The rollercoaster of unhealthy relationships

There is no aspect of life more ripe with opportunities to grow than our relationships.  It also seems to be perhaps the most difficult and often painful way to learn.   Sometimes, I get the distinct impression that I may have been a little over confident when I signed up for what I wanted to [...]

Mirabai Galashan - Counselling, Coaching and Holistic Healing

4 secrets to goal-setting success

One week into January and for the vast majority of people, the New Year’s resolutions they made with such good intentions have already bitten the dust. Lack of will power is only part of the problem, your resolutions may be doomed from the start because the way they have been created is a set up [...]

Mirabai Galashan - Counselling, Coaching and Holistic Healing

It’s not about the stuff – how organizing can heal your soul

I have become quite entranced by the power of organizing this year and I am recommending it to several of my clients and many of my friends. I have been waxing lyrical about discovering the almost magical healing properties of this seemingly mundane activity. Ironically, given that it is all about the physical detritus we [...]

Mirabai Galashan - Counselling, Coaching and Holistic Healing

Beyond forgiveness – the yoga of atonement

Today is Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the year to those of the Jewish faith which calls for reflection, repentance and atonement. As I thought about this day and what it means, I was struck by the idea that the desire to make amends or reparation for wrong-doing to another is, at the [...]

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Living and Loving Fearlessly

“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. [...]

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How To Make Anything Better

Being in the business of helping people, it’s a little annoying that it always seems so much more difficult when I’m dealing with my own problems.   Undoubtedly it’s all due to a lack of perspective and not being able to see the wood for the trees.    Sometimes the answer we are so desperately [...]

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I have to stop going to the hardware store for milk

    Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein   Today I’d like to talk to you about getting unstuck from unhealthy situations in important relationships.  I have heard it said that 99% of the solution to any problem is to become conscious of your behavior first. [...]

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Let’s do this in three dimensions

Hello there, How about we do this in three dimensions some time?    I am booking individual and couple sessions in April at this time and have some limited availability for Skype sessions in March.    Also, today I updated the Workshops and Seminars page so please click on over to check out the Spring [...]

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Productivity Schmoductivity: Being a grown-up is over-rated

Productivity, Schmoductivity.   Some days when I have been doing a little too much for a little too long, my inner child throws a tantrum and I am forced to take it easy, whether I want to or not. So, today I invite you to de-stress, chill out and take it all a little less [...]

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My purpose is love

I had an amazing weekend facilitating the Vive La Différence Weekend for Couples with Bruce Gold. I am awed and humbled by the transformational power of love. It truly is the strongest medicine. This morning, one of the participants forwarded me an email she had received today which I would like to share with you [...]

Mirabai Galashan - Counselling, Coaching and Holistic Healing