Welcome to my Practice Space
A community for creating change in the world through mindfulness meditation.
“Mindfulness has always been an important part of my life, helping me navigate my inner world, and also deepening my connection to the world around us.
I created this practice space for curious, introspective people who want to create change in the world using mindfulness meditation. I also created this space to remind us that mindfulness is rooted in social change. In this space, we’re always practicing humanity.
If this resonates with you, I invite you to join me.
We gather every other Saturday at 11am EST. To encourage engagement and connection, we do not record sessions.”
— Vanessa Ferlaino
Themes We Practice
What it means to be human — our joys, wounds, and how we respond to them — from the context of the world around us, including how the social, cultural, and systemic forces shape us.
We shape our practice of personal introspection into something larger, exploring how inner transformation can be translated into tangible change in relationships, communities, and the wider world.
We create stillness for our sacred purpose to present itself to us when we shift from survival to awakening, from consumption to contemplation. In stillness, we stop searching and chasing; instead, we connect with our authenticity.
The world is heavy. Life is a lot. We practice sitting with uncomfortable emotions, observing without judgement, and linger through nuance.
In this practice space, we anchor ourselves from the inside-out (who you are at your core), as opposed to the outside-in (what you achieve, how you appear).
We practice loving-kindness and compassion that we can bring into the world around us.
How We Practice
We gather online every other Saturday at 11am EST to practice mindfulness, deep listening, and loving speech.
We also offer an online Mindfulness Library for your own individual practice.
We are mindful of our increasingly digital world, but we do have our own digital community space to stay connected in between live gatherings, if this calls to you.
Words From Our Members
“I come for the deep and rich experience this community offers.” — Erik S.
Erik has been a member of the community since the beginning.
Our community supported Erik’s journey channelling grief from the loss of his four-month old son into outer community work at Rooted Northwest.
Our community offers a space for Erik to connect with people who wish to channel their own inner work into outer change.
Words From Our Members
“I have found this to be a safe space for me to grow. We ALL have something to offer, and we can ALL make a difference.”
— Member
Words From Our Members
“Thank you for the session today, Vanessa. I’m finding this space to be very valuable and I’m excited to see where it goes.”
— Member
Words From Our Members
“Hi Vanessa! All of what you are offering is awesome and very valuable!”
— Member (via email)
Join my practice space
$25 CAD/month or $275 CAD/year (1 month free)
— Join my bi-weekly live gatherings on Saturdays from 11:00am to 12:00pm EST. To encourage connection, sessions are not recorded.
— Stay connected through my online community forum.
— Deepen your individual practice with my mindfulness library, featuring 20+ weeks of traditional & contemporary teachings.
Get 1 month free with an annual subscription of $275 CAD.
** Get a copy of my book, Human: Expansive Edition, with your membership! **
About me
Vanessa Ferlaino is an award-winning author, music artist, host/producer, speaker, and philanthropist.
She is also a 200-Hr Certified Mindfulness Teacher - Professional (CMT-P). She completed her certification at The Lab of Meditation. As a mindfulness teacher, she is passionate about returning mindfulness to its “social good” roots.
Vanessa has supported 100+ business founders, creators, social leaders, and educators. She recently raised 3K for Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario with Northern Credit Union. Her work has been featured on Rogers TV, Times Square New York Billboard, CTV, and more.
“With deep reverence for these sacred lands, I acknowledge that I live, work, and play on Robinson-Huron Treaty territory, the traditional lands of the Anishnaabeg, specifically Garden River First Nation and Batchewana First Nation, as well as the Métis People. Together, may we acknowledge, honour, and offer deep gratitude and respect to the people, plant, animal, and land spirits who knew this land we call home, Baawaating, long before us, and who will continue to long after. Please be welcome to take a deep breath in stillness, acknowledging the lands on which you are situated, as well as any and all other nations of first people and true keepers of this land who we may not know the name of today, but invite the opportunity to learn. May we be further invited to extend our land acknowledgements into land engagements, supporting and restoring these lands through responsible citizenship, sacred stewardship, partnership, and advocacy for various movements, including landback motions. Finally, in acknowledging these lands, may we hold space for the collective suffering we continue to witness from colonial violence, colonization, genocide, and oppressive systems still present and active in the world. This includes, but is not limited to, Palestine and its Occupied Territories, Sudan, Congo, Syria, and many more. We also bear witness to the ramifications of colonization, including discriminatory practices, exploitive uses of technology, ecocide, gender-based violence (especially in war zones), the military complex, and the border industrial complex. May our acknowledgements invite us to contribute to transformation and re-worlding. ” — Vanessa Ferlaino
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