Kitsilano Life Counselling
1892 West Broadway Street Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Practice of Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing)

Starting in about two hours (Monday June 1st) at 5:30 PM PST going on Instagram Live to talk about the compassionate practice of Making Amends and Forgiving. Claudia and I will be taking taking questions, so if you already have one in mind feel free to put them in the comments below. Our Instagram handles are below, and hope to see you there! @jevanscounselling @anaclaudia_holisticcounselling

Forgiveness does not ignore the harm or justify a person's misdeeds, but releases our pain and anger connected to it....Russell Kolts The path of forgiveness can be incredibly trying, and something we can't just grant to another person. Knowing that we are all flawed, and have the capacity to act insensitively, selfishly and disrespectfully is a huge part of the graceful act of compassion/forgiveness.... Keep in mind that forgiveness can take a great amount of patience, and at times support from a therapist, friend and/or spiritual teacher. Today, consider someone who hurt you (start with a small hurt). Imagine what it would be like to forgive this person, to let go of the ill will you carry with you as a result of that hurt. Once you've done this you might think of if/how you'd like to express forgiveness to this person. In doing this, reflect how doing so might impact your relationship.

Today on Instagram Live (5:30 PST), we'll be talking about the compassionate practice of presence and holding space for another person. Love to have you join in on the conversation! @jevanscounselling @anaclaudia_holisticcounselling

I'm not sure if you've heard, but as of May 19th counsellors in BC are being permitted to return to their offices and start working in person again. Since the ...middle of March I've been conducting all sessions either over the phone or through online video, which for the most part has been going very well. I'd really appreciate if you could fill out the survey (only 6 questions), and the link is below. https://us13.list-manage.com/survey*|UNIQID|*

It's just going to be me solo today (Monday) on Instagram Live at 5:30 PST. Today's theme is Compassionate Communication, so get your questions ready.....or not, and you can just listen to me chat to myself. Link below. @jevanscounselling

Join us Today, Monday May 11th on INSTAGRAM LIVE, for a great discussion about Compassion-The Nervous System and Body. @anaclaudia_holisticcounselling @jevanscounselling

Who and/or what inspires you?

If you're curious to see what I look like after 7 weeks in isolation, and happen to be interested in the topic of Compassion in Action, check out Instagram Live at 5:30 PST today (Monday). Link below. @jevanscounselling

Wanted to thank everyone who was able to join in on the Instagram Live Discussion/Q & A yesterday! Claudia and I will be meeting Live every Monday at 5:30 PST for the month of May, delving into more aspects of compassion and other related stuff! Instagram inks are below.... BTW, hope to do a live video on Facebook in the near future, and will keep you updated. @anaclaudia_holisticcounselling @jevanscounselling