All too often, the word “impulse” is said with a negative connotation - it often sounds like a lack of control or an obligation - however, I like to view impulses a little bit differently… How do you handle impulses? If you view them as “shoulds” rather than [...]
Being a self-employed holistic practitioner, mind-body expert and "healer" means, at this point in time at least, there are no fast tracks to finding clients, students, and patients. You have to find them yourself. The irony is that who fall in this boat, so to speak, are downright [...]
When was the last time you slept all day on a Sunday and really, like REALLY, rested? And, by the way, not because you were sick in bed with a flu or cold! Back in February, I did exactly this and it wasn't because I was sick. I was [...]
BY IRENE LYON I sat in front of my computer a few weeks ago writing an article on the ten lesser known habits to optimize your business success this year and I was hit with another thought that deserved some exploration. It was a thought about false prophets and [...]
Do you write “to-do” lists? Either mentally or on paper? Post-it (sticky) notes? Google docs? Scraps of paper? Does this sound familiar? Here’s my challenge to you: Rather than write a big long TO-DO list, try writing the 5, 10, 25, or maybe 37 things you’ve learned since you [...]
. I was just listening to the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for those non-canucks… ), and heard an RCMP officer saying that it’s not ‘natural’ for a human being to kill. This is so, so, NOT accurate. Let me explain. Example: 1) If a mother was to witness her [...]
Could Frustration Be The New Fear? Is fear something that you can sit with, and be with, and ponder? Do you say to yourself, "I have so much fear around 'xyz' and I have to figure out how to move forward"? I'd love to suggest that maybe semantics are [...]
How are those new year’s resolutions going folks? I would love to share this story with you as I’m sure that many of you (even if you didn’t express your resolutions out in public or on paper) are looking to change “something” in your life as the New [...]
I must start with a piece from environmentalist Paul Hawken. He writes in The Ecology of Commerce – A Declaration of Sustainability: “In our pursuit of growth at any cost, we have mimicked an immature ecosystem with unlimited resources. A mature economic system would appreciate an ancient forest [...]
Do you have difficulty meditating? If you answered "yes" - I'm not surprised. Meditation is an advanced practice. It's kind of like the black belt of the mindfulness world. And just like in Karate, it was designed as a level of practice only permitted for those who have put in the [...]
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