LYON COMMUNITY CLASSES

Aloha! This page serves as our “master post” for all Lyon Arboretum community classes. More classes will be added as details are finalized. Registration is via Eventbrite.

Garden Club of Honolulu (GCH) members and provisional members: classes hosted in cooperation with GCH will have “GCH” in the title.

Refund policy: The deadline to request a refund is usually the Friday before the week of the class. (For example, if the class was Saturday the 14th, the deadline for a refund would be Friday the 6th.) However, please check with the Education Department as there may be exceptions to our policy due to the publication of the class date on Eventbrite.

After this point, no refund requests will be processed. Please note that Eventbrite’s fees are non-refundable. Mahalo. Our full refund policy can be found here (PDF).

(Classes that are currently accepting enrollment appear at the top of this page; classes that are at full enrollment or that have passed are recorded at the bottom.)

2024 CLASSES

MAY

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Saturday, May 18th

From Climate Grief to a Resilient Future: A Community Workshop

Click Here for Details: From Climate Grief to a Resilient Future: A Community Workshop

From Climate Grief to a Resilient Future: A Community Workshop on Creating Stability in Unstable Times
Co-sponsored by Climate Protectors Hawai‘i

Hearing about and experiencing climate change can bring up strong emotions such as grief, anxiety, and frustration. Suppressing these emotions can lead to burnout or even apathy. Through facilitated discussion, ritual, and nature-based practices, this workshop will be a space to share and collectively reflect on difficult thoughts and feelings. This framework and the resiliency practices offered will demonstrate how acknowledging challenging emotions can lead to a renewed commitment to purpose and energize participants to go forth to take collaborative action. We invite you to join us to share, connect, and re-ignite inspiration and possibility in your change-making work and personal life.
The class will take place indoors and outdoors.

Instructor bio
Lizabeth Kashinsky has worked in conservation in Hawai’i for over 25 years. She holds a Master’s degree in Ecopsychology, is a certified Ecotherapist, and is training to be a grief educator. In addition to her day job working to recover endangered and threatened species, she teaches yoga, leads nature-based retreats and workshops, and facilitates The Work That Reconnects. This transformative process supports a more life-sustaining world.

Andrea Nandoskar (Co-facilitator)
Andrea Nandoskar is a community activist and educator dedicated to collaboration, possibilities, and creating catalytic events that inspire shifts in consciousness and vision for a peaceful, just, and thriving world for all.
Andrea was co-founder of MOGOLEHA (MOst GOod LEast HArm)Hawaii, a group of four feisty plant-based friends who launched Hawaii’s first Humane Education Week with Zoe Weil from the Institute for Humane Education; Speaker series manager for VegFest Oahu; a facilitator of Pachamama Alliance’s Awakening the Dreamer and Project Drawdown workshops; co-founder of Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition and co-founder of Wild Bird Rehab Haven.
Andrea is also a founding member of Climate Protectors Hawaii, a network of individuals across the state of Hawaiʻi who care deeply about climate change and provide a space for community support through shared inspiration, education, and opportunities to take action.

CLASS DATE AND TIME: Saturday, May 18th, 2024, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

LOCATION: Lyon Education Children’s Learning Center

CLASS SIZE: 15

PRICE: $15.00

WHAT TO BRING/WEAR

    • What to bring
    • Comfortable, closed-toe shoes with good traction (required). You should be prepared to walk on uneven terrain.
    • Long pants (to keep mosquitoes off. Optional: a light jacket or long-sleeved outer shirt.)
    • Bug Spray (optional but recommended)
    • Rain jacket or poncho
    • Water bottle (optional but recommended)
    • Journal and pencil or pen

TICKETS OPEN: 4/16/24

TICKETS CLOSE: 5/10/24

To sign up, visit our Eventbrite link: From Climate Grief to a Resilient Future: A Community Workshop

Refund policy: No refunds will be issued after 5/15/24, including those purchased on that day.
You can find our refund policy for community classes here.
For questions about the class content or logistics, please call Lyon Arboretum at (808) 988-0456 or email Education at LyonEdu@hawaii.edu