Vancouver, Canada has always been a trendsetting city for new  developments in natural health, fitness and spirituality, so having a business for bodywork therapy and mindfulness-related education, is a natural part of an ongoing evolution in this city. It's not likely the first of its kind here, nor will it be the last. What makes it surprising is the way it came about, and how I am involved in it.

 

Three years ago, I decided to work part time in the relaxation massage/ bodywork industry. I had taken training and worked at a spa in my late 20s, and the work was fulfilling in different ways than my regular career. Employment opportunities became available. Over the next three years, all the effort and study I had put into self-healing came together: I knew much more about bodywork, energy work and healing than I had realized. In hindsight, even my graduate fine art studio project and research paper was on the topic of the body and the cultural discourses surrounding it. It now seems like I was subconsciously preparing myself for this unforeseen career development.

 

The next three years I worked for a couple of alternative health clinics, and managed my own practice. And I discovered that the process of creativity and healing are nearly identical. Having studied the creative process for nearly 30 years, meant I knew a lot about healing. I was also a self-help junkie since the age of 20, so I stayed informed about new writers, techniques and thematic developments in the new age and spiritual non-fiction publishing field.

 

Like many spiritually aware people, especially at this time in humanity's evolution, I feel compelled to fulfill my life's purpose while simultaneously helping others and contributing to making this a better place for all to live.  I decided to create a business, which would employ many of my abilities, passions, and talents. From a diverse array of influences,  studies and innate interests, Mindful Living Solutions was created. I would do bodywork therapy, relaxation therapy, and lead meditation classes. The creative process I had taught for many years is identical to the healing process - I still wanted to teach, but I knew I wanted to teach others  to facilitate their own healing. I also loved to do the marketing communications component and design, so I could also be directling my own business, utilizing the power of the web.

 

I have created the company, but it stays waiting for the infusion of capital I would need to bring it to reality. In the meantime, I am treating my own bodywork customers,and becoming an expert at Google Adwords.