If your new year’s resolutions involved getting healthy for 2015 but you aren’t sure where to start, think about dropping into the Pop Up Health and Wellness Cafe in Chinatown. Dr. Thara Vayali has arranged for information sessions and mini-workshops about cleansing, sleep, nutrition, money, sex and skin care. There are also a few meditation and yoga sessions.
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Resolve: If your new year's resolutions involved getting healthy for 2015 but you aren't sure where to start, think about dropping into the Pop Up Health and Wellness Cafe in Chinatown. Dr. Thara Vayali has arranged for information sessions and mini-workshops about cleansing, sleep, nutrition, money, sex and skin care. There are also a few meditation and yoga sessions. No appointment necessary.
Now through Sunday, Jan. 11, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, 434 Columbia St, www.thisopenspace.ca
Culture: The Heian period (794 to 1185) was a fascinating point in Japanese history – a cultural heyday of sorts. Jennifer Guest has come all the way from the University of Oxford to talk about it at the University of British Columbia this week. Hear her discuss Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book, a diary observing the nature of court life in poetic detail.
Thursday, Jan. 8, 4 p.m., Centre for Japanese Research (Room 120), 1855 West Mall, UBC, www.iar.ubc.ca
Listen: The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has a pleasant afternoon planned. Not only will a $40 ticket get you a seat in a beautiful theatre and a few hours of expertly played music, but you'll get cookies and tea as well. This edition of Trumpets & Tea is Shakespeare themed with music by composers such as Verdi, Berlioz, and Tchaikovsky.
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2 p.m., Orpheum Theatre (601 Smithe St.), www.vancouversymphony.ca
Design: Hustle to Robson Square on Monday night for a lecture by architect Amale Andraos. In addition to being a co-founder of Work Architecture Company in New York, she's also the dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Bonus: this lecture is free and open to the public.
Monday, Jan. 12, 6:30 p.m., UBC Robson Square (800 Robson St.), www.sala.ubc.ca