Some would say that the process of therapy is about getting help with a critical life situation or problem that you’ve been struggling with on your own for some time. And yet, I always explain when asked ……. the fundamental purpose of therapy is to help clients see themselves (and their life situation) clearly [...]
I was speaking several months ago to someone at my gym. He is a retired ‘snowbird’ who spends half of his time in the GTA and half of his time in his home in Florida. I noticed that his gym workouts consisted of the same sort of routine; even using the EXACT ‘same’ stairmaster each [...]
From a young age, we learn to associate food with: comfort, a reward (or “treat”), a way of ‘sharing quality time’ with others (e.g. breaking bread together), and pure pleasure. Practically, food is for nourishment and survival. Yet, we live in a nation that offers an overabundance and variety of food - of which we often overindulge in. [...]
Earth Hour is a worldwide event that is organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)* and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, encouraging households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change. BUT IT’S [...]
It is no surprise International Women’s Day falls on my Father’s birthday. He has raised me to be my own advocate, to stand proud of my abilities and accomplishments, to seek any goal that I may choose, and to see myself as capable and equal to all of humanity. We might choose to be reminded of any [...]
We are all divinely guided. We all have the capacity for greatness: of being greatness as our true nature as beings of spirit and of love. Whether or not you believe in a higher consciousness (something we typically refer to as god): receiving divine guidance simply means that you are able to exist outside of the [...]
Sometimes I catch myself off balance. I may, for some reason be standing on one foot in a moment as I do something …and I feel my balance going. I may reach for something and notice a gentle wobble in my footing and realize that my balance in that moment is indeed missing. We can [...]
Each month I encourage a different ‘inner’ focus for contemplation and study. During October, I encourage you to examine your current state of ‘self-acceptance’. The degree to which you are self-accepting is driven by your inner work. Self-acceptance is something you can wholly experience in your adult life – with conscious attention and effort to your inner thoughts and beliefs, and by [...]
Remember how your perspective affects how you feel, make decisions … and live life. Case in point. From your perspective, is this picture of daytime or nighttime? Remember that you see the world through your eyes. Your reflection of the world and even those you come into contact with is muted by your assumption that others see and think in similar ways to you. We all [...]
How would you assess your first week of a brand new year in your life? Have you experienced everything exactly as you have imagined…or have there been challenges? Any time you set an intention you can be sure that you will receive Universal Guidance, help, and the occasional challenge to test how well you are doing (and to give [...]
It’s a novel way of embracing the ‘new’ in your life – letting go of what no longer serves you… Being willing to surrender and release is a powerful way to consider how you will celebrate this new year and (if you choose it) how you will live the entire month of January. Surrender and release [...]
I think about the fact that we are both perfect and at the same time, evolving…a work in progress. This notion is prevalent in Yoga practice: in the idea of Sankalpa which encourages us to be, enjoying our perfection and our beautiful nature as unique beings – while at the same time, considering what our true [...]
Intention is everything. You can say that you want to do something, to try and change something, to begin something…but what do your intentions really say? Your intentions describe your actions … you are intending what you want through those actions (or at time lack thereof). Your intentions drive your actions and behavior. When your [...]
Some of you have kindly been following some of the writing I do as a columist and guest writer in other magazines. Thank you! I’d like to share with you an excerpt from the upcoming issue of HEART: Business Journal for Women. The release of the latest online issue is available November 12 and the editor as [...]
Alas…here we are…in the eleventh month of this year! Do we look forward or reflect back on how we’ve done so far? I’m going to suggest backward first….take a moment and consider what inner growth you have made this year? Are you able to see the results of some hard work….showing kindness, patience, practicing altruism? [...]
