Outdoor Allyship with Bennett Rahn:
Striving for a Body Inclusive Outdoors
As we, the outdoor industry, strive for more diverse and inclusive spaces, we have an opportunity to examine the ways we can welcome in people of all body sizes. This talk will examine existing barriers to entry and potential solutions - from language, to gear, to laying psychologically safer spaces to try hard! No matter your size, you belong in the outdoors!
Note - ✨if you are currently enrolled in the Mind & Mountain Training Membership, this talk is included in your membership for free✨
What's included:
- Access to Bennett's LIVE 60-minute presentation
- Q & A
- A replay of the event will be emailed to attendees within 48 hours of the presentation.
The details:
- Thursday, Nov 21
- 4pm AKST / 5pm PST / 6pm MST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST
- Live on Zoom
- $15 is the suggested cost for attendance, but it is sliding scale. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
- All funds from this presentation will be donated directly to Brown Girls Climb an organization chosen by Bennett.
Meet Bennett
Bennett Rahn is a plus size outdoor athlete based in the Seattle area on Duwamish land.
She is a model, an influencer, an artist, a certified Single Pitch Instructor climbing guide and has worked as a middle school teacher and software engineer. She’s a climber and a skier and a mountaineer and loves paddleboarding and biking and yoga.
She is an advocate for a more inclusive outdoors and a more equitable world and she strives to inspire people of all kinds to pursue outdoor activities.
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Welcome to Mind & Mountain!
At Mind & Mountain, we provide online functional strength training to build functional strength for outdoor recreation. Our membership helps you cross-train from your living room so your outdoor adventures are more fun and you are less prone to injury. Our programs are all based on Mindful Interval Training and can be done anywhere with internet access. To learn more about Mind & Mountain and what we offer, click here!
At Mind & Mountain, we believe:
Outdoors are for everyone. All shapes, sizes, genders, races, sexual identities, ages, abilities. All bodies are good bodies, and all are welcome here.
Strength is the key. Functional strength helps us play in the mountains without injury, and have more fun doing it. And you don’t have to give up your other priorities -- or do a workout program perfectly -- to get strong.
Mental health matters. Exercise supports mental health when we ditch the “no-pain, no gain” pressure and replace it with titrated challenges, shifting our relationships with our bodies, & gradually increasing our capacity to do hard things without overriding our nervous systems’ cues.
