Let's walk together: a mindful photo-poetry walk with Artist Yannis Lobaina

🌿 Get ready for a stimulating art walk! Join me for a photo poetry walk where we’ll explore the beauty of Kay Gardner Beltline Trail

The ims to create a calmer, healthier, kinder world by reconnecting people with nature, poetry and visual arts. Please do share this event with other slow mindful walkers in your life. You’ll be invited to slow down, look closely, wonder freely, and create some intuitive art, poetry, or a nature piece to bring home.

Let's walk together: a mindful photo-poetry walk with Artist Yannis Lobaina

Get ready for a stimulating art walk! Join me for a  photo poetry walk where we’ll explore the beauty of Kay Gardner Beltline Trail

🧘‍♀️ Let's walk together: a mindful photo-poetry walk with Artist Yannis Lobaina

🗓 Saturday, October 3, 2026

⏰ 1 - 4 pm EDT. 

Please, if you can arrive at  12:55 PM  (5 minutes before)

FREE. Suggestion  Cost: PWYC (Pay What You Can)! This is a suggested contribution for my offering as an artist and mindful walk facilitator. You can bring cash, pay by PayPal, or set up direct deposit. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Thanks so much.

Everybody is welcome. These community walks promote our mental well-being, establish a strong connection with nature, and encourage mindfulness. I'll take you to one of my favourite spots where I find inspiration and capture some of my best photographs. If you enjoy the experience, share it on social media and use this hashtag to keep the conversation on! #AweWalkswithYannisLobaina.

  🌿 AGENDA

12: 55 PM📍 Let's meet at Nicol MacNicol Parkette, 1 Elm Ridge Cir, Toronto, ON M6B 1A2 

1-1:30 PM Let's meet at  Nicol MacNicol Parkette, 1 Elm Ridge Cir, Toronto, ON M6B 1A2—Short mindful meditation exercise and a brief poem selection for a walk. Allow your breathing to settle into its own natural rhythm.

As you arrive, imagine setting down any concerns, plans, or tasks you have carried with you today.

Then start walking east on the Kay Gardner Beltline trail. We will be walking a very small part of the trail,  

1- 2:50 PM Guided Slow mindful walking, Observation on the Kay Gardner Beltline trail. Photo walk | open your heart, mind, soul for Awe moments. 

3- 4 PM  End of the Walk: Collective  Reflection and Journaling at Parkette in front of the Forest Hill Library, located at 700 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9, and the Forest Hill Collegiate Institute.

They have 5 small, nice tables where we can rest, make some art together and share our journey.  For the washrooms, we can use the   Forest Hill Branch Library.  Washrooms are located outside the library in a city-owned space and are not accessible. Wheelchair Accessible

🌿 What to wear and bring:

✅ Please bring your Journals and pencils to write insights, observations, or poetry inspired by the journey.

✅Your phone camera or just your powerful eyes

✅ Comfortable shoes for walking, & Comfortable weather-appropriate clothing

✅ Water bottle

✅ Hand sanitizer

✅ An open mind and heart, very importantly, your best smile!

These events are rain or shine and will take place unless the forecast calls for thunderstorms or very heavy rainfall.

Keep an eye on your emails for any updates leading up to the event!

Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Yannis Lobaina

RESOURCES

Connecting with Mother Nature through art.

Check for more information  about my recent publications on this topic. 

📍 Route & Access

 West End Start: The trail starts just north of the Allen Road and Eglinton Avenue intersection (131 Allan Pathway), near the Eglinton West (now Cedarvale) TTC subway station. Let's meet at Nicol MacNicol Parkette, 1 Elm Ridge Cir, Toronto, ON M6B 1A2

Let’s cultivate Empathy and Connectedness through Nature, poetry and Mindful Photography.

Info: Let's meet at Nicol MacNicol Parkette, 1 Elm Ridge Cir, Toronto, ON M6B 1A2—Short meditation exercise and a brief poem selection for a walk. Then start walking east on the Kay Gardner Beltline trail. We will be walking a very small part of the trail, and the End of the Walk: Collective Reflection and Journaling at Parkette in front of the Forest Hill Library, located at 700 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9, and the Forest Hill Collegiate Institute.

Info: Embrace a slow walk and observe the beauty around you. Yannis Lobaina. “Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
― Mary Oliver

Info: End of the Walk: Collective Reflection and Journaling at Parkette
Join us in front of the Forest Hill Library, located at 700 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9, and the Forest Hill Collegiate Institute.

After our walk, participants will have time to reflect on their experiences. We encourage you to share your insights, observations, or even poetry inspired by the journey. You'll be invited to slow down, look closely, wonder freely, and create intuitive art, poetry, or nature pieces to take home.

If you enjoy the experience, please share it on social media and use the hashtag #AweWalkswithYannisLobaina to keep the conversation going!
Let's come together to reflect on our adventure of Mindful Photography and Nature Meditative Walk. Feel free to share this event with other slow, mindful walkers in your life.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Kay Gardner Beltline Trail, Kay Gardner Beltline Trail, Toronto, Canada

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