OneSpace Holiday Gift Guide
We’ve rounded up some of the services and products offered by our talented Members to provide a little holiday gifting inspiration.
Included are two of the charities that we partner with if you’re looking for ways to give back this holiday season.
Cayley Benjamin - Coach & Facilitator, specializing in Motherhood
The Gift: Motherhood Coaching Programs; 1:1, groups sessions or group virtual workshops. Gift cards available.
A bit about Cayley: Cayley has coached and led workshops and retreats for thousands of people globally throughout her career. Becoming a mother herself was the catalyst for this business. She saw firsthand that the mother is often the afterthought, yet she is essential in families and in society. A mother is always evolving and becoming the mother that is needed at this current stage, and she needs support throughout this evolution.
Her current work coaching moms is the culmination of her psychology and sociology studies, her experience leading personal and leadership development work, her study and teaching of yoga and meditation, her own experience as a mother, conversations with moms in different environments, and learning from midwives, doulas, sociologists and psychologists. She has also been mentored by the world’s leading researcher on matrescence, Dr. Aurelie Athan at Columbia University, and completed my Motherhood Studies Practitioner Certification with Dr. Sophie Brock, Motherhood Studies Sociologist. Learn more about Cayley, and explore her programs.
City and She
The Gift: Fine art photo and prints. Framing available.
A bit about City and She: City and She fine art photo prints are dreamy and worldly. City and She started out of a love for photography and philanthropy.
Shelan is an artist and lawyer and the photographer behind City and She. She believes every business can create positive change (either on your walls or outside of them). Her work to elevate wellbeing merges her experiences as an art photographer and social justice advocate. Every print is infused with joy and a portion of print proceeds go to charity.
Sunrise Sugaring
The Gift: An all natural and all body inclusive hair removal.
A bit about Sunrise Surgaring: Hilary is the proud owner of Sunrise Sugaring. Before she fell in love with sugaring, she worked as an electrician for eight years. As her life changed with having a family, she decided to switch to a profession that aligns more with the thing that are important to her; community, self-care, and sustainability.
She is a certified Sugar Practitioner and passionate about building people up and cultivating meaningful connections. Through sugaring, it is her hope to create an easy-going, fun, and thoughtful lil' community where all bodies are respected and celebrated.
Hilary practices onsite at OneSpace Sundays - Tuesdays.
Rocks in our Pockets
The Gift: Children’s accessories, blankets and decor. Gift Cards available.
A bit about Rocks in our Pockets: A proudly Canadian (with an Irish flavour) Vancouver-based sustainable kids brand. Every Rocks in our Pockets collection is created to nurture a child’s natural curiosity and respect for our planet and all who live on it. The design of each piece adheres to this philosophy, from the conception of the custom gender-neutral prints to the eco-friendly features inherent in the product production. RIOP respects the right of kids to be kids - and of grownups to be themselves as well as parents. All RIOP prints are inspired by the wonder of discovery, and hand-painted in-house in colour palettes designed to appeal to girls, boy, kids and adults alike.
Nawellness
The Gift: Cranio-Sacral Therapy (CST)
A bit about Nawellness: Nawale is the practitioner behind Nawellness. She is a French bilingual Cranio-Sacral Therapist & Vagus Nerve Certified and, is uniquely trained in Biodynamic CST and Fascial Unwinding. Nawale is also a Certified Osteodouce Practitioner, an energetic Osteopathy modality.
CST is recommended for simple to severe aches & pains, complex and persistent health issues like: headache, back pain, brain fog, sciatica, endometriosis, physical & emotional blocks, shock & trauma, injuries, depression, anxiety, concussion, fibromyalgia, post-Covid symptoms, TMJ, fatigue, allergies, skin diseases, PMS, stress, IBS, birth trauma & more.
CST is safe for newborns, pregnant & laboring women.
Nawale practices onsite at OneSpace Mondays and Fridays.
Michele Assarasakorn - Comic Book Illustrator & Colourist
The Gift: Bespoke illustrated portraits (more info below), PAWS children’s comic book series.
(Bonus: fun stocking stuffer ideas like PAWS themed stickers and a beautiful female-empowering sketchbook)
A bit about Michele: Michele is a local comic book artist and colourist. She has had the pleasure of colouring books for such publishers as DC, Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, Skybound and Glénat. She's also a co-creator of the children's comic book series PAWS. PAWS is a graphic novel series about best friends, cute dogs, and all the fun (and trouble) that comes with them. Michele just completed a US book tour for the 3rd book in the series, and is currently at work on number 4.
Bespoke Illustrated Portraits by Michele.
This is special offer for the OneSpace Community as Michele is no longer accepting commissions for the year!
Details on how to place your portrait order below.
Leonie Bedet Acupuncture
The Gift: Acupuncture
A bit about the practice: Acupuncture can help manage stress levels, deal with chronic issues and pain, and supports in times of transition and heightened emotion.
Leonie practices onsite at OneSpace Wednesdays - Saturdays.
Give a gift that gives back.
Consider Mom2Mom and BabyGoRound - two charities that do amazing work for mothers and children in the Greater Vancouver Area.
Mom2Mom
The Gift: Give the gift of groceries (must donate by Dec 15th).
A bit about Mom2Mom: Mom2Mom provides moms facing the dual challenges of poverty and solo-parenting with access to additional resources that make a big impact on family life. From groceries and basic household items to extra-curricular activities for children and help during unforeseen emergencies, Mom2Mom gives moms access to a supportive community all year long.
We know that children who have healthy, determined, well-supported moms can grow and thrive in spite of poverty-related stress. When moms thrive, children thrive.
There are plenty of ways to support Mom2Mom including; monetary donations, fundraising, and becoming a community resource. Check out all the ways to get involved.
BabyGoRound
The Gift: A monetary donation to ensure families have all they need, especially going into the holidays OR donate new or gently used baby gear.
A bit about BabyGoRound: BabyGoRound provides essential baby items including gear, diapers and clothing to families in need throughout the Lower Mainland. They work with a network of approximately 95 health and social service agencies, including the YWCA, domestic violence shelters, hospitals, youth and teen pregnancy programs and programs supporting families new to Canada to identify these families in need.
These families then come to their store-like facility where they are able to shop for the items they need and take them home free of charge. Most often these include several costly items like a crib, stroller, front carrier, high chair, and exersaucer as well as smaller things such as clothing, blankets, toys, and bath items. Find out what items BabyGoRound is currently excepting.
Help ensure families have a brighter holiday season with a monetary donation
OneSpace is a drop-off location for BabyGoRound and is currently excepting items for their Winter Drive, until Dec 15th.
