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TWEEN girls are being invited to attend a special school holidays mindfulness workshop at Bangalow Uniting Church on January 31.<\/p>\n

The Self Love Club is a passion project for Good Vibes Gang founder and Clunes mum Kate Vandermeer, who also runs monthly full moon ceremonies for women.<\/p>\n

She said the workshops offer a place where girls aged eight to 12 can get together to learn about mindfulness through games, craft, yoga, meditation and play.<\/p>\n

Topics include energy and chakras, friendship, astrology, crystals, aromatherapy, seasons and moon magic, with activities such as making sage sticks, concocting perfume potions with essential oils and playing charades.<\/p>\n

Vandermeer previously co-owned a gift store in Melbourne with her husband and became interested in crystals and aromatherapy through products she sold there.<\/p>\n

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“When we moved up here in 2022 I thought I want to move more into this,” she said.<\/p>\n

One of her aims is making ‘woo woo’ concepts easier to digest.<\/p>\n

“Around here every man and his dog is a healer of some sort and there’s a variety of modalities people can work with,” she said.<\/p>\n

“The Self Love Club started as a school holiday workshop last April and I had a really strong response. A lot of parents said they have a sensitive daughter who feels things deeply and word spread organically.<\/p>\n

“It’s been a really beautiful, fulfilling thing for me to help these girls.”<\/p>\n

The workshop is being held from 9.30am to 12pm on Friday January 31. It costs $49, including a crystal to take home.<\/p>\n

For more information and to book, visit goodvibesgang.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TWEEN girls are being invited to attend a special school holidays mindfulness workshop at Bangalow Uniting Church on January 31. The Self Love Club is a passion project for Good Vibes Gang founder and Clunes mum Kate Vandermeer, who also runs monthly full moon ceremonies for women. She said the workshops offer a place where […]<\/p>\n

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