Pura Veda! from sunny Sabana Norte, Costa Rica, I’m taking a break from my full life in Canada to vacation in the lush and very sunny, Costa Rica. Through my travels here, I’ve met many interesting and provocative people. A case in point is one lazy afternoon, I was sitting at a picnic table in [...]

I’m sooo excited! It’s been a long time coming. Our new e-book is finally here! It’s called “Becoming Peaceful” and it’s a rich compilation of new writings and previous posts about the road to becoming more peaceful inside. It includes writings about what you may find along the way and what you can do to [...]

‘The mind’s first step to self-awareness must be through the body’ George Sheehan If you’re thinking about doing some personal growth work, consider including your body in the healing process. It has alot of wisdom to offer that traditional talk therapies wouldn’t tap into. The two modalities together, for example talk therapies and a body [...]

Consider love. What is it anyway, and why isn’t there more of it in our life?  One of the potentially life changing effects of real healing work is it reconnects us to the love that is inside us and all around us all the time.  At this time of year when our media titilates us [...]

Ever wanted to connect with me live but didn’t know how?  Well now you can . . . with Skype! It’s private, convenient, and easy to use.  And all you need is an internet connection and your valuable time to get started. I’m pleased to have added Skype to the blog.  It has the potential to [...]

I recently had the pleasure of attending a wonderful conference in Richmond, BC called “Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions, & Related Disorders”.  It covered a number of important topics in the area of psychological trauma and addictions.  For instance childhood trauma and substance abuse, the neurobiology of trauma, trauma and dissociation, trauma and its relationship [...]

“Be careful with your thoughts,  for they become your words. Be careful with your words,  for they become your actions. Be careful with your actions,  for they become your habits. Be careful with your habits,  for they become your character. Be careful with your character,  for it becomes your destiny.” Anonymous So pay attention to [...]

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During the day I work as a therapist and Yoga teacher in a community mental health office on the West Coast of British Columbia (Canada).   I love my work.  It offers me the opportunity to be with people struggling to overcome personal challenges that may be in the way of their living more fulfilling [...]

You live on earth only for a few short years which you call an incarnation, and then you leave your body as an outworn dress and go for refreshment to your true home in the spirit.” ~ White Eagle ~ As my beloved mother prepares to make her journey to her true home in the [...]