There was a time when people worked closely with nature and natural events. Rituals and routines sprung up around these things as a way to assist folks with their daily tasks, dreams and life purpose. The predictable nature of the moon phases helped folks to focus on...
As Summer bids goodbye, Autumn makes its grand entrance. Colours turn to brilliant golds, reds, browns and orange. Growth is now turning from outward to inward in an attempt to prepare for the winter months ahead. Winter slumber will be soon enough – but for now,...
It can be difficult accepting things and moving on. Sometimes we are shown the next step, sometimes we are not. A place of inertia, indecision and/or hesitancy can greet us when we are faced with situations that challenge our sense of self, balance and the world we...
“Ayurveda is the world’s oldest recorded healing system. Used for over 5000 years, it is a proven system of prevention and healing. Ayurveda’s goal is to achieve health by working towards balance and harmony, not fighting disease. Prevention is emphasized over cure....
With Valentines Day on February 14th, it’s no wonder that folks have “heart” on their minds. Heart, Love, Passion. No coincidence that the Heart and Stroke Foundation chose February for its main funding drive – everywhere you look, there is something that reminds us...
Early in Natural Comfort’s story, we presented seminars on tools for transformation. One of the topics of interest was the idea of the Hero’s Journey and how everyone has the possibility of transformation when they undertake their personal journey. As you read this,...
As summer goes into full swing, we are surrounded by the amazing colour palate of Nature. We can see it everywhere – no matter if one lives in the big city or the remote villages of the world. Colour surrounds us, cradles us and extends through us. Colour is a...
While packing up the Centre, I came across a flip-chart with posters from a seminar given many years ago here. As I read it over, I had to smile; some things never change, and here was proof! This seminar could have been delivered during the covid lockdowns or more...
It was February 1995. The Friday found me leave a nursing faculty meeting to attend a weekend workshop on Healing Touch energy healing. By the end of the weekend, I felt inspired to become a holistic therapist. But how was I to quit my “day job” for something so...
As Winter leads to Spring, so our attention moves from what is inside to what is peeking at us from the outside world. Gardens, forests, seaside grasses are beginning to awaken. What glorious examples of rebirth and continuous life cycles. There are a few Spring...
At our last seminar, we explored some of the basic designs used in Sacred Geometry. Although it takes basic forms such as the point, line, circle, spiral and ellipse to create all the other forms, everything must start with the Blank Page. You may know this by other...
As the New Year begins, we have an opportunity to course-correct anything that we believe is no longer helpful, healthful or joyous in our lives. “Course-correct” is a term used by Colette Baron-Reid to describe any decision or action we take to go away from...