Jacinta Gallant
89 Hillsborough Street C1A 4W5 Charlottetown, PE, Canada

HEY! Insight Learning Groups are Starting again! First group starts January 13, 2021. Learn more at https://www.jacintagallant.ca/events.php

Just want to shout out to Kelly Cameron - her classes are truly wonderful. If you want to develop a regular yoga practice, this will truly inspire and help.

And to all, a good night. 18 of them, actually! Peace and love to you and yours.

A message from our founder, Jacinta Gallant: DETOXIFY YOUR PRACTICE "I wrote this on a sticky note in 2018 and moved it around my office so I would always see i...t. When it wasn't sticky anymore, I wrote it on my white board - proof that I had decided to change my life, personally and professionally. After years of studying and practising curiosity, I was still unable to be curious when other people were driving me crazy! And at work, if I were to be honest, many of those people were my colleagues! I’m pretty sure I drove them crazy, too, with my quick to judge and swift to analyse traits. My curiosity practice allowed me to catch myself judging others, and then judging myself for being so judgey. And then I got curious about my reaction: What is it? Is it so? Does it matter? What will I do about it? As I practiced more, I noticed more. I began reacting to the people around me who were reacting! So I had to do more practice, to be less judgey of those reactive people around me who were just like me but hadn’t taken substantial time out to practice curiosity. It’s kind of like a food sensitivity: You remove a food that is problematic and you start to feel better You might forget you ever had a bad reaction to it So you re-introduce the food And your body has a strong immediate reaction It’s the reminder: This food is toxic to me! Then, it’s easier to resist the food in the future BUT it's not until you remove it that you become aware of its effect. As I noticed more of my judgments, I was able to more consistently pause and practice curiosity. This has changed my life profoundly. So did curiosity detoxify my practice? I think it’s the essential element. The quality that led me to insights that made all the difference. There were some painful withdrawals, and I am grateful for the support I got from people who love and challenge me. So over the next few weeks, I want to share some tips that might help you detoxify your practice. Here is one that works for me. When I wake with work on my mind, I notice that I am thinking-thinking-thinking, I take my mind to a favourite picture of my loving parents. I can feel my brain calm. I relax into the feeling. I don’t tell my brain to turn off. I don’t push. I just let the image be there. You can’t push yourself to calm. Your brain will resist you when you tell it to stop thinking. Try a soothing visual approach. Breathe. Relax. Feel. The toxins won’t have a chance."

Our community just keeps growing! Welcome, Diana!

Are you a member of Collaborative Professionals of Canada? Join Jacinta on Wednesday, December 9 at 1:00 p.m. EST on Zoom for "Cultivating Curiosity and Bringin...g Insight to Our Work" - a CPC Professional Development Webinar. In this 1.5 hour workshop you will be introduced to the Insight Approach to Conflict and learn how curiosity enhances our ability to defuse conflict, and encourages our clients to discover and focus on what matters. LEARN MORE & REGISTER AT: http://collaborativepracticecanada.ca/upcoming-events/

This 1.5 hour workshop on December 9th will introduce you to the Insight Approach to Conflict. You will learn how curiosity helps defuse conflict and improve understanding. Already a member of Collaborative Professionals of Canada? Register for this workshop at no charge by visiting http://collaborativepracticecanada.ca/upcoming-events/ or emailing [email protected] . Not a member yet? Your $75 membership fee, valid until the end of 2021, entitles you to 4 free PD’s. Visit http://collaborativepracticecanada.ca/membership/ for more information about membership, and an application form.