I draw a lot on Focusing-Oriented Therapy and here is a simple exercise called Clearing Space taken from Eugene Gendlin’s work, with help from my dog Mango. It’s a fairly…
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My own grief process lately has led be to re-find Tara Brach’s teachings and her sweet, kind wisdom. In this video she refers to becoming an apprentice to sorrow, deepening…
We live in a society that peddles solutions, whether it’s solutions to those extra pounds you’re carrying, or to your thinning hair, or to your loss of appetite, loss of…
I love the paradox of tonglen practice. I love it particularly because some folks these days are so focused on clearing their lives of “negative energy”. I get what they…
During pride month let’s celebrate diversity! Let’s be curious, open and supportive to those identifying as LGBTQ+. Let’s stand up to prejudice and discrimination! “Pride is unconditional love, the belief…
I am thrilled to be back working in-person both to see clients and because I have a newly renovated office! I had been renting my office for 7 years from…
I’m thrilled to offer this guest post from my friend and colleague Joanna Hermano. Joanna is a Trauma-Informed Physiotherapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner-in-Training with special interest in persistent pain. Understanding…
I’m thrilled to announce that I will be offering an 8-week Inner Work Studio group beginning October 2021. Assuming public health regulations allow it, we will meet in-person, if not…
Happy Pride month! Let’s celebrate the diversity that is among us here in Hamilton and all over this beautiful earth. Let’s celebrate harder as some people, past and present aren’t…
While this was the beginning of Indigenous History month as well as Pride month, this year, we mark the occasion filled with sadness and outrage at the news from Kamloops…