I am committed to supporting what is life-enhancing and enhances the lives of others. For over 20 years, I have supported health, balance and well-being at all levels. I am equally supported by a community of people who share the same view of well-being, who see health as a dynamic balance between the individual, their body and the world around them, including their social and cultural environment.
I use an approach integrating naturopathy/homeopathy, therapeutic massage, yoga and meditation to help restore balance and alleviate tension, pain, trauma, and the various manifestations of stress.
I view the practice of health care and my role in teaching, as a form of dynamic dialogue, where body and mind are explored in an individualized and collaborative way as we move in the direction of balance and wholeness. I take into account people’s medical history, family background, professional and social lives, as well as their current physical and emotional state.
Health is also about our relationship with our community and over the years I have worked with individuals in areas related to physical and emotional trauma, substance abuse, women’s health, and gender issues, and I never hesitate to consult with or refer to other colleagues who can support in other ways.
Professional Affiliations
- National United Professional Association of Trained Homeopaths (NUPATH)
- Homéopathes Terre Sans Frontières (HTSF – Homeopaths Without Borders)
- Association des Naturopathes Professionnels du Québec (ANPQ)
- Association Can-Américain des massothérapeutes (ACAM)
Government discounts given through the CSST for individuals associated with IVAC (Indemnisation des victimes d’actes criminels/Association for crime victims compensation), and through the SAAQ (Société des accidents d’automobiles du Québec) following an automobile accident with related injuries.
Community Programs
Gender Creative Kids – Health service provider : supporting health and well-being for gender creative children, their families, schools and communities.
Tiger Lotus Coop – grassroots organization supporting new models of accessible health care: Health care provider and workshop facilitator.
The Pine Collective – Arts and healing community centre: Health care provider, workshop facilitator.
Dept. Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University – Guest lecturer – Meditation Principles & Applications in Therapeutic Settings.
International Congress on Whole Person Care, 2015: Workshop facilitator: teaching yoga for self-awareness & well-being.
Contributing author – Mindful Medical Practice: Clinical Narratives and Therapeutic Insights (Springer Press, 2015: Dobkin, Patricia (Ed).
McGill Wellness Seminar – Workshop facilitator: teaching yoga to medical residents for stress-management; Dept. of Medicine, McGill University.
McGill University Outreach Projects & First People’s House – Workshop facilitator: teaching principles of meditation to help bring awareness to how tension is held and explore how this can be released.
Open Source Birth Project, Concordia University – Lecturer/workshop facilitator for grassroots project, providing options in birth control and reproductive health.
Head & Hands – Facilitator: community program educating youth on safe and healthy birth control options.
Centre for Gender Advocacy – Guest speaker: natural birth control and fertility awareness workshops.
Homéopathes terre sans frontières (HTSF – Homeopaths without Borders) – Helped support training initiative for community-based disease-prevention programs and care in cases of chronic illnesses.
International Congress on Whole Person Care (2013), McGill University – Workshop facilitator: teaching yoga and mindfulness sessions.
Conference on Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer – Co-presenter: session on mindfulness-based practices.
POWER Camp National – Guest speaker and workshop facilitator: organization supporting young women in taking action towards social change in their lives and communities.
High Performance Camp for First-Nation Teens – Workshop facilitator: teaching yoga to interest youth in academics through physical activity; organized by First Peoples’ House, a support and outreach service for aboriginal students.
Moovjam Festival – Yoga instructor: teaching yoga to provide options for children and teens dealing with childhood obesity and depression.
KATIMAVIK– Yoga instructor: teaching yoga to national youth volunteer group.