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We would love you to join us in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua this winter, for a week of relaxing and practicing Hakomi! Our friends, Juliette and Antonio, from Whitehorse, Yukon, have been staying at a village resort just outside San Juan Del Sur in the winter and love this place.   We are honouredContinue reading “10-17 January 2020 Nicaragua Winter Hakomi Retreat”

8 week Training course in Mindful Self-Compassion on Thursday evenings from 6pm to 8:45pm on Salt Spring Island 10 October to 28 November, 2019, plus one half day retreat on a Saturday, the 9th of November.   “The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your ownContinue reading “Mindful Self-Compassion Training (8 wks) Oct-Nov 2019”

Welcome to our 9th annual summer Hakomi workshop on Salt Spring Island. We hope you will join us this summer to enjoy learning and practicing Hakomi in a beautiful setting. The workshop is an opportunity to enter an atmosphere of Loving Presence and curiosity, where each of us can engage with the Hakomi method, RonContinue reading “2019 Hakomi Summer Workshop August 9-12th”

Come and enjoy eight half-days of Mindful Self-Compassion with Trained Teacher, Marcia Burton, and have a holiday on Salt Spring Island this summer. Friday pm 5 July to Friday am 12 July, 2019. We will meet for 3 hours each day to learn and explore the practice of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC).  You can expect toContinue reading “Mindful Self-Compassion Training/Summer Holiday on Salt Spring Island 5-12 July 2019”

8 week Training Course in Mindful Self-Compassion 8 Wednesdays:  February 6th to 27 March, 2019.  12:15-3pm on Salt Spring Island The training includes one half-day retreat on Saturday, March 9th, and a course manual.   “The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror,Continue reading “2019 MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION 8 WEEK TRAINING COURSE FEB-MARCH”

Cultivating Connection, Communication, Compassion: Taking time for Renewal in relationship “The simple act of being completely present for another person is truly an act of love.”  Sharon Salzberg  “For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, ……. the work for which all other work is butContinue reading “Couples’ Workshop: Feb 14-17, 2019 Salt Spring Island, BC”

Thursday evenings from 6pm to 8:45pm on Salt Spring Island 4, 11, 18, 25 October and 8, 15, 22, 29 November plus one half day retreat on a Saturday morning (date TBA).   Note:  There is no class on 1 November.   “The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at yourContinue reading “2018 Mindful Self-Compassion 8 week training course: October to November”

Hakomi, created by Ron Kurtz, is a method of assisted self study. It is designed to help heal old emotional wounds that live on in the form of life limiting beliefs about oneself and about the world. These beliefs, often unconscious, can shape both our perception and our experience. This often results in unnecessary sufferingContinue reading “Hakomi: Mindful Self Discovery Sept-Dec 2017”