New website coming soon… like this month, March 2023! Thank you for your ongoing patience as I work things out here. Lots of moving parts! Please contact me, Linda directly if you have any questions.
I help big hearted caregivers make space for themselves so that they can connect, explore and attend to their own changing feelings, needs and interests creating a more aligned and meaningful life.
“Living Aligned” is both a framework and an outcome I wish for you and me. Sometimes we need to re-calibrate our identity, our story, our intention for this next chapter. Our vision and even our values may need to be tweaked and strengthened to meet whatever has shown up. The appropriate support can make all the difference in these moments.
Living Aligned offerings may appeal if you:
♥ want to feel more calm and confident in the face of change & uncertainty
♥ want to feel you are moving forward on your dreams and projects
♥ looking to cultivate a strong and consistent self-care practice
♥ wish that you could make yourself a priority more often
♥ interested in exploring the body – mind – spirit connection
Here are the primary ways I offer creative support:
♥ the arts based self-care practice
♥ workshops and courses
♥ 1:1 coaching
the arts based self-care connection practice
This practice was developed for big hearted caregivers who want to practice directing some of that caring energy on themselves and check-in with their own feelings and needs.
Using a blend of elements that include aspects of Mindfulness, Focusing, the Expressive Arts and aspects of the Living Aligned framework, this combination of processes gently helps you connect with yourself, your emotional landscape and all parts of your humanness. I have both experienced and witnessed the power of self-awareness, self-connection and self-compassion … and how that power is amplified when we learn and practice them in a community setting. (Yes, even virtually.)
Weekly Practice Sessions via Zoom
Two sessions weekly for you to connect with yourself and this community.
Though recommended to take the Self-Care Basics course (a self study option is in development) you are also welcome to join the ongoing weekly sessions, once in awhile or for regular connections. To get a sense of the language and approach, before attending a session please watch this Introduction video.
Monday Practice – 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
60 minutes of guided arts based practice and some community connection
Pay from the Heart (click link for credit card or pay via etransfer)
Pay per session or monthly according to your ability; $20/session suggested.
Sunday practice – 10 to 11:30 AM
90 minutes of guided arts based practice and some community connection
Pay from the Heart (click link for credit card or pay via etransfer)
Pay per session or monthly according to your ability; $25/session suggested.
Register by contacting Linda.
All times based on Ottawa, Canada – ET.
For your Time zone click here.
Consider joining our membership for access to both practices and additional benefits.
Become a Member:
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Access to all weekly arts based self-care practice sessions
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Community Art Dates and other events (online and in-person)
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Private community forum to exchange support and ideas
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Discounts and early registration access Workshops and Courses
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Member platform with resources and community connection (in development)
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$97 CDN / month
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Living Aligned Workshops and Courses
All Living Aligned programs are an opportunity for you to:
- slow down and connect with yourself
- listen and learn from what your body has to tell you
- play with different expressive arts methods
- find more wellness and ease within yourself
- begin to develop a sustainable self-care practice for yourself
- feel supported and part of a community
Come as you are: frazzled, calm, tired, energetic, into art making or not.
You are most welcome to simply be, as you are, in this moment.
Living Aligned Courses – The Basic Tools
Integrating the self-care practice with the living aligned framework
Contact Linda to express your interest and arrange for payment.
(self study course in development)
Virtual Workshops:
Intro to Living Aligned
$37 (Members free)
Living Aligned with Creativity
$37 (Members free)
Community Art Dates
Bring your own project and work in the company of others
PWYC donation (Free for Members)
On Going
Community Write Night (online)
Last Tuesday of the month, 7 – 8:30 PM (FREE)
Short, timed, creative writing exercises and prompts. Sharing is an option for those who wish. You are also feel free to work on your own writing or creative project, making use of the company and structure the group provides. (Back in session as of Sept 2022.)
Contact Linda to receive the monthly Zoom link.
Coming later in 2023…
Living Aligned Coaching Circles
A blend of course, practice and peer coaching
♥ small groups of 4 – 8 people
♥ emergent design based on your goals and needs
♥ find a time that matches for you
Contact Linda to express your interest.
Coaching 1:1
Contact Linda for details.
Become a Member:
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Access to our weekly arts based self-care practice sessions
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Community Art Dates and other events (online and in-person)
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Private community forum to exchange support and ideas
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Discounts and early registration access Workshops and Courses
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Member platform with resources and community connection (in development)
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$97 CDN / month
Click here to sign up as a Community Member!
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“Linda always has a way about her that is very appealing to me. Light-hearted and playful (offering laughter, pointing out the small things that bring her joy) while at the same time, bringing up a sense that she is quite serious about her approach and is fully there for you.” ~ Mary
For a group of six or more, any workshop or course
can be custom designed and scheduled to suit your needs.
Feel free to contact Linda if you have any questions or suggestions.
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(And yes, getting back to writing my BLOG is on the list too.)
I have been offering ‘creative support through times of change’ to teams in organizations and through public workshops here in Rupert for the past 20 years. Over this past year, I have been learning about leading online group possibilities. Besides attending many learning events for myself, I experimented with various offerings of my own: from two-hour pop-up sessions to a weekly drop-in practice, followed by a six-week pilot program in October and November.
This particular program is appropriate for those who are new to my Living Aligned approach as well as those who have joined me on my earlier offerings. This is the next iteration, the learning curve now focused facilitating online and using this learning platform. I hope you will bear with me and the inevitable glitches that are bound to show up.
“I appreciated how low-maintenance the experience was. Linda held the group beautifully, gently encouraging participation, sharing her personal examples and stories to help illuminate ‘lessons’ and keep the energy flowing. I think Linda’s leadership helped create a real atmosphere of kindness and inclusion (or perhaps those were just the type of folks to show up). Linda is deeply sincere in her desire to support others in exploring and understanding themselves better. I felt respected, honoured, reassured/validated by Linda’s facilitation and the content she chose to share with us.” ~ Debbie
