Retreat, reflect & renew in a natural setting. This learning retreat is offered to therapists, crisis workers, health professionals and first responders working with trauma. Take time to reconnect with your purpose and inner resilience in Wakefield Quebec just 30 minutes from Ottawa. See attached invitation for registration details.
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May 21 – Stop & Be: a free day of self-care
Take back your power to heal on May 21, at 9:00 – 4:00 at the Glebe Community Centre. Join us for this FREE day of self-care. Stay all day or for whatever sessions interest you most. Register now at: http://stopbeottawa.wix.com/stop-be
May 14 – Yoga & Meditation Fundraiser
You are invited to join me, in a partnership with the Hunt Club Community Organization for a YOGA & MEDITATION FUNDRAISER in Support of the resettlement of Syrian Refugees on May 14 at 10:00am – noon.
April 2016 – Meditation Starter
The simple act of sitting down and turning your attention inward can do wonders for your body and mind. This is meditation! There are countless scientific studies that have documented the positive affects of meditation: from calming the nervous system and lowering blood pressure and heart rate; to calming the […]
March 31 – April 3 Toronto Yoga Conference
You’re invited to join me at the Toronto Yoga Conference where over 100 world class yoga and meditation teachers will be presenting everything from short classes to day long workshops. I’m especially thrilled that Richard Miller, the developer of the iRest guided meditation protocol in which I am trained, will be there delivering 2 day […]
March 2016 – How Yoga relieves stress
Yoga has been shown to decrease cortisol and adrenaline. These are two of the hormones that your body releases when in the “fight or flight” mode. This is useful when you need to prepare for defensive action, but not so much in daily living, since these are also the hormones […]
February 2016 – Resilience + Reach Online Summit
I’m honoured to one of the speakers on Resilience + Reach, a Global Online Summit that runs from Feb 25-29, 2016.Join me as well as 29 of my fellow Integral Master Coaches™ in tackling a variety of themes and topics around what it takes to dynamically respond to this world […]
February 2016 – What do you need to let go of?
Two Buddhist monks return to their monastery after the rains. They reach a swollen river and in front of them is an extremely beautiful lady in a delicate silk kimono, distressed because she is unable to cross the river by herself. So, the older monk scoops her up, carries her […]
January 2016 – Meditation for the year
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” Lao Tzu Check back next month for a coaching practice to support you in this meditation. Have a joyfully fulfilling 2016.
December 2015 – Happy Holidays
According to the work of Adam Grant, we make four mistakes trying to be happy. 1) we compare too much. Constantly comparing our happiness to times past prevents us from enjoying the moment. During the holiday season this can be an even bigger trap to fall into if you find yourself comparing […]
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