We invite you to stir your soul and breathe back life into your family system with Shama and Merissa. This 1 day intensive could allow you new insights into what may be keeping you from living and achieving the life you want.
What makes this workshop unique is that we will guide you into uncovering some hidden dynamics far deeper than conventional therapy can uncover. Depths that often influence the way we take life in or the way we live life. Breath and its depth and fullness is what creates connection and ease. This natural process of safely breathing life in gets entangled and caught up in the fears and stresses we carry in our bodies often unconsciously.
In this intense 1 day workshop, we will use the combination of systemic approach (family constellation) and breathwork to shift the blocks preventing you from fully living with vitality and joy. Our aim is to create a safe space for you to be inspired and encouraged to move beyond the limits of conditioning and step into a new way of being with a lightness that comes from unburdening yourself, bringing more awareness, ease, and laughter to your lives.
Systemic Constellation approach views people as being embedded in and influenced by a larger family system. You inherit more than your eye colour and blood type, you inherit an emotional legacy that stays hidden and often gets missed in conventional therapies. Anxieties, fears, phobias, obsessive thoughts, unexplained symptoms, failed relationships or failed success, could belong to someone 2 or 3 generations back that have ensnared you and keep you stuck in this repetitive cycle. In this workshop, you will be invited to create your own experiential family dynamic. It is done by constructing a three-dimensional ancestral healing experience. This is a viseral experience that allows you to examine hidden dynamics that may allow you new insight into the unconscious and an opening to create a deep internal shift. Family Constellations can help you re-establish a healthy connection with yourself and your ancestors setting you free to forge your own path filled with passion and life energy.
In the second half of the day, we will work on connecting to this new opening through BREATHWORK (REVIVAL). Each time the new image is revisited through Constellation work, an opening is created, giving you the opportunity to breathe life into that space, reconnecting with this new awareness.
Breathwork is an effective tool that allows deep integration to your body, resetting traumas and creating a state of inner peace, harmony, and balance. It allows you to let go of stuck emotions and gain a sense of freedom as well as cultivates a deeper connection with yourself and others.
We will conclude your day with a one hour Osho Kundalini Meditation to shake off and balance the body energy so that you leave the workshop calm and grounded.
This workshop is perfect for beginners and experienced attendees alike. The atmosphere will be comfortable and safe at all times. There will also be time for sharing, which is one of the important parts of the workshop process.
Workshop schedule:
9:00 am – 10:00 am – Greeting and introduction
10:00 am – 10:30 pm – Short guided meditation
10:30 am – 1:30 pm – Individual constellations with interval breaks
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Lunch break
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Breath session
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Osho Kundalini Meditation
About facilitators
Merissa is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) and experienced trauma therapist. She is the director of anxiety and trauma programs at Empower Health. Her holistic approaches are informed by Depth Psychology, Family Systems Theory, Systemic Inherited Trauma, Somatic Experiencing and Dr. Neufelds Developmental Attachment Theory. Merissa is very dedicated to her cause of helping others towards living with more vitality, joy, and ease. Among her private sessions, she offers workshops and facilitates parent education programs.
Shama is a certified Breath therapist, somatic therapist and bodyworker more than 10 years. She has been trained in many modalities over the years. She is a graduate of 3 years extended Diamond Master Breath training in Italy. Shama has been involved in the journey of spiritual growth and path of meditation more than 14 years. Her purpose is to help individuals who are suffering from emotional, mental or physical symptoms due to difficult or traumatic events. Her work focuses on spiritual therapy and inner transformation. Through her many years of learning, practicing and combining eastern and western therapy methods in her work, she ultimately found her unique way of working with people. In her sessions she combines breath work, Somatic Experiencing® techniques, bioenergetics, bodynamics and meditation techniques.
Shama lives in Vancouver and besides her private practice, she facilitates meditation events, meditative therapy groups, breath workshops, and trainings. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience with others all around the world.
