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Is Meditation a Waste of Time or a Skill for Greater Living

It wasn’t so long ago that meditation was considered a very strange pastime for ascetics, priests or monks in the far East. This is no longer true. Meditation is becoming a part of our mainstream culture and for good reasons.

3 Ways to Work Smarter, Not Harder, with Your Couples

The art of effective couples therapy requires unique skills that differ from successful individual therapy. Early attachment bonds are re-lived with couples and unresolved emotional pain is triggered such that escalations occur in a split second in your office. This

Turn Your Life Around: The First Steps to Alcohol Addiction Recovery

Most people develop an addiction to alcohol either because a big life event occurred that they couldn’t cope with, or it was a habit that spiralled out of control. When things get out of hand and casual drinking turns to

Couples Counselling in Vancouver: Overcoming Relationship Challenges

No relationship is perfect. There are bound to be some bumps along the way that you as a couple should resolve together to strengthen your bond. When your relationship is no longer in the honeymoon phase, there could be huge

Addiction Counselling in Vancouver: Achieving Emotional Sobriety

Recovering from any type of addiction is hard. While you’re going through changes and withdrawal symptoms, you’ll find that your emotions are harder to control. Physically sobering up is one thing, but often, your feelings won’t mirror this progress. Destructive

Addiction Recovery: Effective Treatment Options for Substance Abuse

Substance dependency is not an easy habit to break but it starts with the abuser realizing that he or she has a problem. Although this might be difficult, it is the first real sign of progress. From here, you must

Thought for today: April 1, 2015

Spend time with yourself – alone, not doing anything, just being. Be nice to yourself – treat yourself like a best friend. Say that you are “precious” because it’s true. Let yourself feel it – take it in fully. Feel

Thought for today: March 25, 2015

If we stay present with ourselves, life opens up to reveal all roads ahead – we have choice to respond, to act, to move towards the infinite. When we are distracted by fear – we have little choice – only

Thought for today: March 24, 2015

What if what was hidden inside was not awful. How wonderful to be able to explore what is within – that can be uncovered, discovered and welcomed. Imagine that all of it is good & wise. Travel down secret passageways

Addiction Counselling in Vancouver: Showing the Way to a Fresh Start

When you’ve been dependent on alcohol for so long, it is bound to be difficult to sober up. The good news is that you don’t have to do it on your own. You can get help from family and friends,

Thought for today: March 18, 2015

Look into yourself through a golden thread veil at who you really are. No need to avoid anything – no need to hide from the truth, or lie to yourself. Look in at yourself through the goodness veil with curiosity

Thought for today: March 13, 2015

Be Yourself – accomplish your dreams! – sounds obvious, but not really. How often do you think, “I’m not as good as…they won’t like me…or accept me…? Then the merry-go-round of “who do I need to be to be with