Meaningful Events this March on Seeds of Change
Happy Niu Year from the Seeds of Change team!
Spring is round the corner and there's plenty of reasons to go out and share your time and energy with the community in creating a better year than one that just went by.
There's a number of inspiring community builders in Shanghai that are running a number of events on a wide range of topics - from (sustainable) fashion entrepreneurship to self development & leadership, to events supporting International Women's Day, to NLP Coaching, healthy cooking, Conscious Manhood, to learning meditation techniques, and more.
Check out the list below, join what aligns with your goals, and pass them on to friends who you think can benefit from them.
1
Finance 4 Fashion (EN)
Tuesday，2nd March，9:00 - 10:30
By the end of the session, you’ll know how to manage your cash flow/Identify your key performance indicators (KPIs)/Optimize your investment & time in the fashion business/Network with fellow fashion entrepreneurs and get more exposure in the startup community here in Shanghai
2
Gaia Alchemy with Dr. Stephan Harding
Wednesday, 3rd March, 19:00-31st March,21:00
The Gaia Alchemy program is focused on exploring the interactions between Gaia theory – the science of the living earth – and the alchemical approach to the human psyche and the soul of the earth.
3
Gong Bath
Thursday，4th March，20:30 - 21:30
A gong bath is an ancient type of sound therapy that’s been practiced for thousands of years. The term ‘bath’ signifies being bathed in sound waves – there’s no water or touching involved. Fully clothed, you lay comfortably on a yoga mat, for 90 minutes, to be – in Gong Practitioner Patricia’s words “cocooned in a sonic immersion”.
4
Discover and Experience NLP
Friday，5th March，19:00 - 20:30
NLP is like a powerful tool anyone can use to improve themselves, transform your life, achieve your goals, and help others gain the same. "Discover and Experience NLP" with two great trainers and coaches of NLP, Adrian Cahill, and Chris Williamson.
5
Becoming an Effective Communicator (Part 1/3)
Satursday，6th March，13:00 - 17:00
Across the 3 workshops (2 sessions per workshop), we will look at different ideas about how self-confidence and personal resilience can be developed. We explore how you can improve your personal confidence, address impediments to self-belief and become a more savvy communicator.
6
Zrou x CieCAS: Healthy Mediterranean Cooking 1 - French Cuisine
Satursday，6th March，13:00 - 18:00
Following last year's Healthy Southeast Asian cooking series, Zrou has once again teamed up with our long-term partner CieCAS to bring our community another series of three healthy plant-based cooking classes, this time focused on Mediterranean cuisines.
7
Introduction to Coaching
Sunday, 7th March, 16:00 - 17:00
Experience coaching techniques in an interactive way that can empower you to achieve your goals.
8
aham - Seeds of Change Weekly Yoga
Sunday, 7th March, 18:00-19:30
We believe that Sunday evenings should be a time of realigning our trio, about positive thoughts and about fresh energy. Seeds of Change's Sunday evening ‘work-in’ focuses on filling you with positive energy to start a fresh week.
9
He Named Me Malala: Green Initiatives "Womens' Day" Film Screening
Monday, 8th March， 18:30 - 21:00
At Green Initiatives' 126th film screening and our Womens' Day special event, we screen He Named Me Malala, a 2015 American documentary film that presents the young Pakistani female activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, who has spoken out for the rights of girls, especially the right to education since she was very young.
10
Engaged Ecology
Tuesday, Mar 9th, 19:00 until Apr 20th, 21:00
A 7-week journey through Environmental Philosophy, Indigenous Wisdom, Ecopsychology, Sacred Activism and Spiritual Ecology.
11
ChooseToChallenge:
China's Superwomen Breakfast Mixer
Wednesday, 10th March, 8:00-10:00
In this special International Women's Day (IWD) event, we are inviting inspiring women from our local community, who we proudly call "China's Superwomen", to share inspiring stories of having played the above roles, and have an interactive discussion with the attendees on the many challenges of achieving a balance in life, fulfilling these different roles.
