Posts by Janet Haughton Quarshie
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My Mission Guided by a deep desire to help reduce emotional and physical pain and suffering and an inner knowledge that we all have within us all the resources we need to heal ourselves- Body Breath and Mind. “What you are seeking is not outside of yourself…it is already in you!” My Vision After many…
Read MoreHow To Best Support Your University Student’s Mental Health and Wellness
Looks like we made it! Now that we have survived the transition back to school, you might be wondering: How to stay connected and best support the Mental Health and Wellness of your University/College student who might be away from home for the first time. The separation from home, finding their own path and developing…
Read MoreSpilling The Tea In Mindful Therapy
This Week In Mindful Therapy This past week as a Mindful Therapist the focus was on love. The conversations with clients centred around “ how to navigate the complexities of love”, “ how to create and maintain deep connection, authenticity, and “freshness” in long-term, long-distant and virtual relationships, and the meaning of the concept of …
Read MoreHow Can Music Impact Mental Health Diagnosis
Music is Therapeutic – A Celebration Of A Legend This past weekend, Mr. Q and I attended ” A Celebration of Oscar Peterson “. Oscar Peterson is regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, his Canadiana Suite, originally written as a ballet, was performed by Thompson Egbo Egbo on piano. This…
Read MoreHow To Cultivate And Infuse Mindfulness In Your Relationship
What Are The Benefits Of Mindfulness For Relationships? Most people are familiar with the benefits of practicing Mindfulness for lowering stress and anxiety, improving sleep, and supporting our overall wellbeing in many other ways. Applying Mindfulness to our relationships evokes all of those benefits and more. Simply put, Mindfulness means “the state of being aware…
Read MoreCultural Chameleon – My Son’s Journey As A Third Culture Kid
What If There Were No Borders…. Jamaican-born Janet Haughton Quarshie is a wife and mother of two young men, presently living in Canada. She is a Mindful Therapist and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, specializing in integrating clinical and holistic techniques in her practice. She received her Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy Training during the…
Read MoreHealth Benefits Of Refreshing Rooibos Herb Ice Tea
Holistic Taste Of Summer 21 Anyone who knows me knows that I love tea! From fermented kombucha, homemade chai to simple jasmine green tea, I have a passion for tea! I go through phases with my tea preferences. These days I am sipping on Red Rooibos Ice Tea and it is AMAZING! Memories of my year…
Read MoreIs It Mehendi Or Is It Henna?
Some Call It Mehendi, Others Call It Henna.. Whatever you choose to call it…it is all the same. Mehendi is the Indian word for Henna. My Midsummer Mehendi magic! Mehendi makes me more Mindfully aware of my hands: The things I Touch The things I Create The things I Celebrate What Is Henna? Henna can…
Read MoreContinuing The Conversation On Mental Health
United By Emotion | Olympic Fever The 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta Georgia was the first time I had Olympic fever. I was so in awe of the athletes…the total body-mind and emotional commitment of everything – everything they have trained so hard for at the sound of the gun… I remember the excitement of…
Read MoreI Hadn’t Heard Of The Term Third Culture Kids Until I Realized I Was Raising Two Of Them
What is a Third Culture Kid? According to wiki: Third culture kids (TCK) or third culture individuals (TCI) are people who were raised in a culture other than their parents or the culture of their country of nationality, and also live in a different environment during a significant part of their child development years, usually…
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