ChoicePoints October 2004

"Growth can be supported from the outside but must be sourced from the inside."  _{Louise LeBrun}

This issue released: Wednesday October 6, 2004

Spotlight On - people, products and pronouncements
Today's Thought
Coming Attractions!
Quick Updates
Thought Waves

Spotlight On — Coming Home to Your Self  ~ Huna Retreat

Sometimes, you just need to take a break. Sometimes, you don't need a good reason or an acceptable explanation or even permission from anyone around you - you just need to know from somewhere deep inside you that it's time. And in that moment, you choose your Self. Let the fatigue fall away as you watch the sun slowly set over the Atlantic... settle in for a peaceful night's sleep... and awaken to the sound of the ocean at your door.

No need for alarm clocks as the rays of the early morning sun fall across the down-filled quilt - your invitation to yet another delicious meal that nurtures body and soul. Make your way across the frost covered grounds to the dining room, to be greeted by the smell of freshly brewed coffee and still-warm home-baked goods; finding your seat at a table that overlooks the water and is perfect for a quiet moment to journal; or joining a small group of new friends to start the day with your mind and body awakening to new possibilities.

If it's time for you to choose your Self; if it's time for you to slow the pace and allow yourself to move into a deeper journey of discovery - one that can access the sacred places within - join us in November at Oceanstone. Set on the shores of St. Marguerite's Bay near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, you'll find comfort and serenity in the physical, emotional and spiritual space that calls to you.

Whether you choose to come alone; or whether you choose to share this time with someone you love, this three-day Huna Retreat will welcome you, nurture you, invite you and warm you - from the inside out. With a maximum of 20 participants, you'll be guided through gentle yet potent practices such as Ha Breathing, Pore Breathing, Ho’oponopono and a Higher Self Connection - all in a way that offers you lots of time to rest and create your own day.  You'll look forward to knowing that the magic of this moment will become the wonderful memories that will encourage you to step into your life - one day to the next - knowing that you are not alone.

Space is limited and we only have a small number of places remaining.  For more information on this rare retreat experience and to register, visit: www.TidePoolResources.com/poster/HunaRetreat11.htm

Aloha!

Your Huna Guide for this experience:

A seeker in Huna for more than 15 years, Louise LeBrun facilitates Huna retreats for personal discovery and exploration. A provocative and compelling speaker and educator, Louise is the author of several books and audio programs that will take you to the edge of your own awareness. Creator of the WEL-Systems® approach to change, Quantum TLC™ and The CODE Model™, she is also a Reiki Master and Huna Initiate with a passion for living and great compassion for those who desire to awaken to a more meaningful life.

Today's Thought

"Someone's boring me. I think it's me. "

Dylan Thomas

Coming Attractions!

We are pleased to offer you the following seminars, workshops and programs. Each one designed to provide thought-provoking and life altering experiences for your on-going personal and professional development.

WEL-Systems Experiences: October to January

The listing above only shows the first scheduled date. For more details and the complete program schedule, see www.WEL-Systems.com/schedule.htm

Quick Updates

Awakening Body, Mind and Spirit - Ottawa

The Holiday Season is just around the corner and is often accompanied by the stress of getting ready for all that comes with it. Now is a good time to create the space to consider how you want to move through this time of year, and find the resourcefulness inside you to make it different, this time.

This two-day program for accelerated consciousness and profound personal change is scheduled for November 13 and 14 at our Program Center in Ottawa. With a maximum of 15 participants, make time for some quiet time to discover just how resourceful you can be this December. Get cutting-edge information and guided experiences that will lead you to leaps in personal resourcefulness. Check our web site at www.TidePoolResources.com/programs/awaken.htm for details.

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Attention: Sworn and Civilian Law Enforcement Personnel

Sgt. Koreen Kimakowich, founder of Awakening Wave, a WEL-Systems Catalyst and CODE Model Coach™, will be presenting a 90-minute workshop at the Atlantic Women in Law Enforcement conference (AWLE) in Saint John NB, on October 29th.  Koreen has over 16 years in Law Enforcement in a variety of settings, that include a full range of policing experiences and their consequences.

Immediately after the Saint John conference, Koreen will also be facilitating a special Awakening Body, Mind and Spirit program experience on October 30 and 31; an event exclusive to Civilian and Sworn Law Enforcement Personnel. Join a company of people who know what you're talking about, have their own stories of life-threatening moments, and let yourself discover new resources with which to move through your life - both at work and at home. Koreen shares her years of practical experience bringing both safety and wisdom into her conversations with those who seek to live their lives more fully. She welcomes the opportunity to explore with you as you discover your own personal resourcefulness as it lies within, waiting to be released. For more information, contact Koreen directly at awakening.wave@sympatico.ca

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Telephone Coaching Now Available!

No matter where you live, you can now reach out and connect with both Louise and Gwen to explore who you might become. Our invitation of personal telephone coaching makes it possible for you to engage in real-life, real-time conversations to consider not only how else you can move through the world but who you might become as you do so.

With visual support through the WEL-Systems® models available on our website, we combine conversation with shared visual cues to both accelerate and facilitate making change in your life quickly and in a process that paves the way for more.