12
La Bolduc: Women's Day Special Film Screening
Thursday, 11th March, 19:00-21:00
The film premiered at the Festival du film de l'Outaouais on March 23, 2018, before going into general release across Quebec on April 6. It topped the provincial box office in its opening weekend and finished 2018 as the year's second highest grossing Canadian film.
13
International Leadership Development Program (3-Month Online Course)
Friday,12th March, 16:00-17:30
Seeds of Change, in collaboration with Gerald Renger, brings you a flexible, affordable and effective leadership development program to take your life and career to the next level.
14
#ChooseToChallenge Spring Swap
Saturday,13th Mar, 11:00-16:00
The swap is a fun get-together where your old clothes go to a new home instead of the landfill, you can rummage and find new outfits, plus have a chance to socialize and meet new friends! Win win for everyone!
15
Building Up Your Resilience (Part 2/3)
Satursday,13th March,13:00 - 17:00
In collaboration with Seeds of Change, here is a highly interactive workshop designed to explore personal effectiveness and examine models of self-management that can help you become more effective in your life.
16
Conscious Manhood - Past, Present and Future
Satursday,13th March,14:00 - 18:00
This is a call for men who want to take self-responsibility while finding their brothers-in-arms. But not to fight or rage a war against anything internal or external. Instead, this is an invitation to make peace with oneself as a man and other authentic expressions of masculinity.
17
Her Planet, Her People: International Women's Day Charity Music Concert
Satursday,13th March,18:00 - 22:30
Seeds of Change's 5th Charity Music Concert aspires to bring people together to celebrate International Women’s Day and the role of women in protecting and upholding of the life on our planet.
18
E-waste Recycling Event to Make a Difference | TEK-Shanghai
Sunday, 14th March, 10:00-13:00
On a warm Sunday morning, take the chance to collect, swap and donate any used electronics for a greener earth.
19
Meditation 2.0
Monday, 15th March, 19:30-21:00
Due to popular demand, we are back with another session of Meditation 2.0, where personal development and life coach, Fionn Wright, who teaches over 40 types of meditation, will walk us through the basics of a meditation practice as well as 10 different meditation techniques, so you can find the one that suits you best.
20
Book Club Review: With Sand Stories Author, Kiran Periera
Wednesday，17th March，19:30 - 21:30
In Sand Stories, Kiran Pereira examines why sand is the most consumed commodity on the planet after water, as well as the impacts of this seemingly insatiable demand for sand. The book offers many potential solutions and is richly illustrated.
21
Boosting Up Your Emotional Intelligence (Part 3/3)
Saturday，20th March，13:00 - 17:00
In collaboration with Seeds of Change, here is a 3-part highly interactive workshop series designed to explore personal effectiveness and examine models of self-management that can help you become more effective in your life.
22
Zrou x CieCAS:
Healthy Mediterranean Cooking 2 - Spanish cuisine
Saturday，20th March，15:00 - 18:00
The second class of the series will be on healthy Spanish cooking. Come join us on Saturday, March 20; don't miss out on a chance to learn to cook and enjoy a great menu!
23
Perfectly Imperfect - New Aesthetics of Sustainability
Tuesday, 16th March, 19:00-21:00
Join us for an exploration of design opportunities that celebrate the beauty of the raw inherent material quality.
24
Film Screening: No Mad
Tuesday, 16th March, 19:00 - 21:00
This live screening of a 45-minute documentary follows three surfers from Bordeaux and founders of the French brand Nomads Surfing, plunging us into the heart of the local association "The Lifeboat Project", which is mobilizing with the help of the Philippine government against illegal fishing (using dynamite or cyanide), a practice that destroys reefs and the underwater ecosystem.
25
Apothic Yoga + Vino
Saturday, 13th March, 14:30 - 17:00
Calling all female yogis and wine lovers … we’re here to offer you an amazing deal! We are inviting you to join us for a FREE sisterhood yoga + wine tasting event, presented by Apothic Wines.
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