to-back daily 90-minute sessions.
Register once and you will get reminders for each session.
Free to attend. All sessions run on Zoom 12:00-1:30 pm CST.
All women farmers are welcome to attend, wherever you are on your agricultural journey.
Led by and for women farmers, these sessions serve up a combination of practical information, movement and connection with other women sharing similar experiences. The sessions will be led by a woman-farmer team of Laura Fredrickson-Gosewisch, Ellen Petrick and Lisa Kivirist, bringing both practical professional knowledge and personal shared experience.
Attendees will identify benchmarks and develop a personal action plan to best prepare and protect that most important tool — ourselves! — for the next growing season and beyond. Everyone will also have the opportunity to connect with women sharing similar experiences, from farming while pregnant to self care during menopause or managing chronic illness.
Key topics covered include:
- Building flexibility & strength
- Understanding muscles & joints
- Preventing & managing injury
- Dealing with chronic pain & conditions
- Cultivating rest & recovery
