Self-health, as a personal commitment and practice, is an expression of respecting and honoring your self. Your energy and general condition will let you know you’re attentive when you need to reclaim, restore and reset. As you learn to befriend yourself, your understanding of how you can support, care for and advocate for yourself will … [Read more...]
Julia von Flotow is an executive coach, Therapeutic Touch Teacher and Practitioner, mindfulness instructor and founder of the Kaizen Leadership Institute and Therapeutic Touch Institute, Toronto, Canada. Her 12 step program to becoming an authentic and mindful leader kaizenleadershipinstitute.com/12steps/ has helped hundreds of independent professionals and business owners live happier lives and build more sustainable businesses. www.kaizenleadershipinstitute.com.
Enquire about the Integrative Self Health Coach certified training program and her 8 week online Mindfulness Practice Development Program. Connect with her on Linked In at https://ca.linkedin.com/in/juliavonflotow or email her at julia@kaizenleadershipinstitute.com.
Transforming Archetypal Patterns of Behaviour that Keep you Stuck into Navigational Aids
August 22, 2017 by
Archetypes are universal patterns, ideas, and images that live and grow in the collective unconscious that express themselves through symbol or metaphor and can be recognized as inherent potentials. Archetypes are inborn tendencies shaping behaviour. When brought into conscious awareness, archetypes can be transformed from a hidden, repetitive and … [Read more...]
Remembering Michel and the Birth of the Healing Team
August 8, 2017 by
When I heard that Michel, a former Therapeutic Touch student of mine, was diagnosed with a variety of complex cancers on August 23rd and had been given 3 - 6 months to live, I resolved to do all I could to provide her with comfort and support to the end of her life and the idea of a Healing Team was born. I reached out to my Therapeutic Touch … [Read more...]
Therapeutic Touch and the Pain that is Shingles
August 1, 2017 by
Last Tuesday when my sister arrived for a 6-week visit from her home in Geneva, she complained about insect bites, perhaps a spider she thought as she pulled up her shirt to show me a red and inflamed looking rash of blisters that ran from her spine to under her right breast. Ouch! The pain was both deep and surface. Wednesday morning, the pain … [Read more...]
Management vs Leadership…A Dance of Head and Heart
July 25, 2017 by
Harmony and productivity result when management and leadership work in partnership, doing things right and doing the right things. Entrepreneurs, artists and other self-governed individuals are both President and CEO of their own enterprise. As President, you lead from the heart to: Develop your personal mission Define your direction … [Read more...]
This Wonderfully Grounded Lightness of Being!
July 18, 2017 by
After years of searching, Natalie shares the breakthrough experience she has had with coaching. “Thank you, Julia, for helping me peel away untold layers of stuff and baggage and never giving up on me when I teetered on the edge of giving up on myself. The blame and difficult memories alive for so long have faded. They are miraculously being … [Read more...]
Healing Fatigue
June 29, 2017 by
When you are fatigued that’s it, you’re fatigued. There’s nothing more! In a state of fatigue, you are aware primarily of your inner state of extreme tiredness, which typically results from mental or physical overexertion or perhaps from a chronic condition or illness. Fatigue is marked by a lessening of joy or enthusiasm for something you … [Read more...]
Heidi’s Story of Transcendence and Healing and the Role of a Healing Team
June 15, 2017 by
In 2011, I learned that I had a brain tumour. I was facing brain surgery and I was terrified! I began seeing a psychotherapist who also offered me Therapeutic Touch® (TT) sessions. I was well aware of the serious risks and possible post-op complications with my surgery and prepared for the worst. I also worked hard at managing my fears by … [Read more...]
Archetypes and You ~ Discover their Power!
May 30, 2017 by
Archetypes are symbols of patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour that reflect your relationship with yourself, others and with the world. Archetypes are neither positive nor negative. They are essentially neutral patterns of the psyche. Archetypes can be universal and cultural and can be experienced as a powerful pattern, deep within you, … [Read more...]
A Quality Life is a Life by Design
May 8, 2017 by
The most important relationship in life is the relationship you have with yourself. How we define “quality” is personal. Some quality of life indicators are universal and some are unique, dependent on values and intentions – what’s important to you and what you want. Coming up with key performance indicators is a creative process of personal … [Read more...]
