LoveAlive
The Recovery
Talking Circle &
Men's Step Group
In Person in Nelson, BC October - May
The Recovery Talking Circle - Thursday Evenings 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Men's Step Group - Thursday Evenings 7:45 - 9:00 PM
Recovery Talking Circle
All people are Welcome
The Addiction Recovery Talking Circle is a sacred space for healing, connection, and truth-telling - a First Nations–guided approach to recovery that honors the spirit of all our relations.
Duration: 1.5 hours • By Donation
We begin each circle with a smudge, a prayer, or a song - opening the space with gratitude and humility. The Eagle Feather is passed as our talking stick, symbolizing respect and attentive listening. Whoever holds the feather has the floor, sharing from the heart - where they are in their recovery, or reflections inspired by the Elder’s Daily Meditation, which sets the tone for the evening.
Drumming and singing are woven throughout, helping us reconnect to rhythm, spirit, and community. This is a space where healing is not rushed or forced - it unfolds naturally, in circle, in story, in prayer and in song.
All are welcome who come with an open heart, a willingness to listen, and a desire to heal together in the spirit of recovery - living sober, and well, in body, mind, and spirit
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Participation is by donation, supporting the continuation of this sacred work and helping others find their way home to healing.
Contact Vince @lovealive.ca for more details
Men's Ceremonial Step Group
Men’s Step Group
(October - May)
A Deep Ceremonial Journey into Healing & Purpose • By Donation
The Men’s Step Group is more than recovery - it’s ceremony, transformation, and initiation. This powerful 8-month journey follows the sacred seasons from October to May, guiding men through the 12 Steps in a deeply experiential way based off the First Nations teachings of Turtle Island (North America).
Together, we uncover the ancestral burdens we’ve carried - not as punishment, but as sacred responsibilities to heal in this lifetime. When a man realizes these burdens were never his to keep, but only to transform, true freedom begins.
Through prayer, drumming, and guided sharing, participants experience profound release and renewal. The results speak for themselves - men who complete this process often experience extraordinary recovery outcomes and a deep sense of belonging.
As ceremony season approaches - Vision Quest, Sundance, and the 12th Step of Service - participants step naturally into a life of purpose, helping others and embodying recovery in action.
Participation is by donation, allowing all men - regardless of means - to walk this healing path together in reciprocity and gratitude.
Contact Vince @lovealive.ca for more details
Facilitated by Vince Wishart
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor
Vince is Plains Cree, Scottish and Polish. A lodge keeper for an original Sioux teachings sweat lodge, pipe carrier, sundancer and has been walking the Chanculuta for 14 years. His teachers are Spirit Bear,
Eagle Claw, and Blue Thunder, to name a few.
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