Making headway to a better life

Janet provides a warm, welcoming environment to learn meditation. I've benefited immensely from her sessions and will continue to take them. They've helped calm my productivity-oriented mind, and given me ways to stop and smell the roses in a busy, opportunity-rich life.

-- Linda Weichel

For the past 6 months, I have been a part of a small group learning how mindfulness can benefit managing a number of issues ranging from sleep problems, to managing pain and stress. These were themes that I had expected to learn about but Janet's expertise helped to direct my practice to expanding the applicability to being more focused and doing so in a relatively short period of time. I would recommend Janet to anyone interested in mindfulness training whether novice or advanced.

-- Peter Baker

Janet is a gifted mindfulness teacher and coach. By bringing her corporate background and personal experiences to her work, she takes an otherwise "intangible" subject and makes it concrete. I have benefitted greatly from the techniques Janet has taught me and feel a greater sense of calm as I navigate life as a business entrepreneur, wife and mother. Every business leader would benefit from embracing mindfulness practices and Janet is a wonderful guide who models the way.

-- Glain Roberts-McCabe, President of The Executive Roundtable Inc.

I have found Janet's meditation training allows me to be more focused in high pressure situations, allowing my communication to be clearer and my listening skills to be stronger when working with clients. On a personal level, meditation helps me avoid middle-of-the-night wakefulness, thereby providing better quality sleep.

-- Michele Sexsmith | Vice President & Practice Leader, Environics Analytics

Mindfulness mediation has been very helpful to me and my family. Once I learnt the techniques of mindfulness and relaxation I found my sleep improved, I was more in control of my emotions, and I was better able to manage through difficult situations in both my personal and work environment. Janet's teaching style made it very easy to learn these techniques. With her corporate working experience she was able to relate to my working situations. I highly recommend mindfulness mediation as a way to a healthier and happier life.

-- Diane

My husband and I are continuing to enjoy the benefits of what was taught at the meditation retreat. Thank you for starting us on what we are hoping will become a lifelong path of meditation and its associated benefits.

-- Maureen S.

Your sessions were informative, educational, and beneficial. I received good value for my investment. Already, I have benefited from your advice/education in regards to sleep - 90% of which I already subscribed to. The best part was knowing that even if I did not sleep, but effectively rested, I would function fine the next day. I had a lot to accomplish over the last two days - and I really believe that the meditation helped me to be more focused and therefore, more effective.

-- Brenda, Coldwater, ON

I have been studying with Janet and referring clients to her since she turned her energies to being a meditation teacher. She has a warm, encouraging, patient teaching style which has been helpful to me in my journey as a somewhat non-traditional meditator. She willingly shares the new teachings that she finds, so I always walk away feeling that I have learned something new from each of her classes.

-- Mary L. S. Vachon, RN, PhD, Psychotherapist in Private Practice, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Clinical Consultant, Wellspring

Janet's mindfulness meditation teaching is simply superb. She brings deep knowledge and personal practice to her classes with a perfect balance of learning and hands on experience. Mindful meditation has helped me be fully present in all aspects of both my professional and personal life and helped me keep stress to a minimum.

-- Lesley Parrott

I had an extraordinary experience due to private meditation classes with Janet. It is hard to believe the positive "life changing" effect meditation can have on your life and I am somewhat of a skeptic but my experience was truly that - life changing. I will spare you the gory details but let us just say some deep personal issues were being addressed and with Janet's help I passed through a very dark tunnel. There has been a shift in my psyche and I am more at peace than I have ever been. These journeys never end but the path has taken a new direction and quite honestly the path is easier and clearer. Thank you Janet.

-- Jane Vining

I really enjoyed the Learning to Let Go retreat. Even more than that it was extremely useful. I thought it was very well organized and stepped us gently up from relaxation to clear focus on what we each wanted to resolve or at least examine. I would definitely recommend it.

-- Jane

I have been a student of Janet's for several years now. Janet's mindfulness classes keep me focused and joyful for days afterwards! She is a brilliant teacher with the ability to offer detailed instructions on meditation practices and a pragmatic style to trying new approaches. I leave Janet's classes with techniques that help me pay attention to what I need to, get out of my own way and most importantly, create a happy state of mind.

-- Debbie Dimoff, Principal, Growing Legends Consulting Services