The Lifehouse
50 Majesty Court B4B 1P6 Hammonds Plains, NS, Canada

It is snowy but we are still here until 5:30! (And tomorrow 9-11am!)

Dr. Amy will be off on Monday January 11th. The Lifehouse will reopen bright and early on Tuesday Morning. We will be checking messages on Monday. Enjoy your Weekend! www.the-lifehouse.com

Wishing you moments of playfulness and laughter, and in the hopes for a reprieve for anyone finding the world heavy and challenging. There are days it may seem otherwise, but I do believe that love and goodness will prevail. (And for the moments of doubt, I find joy in the little moments: kittens for one , hikes with our dog, connection with the people around me, finding ways to rest and reset - and rise again.) Much love Amy

We have normal hours this week, including Saturday adjustments! Dr. Amy's holidays hours are below:

Let's start the week off with some cuteness.... introducing Boo, our new kitten! As a family that usually buys experiences over things, and in a year in which many experiences are limited, we decided to surprise our kids with a kitten (after all, they've been asking for over a decade, so we definitely had the element of surprise on our side!) Ruby, our 3 year old rambunctious lab has been gentle and very intrigued by this little ball of fur - whereas little Boo is fearless...ly curious, and completely un-phased by Ruby's frequent hovering presence. This caught the beginning of their first nap together, a friendship that we will nurture. After all - as you all know - we believe that working together with love and kindness are key pieces in the recipe for success - even in the animal world! Enjoy ... And you're welcome Dr. Amy

Hi, have we met? My name is Erica and I am the Certified BodyTalk Practitioner at the Lifehouse. I'll tell you more about myself in the coming days but for now I thought I would tell you a bit about what I do, and what it can offer for you in 2021. BodyTalk Sessions offer mental & physical relief from long-held emotions, personal and inherited trauma, and habituated self destructive behaviours.... You have an internal conductor (innate wisdom) who’s only job is to orchestrate a symphony of health & wellness through the connection and collaboration of every single physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspect of you. However, when stress interrupts this finely tuned collaboration we often feel stuck, at loose ends, anxious, or like we have lost our sense of self. Left untreated, this eventually turns into chronic and acute physical pain, illness, a mental health diagnoses, or an inability to make progress with other treatments. You are uniquely designed to process & release emotions and trauma without reliving a stressful experience. BodyTalk Sessions facilitate this gentle processing & release by following the guidance and wisdom of your inner conductor to coordinate your internal orchestra of organs, systems, cells, thoughts, and energies so you can reach your full potential in health and life overall. Consider BodyTalk if you are seeking personal growth and a deeper sense of self by moving through and beyond the habits, behaviours, and emotions that no longer serves you. Sessions are appropriate for individuals of all ages and especially effective for babies and children. Family sessions are also available. I'm usually in on Fridays but this week I have some openings on Thursday morning. You can book through the Lifehouse or contact me at Spring BodyTalk.

My holiday letter to all of you! Wishing this community a wonderful holiday season! With love from Dr. Amy

Wishing you all a peaceful holiday! Dr Amy

Wow. Nature is AMAZING. And just letting you know we are OPEN this afternoon 2:30-5:30, and tomorrow 9-11am. Enjoy the snow!!

Well, look what showed up in my memories today: my album of early renos as we prepared to open The Lifehouse 6 years ago. The stories behind these pictures are ones of leaps of faith, putting all our eggs in one basket because we KNEW this was our lifelong home to put our roots down; months upon months of stress, worry and uncertainty; Dean and I as a reno-team (with credit to him doing 95% of the work as he built my beautiful future practice space, truly a labour of love).... Not knowing how we would end up working mostly through Christmas that year in preparation for early Jan opening, only to be delayed nearly another month meeting fire-requirements for a home-based business. Oh the irony. Here we are, 6 years later, and I can't yet go into that building because of its current state - I believe it is gutted to the studs, or somewhere in that process: only the frame of the house will remain before the rebuild begins. As a friend pointed out: the BONES of the building remained, and we will add the LIFE back in to it. And while this caught me off guard this morning, I see how change can be thrust upon us. And that sometimes we have to bring everything that existed to the ground in order to start over again, anew. In this process, we can evaluate what we want to bring forward, looking at who we are NOW, and what serves us best to use this future space with intention. It is only in letting go of what WAS that we can truly create what we dream of. I have many days that I struggle, a constant effort to remain present, reclaiming a state of hope and higher vibration. I get dragged down, and sometimes need to sit in that heaviness before I can rise again. The world is crazy and upside down to me most days - but I choose not to focus on that. Instead, I keep putting one foot in front of the other, reaching for those higher feelings, connecting with the people in front of me, taking action, starting with my own life, and my own internal state. From there I can bring the best of who I am to the world - as we, too rebuild. Holding as often as possible to my vision of a beautiful world full of possibility, hope, connection, collaboration, healing, and LOVE. Always LOVE. Sending that out in the world today Amy

For the Moms... I recently HEARD + INTEGRATED some wisdom I had been hearing for years. In hindsight I can see that before now I didn't have the capacity to hear it, I wasn't willing and ready. This experience reminded me that my kids are the same, that no matter how many times I repeat what I believe is wisdom, they must also be willing and ready to hear me. Part of my job as their mom is to repeat until they are. If I feel frustrated because I am repeating myself, or exasp...erated when I finally hear 'but you never told me that before', then I have taken the whole experience too personally. Taking things personally means I have put the responsibility of how I feel on someone else, I have lost contact with my own center. As you can imagine, this isn't an ideal place to share wisdom, parent, or live from. It means I have lost my sense of my inherent worth and now try to prove it via my kids. Now take this a step deeper and consider how you listen to yourself, how often and quickly do you listen to your own internal, wise voice. How often do you need to repeat yourself before you are willing and ready to listen to your own guidance? Our internal patterns of how we parent ourselves inevitably show up in how we parent our children so we can become aware of it and grow together. Last in person sessions before the holidays is Friday Dec 11.

In the hopes that some of you may also find signs of growth amidst destruction. With Amy