Upcoming Gatherings
mar 22, 2023 spring equinox tarot
+ tea leaves
Celebrate the Spring Equinox through community divination! We will connect to the new Spring energy through a guided meditation, a tarot spread, and tea leaves. During this event, Denise will teach you how to read your own cup of tea leaves. Tea cups & tea will be provided. Please bring a journal and a tarot/oracle deck if you have one (extras will be available) as well as any props you would like to be comfortable.
monthly tarot circle
This monthly circle meets to dive into the theme of THE CHARIOT reflective of our 2023 Year of The Chariot through tarot reading and ritual. You can expect guided meditation, multiple tarot prompts, and opportunities to share & provide insights to one another. No Tarot experience is required but please come with your own Tarot/Oracle Deck!
Cost: $25+GST
Sliding Scale: Use code TAROT to pay $15+ GST
Participants can register using the button or etransfer Denise, at hello@denisewalkerspeaks.com
Past Gatherings
Feb 2023 Tarot Circle
Theme: The Obstacle is The Path
As 2023 is the Year of The Chariot in Tarot, we will be exploring Chariot themes throughout all our circles in 2023. Our February circle will explore the obstacles that seem to “block” our way by meeting them with curiosity and tenderness.
You can expect guided meditation, tarot prompts, and opportunities to share & explore what came through the Tarot with each other.
Cost: Sliding Scale $25+GST or use code TAROT to pay $15 + GST
jan 14th tarot circle
Theme: The Dawn of The Chariot
As 2023 is the Year of The Chariot in Tarot, we will be exploring Chariot themes throughout all our circles in 2023. Our first one will connect the lessons of 2022 to the empowered energy of the Chariot and how that personally relates to our individual experience.
You can expect guided meditation, tarot prompts, and opportunities to share & explore what came through the Tarot with each other.
Cost: Sliding Scale $25+GST or use code TAROT to pay $15 + GST
new year’s tarot and candle ceremony
dec 29
Come usher in the New Year through Tarot and Candle Making! We will begin with a grounding meditation followed by a New Year's Tarot Spread led by Denise. There will be opportunities to share your cards and insights (sharing is optional!), then we will take the messages of the Tarot and any intentions or wishes for the New Year and infuse them into handmade candles led by Tanjeryne.
Regular Price is $50 + GST. Pay listed amount of $70 +GST to pay it forward. Use code FIFTY to pay $50+ GST, code FORTY to pay $40+GST
free virtual winter solstice tarot circle dec 21
Join this virtual circle to celebrate the Winter Solstice! You can expect a meditation to ground us into the circle together followed by tarot prompts and journaling. Sharing is optional and you'll have the opportunity to give consent if you'd like others to give feedback or insight on any cards you pull.
Please bring your own tarot/oracle deck and something to journal with.
immersive tarot lessons module one june 2 - june 23 2022
Immersive Tarot Lessons Module One introduces the participant to the first 16/78 Tarot Cards in a regular deck. This is a VIRTUAL course.
Week One - June 2 (90 mins): Tarot Basics, The Aces, & The Fool
Week Two - June 9 (60 mins): The 2's & The Magician
Week Three - June 16 (60 mins): The Pages & The High Priestess
Week Four - June 23(60 mins): The Empress & Tarot Practice
This course is for anyone who wishes to learn every tarot card in depth in a supportive group environment.
The focus for each week is designed to explore the relationships between cards with similar meanings, understand the differences, and create familiarity with your deck. The following Modules with the rest of the cards may follow a less intensive structure with perhaps only 4 lessons or so through July and August, which will be determined collaboratively with the participants in Module One. Fall Modules will also depend on what works best for everyone.
ONLINE ARTS FESTIVAL 1-DAY FUNDRAISER FEB 7
Denise will be leading a poetry workshop & reading poetry at this online fundraiser event that highlights local artists! Tickets by donation.
tarot poetry
Jan 29 2021 7pm-9pm
Venture deeper into the world of tarot through the art of poetry with local Author & Meditation Teacher, Denise Walker. Denise will guide you through different writing prompts to receive guidance & insight from the tarot cards. This workshop is a unique writing experience that can be enjoyed by the beginning or experienced writer. This is an online event.
For this workshop please bring:
1. A pen
2. A journal
3. Your favourite tarot desk
reuniting the self
may 7-26 2020
Amy and Denise invite you to join them on a 4-week journey into the Self. Each week, we will explore an aspect of ourselves through yoga, meditation, and journaling. We will identify how we currently interact with these aspects and how/when they show up in our everyday lives. Throughout this program, we will work on accepting and embracing each of these parts, finally uniting all of them together into the Full Self.
