Sometimes life calls us to recalibrate, to breathe, to trust our inner guidance and move forward with patience, creativity and kindness.
This truly feels like one of those times. We will never forget the unfolding of 2020 and it will surely go down in history for generations to reflect on and hopefully learn from.
What I am learning is that updates are coming in very quickly that are not what we necessarily want to hear. There is anxiousness, fear and some panic. Those feelings do not always bring out the best attributes of our humanness and we are hearing some of those stories.
We are also hearing of truly generous and kind stories of people reaching out and helping each other. The forced shut down of business and road travel in China has produced this staggering unofficial result:
“The two months of pollution reduction, Burke calculates, has probably saved the lives of 4,000 children under 5 and 73,000 adults over 70 in China. That’s significantly more than the current global death toll from the virus itself.” (credit)
I am learning that to make great change sometimes takes great challenges. I am learning to increase my inward reflection and trust what comes forth. I am having wonderful dinners and conversations with my family. We are expressing our gratitude for what we have.
No matter what our personal views are, this is very real right now and we are all being asked to be part of the solution to keep the spread down.
Inside Out Events Postponed
In light of that, Inside Out will be postponing all reiki training classes and practice days as well as in person client sessions until restrictions are lifted.
We will be postponing the upcoming Enneagram Relationship Workshop scheduled for April 19th, to August 30th.
The monthly Women’s Wellness Circles will take place in an online format for this month and if all goes well, April may follow suit. I will be posting updates on my website, Facebook page and Instagram.
Reiki healing will still be available for those comfortable with distant treatments. Please reach out to me to book these personal sessions.
Let’s take this time to birth in a new reality and hold a vision for the world we want to live in. May kindness prevail.
Please stay in touch,
Karen
Happy 2014! It is vividly cold for us here in Southern Ontario yet the sun is shining and that combination makes me feel very alive! I am reminded that I always find myself feeling this alive and connected at the close of each month’s Women’s Circle. The Power of the Circle never ceases to amaze me – there is a foundational peace that resides when a group of like-minded people gather together in circle.
Cultural Creatives are a growing segment of the Western population transforming mainstream culture. Driven by their holistic values, integrated worldview and ability to synthesize vast amounts of information with an inner vision (insight) of wholeness, Cultural Creatives are in the author’s words, an “emerging wisdom culture”.
L – Life
There is one constant in this universe and that is change! We tend to create stress in our lives when we are constantly looking for stability, defined as “no changes”. We can definitely create stability however it looks different. It is an inner state rather than an outer state. And with so many of my clients feeling the effects of change and transition very intensely right now, my attention was peaked while reading the 
This topic has come about so frequently with clients and in my own life over the past few weeks that it felt like a great topic to write about. This subject of mirroring is not a simple process to understand however it can be very powerful. In the big picture, I always say that “we do not see the world as it is, we see the world as we are!” This means that we interpret our outer experiences from the perspective that we hold at any given time. If we wake up one morning over-tired and not in a great mood, the experiences of our day seem to reflect that mood that we hold! As Abraham would say:, “The worse it gets, the worse it gets!!” Thankfully, the opposite is true too:, “The better it gets, the better it gets! 
I recently received a comment from a reader on my 
Back in 1995 a new best seller hit the bookstores called “
To continue along the same vein as 
Happy 2013 to all!! As we move fully into this new year and new beginnings, what energy do you feel it holds for you? I typically begin my new year not with resolutions but a few words or phrases that hold a feeling of what I want to invite into my year ahead.
Well – here we are 1 week before Christmas day and 2 weeks left in 2012! I know you may be fully engulfed in preparing for the activities that are abundant right now so what am I doing talking about “preparing for new beginnings”?
Welcome to realizing your goals in 2012! I am excited to begin this year as I feel the shift of new beginnings and new ways of being! Whether you are a resolutions making type or not – the New Year often brings up questions of “what’s next!” for all of us. Though I do not create resolutions per se, for the past few years I come up with a word or phrase which becomes an overall theme for what I do in the year. My words last year were Clarify and Expand and as I reflect on the year, it was a definite theme!! This year,
11-11-11 was a special day whose significance extends beyond its unique date. It was special because the entire world shared in the hope, blessings and meaning of this day. Around the world people shared conversations that focused on enlightenment, possibilities and potential. But the world didn’t end (it wasn’t supposed to) and we continue with our life journey. Now that 11-11-11 has come and gone, we must focus on carrying the energy’s momentum into the days following it. We do that by practicing integration, staying aligned with our intentions and putting them into practice to live at our peak performance every day. Like any other energetic shift, it’s what we do after it happens that is important. As Jennifer Hoffman simply put it, “
I recently spoke at a wellness event about life balance with reference to the Enneagram. This is an important focus for me and hence the tag line under my business name. There are many ways to look at balancing our lives and all of them will bring awareness because we are taking time to reflect on our own situation. If we did this more frequently, we may even avoid the experience of spending long periods of our life out of balance!
Fall is officially here and so too is the fourth quarter of 2011! I attended a wonderful business symposium last week entitled “Business Innovation in Changing Times”. It was focused to give small and medium sized businesses access to ideas and insights to adapt their businesses to the changing marketplace. The afternoon keynote speaker was Arlene Dickinson, CEO of Venture Communications and co-star of CBC’s Dragons Den. She shared real stories of her life journey and the lessons she learned about how to succeed in business and as an entrepreneur. They were tough, funny and very relate-able, especially for the women in the audience. Arlene highlighted the incredible opportunity we have in Canada to live a life that we choose. To remember what motivates us and to take opportunities when they present themselves and figure out the how tos along the way. I look forward to reading more about her life lessons from her new book “Persuasion”.
You can see easily from different points of view and tend to agree with people more than disagree with them. You feel like you have to take what life brings you because you can’t do much about it anyway. You are pretty easy to please and usually feel that what you have is good enough for you. If these statements resonate with you then read on to learn more about Type Nine. Remember that we have a bit of all types within us, so look for the way Type Nine shows up in you.
You have big energy and passion for life, wanting to make a difference in this world. Truth and justice are extremely important and you are ready to take a stand and fight for what is right. You know what you want and are always ready to take action towards it. This is your life and you will take charge of it, there is no question of that! If these statements resonate with you, then read on to learn of the motivation of Type Eight on the Enneagram. Remember that we have a bit of all types within us, so look for the way Type Eight shows up in you.
If you believe that this world is just not predictable and you want to be prepared for what the day might bring: If you like to take some time to check people out before inviting them into your friendship fold or you are the type that tends to ask many questions or serve as the devil’s advocate because you can see the pitfalls in any plan, then follow along to learn more about the drive of Type Six, the Enneagram Loyal Realist and how that can play out in our lives.
Do you have a deep yearning to search for the meaning of life? Are you motivated to express your authenticity, to experience your feelings, to be understood and absolutely run from anything you deem “ordinary”? If these statements resonate with you, then follow along to learn more about the drive of Type Four and how that can play out in our lives.
Do you like to be organized and orderly? Do you like to be on time? Do you tend to see things in terms of right or wrong, good or bad? Is it difficult to be spontaneous? You don’t like it when people break the rules! Do you think of yourself as practical, reasonable and realistic? If these statements resonate with you, then you may wish to look further at Type One on the Enneagram.
This is the first in a series of articles designed to explore your personality type through the wisdom and teachings of the Enneagram, (any-a-gram). With its roots dating back 2,500 years, the Enneagram describes nine patterns of thinking, feeling and acting in the world. All individuals have one of these nine types as the preference for how they view and interact in the world.