Mind+Spirit

5 Take Home (+ Take Action) Gems from Oprah’s Toronto Lifeclass

Truth bombs extracted from Oprah’s Super Toronto LifeClass—followed by a few action twists (from yours truly…) Here we go! 1. Problems only exist in contracted awareness—that is, when you have a narrow view. The more you expand your perspective, the easier it is to find your solution. (inspired by Deepak) Action: Try it on. During… Read More

April 18, 2012
 

Exciting Changes and New Offerings for 2012!

This practice has been my passion and my life for the last decade…and well, it’s time to announce some exciting changes around here. In January 2012 I will be launching a series of Clinic Workshop Sessions that will help you learn how to listen and heed messages from your own body (and soul), and will… Read More

December 13, 2011
 

Are You In There? Provocations for your cells, your soul, and your purpose on the planet.

You are 100 years old. Silver. Soft. Sinking into winter. What is your legacy? What have you triggered? Whose heart have you healed, by revealing your medicine? Is your body a choir, ringing in harmony? Or a dissonant chord—overmedicated, silenced, and ignored? Were you an agent of change? An unstoppable force? A gracious crusader for… Read More

October 21, 2011
 

Enlightenment is Boring

Inspiration A colleague wonders if she should continue her process of spiritual seeking. “Enlightenment is boring.”, says she. A fair statement really; there does appear to be a lot of sitting around and saying om. Clarification There was a time I thought this too. I remember observing enlightenment as a rather flat and boring state… Read More

August 23, 2011
 

Evolution of consciousness

As described by Friedrich Nietzsche in, Thus Spake Zarathustra. He speaks of three levels: Camel, Lion and Child. The camel is sleepy, dull, self-satisfied. He lives in delusion, thinking he’s a mountain peak, but really he is so concerned with others’ opinions that he hardly has any energy of his own. Emerging from the camel… Read More

August 22, 2011
 

Anger, Sadness + How to Become New

Today’s recap: May 31, 2011 In my clinical practice there are little gems that surface from each session. I have been collecting them in various forms for over 5 years…trying to figure out how to share them with you. So finally… finally, here are today’s…distilled into bullet points…because lord knows they’re not doing anyone any… Read More

June 1, 2011
 

Me. The Gayatri Mantra. For Us.

I love chanting mantra. I do it everyday. I find it calming, and centering. It’s so healing. And it opens up my feelings of fantastic. You could say that they are like affirmations, but the word mantra refers to a collection of sacred words that carry a specific vibration. The Gayatri mantra is in Sanskrit… Read More

April 14, 2011
 

Wallflower Medicine Needs You!

Healing and medicine are no longer synonymous. There was a time where doctors were considered the healers of the sick. And now, they are mainly curers of disease. The marriage of medicine with science has enabled active intervention in altering the course of disease, and in some cases the prevention and eradication of further ailments.… Read More

February 28, 2011
 

You Have the Greatest Potential

Yes. You. With your acne, bad gas, chronic eczema, mild asthma, depression, anxiety, allergies, pudgy midsection, achy back and thinning hair. I see it. Gleaming through the cracks of your self imposed armour. And I believe in you. I hear you confessing all your aches and pains, shortcomings and transgressions, yet both you and I… Read More

February 17, 2011
 

The Health of Your Space

Time to take a look at your setup! Let’s start with where you are reading this. Are you balancing something awkwardly on your lap in your bed? Are you tucked into a cramped corner in your basement, kitchen or on the couch? How are your neck and shoulders feeling? Perhaps it is time to get… Read More

February 2, 2011
 
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