Week 1: The Inner Child
Week 2: The Lower Self (Shadow)
Week 3: The Higher Self
Week 4: The Full Self
FULL MOON CELEBRATION APR 7 - 7PM MDT
Join Amy & Denise for a special 2 hr online event! The full moon marks the ending of a cycle. Everything that needed to come to the surface over the past 28 days has been illuminated. Now it is time to release anything that no longer serves us. Amy will guide us through a lunar inspired yoga sequence followed by meditation led by Denise. This has been a trying time—together, we will shed some of the heaviness we've been carrying on our shoulders so that we may walk into the next cycle feeling lighter
online write & rise poetry workshop
mar 24 6pm mst
2-hr online workshop designed to awaken your creativity! Will be held over Google Meets. This event is FREE!
DEEP INNER SOUL RETREAT DEC 6-8 2019
Your Retreat Includes:
• Deep Meaningful Rituals & Ceremonies facilitated by your SiStars in Circle
• Guided Meditations
• Intuitive Artwork & Poetry (special GIFTS to take home with you!!)
• Movement, Dance, Music, Singing
• Healing through Group Work, Sharing, Mirroring & Shadow Work
• Personal time for Reflection & Integration
• Special Memories & moments shared that last a lifetime
• All meals included, High energy Nutritious Meals prepared for us
• Shared and private accommodation ~ At a Beautiful Private Lodge overlooking Cooking Lake 30 minutes outside of Edmonton
Blackout poetry workshop oct 27
Blackout poetry is the art of creating a poem from a larger piece of text by blacking-out some or most of the original text.
The first hour of the workshop will be dedicated to the creation of blackout poetry while the second hour will contain more sense-defying prompts and writing activities!
Each participant will get their own 16-22 page blackout poetry notebook to use during the workshop as well as take home afterwards.
write & rise: sOcal foodie edition SEPT 28
Best-selling Poet, Denise Walker, and Chef Mimi Rose join forces to bring you a drool-worthy literary/culinary adventure: Write & Rise SoCal Foodie Edition!
Together we will write a series of poems using fresh Californian food & ingredients to inspire and stimulate our creativity.
We will also use a visualization meditation to get the writing juices flowing!
Once our writing is complete, we will enjoy a beautiful and delicious lunch designed by Mimi using the same ingredients we crafted our poetry from!
Snacks, alcohol-free refreshments, & lunch provided!
Write & rise poetry workshop aug 20
Write & Rise is a two-hour poetry workshop designed to help you tap into your innate creativity. This workshop is open to all levels of writing experience—first-time poets are especially welcome! Even if you wouldn't consider yourself "creative" or "artsy", given the right circumstances, you'll be surprised by the beauty that is contained within you. All you'll need is a pen, some paper, and an attitude of openness.
The first half of the workshop includes a guided visualization meditation to get your creative juices flowing followed by a series of fun & thought-provoking writing prompts.
YOga & meditation in the park july 3
Join Kim Yu & Denise Walker for Hatha Flow & Guided Meditation at Paul Kane Park. Find inner peace while breathing in the nature around you. Ground yourself by cultivating a deep connection to the Earth. Yoga will begin at 6:30pm and run for 75 mins. Meditation will begin at 8pm and run for 45 minutes. Come for one part or come for both! We will meet at the water feature on the south end of the park. Bring a blanket/yoga mat to support your practice. Drop in or pre-register at the link below.
Write & Rise poetry workshop may 25
Write & Rise is a two-hour poetry workshop designed to help you tap into your innate creativity. This workshop is open to all levels of writing experience—first-time poets are especially welcome! Even if you wouldn't consider yourself "creative" or "artsy", given the right circumstances, you'll be surprised by the beauty contained within you. All you'll need is a pen, some paper, and an attitude of openness.
BOOK LAUNCH!
I am proud to announce the release of the second instalment of Pick Your Poison: Poetry for Addiction & Recovery. Come celebrate with a night of alcohol-free mixed drinks and readings from the new book!
Love Fest
February Valentines Event
Presented by Sober Saturdayz, Denise Walker joins other local talent in celebrating radical self-love.
Listen to Denise's talk on self-love & boundaries here
Whisper & Roar: Kundalini Yoga & Poetry for Recovery
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.” ~ rumi
“Come out of the masses. Stand alone like a lion and live your life according to your own light.” ~ Osho
There is a voice inside of all of us; sometimes it whispers sometimes it roars. At this workshop, Teg Dhyan Kaur and Denise Walker invite you to tune into your higher-self and listen to your true inner narrative. Through yoga, meditation, and recovery poetry we will explore the emotions that drive us towards our best lives. We will get quiet and we will get loud. We will embody the softness and strength it takes to thrive in recovery. Throughout this powerful practice lead by Teg Dhyan Kaur, you will hear poems read by Denise Walker from her recovery collection, "Pick Your Poison", as well as have opportunities to write your own guided poems.