“Sacred Embodiment:
Bodies as Birthright and Spiritual Practice”
Hillary McBride, PhD, is a Registered Psychologist, researcher, podcastor, and author, but underneath all of that she is a human, who loves asking questions about what it means to be human, how we heal and grow, and what it means to be a body. She publishes written works for community and academic audiences about embodiment, trauma, eating disorders, mental health and spirituality; her bestselling book The Wisdom Of Your Body was released in 2021, and her next book, Practices for Embodied Living will be released in 2024. Her award winning CBC podcast Other People's Problems was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times as essential listening, and she is the co-developer of Katalyst Mental Health Ketamine Assisted Therapy program. What makes her feel alive is her daughter's laugh, her love for her partner and close friends, asking unanswerable questions, and spending time in or near the ocean.
Friday Evening Lecture: "Sacred Embodiment: Bodies as Birthright and Spiritual Practice".
Join Canadian psychologist Hillary L. McBride, author of The Wisdom of Your Body and the Wisdom Centre for an evening lecture exploring concepts of embodiment, the sacred, and what it means to be human. A reception will follow the lecture.
Saturday Workshop : “Sacred Embodiment: Bodies as Birthright and Spiritual Practice”.
A one-day retreat, also hosted by the Wisdom Centre, will be held on the Saturday. In this more intimate context, Hillary will explore cultural myths about ideal bodies, invite us to reclaim the wisdom of the body, and more fully inhabit ourselves. Come prepared for movement, dialogue, and journaling.
Sunday Morning: On Sunday, Hillary will speak at the Advent service at St Laurence Anglican Church.
Times and Locations
Opening Lecture and Reception: “Sacred Embodiment: Bodies as Birthright and Spiritual Practice” | 7:00 pm Friday, December 1 Location: Christ Church Calgary, 3602 8th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta T2T 3A7
SOLD OUT Saturday Workshop: “Sacred Embodiment: Bodies as Birthright and Spiritual Practice” | 9:00 am Saturday, December 2 Location: St Laurence Anglican Church, 5940 Lakeview Dr. SW Calgary AB
Homily, “Sacred Embodiment”, Sunday Advent Worship | 10:00 am Sunday, December 3 St Laurence Anglican Church, 5940 Lakeview Dr. SW Calgary AB T3E 5S8