In Michif, Taanishi means “hello,” but it carries a much deeper meaning: How is your spirit? How are you truly doing? It reflects the importance of relationship, belonging, and community within Métis culture.

I’m reconnecting with my Métis ancestry and exploring what it means to understand wellness through relationship with land, nourishment, community, and ancestral knowledge.

My work is rooted in reimagining wellness — moving beyond the idea that there is one right way to be well and instead learning to listen to ourselves, our bodies, and the wisdom we carry.

I’m especially passionate about supporting women through midlife, a season when our bodies, energy, priorities, and needs can change in ways that sometimes leave us wondering if we are going crazy.

This is a time to slow down and reconnect. A time to learn to listen to our bodies rather than constantly pushing against them. A time to truly nourish ourselves rather than continually putting ourselves last.

Through yoga and movement, nourishment, gardening and relationship with land, sound and energy practices, and my ongoing exploration of Métis ancestral knowledge, I invite women to find their own way of reimagining wellness.

Not another set of rules.

Not another list of things you need to fix.

But a deeper relationship with yourself, your body, your community, and the world around you.

Welcome to Dawn Rising.