What’s different This Session?

Not only will you have the opportunity to tap into the colour and magic of autumn, but a fourth session has also been added, giving you the chance to learn even more impactful content and useful tools to better understand your loss, process your emotions and tend to yourself as you grieve. The extra session will grant you more time to dive deeper into the work and integrate your experience.

Certified Coach and Shamanic Practitioner, Barbara Brunzell, acts as a gentle and nurturing guide, helping you to explore the rough terrain of grief and uncover new ways to navigate its hills and valleys. She also introduces you to ritual, as a potent way to let go and ultimately transform your suffering.

Grief is a universal experience, one that comes in waves that can knock you off your feet. Grief is not limited to the loss of a loved one. You can grieve those places that have not known love or the things wanted, but never received. You can carry the grief of your ancestors and the sorrows of the world at large. Grief can also show up during milestone moments such as: retirement, a career shift, when a child leaves home, when you end a relationship, or make any sort of change in your life.

When something dies, something will be born. In order to make room for the new, we must take steps to feel, honour, and release the grief living in our hearts and minds first. One of the most effective ways to do this is to be surrounded by a supportive community, one that creates a safe container for our sadness, and bears witness to our grief, so we can release and be renewed.

This is what The Grief Circle experience provides.

Join us in the kind of healing environment only nature can provide.

The Fine Print:
• This series is open to all female clients of Ottawa Integrative Health Centre
• Pricing includes all four sessions
• Spaces limited to 10 participants
• Deadline to register is September 6th
• Program fee will be collected after registration closes on September 4
• Cancellations/Refunds are not possible after registration closes
• Registrants will receive an email outlining further instructions and what to bring

Join a group that is full people who understand the challenges of living with a chronic illness.

Take Home Tools
Watch the weekly video to help you stay on track between sessions.

When the program is finished, you’ll have forever access to the templates and videos to revisit anytime you need a refresh.

Led by Someone Who Gets It.
Certified coach Stephanie Kelly runs this program because she’s been there. Every tool and every template is something Stephanie personally uses to honour her body, while still chasing joy and achieving goals.

Spaces are limited to allow for an intimate experience.

Please note: Participants must register for either in-person OR virtual sessions. 

Join us this fall to build a life you love living, even on the hard days.

The Fine Print:

• Registration closes at midnight on September 9, 2024.
• Refunds and cancellations will not be possible after registration is closed.
• This series is open to all OIHC clients.
• Members may not switch between online and in-person groups.

A Grief Circle for Women: The Healing Power of Ritual includes four, two-hour sessions, where not only will you learn about gates, stages and different models of grief, but you’ll also be taken on a journey to help you better understand your own personal losses. You’ll learn life-changing tools and practices to help you tend to yourself as you grieve and walk with it out in the world. You’ll use various techniques to help you plumb the depths of your emotions, so you might share, process and learn from them.

All of this healing work is amplified through Barbara’s use of art, poetry, music, and most importantly, ritual. It is a potent combination that heightens your ability to lift, let go and transform your suffering.

Grief is a universal experience and it’s not only limited to the loss of a loved one. You can grieve those places that have not known love or the things wanted, but never received. You can carry the grief of your ancestors and the sorrows of the world at large today. Grief can also show up during milestone moments such as: retirement, a career shift, when a child leaves home, when you end a relationship, or make any sort of change in your life.

When something dies, something will be born. In order to make room for the new, we must take steps to feel, honour, and release the grief living in our hearts and minds first. One of the most effective ways to do this is to be surrounded by a supportive community, one that creates a safe container for our sadness, and bears witness to our grief, so we can release and be renewed.

This is what The Grief Circle experience provides.

The Fine Print:

•  This series is open to all female clients of Ottawa Integrative Health Centre
• Pricing includes all four sessions
• Spaces limited to 10 participants
• Deadline to register is September 10
• Program fee will be collected after registration closes on September 10
• Cancellations and refunds are not possible after registration closes

“Serious times call for playful measures!”

This is the mantra, Certified Coach and Shamanic Practitioner Barbara Brunzell, lives by. Now, she wants to share the scientifically-backed and soulfully-approved practices she uses to create more joy in her own life, with you!

Ordinary Magic: Rewiring Yourself for Joy – A Day Retreat for Women is a playful getaway filled with uplifting activities and holistic healing, curated to help you shift your default setting from scanning for threat to seeking wonder and awe.

As if dedicated “Me Time” on a beautiful fall day at the Carp Ridge EcoWellness Centre wasn’t enough to help you unwind, the day’s itinerary features the wild, wonderful wisdom of three holistic practitioners with a wide range of experience in numerous modalities, including: play and empowerment coaching, core shamanism, forest therapy, sound healing, reiki, yoga psychology and much more.

Bringing a healthy dose of humour and a pocketful of playfulness to her work, Barbara (and her healthy inner child) will guide you through a variety of fun, insightful and embodied exercises throughout the day. Prepare to tap into your inner guidance system, “follow your feel good” and adopt a “Yes, and…” mindset for a more joyful and fulfilling existence with teachings on:

• Understanding the difference between your ‘Essential Self’ and the ‘Social Self,’ and knowing who should take the lead;
• Why choosing to be an active creator in your life, instead of a passive participant, changes the game;
• Simple practices to help you discover the extraordinary in the ordinary;
• The benefits of adding more purposeful play into your daily routines;
• How to become more present and curious using your ALL your senses;
• Learning to listen to your body and use it as a compass;
• The power of creative visualization and how you can use it to create more of what you desire;
• The story we tell ourselves, about ourselves, and its impact on how we show up for life;
• Mining childhood wisdom to keep your internal battery charged and your being energized;
• Writing and journaling practices to help you tap into your personal truth and celebrate what’s good in your world;
•  Easy exercises that will help you root, so you can rise; with help from the natural world.

Both nature and sound have played a pivotal role in Barbara’s own journey to joy, and so she couldn’t be more excited to give you the opportunity to bask and bathe in both; with a little help from her special guests.

Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, Andrea Prazmowski, of Forest Therapy Ottawa, invites you to step out of stress and into a vibrant connection with land, sky, water, trees and the natural world during her 1.5 hour morning nature immersion walk.

Sound Vibration and Reiki Practitioner, Katherine Fillmore of Universoul Harmony treats you to a transformative sound bath in the afternoon to help you quiet the mind, relax the body and connect on new levels with your intuitive self. Using various sacred sound instruments, Tibetan bowls and gongs, she uses many different types of sounds to help people find their true inner peace whilst channeling Reiki energy.

The day will close with a reflection and celebration around a roaring campfire and it will continue to crackle and glow for another hour after the official retreat ends for anyone who wishes to linger a little longer and enjoy a little social time with newfound friends.

So why not join us for the day, and jump feet first into joy. We can’t wait for this playdate to begin. 

The Fine Print:

• This series is open to all female clients of Ottawa Integrative Health Centre.
• Spaces limited to 10 participants.
• Deadline to register is September 17.
• Program fee will be collected after registration closes on September 17.
• Cancellations and refunds are not possible after registration closes.
• Registrants will receive an email outlining the full agenda and what to bring along with you.
• Participants will be asked to bring a packed lunch for our picnic style lunch on the lawn.
• Snacks, coffee and tea will be provided during breaks.