Her training includes:
- Master Breath training – Italy
- Sexual awareness counselling training – Italy
- Tantra training – Thailand
- Relationship counselling training – Italy
- Eft Emotional releasing techniques – Thailand
- Reichen body types training – Italy
- Meditative therapies facilitator training – (Osho no mind, Born Again) Greece
- Reiki 1-2 training – Turkey
- Tantric Massage Training – Greece
- Somatic experiencing ( Trauma resolution) – Vancouver
- Bodynamics( developmental stage disruptions) – Vancouver
Sacred Birth Journey
Facilitated by Amanda Buckle, Registered Acupuncturist, Birth Doula
Sacred Birth Journey is a birth preparation course intended to help couples deepen their connection to each other and to their baby. In the course you will learn exercises and discuss comfort measures that will help to prepare you emotionally and physically for the birth of your baby. Participants receive up to date, evidence-based information about pregnancy and birth. You will also create mantras, malas and birth visualizations together while we celebrate and honour your journey into parenthood.
Cost is $295 per couple pre-paid on or before October 16. Includes fees for materials.
Contact Amanda for more information and to register
Space is limited so early registration is advised!
Sacred Birth Journey
Facilitated by Amanda Buckle, Registered Acupuncturist, Birth Doula
Sacred Birth Journey is a birth preparation course intended to help couples deepen their connection to each other and to their baby. In the course you will learn exercises and discuss comfort measures that will help to prepare you emotionally and physically for the birth of your baby. Participants receive up to date, evidence-based information about pregnancy and birth. You will also create mantras, malas and birth visualizations together while we celebrate and honour your journey into parenthood.
Cost is $295 per couple pre-paid on or before October 16. Includes fees for materials.
Contact Amanda for more information and to register
Space is limited so early registration is advised!
Sacred Birth Journey
Facilitated by Amanda Buckle, Registered Acupuncturist, Birth Doula
Sacred Birth Journey is a birth preparation course intended to help couples deepen their connection to each other and to their baby. In the course you will learn exercises and discuss comfort measures that will help to prepare you emotionally and physically for the birth of your baby. Participants receive up to date, evidence-based information about pregnancy and birth. You will also create mantras, malas and birth visualizations together while we celebrate and honour your journey into parenthood.
Cost is $295 per couple pre-paid on or before October 16. Includes fees for materials.
Contact Amanda for more information and to register
Space is limited so early registration is advised!
Sacred Birth Journey
Facilitated by Amanda Buckle, Registered Acupuncturist, Birth Doula
Sacred Birth Journey is a birth preparation course intended to help couples deepen their connection to each other and to their baby. In the course you will learn exercises and discuss comfort measures that will help to prepare you emotionally and physically for the birth of your baby. Participants receive up to date, evidence-based information about pregnancy and birth. You will also create mantras, malas and birth visualizations together while we celebrate and honour your journey into parenthood.
Cost is $295 per couple pre-paid on or before October 16. Includes fees for materials.
Contact Amanda for more information and to register
Space is limited so early registration is advised!
Discover how to balance digestion, reproductive health, deepen your connection to your core and re-ignite your vitality with Arvigo® Therapy, Holistic Pelvic Care™ and a womb drum journey.
Learn how Arvigo® Therapy and Holistic Pelvic Care™ can support your healing with:
- fertility issues,
- menstrual irregularities,
- scar tissue and trauma,
- P.C.O.S., endometriosis,
- digestive disorders,
- chronic bladder and vaginal infections,
- alleviate pelvic symptoms and chronic low back pain,
- support the transition into menopause and long-term vaginal health,
- increase sexual health, libido and orgasm,
- heal trauma.
Participate in a womb drum journey meditation to:
- restore harmony and connection to your womb,
- dissolve energy blocks,
- recognize patterns that cause energy loss and imbalance,
- hear the wisdom of your inner guidance,
- renew your connection to your life force energy and re-ignite your wild aliveness.
$20 suggested donation (no one will be turned away for lack of funds).
Call to reserve, space is limited.
Sacred Birth Journey
Facilitated by Amanda Buckle, Registered Acupuncturist, Birth Doula
Sacred Birth Journey is a birth preparation course intended to help couples deepen their connection to each other and to their baby. In the course you will learn exercises and discuss comfort measures that will help to prepare you emotionally and physically for the birth of your baby. Participants receive up to date, evidence-based information about pregnancy and birth. You will also create mantras, malas and birth visualizations together while we celebrate and honour your journey into parenthood.
