Inspired Evenings  | Exploring the Power of No + Boundary Setting

Inspired Evenings | Exploring the Power of No + Boundary Setting

A monthly gathering to breathe life into your dreams + ambitions. This month with special guest, Sarah Cargill - author of "No is Sexy".

By Jordan Aftanas

Date and time

Thursday, May 2 · 6:30 - 8pm PDT

Location

TEDxPortland Headquarter Office

11 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 11 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Portland, OR 97232

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Agenda

6:15 PM - 6:30 PM

Arrival - Meet + Greet

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Event Programming

8:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Optional Community Hang + Connection

About this event

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

Join this brave space where creatives, entrepreneurs, and dreamers unite to fuel their greatest passions.


This month's theme is "Exploring The Power of Saying No + Boundry Setting" where we will discover how establishing healthy boundaries empowers you to pursue your greatest endeavors, with special guest, Sarah Cargill, author of the amazing book, No is Sexy, sharing her expertise and wisdom.


Together we will explore tools and practices for:

  • How to gain clarity on what it is that you're ready to create for yourself and your life
  • Identify and unblock what might be holding you back
  • Gain support and accountability from an empowering community to move towards your vision every day


THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU IF...

  • Have a dream, creative/business endeavor, or goal that you are working towards and crave community and support as you bring it to life
  • Want to be inspired by other dreamers, creatives, and doers in your community
  • Are desiring support, tools, and accountability to bring your dreams and goals to life
  • Love personal growth + evolution and are always ready to be inspired
  • Feel stuck or crave greater momentum
  • Desire clarity and commitment for how to channel your focus and energy
  • Have an open mind to a holistic approach to your wellness and pursuit of your dreams


IN OUR TIME TOGETHER WE WILL

  • Come together in a supportive community to dream bigger, bolder, and truer than you ever thought possible
  • Set intentions and goals for the month ahead
  • Explore holistic health and personal growth practices to help bring more life and support to the visions you have for your life
  • Experience mindfulness, breathwork, and somatic healing to expedite your journey
  • Learn tactical tools, techniques, and strategies for how to move through blockages
  • Practice partner work for greater integration and growth
  • Develop plans, commitment practices, and accountability structures to integrate our work together outside of this container


WHAT TO BRING

  • A journal and something to write with
  • A vision, dream, or creative/business endeavor you’d love support on how to grow and bring to life
  • Supportive and uplifting energy


LOCATION

We are so honored and excited to host our event at the beautiful office of the TEDxPortland headquarters. It’s truly one of the most lovely event spaces in Portland and this is a wonderful opportunity to be in this space that is not open to the public. See picture below.


AGENDA

We will have 90 minutes of facilitated experience followed by 30 minutes of optional connection and networking. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.


Tickets are $20 orwe have spots reserved for pay what you can. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Please reach out to us individually for support.


About the Facilitators:

Special Guest: Sarah Cargill is a recovering people pleaser with more than 15 years of experience working with Fortune 100 brands around strategy, communications, change, operations, product, and innovation. She also has more than 20 years of background in ballet, theater, music, art, and design. Sarah is on a lifelong pursuit of balance that enables her to say yes to a full, diverse, and creative life. To learn more, visit SARAHCARGILL.COM

Jordan Aftanas is a Wellness Strategist and Coach who utilizes strategic personal development and holistic wellbeing practices to help individuals and organizations navigate their internal landscape so they can live a life of congruency, resilience, and powerful impact. She is the Director of Wellness for TEDxPortland, a certified Master Life Coach, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Yoga + Meditation teacher, and Breathwork Facilitator, and has over 8+ years of strategic consulting experience. Check out her website here.

Charlie Henderson is a zealous human being whose passions lie in human connection, tantra, and nervous system-based healing. As an intimacy + empowerment coach, they aim to support people in experiencing an authentic relationship with themselves, true liberation of the body, and the fullest expression of their deepest desires. Their teachings draw on the ancient traditions of Tantra, Yoga, Taoism, and meditation, and blend them with Western neuroscience, psychology, and trauma healing.

Jordan Aftanas

Charlie Henderson

Specail Guest Sarah Cargill

Location: TEDxPortland Headquarters Office

Organized by

Jordan Aftanas is a Whole Life Strategist and Coach who shares work at the intersection of ancient healing practices – such as Yoga, Ayurveda, Breathwork and meditation – and strategic intentional action through personal development and self-reflection. She provides 1:1 coaching, group workshops and hosts retreats designed to help visionaries gain powerful clarity and show up fully for themselves so they are able to have a greater impact on the world around them. As a certified, international coach and healing practitioner, she has traveled across the globe helping people to heal and transform their lives. Learn more about her at www.jordanaftanas.com or follow her @mindfuljordan.

$20