Valerie is ready to help get you ready for the season – here’s more:
releasing subconscious beliefs with ThetaHealing . It’s surprising what
our subconscious hangs on to and that we are totally unaware of what causes us so much stress and resentment.
Anne MacDougall with Seeds of Love Creations just joined the Directory at SOV…welcome, Anne! Tell us more about what you offer:
My name is Anne.
I am an intuitive energy healer with a focus on nature based healing, crystal healing and plant shamanism.
With certifications in reiki, geotran (emotional reprogramming) and forest bathing, I offer both indoor and outdoor sessions to help you heal the illusions of your emotions and create a fulfilled, inspired and joyful life connected to your heart, spirit and nature.
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In my sessions, I create safe sacred spaces for your emotions to be released and your light to unfold, helping you to uncover new intelligence from your spirit to support you on your life path.
Visit my website, www.seedsoflovecreations.com for complete details on my service packages
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Asia Mann
Moon Medicine
When you think about getting your life in balance, a good place to start is in your gut – and a good person to check with about getting health in balance is Fumie, with FlowRu:t Health in Balance.
 Angels Around Us!Barbara Gilmore is well-established as a registered clinical counsellor in Victoria, and is also a gifted angel card reader, which some of her clients choose to add to their sessions with her (some just come to her for readings, as well.
She has read for me over the years, and her intuitive insight is amazing. She dives right into what’s going on with me, and has offered me direction & guidance & a sense that change is possible.
Barbara also offers workshops (Angels Around Us) around the Langford & Victoria area – watch for them!
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It’s great to welcome Joelene Heathcote to the Directory! As a writing teacher & counselling therapist, she works to help people find inner truths within. Here’s more:
Helping clients give voice to their complex struggles has been a passion of mine for many years. We grow as individuals by recognizing and exploring the experiences and challenges that are a part of our personal life journey.
In doing so, we learn and develop new perspectives that re-frame our stories, and help renew belief in ourselves and others.
Joelene has a couple of workshops coming up this month: Hearts on Fire: Poetry and Journal Writing Workshop & Expressive Writing for Healing – check them out!
You’ll love working with her!
Megan Edge
I checked in with Megan Edge the other day – she has her Confident Healer workshop beginning in October, and the IEM workshop & certification class (that’s “Intuitive Energy Massage”!) will be offered in November.
Next week she’s on the radio – here’s more:
I have the next Playing on the Edge Radio show coming up next week on Tuesday the 10th at 11pm – On the Edge of Money – I’d love for your readers to listen! Here’s the link!
This is shared with love & appreciation to Jenica of Passage Wellness & Acupuncture, whose blog is a well-written collection of thoughts about healing:
Loss comes to us in many different ways. We may experience loss from the death of a loved one, the ending of a partnership, or the loss of a pet. As well, we may grieve an outgrown part of our self, an ability or capacity we once held, a community we left or left us, the paths we didn’t walk, or from an unexpected experience. We may also grieve the suffering of our planet and our other-than-human kin that suffer because of this.
Because grief impacts all levels of our being -physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual, our expressions of grief can be quite broad. Physically we may experience fatigue, tightness in the chest, changes in sleep and appetite, or body pain. Emotionally we may experience anger, depression, relief, or helplessness. Grief can also be expressed as social withdrawal, keeping “busy”, or addictive urges and behaviours. Our dreams may offer us unique landscapes for expressing our grief as well, and we may experience a sense of purposelessness, existential anxiety, or increased contact with unseen realms.
Our grief is a natural response to being torn from what we love and belong to.
All of our expressions of grief are valid.
artwork: molly costello
Currently our modern culture is falling short at reflecting and modelling how to grieve well. We tend to keep it at a distance, covering it up as if we were ashamed or fearful of it. For so many, it has become normalized to live blanketed by numbness as a means to cope with the losses we experience. Denial can serve a purpose, as it helps us to compartmentalize in order to function, and this can be part of our healing. However if left unprocessed, the energy of grief can become stagnant within our bodies. On a personal level, this can limit our capacity to truly feel like we belong to our lives. On a collective level, disassociating from the grief of our planet for example, can disconnect us from the gifts of kinship, which limit us from experiencing the inspiration so needed to act.
It is important that we do open ourselves up to our grief and allow this process to carry us through our growth and into a more rich and full-spectrum encounter with our aliveness. It is through connecting to our experience of grief that we reconnect to that which we love and belong to. In this way, grief is a healing endeavour and a vessel towards a greater sense of connection in our lives.
artwork: molly costello
Learning to grieve well begins with the self and a willingness to welcome the depths of it in. And to do this in spaces with another trusted body (or bodies) as grief is very much relational. It needs the containment of another nervous system to be witnessed, held, and transformed. This containment can be provided by another human, but it can also be found within the presence of our animal kin, our ancestors, or a place within nature we revere as sacred to our hearts. When we share our tenderness in community or with another, this gives us the opportunity to confirm to each other that we are not alone.
The happening of your losses, the turbulence of your past, and any perceived “deficits” in the shaping of who you are, all create your unique story. Our painful stumbling blocks are experiences that provide the pressure and nudging to move into right relationship with your future beingness. For this we must give thanks to our pain and losses along the journey of life -they bring us the gift of healing and opportunities to step more fully into our wholeness.
