Core Philosophy

The Three Core Values
At the heart of everything I do are three foundational values: the profound Permission to be fully present with life as it unfolds, the Compassion extended towards oneself, one another, and the more than human world, as well as, a continual Exploration through curious, active engagement.

The 10 Principles of My Work:

1. You Have The Keys To Your Own “Healing”
   You're not broken; the path isn’t so much about fixing ourselves, it’s more about stripping away what is in the way of us recognizing our completeness (outdated programming/conditioning/habits of mind, body and language). As we free ourselves we gradually discover a more authentic and therefore healthier way of being.

2. Inner & Outer Harmony:
   By recognizing the deep link between the inner world and outer experience, we can empower ourselves to begin to transform thoughts, behaviours, and attitudes that no longer serve our most up-to-date values.

3. Struggles Provide Doorways & Direction:
   Like a tree's roots seek stability, we can confront our struggles for growth, resilience, and wisdom. Challenges signal areas for personal evolution—reactivity, triggers, and negative thoughts are opportunities for transformation if attended to skillfully.

4. Attention Changes Everything:
   Attentional awareness of our difficulty changes the very nature (or texture) of the difficulty itself. Therefore, learning to cultivate our attention is fundamental to my work.

5. Integration Requires Action:
   The path will reveal itself only once action is taken. Courageous leaps are needed in order to gain the feedback required to clearly navigate into and through the transformative passage of uncertainty.

6. Intentional Habits Lead to Lasting Change
   Slow, deliberate shifts beat quick fixes. Nurture the right seeds within and harness intentional habit energy to create significant, enduring transformation.

7. All Change Creates “Ripples”
   Since everything is interconnected, change in one area of our lives “ripples” out into all other areas. This is true not only within the context of our individual story but also on the level of the collective world story.

8. Make Sure the Basics are Covered
   None of this matters if you aren’t taking the base level of self-care required for your own mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being.

9. Your Path is Unique to You
   Your story is uniquely yours. Being true to yourself means adopting an approach tailored to your circumstances while understanding the larger context you're also inextricably a part of.

10. Nature is Our Greatest Teacher:
    We can all learn from nature's wisdom by deepening our relationship with the natural world, other beings and our own nature. Distraction-free presence and compassionate action deepen these relationships.