To find out if we're for you or to arrange for a life-altering conversation, send an email to
Louise@WEL-Systems.com or Gwen@WEL-Systems.com or contact them by phone at 613-254-7218 (toll free at 1-877-233-2005).

WEL-Systems Conference in May 2005

The dates are May 28-29, 2005 at the Valhalla Inn in Toronto - our friend and colleague Dr. Bruce Lipton will be sharing the stage with Louise. You can expect to have your thinking challenged, your edges pressed and your voice heard as we explore how Spirit and Science come together to create and manifest the magnificence of our lives. The second day includes a selection of WEL-Systems® based seminar experiences.

Space is limited - let us know if you'd like to reserve your place now! Just send an email to
Conference@WEL-Systems.com and we'll be sure to add you to our participant list.

Watch for more details in the coming weeks and months!

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Magic and Miracles

From April M-B of St. Catherines, of her experience in Awakening Body, Mind and Spirit

“THIS REALLY WORKS!!! (she exclaimed excitedly :) ) I feel better today than I have in YEARS...

I've felt almost giddy today, with relief, as well as certain joy... knowing with great clarity and joy that my body is no longer the "enemy", but indeed my greatest ally.  Today, I'm a changed woman. I can't wait to see what else gets cleaned up as I continue to do this work.

Yes, big things continue to move, and the groundwork I have been laying for so long is replacing the the blocks that are being removed by Quantum TLC™. Truly awesome. No headaches, more pieces of the puzzle clicking together, all the time. It's pretty awe-inspiring, and rather staggering. Watch me go! :) I feel like I am experiencing a whole, brand-new world, one I could hear, but couldn't see. My eyes are open, now.”

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WEL-Systems Change Agent Certification

Several modules of our WEL-Systems Change Agent Certification program are up-coming. Remember - in only 4 days you can become a certified WEL-Systems Change Agent™ and begin to reap the benefits of initiating or managing change in your workplace. The core Power of One module is scheduled for November 25 & 26. Optional 1-day modules currently scheduled include:

Connecting with Confidence	October 12th
From Survival to Thrival	October 14th
Your Self Directed Career	October 15th

As a certified WEL-Systems Change Agent you'll not only be a powerful force for change in your organization but you'll be eligible to deliver WEL-Systems based change modules into your organization. For more information, visit www.ProGenerations.com/programs/CA.htm.

Thought Waves

Putting the Magic Back in Medicine

“Although science stops at the borders of logic, nature does not.
It blossoms even where no theories have as yet penetrated.” C. G. JUNG

As I moved through my journey of “higher education” at University of Toronto I recall feeling like the world was being progressively diminished and compartmentalized. We studied anatomy, physiology, histology and many other 'ologies but where was the wonder for the marvelous organic beings that we are? At the tender age of nineteen, I only knew that the “magical” world that I hoped to learn more about was steadily shrinking. I had worked so hard to be included in this program only to discover that any hope of discovering the art of healing would be lost to the need to embrace a cold, mechanistic view. My magic felt lost and I suffered from ”depression” for most of the first and second years of the four-year program. I conformed and I graduated; medication free and identity free.

Discovering the WEL-Systems Institute was a moment of synchronicity during a crisis that rocked my carefully constructed world. I am amazed by the discoveries I have made along the journey from Igniting the Self through Influencing with Intention. I feel like a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis and that to record a transition from one stage to the next would require time-lapse photography.

I know that I have nearly recovered my original voice. It is present most of the time but not continuously yet. Those gaps are where my discoveries lie. Most importantly, my thirst for magic is finally being satisfied but not in a way that I expected. I have tapped into the resources long buried in me. In doing so I have discovered my capacity to make space for another. To create a field of safety that allows them in their own way to emerge too. The way I move in my life and the courage of my questions lets people know that they are welcome and encouraged to engage differently.

My work as a Physiotherapist has taken on more dimension as I marvel at the intelligence behind people's apparent problems. Instead of focusing on whether or not I fix their bodies, I am far more interested in helping them reconnect to their bodies as a vital source of information that tries to get their attention in support of their survival and evolution. I invite the language they use to express their pain. So many medical practitioners are unwilling to visit this territory because we do not wish clients to become “pain focused”. We are taught to focus on functional goals instead. What is more functional than living the full expression of who we are without the requirement for pressures in the body?

As I move forward in the Catalyst for Change journey I hold a very large intention to teach, speak and write about how medical practitioners have lost their connection to being healers; to bridge the gap between alternative and traditional medicine advocating Integrated Medicine that moves with ease along the continuum between the Therapy Model and Autopoietic Model. In my opinion, we need to embrace our knowledge from the past and rather than cling to it, open up avenues to explore “what else?”. The Autopoietic Model is “what else” and there may even be more beyond that as we begin to shift our collective thinking.

Anita Allen

Anita Allen is a licensed Physiotherapist and owner of the Albion Hills Physiotherapy Clinic in Bolton, Ontario. She is also a certified WEL-Systems Master Facilitator and candidate for Catalyst for Change.
Anita and her colleagues have been offering high quality health care to Bolton and the surrounding areas since 1997. They offer state-of-the-art pain relieving technology combined with compassion and respect for your uniqueness. You can contact Anita directly at Anita@albionhillsphysio.com or visit their website at www.albionhillsphysio.com

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