What is your mission at the level of your soul? There is a triple purpose of life as teacher and lead guide Jonathan Gustin describes: to wake up, grow up and show up. To wake up spiritually, to mature into an emoianlly competent adult, and to show up with our gifts. Unlike therapy which helps us heal and develop at the level of personality, and unlike meditation which is about resting as awakened awareness, purpose is about discovering and embodying what you are here to do in this lifetime.  

Meditation asks, “Who am I?” Therapy asks, “How do I heal and become happier?” Purpose work addresses the question, “Where do I belong in the ecology of life?”  

Purpose guiding breaks the spell of our default purposes of safety, security, comfort and outward success, and orients us towards our true soul purpose, which is to embody our unique calling within. When we all have the opportunity to live our calling, we can support our collective true purpose: to become co-creators of our species’ evolution. We may, thus, give birth to more beauty, truth and goodness into the world.

All sessions begin with an intake interview to discuss areas of your life that you wish to focus on during the session. Clients are expected to be deeply engaged in their healing process. This session may consist of spiritual counsel to navigate spiritual events occurring in one's life, and / or shared spiritual ritual & practice. Methods used in personal healing sessions depend on the nature of the client, the area of focus and the client's personal preferences. Techniques used may include; meditation & mindfulness, spiritual practice, traditional shamanic journeying, symbolic ceremonial healing, certified Vogel-cut crystal healing, sound healing and more. Each session is 1 hour but may extend to 1.5 hours depending on the circumstances. Regardless of the total treatment time a personal session is $65 CAD. Clients may choose to work in the healing space provided or request to work in the comfort of their home. As with many therapists, 1-time sessions should be booked with reasonable expectations as to what can be achieved in the time provided. Best results occur most often when a trusting therapeutic relationship develops over time, so the client and healer can grow together through the spiritual evolution of an individual. 

Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine (TAPM) is an extremely powerful healing agent when used by a professionally trained Shaman. What is often overlooked is "where the rubber hits the road" in how we apply the lessons given by this great plant spirit. What is the therapeutic value of the experience? How has it changed your daily life? What lessons do you need to apply? These sessions (minimum two) are booked prior to Ayahuasca and immediately following the experience (within two weeks of drinking the medicine). Following in the research by Dr. Rachel Harris, these sessions bridge into mystical interpretations, Jungian / Depth psychology, practical application of the lessons and developing an ongoing relationship with the Spirit of Ayahuasca. Each session is 1 hour but may extend to 1.5 hours depending on the circumstances. Two sessions (which must be scheduled at the same time) are $125. Clients may choose to work in the healing space provided or request to work in the comfort of their home. As with many spiritual care providers and therapeutic relationships, 1-time sessions should be booked with reasonable expectations as to what can be achieved in the time provided. Best results occur most often when a trusting therapeutic relationship develops over time, so the client and healer can grow together through the spiritual evolution of an individual. 

Traditional ceremonial healing is a practice that is over 200,000 years old! Communities all around the world, from the Amazon to the Andes, the Native American plains to the First Nations of Canada, people have gathered in this manner for healing. This practice utilizes the power of focusing our shared gift of consciousness to catalyze healing. Gatherings may be held on seasonal dates (full moon, solstices, equinox) or organized for the purpose of personal growth or healing. Every ceremony is unique! You may request a ceremony to welcome the birth of a baby, the passing of a loved one or to transform a space or event. Ceremonies are usually 1 - 1.5 hours in duration. Ceremonial healing can take place in a large indoor space or outside around a sacred fire depending on the theme of the event.

Given Emily's training, ceremonies may fall under 1 of 2 wisdom traditions, depending on the nature of the group. 

• Yogic Ceremonial Healing (Mantra based chanting)

• Core Shamanic Ceremonial Healing (Shamanic Journeying)

If you wish to organize a healing ceremony or host an event at your centre, please contact me for collaborations. For a list of upcoming ceremonies being held in Kitchener-Waterloo please visit the Get Involved page.

Successful meditation & mindfulness requires practice and contemplation to get the most out of this philosophy of mind. Meditation instruction in the workplace can improve creativity, increase emotional intelligence and lower stress responses. For some, group meditation instruction is about self-inquiry and existential contemplation. Methods and themes for group classes are chosen based on appropriate fit for students in the setting in which they practice. This is integral to experiencing profound shifts during and after meditation. Methods of instruction follow the science based MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) model as well as existential methods, Buddhist techniques, Yogic meditation practices and mystical and energetic meditations. Classes can be offered weekly, monthly or by series. Please inquire for corporate meditation rates. Recent clients for corporate meditation instruction include: CIBC Wood Gundy, Conestoga College, Arise Wellness and Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.