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Aug
02
2010

Skatepark Breathing Intervention

Written by Lifecoach Brodie

LifecoachSk8parkInterventionThere are many things I would love to share with you that I have witnessed over the past while, however, there is one in particular that I feel most compelled to share.

Over the past few months supervising the drop-in evening at the Youth Centre, I've had the immense privilege of getting to know many of the Kaslo youth. Even as I write this, my heart swells with the love I feel growing for these kids.

One day I was opening up the centre and the campground attendant from across the street approached me with a concerned look on her face. Apparently, a group of campers had seen a group of kids in front of the youth centre playing what is known as 'the choking game'. They were distraught to see one boy choking another boy to the point of actually passing out.

As a mentor for these kids, I knew I had to deal with this as soon as possible, but how exactly I would do that I had no idea. I decided to allow the resolution to unfold naturally.

The next day, I was at the skatepark with my kids. I was sitting in my truck doing some homework when I looked over to see a crowd of kids surrounding the one boy who had passed out outside the youth centre. I knew this was the perfect opportunity, yet I still had no clue how I would approach the situation. As I walked over to the crowd, I simply sent out a prayer to be guided in my actions toward a positive outcome.

 
Jun
15
2010

Firewalking Ceremony in Kaslo, BC!

Written by Lifecoach Brodie

FirewalkLifecoachBrodieEvery day, we have the opportunity to live our lives to the absolute fullest.

Sunday, June 13th was a momentous day in Kaslo in regards to living to our fullest potential. Surrounded by towering mountain peaks, the pristine waters of beautiful Kootenay Lake, under sunshine and blue skies, and amongst friends and family, fifteen of us walked on FIRE!

Firewalking is an ancient cultural tradition that has been practiced for thousands of year all over the world. The earliest recorded firewalk was in India over 4000 years ago. Today's world record firewalk is 328 feet!

I have walked over these sacred beds of 1000-degree (+) embers four times in the past year with over 5000 people and have never been burned. Over 1,000,000 people in N. America living today have walked on fire! What makes this possible? 1000% Belief is the key element that allows one to walk on fire without getting burned and once walked, life is never the same. Even when one does get burned, there are always powerful lessons to be learned and integrated. The next time any of us feel intimidated in our lives, we can say, "I walked on fire!" We are now unstoppable!LifecoachMattFirewalk

Not only did we walk on fire … we chopped, bare-handed, through solid wood! On each board, we wrote and drew limiting beliefs, fears, and whatever else had been holding us back in our lives. Setting our intentions on busting through these limitations, we each single-handedly took our destiny in our own hands, cutting directly through our blocks and into a new personal paradigm of full potential.

First Nations song and prayer was offered by two beautiful women, Marina and Donna, welcoming in the sacred aspects of our day by honouring the fire, the water, and our gathering.

We raised the energy together and stepped forth, beyond fear, beyond limitation and embraced our lessons for the day to the fullest. It was a truly collective experience, as we shared in building something that will be with us all in our memories for the rest of our lives.

What may lay on the path of all those who walked, we will be sure to witness in awe.

What may lay on the path of all those who chopped, we will be sure to witness in awe.

What may lay on the path of all those who were simply present, we will be sure to witness in awe.

It was my birthday, and so sharing this with the community by leading us all in a firewalk was the greatest gift I could have asked for. Everyone was, and is, amazing!

FirewalkCrewLifecoachI feel a new sense of leadership welling up from within. My vision is strong for a beautiful co-existence on this beautiful Earth. My heart tells me I am on the perfect path, as are we all, as we walk into being who we really are... together.

My service as a life coach is all about being real and helping people to take the necessary steps into living their full potential. If you know who you really are and are ready to start living it, I encourage you to book a coaching session. Let’s uncover your individual gifts and bring them to life.

Walk your fire today. Do what you fear and you will be abundantly rewarded in ways you never would have expected!

 
May
27
2010

Transformation

Written by Lifecoach Brodie

cryinglifecoachingI was running a booth at a faire this past weekend and had a man approach me in a very aggressive, threatening manner. Shaking and looking at me with wild eyes, he was leaning over the table at me and asking me why myself and everyone else was judging him. This was a man whom I hardly knew, and he was holding on to a time I had been at the beach and had not acknowledged him by saying hello. The truth for me, which I shared with him, was that I strongly felt at that time that he was wanting his own space and I was simply respecting that. By other words he used, I could tell also that he did not feel I was suited to being a life coach and was testing me.
Staying calm and ready for him to swing, I tuned into what needs he was looking to meet with me. According to Human Needs Psychology, we all have 6 Basic Human Needs. Certainty, Uncertainty/Variety, Significance, Love/Connection, Growth, and Contribution. By his words and body language, I could tell he needed Connection/Love and some Certainty. This is often how fights begin, where the Connection is met physically & verbally through violence & where Certainty is met in an outright confrontation of force and domination.
I told him I would be completely honest with him (meeting his need for Certainty) and said that what we see in the world is what we see in ourselves. I wasn't sure how this would land, but I kept eye contact with him and opened to him (Connection/Love).
He agreed with this, however it took about another 10 minutes of communication until he finally began to integrate and accept that he was judging people too. I could see it helping him when I admitted that I judged people and that, in fact, we all do.
"We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are." ~ Anais Nin
   

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