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9 Steps to Transforming the Self-Critic

Do you struggle with harsh self-critical thoughts? When you make a mistake or fail at something, do you say to yourself, “How could you be so stupid?”

Your self-talk is important because your thoughts impact how you feel and how you behave. You are not alone if you have an unforgiving self-critical voice in your head. Can you imagine saying aloud to someone else some of the things you say to yourself? But there are ways to change….

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Soul Thriving: Find Your Purpose

Are you ready for your soul to thrive? When you live with joy and your soul thrives, you’re living into your life purpose. 
So how do you discover your life purpose? During my journey and seeking, I have discovered five key things

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Falling through sorrow into joy

As this holiday season arrives, some of us will struggle with old and new sorrows as well as happiness and joy. “Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” ~ Joseph Campbell

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How do I choose a Life Coach?

If you are getting ready to invest in coaching, and you are ready for change, but not sure how to choose someone, what do you do? How do you select someone that fits for you?

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

I invite you to join me in this deepening river of stillness through the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction group this fall at Janati Yoga School in Kingston. The video below describes more of my personal journey to Mindfulness….

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Coming to Mindfulness Teacher Training

My life’s journey has been cultivating Mindfulness. That’s why I’m nervously driving up this so sweet laneway to the first Canadian residential Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher Training at the stunning Hockey Valley Ecology Retreat Centre near Orangeville.

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The Untethered Soul

As a yogi and spiritual seeker of many years, I felt lifted into the next dimension by reading this fabulous….it’s not a book, more like an event that draws you in deeper and deeper to the core. Author Michael Singer combines ancient and modern spiritual teachings from an amazing array of sources and synthesizes them into a potent promise of enlightenment by inviting us to return to the “seat of consciousness” in each moment.

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