Thrive Guide

Backyard Naturalist: Week #3

Where YOU get to be a naturalist in your own backyard. by Matt Porter OAS Staff As backyard naturalists, we are afforded an opportunity to also become stewards of the natural environments in which we find solace. Stewardship can start in your own backyard by doing things like increasing native animal habitat while removing invasive […]

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Mindfulness Monday: Connected Earth Meditation

Strengthen Your Inner Landscape with Connected Earth Meditation. Connect to those around you through the support of the earth in this meditation lead by OAS’ Kadee Mardula.  Practice 4: Connected Earth Meditation Video Description: Meditation for connection. Use the sensation of support from the earth to connect to those around you.    Props None needed.  […]

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Accessible Route of the Week: Rimrock Trail

New routes highlighted weekly. by Hayley McClure OAS Staff This out and back paved trail is a great cycling option for those looking for a little more mileage, but also serves as a great morning or afternoon stroll through the Deschutes National Forest. Just outside of town, the Rimrock Trail is a gateway for cyclists […]

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Backyard Naturalist: Week #2

Where YOU get to be a naturalist in your own backyard. by Matt Porter OAS Staff What a great week of nature observations, made even better knowing you all were out there sharing the same experience! We had a wonderful live session last week to kick-off this blog series with lots of good questions and […]

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Adaptive Cycle Options for Youth Riders

A beginning guide to adapting bikes for youth. by Kellie Standish OAS Staff Riding a bike can be a fun and exciting activity for youth and their families. It can also be incredibly challenging to try and navigate the world of bicycles and adaptations. The aim of this resource is to provide some tools and […]

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Mindfulness Monday: Upper Body Release

Strengthen Your Inner Landscape with Upper Body Release. The upper body accumulates tension with so much screen usage, virtual meetings, Netflix binging and crafting. Kadee leads gentle, stationary movement to release tension in neck, arms and torso with coordinated breath work.  Practice 3: Upper Body Release Video Description: Kadee leads an upper body release to […]

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Accessible Route of the Week: Riley Ranch

New routes highlighted weekly. by Hayley McClure OAS Staff The Riley Ranch Nature Reserve offers an opportunity to feel truly remote within Bend’s City Limits. Tucked away past a small neighborhood off O.B. Riley road, this historic ranch opens up to a beautiful and sweeping landscape with dynamic views of the mountains and a birds […]

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Backyard Naturalist: Week #1

Where YOU get to be a naturalist in your own backyard. by Matt Porter OAS Staff Now more than ever, we need things that help to make us feel grounded. When the pandemic began to show it’s effects and time seemed to slow down, I was reminded that the natural world was still in full […]

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What if I’m not thriving?

A COVID-19 Survival Guide. By Leah Persichelli OAS Staff Welcome to the thrive guide! Say what?  You say you’re not thriving?  Not baking sourdough bread, having family game nights, and doing virtual CrossFit?  Well then, welcome to my personal “Survive Guide” where the Instagram version of COVID-19 quarantine does not exist.   Here we embrace the […]

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Mindfulness Monday: Chair Yoga

Strengthen Your Inner Landscape with Chair Yoga. With outdoor access starting to open up and each of us responsibly emerging from this sedentary time, stretch out your body as if you are a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. Reference Carl Dawson’s Chair Yoga Image for suggested ways to release tension in the body. Yoga includes […]

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Accessible Route of the Week: Rockridge Park

New routes highlighted weekly.  by Hayley McClure OAS Staff If you’re a High Desert Spring enthusiast like me, and on the lookout to catch a few native wildflowers while they’re still in bloom, now is the time to check out Rockridge Park!  I ventured out to visit this park for the first time, and am […]

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Catching up with OAS Paralympian Ravi Drugan

From Santiam Pass to the Swiss Alps by Pat Addabbo OAS Executive Director Ravi Drugan is a household name for many Oregon Adaptive Sports community members, but in recent winters we’ve been missing Ravi’s presence at our home mountains of Mt Bachelor and Hoodoo for much of the season.  That’s not because Ravi hasn’t been […]

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