Group Session Monday Jan 30th

Happy Sunday everyone.

Group session tomorrow at Le Urban Retreat. We are moving the time for group to 7:30pm tomorrow evening.

Have a great rest of the day and looking forward to seeing you there.

The Power of Words

Someone sent this really moving video to Terryann and got us thinking about the power of words. We all understand that words can hurt or make us smile. But how we understand them is what gives them such power.

Think of the words Success and Fulfillment. Their definition is standard but the images they evoke and the interpretation of is as varied as there are people.

Take a moment if you can and watch the clip. Would it have made a difference to you if you had seen it? Do you agree or disagree?

Classes are updated

How is 2012 treating you so far? At Le Urban Retreat we’ve been pretty busy.  Terryann just finished teaching in Kelowna BC and had a great class.

We have a few courses coming up in the next couple of months and the sites been updated.  Check them out and if you have any questions the awesome coordinators can help you out or leave a comment.

Ready to take the class? You can register online just visit www.bodytalksystems.com and click on seminars or go to our Upcoming Courses and click on the link.

 

Have a great weekend

“The creation of a more peaceful and happier society has to begin from the level of the individual, and from there it can expand to one’s family, to one’s neighborhood, to one’s community and so on.” – Dalai Lama

Group Sessions for January

Hello Everyone.

Hope you all enjoyed the holiday season and 2012 has started off great. For the start of the new year the Group Sessions are back.  We have two this month.

January 9th and January 23rd                                                                                        When: 7pm – 9pm                                                                                                          Where: Le Urban Retreat

If you have any questions please let us know. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Have a great day

Happy New Year

“Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true” – Lord Tennyson

We hope you had a great and safe holiday season so far.  It’s been a busy year here and we wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for being on the journey with us and we are looking forward to 2012 and seeing you all then.

May your new year be filled with love, happiness and health.

See you next year!

Terryann & Angela

End Of a Line or Start of a Trip?

Sometimes when it feels like it’s the end of the line, it’s just your life forcing you to switch tracks. How do you handle those moments? Most often than not it forces me into a direction I never expected but almost always thankful for.

 

 

 

A little experiment on being Friendly

“Be friendly to everyone. Those who deserve it the least need it the most.” Bo Bennett

The holidays are quickly approaching and the rushing around and family and parties. Here in Montreal the lights have gone up and everything has that glitter of lights with holiday music tinkling in the air.  It can also be a stressful time of the year and I wanted to share with you a little something I’ve been doing.

In the last couple of months I have started doing something a little different when I go out shopping or for coffee.  Wherever I happen to be where there is someone serving me. I take the extra few seconds and ask them how they are.

Seems simple and most of you probably do say hello and occasionally if the salesperson is friendly will engage in a bit of conversation as you wait for your muffin or your food items are being scanned.  But to start the conversation, for me was quite a unique experience.

I’ve been in customer service or some kind for over 15 years from retail to mainly call center type jobs. I’ve spoken to thousands of people and taken more complaint calls than I want to think about. The quickest way to defuse most of those was with a bit of friendliness. In stores I always said hello but it was cursory and without much thought.

So in the last couple of months the “Hello, how are you today?” has been an action aimed with intent. And the results have been amazing. First off most of the people are surprised. There is that brief pause where they process the fact that I am looking directly at them and speaking to them aside from placing my order.

Most of them fall into one of two camps. Some smile back and answer, the interaction leaves us both with a smile.  Others look almost confused by the question. Unsure if there is something lurking behind the attention I have suddenly placed on them. My conversations never last more than those few seconds of hello how are you. Maybe followed up with a have a good day but I noticed I feel better, that happy connection to someone even for a few seconds. It reminds me to smile and stop and be in that moment of getting that much anticipated morning jolt of coffee, or waiting for the ingredients that will make my tasty dinner. Simple happy things I tend to forget in the daily grind.

It also usually puts a smile on someone else’s face. So it’s spreads a bit of happiness around. Maybe even to the guy behind me waiting for his order too. Who knows?

So I am throwing out a little challenge here. Stop, say hello, and ask how someone is doing. Make it someone who doesn’t expect that conversation and maybe spread around a few more smiles and a bit more happiness.

Angela

Happy Holidays

No Group Session Monday Nov 7th

Hello everyone.

There wont be a group session tonight on Monday Nov 7th.  Terryann will also be leaving for Brazil and group will resume when she returns.

We thinking of some changes for the new year in the Group Session. Ideas of what you might like to see?  Tell us in the comments

A Discussion Quote

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone”  Neale Donald Walsch.

What’s at the end of your comfort zone?