It looks like the sun is going to make one of it’s rare winter appearances this weekend. Getting active and moving is so important for your mental health, so make sure you take advantage of the sunshine any chance you get as we continue to wait out the Winter season.

Free Entrepreneurship Crash Course – January 8th

Would you like to start your own successful business? Do you want to have more freedom, increase your income, and most importantly make an impact? If so, then this training is for you! This online webinar is perfect for the successful professional who wants to become a successful entrepreneur but isn’t sure how to get started. This is an online webinar so you can watch it from anywhere. Reserve your spot today!

Free Online Guided Meditation – January 8th

After the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, who couldn’t benefit from a little zen? An instructor will help you learn and practice meditation and teach you how to apply it to different and difficult situations in your life. The type of meditation is a gentle and easy technique called ‘Sahaja Yoga’ which is practiced in more than 100 countries and is always free. Reserve your spot today to experience balance and peace of mind.

Portland Farmers Market – January 8th

We’re forcasted for sunshine this weekend – hooray! And what better way to enjoy it then strolling through Portland Farmers Market? The Market at Portland State University is located in Downtown Portland in the South Park Blocks between SW College & Montgomery Streets. You can shop for delicious and healthy food, home decor, skincare, and more. Make sure to check it out!

O-Shogatsu, Japanese New Year – January 8th-9th

O-Shogatsu literally means “standard month.” “Standard,” in this instance, means the standard a person sets during the first days of the first month of the year. This standard will then regulate their fortune for the rest of the year. Therefore, people are in their highest spirits and hope for happiness and prosperity in the months ahead. At the Portland Japanese Garden, traditional arrangements of pine, bamboo, and plum branches, are displayed, and this special festival will include activities such as the exciting shishi-mai, or lion dance, and presentations of tea ceremony, and koto music. Get your tickets here!

Silverton Christmas Market – January 8th-9th

It’s the last weekend to visit the Silverton Christmas Market presented by Power Kia! This festival is an awe-inspiring light display and market at the Oregon Garden Resort! Stroll along immersive paths draped in more than one million lights. Explore the authentic German Christmas Market for gifts from artisan vendors. Enjoy music and cozy up to a wood-burning fire pit or take a ride down the snowless tubing hill. This is a magical event the whole family can enjoy! Buy your tickets here.