Viewing clutter as insightful clues can foster self-awareness and self-love, transforming decluttering into a journey of self-discovery. Whenever I ask people, ‘when you think about your clutter what comes up?’ I hear very similar responses. Things like shame and embarrassment, fear and anxiety, overwhelm and helplessness, isolation and rejection. These are challenging feelings to experience, and it is understandable that we want to avoid them. If we have such strong emotional undercurrents associated with our clutter then it’s no wonder we avoid or procrastinate dealing with it. Rather than ..read more

Decluttering is not just about organizing our physical space; it's a journey of self-discovery and mindful living. You can Declutter Your Life and experience long lasting change using four key concepts. Many people in wealthy western countries are overwhelmed by clutter and would like to improve their lives by decluttering. That is certainly what I wanted when I started decluttering my own life. Decluttering often initiates huge changes and it’s important to stabilize these so that we break free of cycles of binging and purging. On the other hand, decluttering can become a whole of life proce ..read more

We have an innate wisdom that at times shines through and reveals the true nature of life as a Lightness of Being. Lightness of being is used to describe a state of being in harmony with oneself and the surrounding world. It can be interpreted as a quality of being unencumbered by heavy emotional baggage or a sense of liberation and pure joy. The Elusiveness of True Joy In recent times, there has been a significant emphasis on the theme of joy. It is expressed in our well-wishing gestures, as a focus of self care, and kept at the forefront of our minds as we navigate through our commitments a ..read more

Explore your motivation for change, the 5 stages of change, and how to start changing your behavior. “How do I change my behavior?” We all have habits or behaviors that we are not necessarily happy about. However, some behaviors cause pain in ourselves and others we care about. You may overeat, adversely affecting your health with excessive weight gain and digestive issues. Perhaps you gamble and lose so much money that you have no funds left to pay your bills. Or you frequently drink too much alcohol or abuse drugs, ruining your health and putting yourself and others in danger. Many smoke ci ..read more

Have you ever wondered how you can nurture your child’s inner journey, inspire their creativity, empower their gifts, skills, and talents, help them manage their stress, anxiety, and worry, regulate their emotions, enable their healing potential, and give them a gift for life? Once a child is empowered with the Reiki energy, they can choose to use it whenever they find a need, at any time in their life. It truly is a gift that keeps on giving. What is Reiki? Reiki is a hands on healing modality for the 21st Century, so simple anyone from 6 years to 106 years old can learn. After receiving the ..read more

“What can help me stop thinking when I meditate?” Speaking as someone who has practiced and taught meditation for many years, I can only answer this question with one word “nothing”. Nothing can help a person to stop thinking for several reasons.   Where Do Thoughts Come From? It may sound contrary at first but please bear with me. We cannot stop thoughts and the mind from thinking because we do not “think” nor are we creating our thoughts. Thoughts arise or occur and are perceived by the brain much like an aroma is perceived by our sense of smell or like a butterfly is perceived by the ..read more

My own Discovery of Reiki I had never heard of Reiki, until I met a woman who inspired me. Over numerous conversations she talked with me about this hands-on Healing modality so powerful that it could cure illness, inspire creativity, and empower healing on multiple levels. I was surprised and intrigued to hear that anyone could do Reiki, even me… so she let me know about an upcoming class.   Reiki Classes for Children I registered for my class at the Usui Reiki Centre for Natural Healing… met my teacher Denise Crundall, and never turned back… I had found my path, found myself all over ag ..read more

Cultivating Self-Love is not only about accepting yourself, but also developing unconditional love for the unique, beautiful and imperfect being that you are. The path towards self-love might be winding and full of twists and turns, but every step is rewarding and worth the effort. We all criticize ourselves from time to time, some of us do so more regularly than others. In many cases, we would not speak to someone else the way we speak to ourselves! Being harsh and judgmental towards ourselves is very damaging emotionally, mentally and physically. Self-criticism helps to reinforce ..read more

We have heard many stories of children traumatised by the events of our world, or their lives, perhaps struggling with anxiety, depression, or stress and not knowing how or where to turn to feel better, or to simply cope. Many children and young teens struggle with school attendance, overwhelm, dealing with their emotions, bullying, online experiences, and other external pressures. Today more than ever children need to learn the skill of turning inward via meditation, of quieting their being enough that they can restore and heal, rest, reignite, and re-emerge back into their world with renewe ..read more

We have heard many stories of children traumatised by the events of our world, or their lives, perhaps struggling with anxiety, depression, or stress and not knowing how or where to turn to feel better, or to simply cope. Many children and young teens struggle with school attendance, overwhelm, dealing with their emotions, bullying, online experiences, and other external pressures. Today more than ever children need to learn the skill of turning inward via meditation, of quieting their being enough that they can restore and heal, rest, reignite, and remerge back into their world with renewed ..read more