With you in healing and wholeness,
Jenica
It’s great to have Sally Ross join the Directory!
Sally offers Integrative Healing, along with a free initial consultation. She explains:
As a registered Integrative Health Coach, I help individuals who are struggling with health challenges to identify the most effective internal and external resources that they can access to feel better, and to confidently make life changes that foster their wellness. I combine evidence-based coaching methods with knowledge of dietary approaches, supplementation and diverse modalities of healing—supporting clients to feel strong and empowered in their path forward.
Sessions take place via online webinar or at my home office in Victoria, British Columbia.
My clients learn to have a more compassionate relationship with their bodies, to better trust their own instincts, to implement self-care practices into their routines and to track their progress towards wellness with excitement for the future.
The healing process will look different for everyone and depends on many factors. I work with my clients in mutual partnership to simplify the challenges, identify root causes and validate how much capacity they have to accelerate their healing, vitality and growth.
I have a personal lived experience of recovery from chronic pain and illness, anxiety and depression. My journey has taught me so much about what it means to truly heal. I would love to speak with you about what you are going through and what your needs might be.
Contact me today for your free consultation!
When you think about healing & you think about acupuncture, perhaps you think about what Luna offers at Medicine Nest.
But did you realize there might be more available to you, for paying for it? Luna explains:
Did you know that acupuncture is covered by most extended benefit plans? It is common for plans to cover up to 500$ worth of sessions!
Treatments can also have coverage through ICBC injury claims!
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As a Registered Acupuncturist, all of my treatments are eligible for medical coverage.
Check with your unique plan and get the most out of your health benefits!
When you look through the Spirit of Victoria Directory & see all the different things people offer & the different healing modalities, you sometimes see something that’s a little… different.
When I saw Ali Kay’s profile, I wanted to find out more about facial reflexology, so I got a session…wow!
Her modality is called Dien Chan. Vietnamese tradition, tailored by AIRFI (International Academy of Italian Facial Reflexology) to treat zones on the body, incorporating reflex points that relieve pain or discomfort in the muscular/skeletal system to internal organs. Between the relaxing session, the energy the treatment left me with, and Ali’s smooth & professional way of doing things – it was great!
She offers other treatments as well, especially related to skincare – drop her a note today!
Have you been looking for a space for your practice?
This might be a great place to start!
Arne has rooms at Horizon Group, over on Cook Street. Clean, comfortable, easy to find, and surrounded by other practitioners with a warm & welcoming energy, waiting for you to add your energy to it!
There is also a classroom & a board room.
Other meeting spaces for you to check out – you can rent the space at the Medicine Nest, downtown, Here’s the details.
Andrew at Bubby Rose’s in Cook Street Village tells me he’s open to have meetings in the evenings there – they close at 6, so it’s available! Drop by & see him (and tell him you read it here, ’cause he’ll wonder.)
Check out the space at Hidden Gem & at Westcoast Creative Spirits & 7 Rays.
It was great to hear from Dr. Ariel & hear about her new offering:
Hi Ian!
I have a new hopefully more helpful service for people. Telemedicine – where people can get in touch with my by phone or video conferencing. Here is the little image I made for it, to explain it. Please feel free to add it to the newsletter or distribute it to anyone you feel it could help.
Much love,
Ariel
I am so excited to add my old friend Catherine Sihoe to the SOV Directory!
Her practice – called On Spirits’ Wings – uses her ability to contact & communicate with spirits on the other side, which she shares with the people she reads for.
I like what Nicole says:
(The reading) confirmed my own sense about what was going on and I feel completely at peace with her passing now, even as I’m still sad about her no longer being here on earth.
Thank you so much for sharing your gift to sense across the veil and translate it for us!
Much love to you.
Nicole Moen
And Kellee added:
After reading it I knew Catherine was definitely genuine. That is very hard to come by. I really appreciated what she did for me that day. I have never forgotten. Also Catherine is a lovely lady who loves to help others all she can.
Thank you, Catherine!
Love Kellee
You’ve wondered about Access Consciousness…and so have I!
The Spirit of Victoria Directory is excited to welcome Passage Wellness & Acupuncture – Jenica’s offerings include:
• Acupuncture
• Kruger Omni Healing
• Trauma recovery
• Allergy clearing
• Embodiment and Wellness consultations
She has an integrative approach. She says:
Bringing my background of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, my skill set as a Kruger Omni Healing Practitioner, as well as my passion for how the political, social, and cultural intersect our bodies and impact our well-being, together we facilitate unique, and effective healing.
It’s fun to read Jenica’s reviews – here’s one:
Compassionate Empath
Jenica is a gifted healer with a high degree of expertise in the field of Kruger Omni Healing. My personal experience has made me a strong advocate for KOH and a true supporter of Jenica’s work that has made such a difference in my life. (((Deep gratitude)))
Maureen
I’ve known Ian Faulkner for a while, and have had several uplifting sessions with him – I love what he does! I asked him to describe in a few words what he offers:
Coming up in Sidney on October 19th: 