Cost is $295 per couple pre-paid on or before October 16. Includes fees for materials.
Contact Amanda for more information and to register
Space is limited so early registration is advised!
Sacred Birth Journey
Facilitated by Amanda Buckle, Registered Acupuncturist, Birth Doula
Sacred Birth Journey is a birth preparation course intended to help couples deepen their connection to each other and to their baby. In the course you will learn exercises and discuss comfort measures that will help to prepare you emotionally and physically for the birth of your baby. Participants receive up to date, evidence-based information about pregnancy and birth. You will also create mantras, malas and birth visualizations together while we celebrate and honour your journey into parenthood.
Cost is $295 per couple pre-paid on or before October 16. Includes fees for materials.
Contact Amanda for more information and to register
Space is limited so early registration is advised!
Join our Postpartum Support Group, a weekly group for moms with newborns and infants, where you will feel safe and supported to express and share whatever is happening for you.
8 Session series every Friday 10.30am-12.00pm starting April 6 2018 at Empower Health
Are you struggling with:
- finding time for yourself?
- feeling alone and isolated?
- feeling resentful or angry?
- feeling depleted, lack of energy?
What you can expect:
- A safe, inclusive, and non-judgmental group led by a registered counsellor.
- The chance to connect with other moms and experience the group’s support as you face your postpartum challenges.
- The opportunity to share as much as you feel comfortable with, while receiving encouragement and guidance to move through whatever difficulties you may be experiencing in your role as a mom and caregiver.
Leave each week feeling inspired with increased insight into your life and clarity about your next steps!
- To register call 604 336 2844 or online for full series: $25 (can be paid at each session)
- To register call 604 336 2844 or online for drop-in: $30
- Cash, debit, credit card accepted.
Space is limited. Pre-registration is required!
Facilitator
Helen Loshny is a Vancouver-based Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) and co-founder of Empower Health Clinic, where she heads the Clinic’s Counselling and Personal Growth Programs. She brings a wellspring of professional as well as life experience and love to her clients. Helen has been married over 30 years and is the proud mom of two amazing adopted daughters.
Helen’s trainings include:
Diploma in Transpersonal Psychology ~~ Diploma in Individual, Couples and Family Counselling ~~ Cathartic Breathwork ~~ Ministry & Spiritual Counselling in A Course in Miracles ~~ Compassionate Inquiry with Dr Gabor Mate ~~~ Awakening Coaching
Explore and uncover the complexities of who you are and the parent you have become. This is a unique multi-faceted approach, widening the lens and looking at the entire family system. It is an invitation to dig deeper into your family history and to explore your values and beliefs systems that guide you as a parent. It is an opportunity to explore parenting styles learned from your family of origin and understand how they are impacting with your relationship with your child(ren) today. It acknowledges the impact of intergenerational trauma, stress and anxiety and their effects on your nervous system at the root level. It is an approach that supports you to become the parent you aspire to be.
This program explores:
- your current parenting style
- making sense of your child(ren)’s behaviour
- the ways you respond to your child, especially when you are upset
- the behaviours that are working well to strengthen the connect you have with your child(ren)
- your communication style as learned in your family system and how that impacts the relationships in your home
- the individuality of each child in terms of development, mental health, temperament and cognitive ability and what is needed to support the growth of that unique child
Benefits of this program include:
- A stronger relationship with your children.
- Strategies that support you to create a calm and healthy environment for you and your children.
- Knowledge of how to adapt your parenting strategies to meet the individual needs of your children.
- Tools to support effective communication with your children, so that your knowledge and influence can support their lives.
- Self-care strategies that support you to be more available to your children while meeting the demands that come with parenting, work and life. Taking care of self will support the taking care of your children.
As a parent, you will leave this workshop with a clear picture of what’s really happening in your home and with the knowledge that you have 100% control in creating an environment that is conducive to fostering thriving relationships with your family.
Merissa Jennings-Turner is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor and trauma therapist at Empower Health, and the director of the anxiety and trauma programs.
Sean Hannon is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, a workshop facilitator, parent coach and mediator, currently working as a family support worker at Hollyburn Family Services.
