There is a kind, gentle way to change bad body image and eating behaviours. Seeing yourself as you really are without the negative comparisons or self-criticism, makes it easier to eat better, feel better and look better. Sit tall, breathe deeply and put your...
Book Recommendation: Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction Dr. VALERIE MASON-JOHN Here are the 8 steps: Step One: Accepting that this human life will bring suffering Step Two: Seeing how we create extra suffering in our lives Step...
Waking up this morning, I smile, Twenty four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion. Thich Nhat Hanh As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise...
Mindfulness and compassion are two of the most powerful agents of brain change known to science. Mindful self-compassion teaches us to respond to difficult moments in our lives with kindness, care, understanding, and wise action. Practices in loving kindness and...
Find Space, Breathe & Reconnect: a 1/2 day silent retreat on Sunday December 7, 2025
Mindful Self-Compassion Training In-person Intensive, March 5th to 9th, 2026
Self-Compassion Practice for Grief - in-person, free through Nanaimo Hospice
Self-Compassion for Shame: 6 Week Live Online Training starts Monday March 16, 2026