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Derek
Aug 21, 20244 min read
Strength Training is a TOOL!
Muscular strength and endurance has a host of benefits to our health and longevity without question! Contratry to what you may think,...
Derek
Aug 12, 20244 min read
"What Truly Makes Me Feel Good?"
Conversations with clients recently and my own day to day ups and/or downs, had me thinking about this question; What Truly Makes Me ...
Derek
Aug 6, 20245 min read
Reality vs the Internet
A client brought this story to my attention this morning. I immediately knew this was going to become a blog post; Not only because it...
Derek
Jul 31, 20246 min read
"How Can Self-Care Practices Reduce Hospital Wait Times and Doctor Visits?"
Here in Canada.... -Our wait times in hospitals have only increased over the years. -Many people don't have a family doctor. -Even those...
Derek
Jul 24, 20246 min read
How Does Your Ego Affect Your Ability to Stay Consistent with Healthy Habits?
EGO. It's there. We all have one to varying degrees. More often than not, I will argue that your ego is barrier that is overlooked as...
Derek
Jul 17, 20244 min read
Consistency Doesn't Mean "Perfection"
I had an excellent conversation with a client this morning in regards to consistency in his weekly routines. When I asked my client this...
Derek
Jul 11, 20244 min read
How One client is Cultivating Change and Progress in Deep Health by Prioritizing Herself
As with all clients, the discussions surrounding simplicity and consistency in individual daily health practices is a norm here at...
Derek
Jun 13, 20243 min read
Exploring the Power of Looking Inward
"The Heart’s Wisdom" In the quiet spaces of the mind, Emotions flow, gentle and kind. Through storms and calm, they guide our way,...
Derek
Jun 10, 20243 min read
Empowering Yourself: Utilizing Tools Learned as a Client for Better Health Management
How awesome is that pic eh? This was taken in Portugal when my clients were hiking in the mountains. Incredible. But that's not the...
Derek
Jun 6, 20243 min read
Morning Mindfulness: Start the Day with Awareness & Calm
Every morning the past couple months I've started my weekdays by practicing my meditation. Be it a guided audio meditation, box breathing...
Derek
May 30, 20243 min read
The Power of a Healthy Relationship ... With Yourself
I signed up a while back to an email newsletter called "The Journal Prompt" (It's Canadian too! Yay!). Each week, they send a newsletter...
Derek
May 29, 20244 min read
Redefining Self-Care: Beyond Bubble Baths and Spa Music
Self-Care is perhaps an overused term in our industry. I feel without question the message it's trying to convey is not only correct,...
Derek
May 23, 20243 min read
How can we embrace change and overcome the fear of the unknown?
We fear change. We often resist it for the familiar in our days, weeks, months and years. Yet change is inevitable. Change is nature....
Derek
May 13, 20242 min read
Sometimes You Find Gold!
I love quotes. Do you? Granted, the ones we never forget and that we actually use in our approach to our daily routines are the ones...
Derek
May 9, 20245 min read
Empower Yourself: Practice saying "NO"
I recently finished a "mini-series" here on the Zen Blog, with 16 posts (so "mini" is debatable I guess), and in the process I had some...
Derek
May 7, 20243 min read
Final Post of the Series: Part 16 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
Here we are at the last post in our "little" mini-series here on the Zen Blog. Taking my favourite points from Gretchen Rubin's Secrets...
Derek
May 6, 20244 min read
Part 15 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
This is a common conversation with clients and observation in general as the years go by. It's also a reminder for me as to how much my...
Derek
May 3, 20242 min read
Part 14 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
The next point on Gretchen's Paradoxes on Happiness list that we've been exploring, and how I relate it to overall deep health, expands...
Derek
May 2, 20243 min read
Part "12.9" - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
Yep, that's right - This is post "12.9". Why? Simple - because I'm very supperstitious and the number 13 just isn't my favourite for...
Derek
May 1, 20242 min read
Part 12 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
Here's a point from Gretchen's Paradoxes of Happiness list that is a tough one: Silence is sometimes the best reply This is a challenging...
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