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DAY 3 - Sunday We started our morning with yoga, lecturer, yoga teacher and yoga therapist Tiina Hemminki guided us to safe and relaxing journey, where one could notice the signals from our body following Tiina's soothing voice eyes closed. Yoga Federation of Finland has their own orientation of hatha yoga which is the one we did. Especially interesting were the notions how one can affect to different sides of your body just by thinking and also how we can guide our breathing via left or right nostril, in and out, using only your better non-Horton side for an example. (yoga moment starting and adorable Tiina) Next in line was OLKA coordinator Tarja Kulmala. OLKA means coordinated organizational and volunteer activities in the finnish hospitals. OLKA also helps non-profit organizations to reach their audience and connects them to hospital units. OLKA also has an app called Toivo (Hope) where you can find peer support for any condition you may have 24/7. We have done cooperation with OLKA right from the beginning. (OLKA coordinator Tarja) Last presentation of the day was an Art photographer and an Expert by Experience Riina Sorjonen who talked about peer support via her own story. Main focus was also on keeping up the inspiration in life and always looking for new fun things and not giving up on anything you have enjoyed doing in life. This too was something different and a beautiful closing performance for the great event. Planned Safe room sessions were cancelled due to lack of personnel but we had such an open, honest, wild, limitless and crazy vibe and discussions all the time that there really was no need for "safe space" - everyone and every space was safe. Presentation about psychiatric burden and psychiatric symptoms caused by Horton was cancelled as well. When planning the event we noticed that there seem to be no one in the local healthcare (psychiatry) that could talk about this subject - there were zero volunteers. So, this really needs to be covered next year. Tired but happy, until next year !

Joe Stone tells his moving story.

Dr Emmanuelle Schindler sends us a pre-recorded update on DMT.

Day 2 ..... Dr. Christopher Gottschalk spoke and I managed to mess up the photo.... Next, Anna Kim gives a excellent supporters viewpoint.

About to start registration and presidents reception!! Supposed to be around 80 first time attendees!!