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How does your environment support the change you want to be in the world?

  • Have you ever considered that your environment supports who  you want to be?
  • How would your environment be a metaphor of your experience?
  • If you changed your environment would it make your goals easier to keep?

Find out how you can create the environment to keep the goals you want to achieve in our upcoming November workshop on Setting Goals and keeping them.

Location:  Monterey Recreation Centre – Oak Bay – sign up on-line, by phone (250-370-7300)   or in person at 1442 Monterey Avenue

Saturday, November 30 – 10:00 a.m. – noon

Importance of our Front Door

‘Find out more on the Importance of our Front Doors in making change’

Renee began to recognize the connection between environment and relationships when she had a design consultation business in the mid nineties.  On consultations she noticed how the environment told the story of the person, couple, family or organization.  There was a noticeable connection in the story, motivation, confidence, empowerment and success.  Find out how to begin to maximize your own story for future success.

Changing the world through listening and willingness to connect……

True change will happen from the inside when a connection is made to what is meaningful versus from what we think is important. This reflects inner change and change that we want to see in the world of organizations or institutions.

If one wants change in government, one way is to become involved inside the organization.  This may increase the likelihood of being heard and sharing what is meaningful and connecting to the deeper meaning behind others actions. What is meaningful in each of us is not in conflict. It is the solutions we come up with or the actions taken without inclusion that are in conflict.

Imagine being able to connect and hear the meaning in each other ideas before action or solutions. Could this open the door  to actions (or solution) reflecting what is meaningful to many?

Is it time to replace resistance with resiliency?

Renee’s ramblings resulting from a workshop after suggesting that a political leader would be meeting their needs and that they may believe they are making the best choice for all.  My point was that underneath opinions and with true listening change will take place.  No one willingly changes when they hear opinions of what they are doing wrong and how they should do it, especially when they are holding onto their own opinions that they are doing the right thing.  Yet a meaningful expression of what our values are, even with our differences, we connect.

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World Empathy Day

World Empathy Day

The brain walks us around!

Renee Lindstrom's avatarGreater Victoria Labyrinths

Walking involves some of our most potent neurological patterns and can be one of life’s most rewarding pleasures. It also increases our flexibility, strength, circulation and stamina, and can help us to live a long and vibrant life.

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Just changed face book page title

Sharing the techniques and integration of methods that have been a focus of study together with the areas of life that have been a passionate focus, while learning business sensibility,  has been an ongoing exploration and practice since 2004.  Combing this with this facebook page that has evolved since 2010 when it began as a passionate cry for personal and environmental change during the impact of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Rig Fire and ongoing Spill.

It still holds this seed and now has evolved into an agent for a  larger and subtle form of change that can only come from a personal shift of conscious behavior. To mirror the Oil Spill and how the world responded, when we seek change something meaningful has to happen to motivate us to focus our attention and make the change.

This face book page, Waking 2 Heart with Renee Lindstrom, will support planting seeds for change where it really does shift the world consciousness – inside!  A page for sharing news, ideas, videos, workshops, retreats, etc., focused upon integrating change by developing our somatic skills for learning and experiencing our body’s, relationships and our environment.  A primary principle for these learning techniques is on how we focus of attention!   Like this facebook page to follow @ https://www.facebook.com/wakingtoheart

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Mindfulness in Movement

Mindfulness in Movement follows a principle of the Feldenkrais® Method. (Somatic Movement Education Method)   This is learning to focus on slowing down, pausing and beginning to recognize something different within yourself and your movement patterns.   If we compared it to a practice like yoga it could be described as becoming aware of the movements leading up to the pose, not the finally pose itself.  The difference is the inclusion of the senses; how you hear, sense and translate information to learn your own patterns of movement versus being shown or holding the final pose.  In a guided meditation walk or labyrinth walk you are given the posture and path way to focus your journey in.  Mindfulness in Movement focus’ your attention and gives you options which gently guides you to becoming conscious of your unconscious habits.  It is a waking up of body parts and functions based upon the unique design of our body, mind and sensing functions.

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Upcoming Workshops

TUESDay, 

  • TUES,  JAN 7 – FEB 25 6:45 PM – 7:45PM

LOCATION:  Victoria  West Community Centre

  • 521 Craigflower Road
Increase vitality, well-being and sensual perception using mindful meditative qualities and body movement awareness.  Benefits include: increased organic breathing patterns , flexibility, quieter nervous system and groundedness.  Renee Lindstrom 8/$60
REGISTRATION @ 250-590-8922
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Other Somatic Movement Workshops for the fall:

Honey versus deceit…..

“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.”

Noël Coward, Blithe Spirit