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More About Me

My Mission Guided by a deep desire to help reduce emotional and physical pain and suffering and an inner knowledge ...
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How 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: ...
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Spilling The Tea In Mindful Therapy

  This Week In Mindful Therapy This past week as a Mindful Therapist the focus was on love. The conversations ...
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How Can Music Impact Mental Health Diagnosis

Music is Therapeutic - A Celebration Of A Legend This past weekend, Mr. Q and I attended " A Celebration ...
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How 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 ...
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Soup Season | Jamaican Fish Tea Soup

Fish Tea Soup for the Body and Soul Soup is my fav comfort food and it's not a seasonal thing ...
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Cultural 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 ...
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Health 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 ...
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Continuing The Conversation On Mental Health

United By Emotion | Olympic Fever The 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta Georgia was the first time I had Olympic ...
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Is 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 ...
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I 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 ...
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Growing My Mindful Practice Through A Global Pandemic – An Atha Jiva Update

I felt on top of the world...Until! This Picture was taken in January 2020 right before the pandemic caused me ...
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Yoga and Meditation Terminology For Beginners

The Sanskrit terminology used in Yoga and Meditation can make yoga therapy seem very intimidating to those of us just ...
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What Is a Mindful-Based Cognitive Therapist?

What is a Mindful-Based Cognitive Therapist and how is it different from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)? In simple terms, ...
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Is Yoga Safe While Pregnant?

Is Yoga safe while pregnant? The short answer is yes! Taking a prenatal yoga class is a great way to ...
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Asanas – Exercises to Tone Your Muscles

There are many benefits to Yoga including, but not limited to, improved health (both mental and physical), increased strength and ...
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Why Meditation Should be Part of Your Self-Care

  Meditation for beginners has so many amazing benefits from a physical, mental and emotional perspective. Here are a few ...
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How Stress Impacts Your Health – And What to Do About It

Stress is a symptom of our times. According to Statistics Canada, 23% of people over the age of 15 report ...
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Struggling to Get a Good Night’s Rest? Yoga Can Help!

Insomnia, or the inability to get a good night's rest, is an extremely common affliction. Chronic, long-term insomnia affects approximately ...
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Keep Your Metabolism Up and Running Through the Winter

It is a known fact that many people put on a bit of weight during the winter months. Whether this ...
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5 Health Benefits of Starting Yoga

  Before you start looking for an incredible yoga teacher, it is important to understand just how beneficial it can ...
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What to Wear to Your First Yoga Therapy Class

  So, it is your first yoga therapy session and you are unsure about what to wear. Fear not! Here ...
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How Yoga Transforms Your Brain – Not Just Your Mindset

  When merged with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), yoga (as offered by a certified yoga teacher) does so much more ...
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What is Watsu?

  Watsu and Yoga are both mind-body approaches to wellness. But what is Watsu? Why is it so beneficial Watsu ...
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