This week, there are plenty of options.
Sometimes I wonder whether there is really that much more happening in Hong Kong or our HK heartbeat community is a lot more active.
Today is one of those occasions when my Tuesday newsletter happens on the first of the month and before I could start preparing my weekly update, I spent 12 hours publishing your November calendar of events.
There really is a lot of great stuff happening out there and I love taking the time to share it with you.
If I wonder why my back goes out from time to time, days like this provide an abundance of evidence. I need not worry, just get moving.
Catching up from my unexpected Canada trip last month has taken a lot of time and energy, but I am already feeling the strength gained from the experience.
Catching up with everyone and celebrating our Fifteen years together was definitely something to look forward to during trying times. Once again, there were plenty of conscious conversations and no photos to share — success.
We begin our next chapter in gratitude for the natural pioneers who inspired me to provide this service and make it easier for everyone to connect with each other.
We had 1 new business member sign up in October and I encourage you to extend a warm welcome to Wendy Lam offering bodywork in Central.
November is usually a full diary with annual events like Arts in the Park, Lamma Fun Day and Clockenflap while Green Drinks celebrates 10 years with 10 speakers this month.
The summer of plastic has stretched into fall. Once you see A Plastic Ocean, you will be inspired to support Plastic Free Seas at their inaugural Focus On Our Seas Fundraiser or sign up a team for the HK Cleanup.
With the abundance of options on offer, it’s great to see Green Queen embracing digital with their new Wellness Passport for your iPhone and they have assured us an Android version is on the way. I am inspired, considering the HK heartbeat website directory is still managed by hand the old fashioned way and I enjoy staying in touch with everyone as I maintain and update everyone’s contacts. It was really new technology when I started it and the upgrade will happen when the time is right.
Keeping up with all the new products and services and activities happening in our vibrant community leaves me tired but happy and it helps to schedule a time out to look back on the ground we’ve covered before heading out on the road ahead.
Where do you see plenty?
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Events in Hong Kong this November
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1 (11am-12:30pm) Probiotic Water Kefir Class | Lantau Mama | details
3 (6:30-8:30pm) Connect to the Divine | Pure Potential Worldwide | details
4 (7-8:30pm) Breaking Free of Stress | Red Doors Studio | details
4-6 Art in Nature Workshop | Wild at Art | details
5-6 (9:30am-5pm) Breaking Habits and Addictive Behaviour | Red Doors Studio | details
5-6 (10am-5pm) Beyond Reality | The Vitality Center | details
5 (2:30-3:15pm) Foodlink x HIT45 Training Charity | HIT45 | details
6 (9:30am-4:30pm) Ayurveda & Yoga Retreat | Love Life HK | details
6 (11am-5pm) Family Art Day | HK Art Gallery Association | details
6 (11am-6pm) Wellness Fair at Repulse Bay | Wellness 360 Consultancy | details
6 (2:30pm) Meat Free Late Lunch at Veggie Family | Meat Free Hong Kong | details
6-11 Reflex Therapy | Mariko Hyama | details
7 (12:15-2pm) In Search of the Elusive Blue Whale | Asia Society HK | details
7 (6-8pm) The Essence of a Successful Life | Hersha Yoga | details
7 (7:30-9:30pm) Moving Meditation | Moving Steps | details
8 (4:30-6:30pm) Using Business Skills for Good | CanChamHK | details
8 (7:30pm) Nature’s Lawfulness and Liberty | HK Philosophy Café | details
8 (7:30-10:30pm) Films 4 Change | DB Green | details
9 (1-6pm) A Day of Healing | The Vitality Center | details
9 (6-8:30pm) Mandala Meetup | details
9 (7-9pm) Heroes Live: Fighting Slavery and Injustice | The Mekong Club | details
9 (7-11pm) The Perfect Girls’ Night In | Christina Noble Children’s Foundation | details
10 (6-9pm) Preloved Fashion PopUp | Label Chic | details
10 (7-11pm) Hope for Wildlife | Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots | details
10-13 Psychic Development Workshop | The Sanctuary | details
11 (9am-12pm) Zero Waste Global Summit | Ecozine | details
11 (6:30-8:30pm) Conscious Conversations | All About You Wellness Centre | details
11 (7-8pm) Full Moon Quartz Crystal Bowls Sound Bath | Luxe Nova Lifestyle Studio | details
12 (9:30am-1pm) Before My Baby | details
12-13 (10am-4pm) Arts in the Park | HK Youth Arts Foundation | details
12 (10am-6pm) Edible Ideas | TEDx Hong Kong | details
12-13 (10am-5pm) Union of Yin and Yang | The Vitality Center | details
12 (10am-6pm) Holiday Marketplace | Sassy Mama Hong Kong | details
12 (11am-10pm) Lamma Fun Day | Child Welfare Scheme | details
12 (11am-3pm) Vegan Superfoods Cooking Class | Sommer Life | details
12 (1-6pm) FreshWater Watch at Tung Chung River | Green Sustainable Living Hong Kong | details
12 (1:30-4pm) Organic Mushroom Farm Visit | Growing Smart | details
12 (1:45-5:40pm) A Plastic Ocean (Screening) | Asia Society HK | details
12 (7:30pm) Swire Symphony Under the Stars | details
13 (9-10:30am) Yoga with the Wheel | A Day With Fé | details
13 (9:30am-3:30pm) Pranayama – Breathing for Power & Calm | Love Life HK | details
13 (10am-5pm) Release your Neck & Shoulder Tension | Tian Yan Nei Gong Centre | details
13 (10:30am-1pm) Yoga and Breathing for Digestive Health | Luxe Nova Lifestyle Studio | details
13 (11am-4pm) Peak to Fong 2016 | Hong Kong Dog Rescue | details
13 (11:45am) Gluten Free Vegetarian Food Workshop | Nutri Alley | details
14 (11:30am-1pm) Realizing a Sustainable Future | Asia Society HK | details
14-15 Sustainable Cosmetics Summit | Organic Monitor | details
16 (6-9pm) 21st Century Learners | Kalli Marketing Consultancy | details
16 (7-8pm) Homeopathy for Emotional Wellness | IMI – Integrated Medicine Institute | details
16 (7-9pm) One Love Debut Concert | Red Doors Studio | details
17 (7:30-9pm) Nature’s Gift – DIY Workshop | Liberty Asia | details
17 (5pm) Natural Beaujolais Nouveau 2016 Party | La Cabane Wine Cellar & Bistro | details
17 (6:30-8pm) Can Humanity Leave War Behind Us? | Asia Society HK | details
17 (6:30-9:30pm) Before My Baby | Alive Wellness | details
17 (7-8:30pm) 10 Years of Green Drinks | Green Drinks | details
17 (7-8:30pm) Talk on Yoga and Meditation from an NFL Linebacker | The Yoga Room | details
17 (7-8:30pm) Reboot and Rebalance | Red Doors Studio | details
18 (11am-3pm) Deepen Your Intuition | Sommer Life | details
18 (1-2pm) Journaling Workshop | Little Alchemy | details
18 (6:30-9:30pm) Focus On Our Seas Fundraiser | Plastic Free Seas | details
18 (7:30-9:30pm) Freedom Through Yoga & Meditation | The Yoga Room | details
19-28 (9am-12pm) Living Yoga Therapy Foundational Training | Yoga Therapy | details
19 (9:30am-3:30pm) Pranayama – Breathing for Power & Calm | Love Life HK | details
19 (10am-12:30pm) Thyroid Health Seminar | SOL Wellness | details
19 (11am-4pm) Hong Kong Herbival | Green Living Education Foundation | details
19 (1-3pm) emBODYment | The Yoga Room | details
19 (2:30-3:30pm) Natural Bath Bomb Workshop | Playground | details
19 (3:30-6pm) Embrace Your Greatness Potential | The Yoga Room | details
19 (4-6pm) Special Afternoon Tea | Meat Free Hong Kong | details
19 (6-9pm) Understanding and Guiding Children’s Behavior | Kalli Marketing Consultancy | details
19 Art Retreat for Moms and Daughters | Wild at Art | details
20 (9:30am-3:30pm) Pain Free Yoga | Love Life HK | details
20 (9:30-11:30am) Coastal Clean-Up | HK’s Cleanup Crew | details
20 (1:30-4pm) Practice Becomes Habit. Habits Become Lifestyle. | The Yoga Room | details
20 Team Canada Beach Clean Up | CanChamHK | details
21 (6:30-8:30pm) Release Neck and Shoulder Tension | Tian Yan Nei Gong Centre | details
22 (6-9pm) Nutrition, Exercise and Children’s Brain Health | Kalli Marketing Consultancy | details
22 (6:30-7:30pm) Increase your Energy | Culture of Consciousness | details
23 (6-9pm) Raw Chocolate Evening | Food Linkers | details
23 (7-9pm) Chai and Chat | Little Alchemy | details
23-24 (7:30-19:30pm) Crystal Chakra Healing | Thee Spiritual Source | details
23 (7:30-9:45pm) Meet your Angels | The Sanctuary | details
23-25 Team Coaching Foundation Program | Transcend International Group | details
24 (7-8:30pm) Reboot and Rebalance | Red Doors Studio | details
24-26 Smart Mobility in Smart City | Expo HK | details
25 (1-2pm) Women Entrepreneur Gathering | Little Alchemy | details
25-27 Clockenflap | details
25-27 Share Inner Love Pop-Up | Luxarity | details
26 (11am-2pm) Shamanic Skills | Thee Spiritual Source | details
26 (5:30pm) Spectrum of Life Yoga Teacher Training | Gecko Yoga | details
26 & 27 Walk for Nature | WWF Hong Kong | details
27 (8:45-11:30am) Hike and Yoga | The Yoga Room | details
28-10 Dec Global Leaders Programme | Global Institute for Tomorrow | details
30 (7-8pm) Homeopathy for Respiratory Complaints | IMI – Integrated Medicine Institute | details
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