About UlrikeUlrike is originally from Germany and has lived several years in France until the pristine beauty of Mother Nature has called her to British Columbia in 1994. Ulrike is an apprentice Shaman of the Wolven Path, an ancient tradition from northern Europe, in her final practicum year. Shamanism is her spiritual practice and way of life. She is a bodyworker and intuitive healer with a Certificate in Integrated Bodywork from The Healing Bodywork Centre in Vancouver, where she was trained in Swedish massage as well as the basics of lymphatic drainage, reflexology, Shiatsu, and Polarity (balancing the body's subtle energies). She has also been initiated into Reiki Level 2 in the Usui Reiki tradition and has successfully completed a certificate course in Soul Process Acupressure (PA). Ulrike is a peer counsellor with a Certificate in Peer Counselling from the University of British Columbia, where she has acquired basic counselling skills focusing on self-awareness, life skills, and personal growth. She has been facilitating peer support groups for many years and volunteered with S.A.R.A., a non-profit society, supporting survivors of childhood abuse and sexual assault. She has been a student of Tantra for several years. One of her esteemed teachers is Maa Parvathi Nath Saraswati, a Yogini of the Kashmir Shaivism and Vedanta traditions and heir to three ancient lineages transmitted from woman to woman since the origins. Ulrike has also studied Tantra and Sexual Healing with Maryse Côté, an internationally renowned instructor of neo-Tantra and healer who combines ancient Trantric and Taoist practices. Ulrike strives to co-create a more loving, sex-positive world by assisting individuals who have suffered childhood abuse or sexual trauma. Her other passions include riding horses through the spectacular and remote Chilcotin Mountains, scuba diving off the stunning BC coast, and travelling the world to immerse herself in other cultures. To contact Ulrike, please call 604-765-0685 or email: ulrike [at] kaleidoscopehealing.com
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About TantraTantra is an ancient feminine philosophy and yogic tradition that can be traced back 8-10,000 years and is still practiced in its purest form in some parts of India. Hinduism, Buddhism, Shaivism, Jainism, and Bön have their roots in Tantra. In more recent years, Tantra has been revived in both Eastern and Western culture where it has undergone many changes and adaptations and sometimes has even been reduced to its sexual aspects alone. In order to distinguish Western sexual Tantra from traditional Indian or Buddhist Tantra, this modern stream is commonly called neo-Tantra and sometimes Tantrism. Neo-Tantra plays an important role in our sex- and body-negative patriarchal societies, where not only the feminine but also sexual energy have been suppressed, which has a severely polluting effect on the beautiful, loving, and natural expression that sexuality is. One might even say that the source of most social disturbances and violence is rooted in sex, or rather the lack of nurturing, fulfilling, uplifting sexual intimacy. The sexual abuse of different kinds that occurs every minute painfully evidences the sexual distress of our societies. Although perversion, abuse, rape, aggression, and war may not always appear to result from the lack of healthy sexual expression, the suppression of sexuality, which is our inherent nature, contributes to all of these. In Tantra, both traditional and modern, the sacredness of the sexual union is emphasized with a focus on connection between the lovers and with Source. Tantra includes sexuality as an integral part of our humanness and it teaches transcendence of sexual energy to achieve higher states of consciousness. It is about reconnecting love and sex, being fully present with our partner; experiencing deeper intimacy; releasing the encultured attitude that sexual energy compromises spiritual advancement; learning instead to use that powerful energy to deepen our spiritual experience. But Tantra is so much more: Tantra is the Yoga of Presence, the art of being fully aware of all sensations, internal and external, of being sentient in this moment, because the here and now is all there is. It teaches acceptance of self and other, without craving or aversion and without the need to change anything. It is about discovering our true nature; learning to stay present in the body with whatever emerges from the shadows; freeing ourselves from bondage to the past; seeing the divine in each other, and in all around us; realizing that all beings are connected and that separation is an illusion; recognizing how we create our own experiences and understanding the mysteries of the universe; allowing our body's subtle energies flow freely, unobstructed by emotional residue. We are but energy, in constant vibration, constantly changing, connected to Source and to everything that is.
About Peer CounsellingWe all experience difficulties and challenges in our lives. Sometimes, we cannot address them on our own or with the help of friends. Often, all we really need is someone to listen to us without judgment - and this is basically what counselling is: a chance to be heard and to look at a problem in a different way with someone who respects your opinions and decisions. A peer counsellor is an individual with related life experiences who has attained the knowledge and skills to assist others. The goal of peer counselling is to empower yourself, to enable you to meet your own needs. As a peer counsellor, Ulrike offers you a safe, confidential space to explore your feelings and concerns. Her main approach is person centered and solution focused. She can help you uncover the answers, which lie within yourself, by providing a new perspective and helping you find more appropriate ways of dealing with difficulties with better self-awareness and in a more positive way. You will be accepted unconditionally for the person that you are and you can learn to do the same: to love and accept yourself exactly as you are! Please note that Ulrike is not a clinical counsellor. If at any time you need more support, she will point this out to you and can even recommend a few qualified individuals if you wish. |
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"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." - Elwyn Brooks White
"I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it." - Pablo Picasso
"We find comfort among those who agree with us -- growth among those who don't." - Frank A. Clark
"...each one of us is a union of all universal energy. Everything that we need in order to be complete is within us right at this very moment." - Lama Thubten Yeshe
"The Tantric way is open to all the richness of human nature, which it accepts without a single restriction. It is probably the only spiritual path that excludes nothing and no one" - Daniel Odier
"… love so deeply that love itself becomes your religion… that one day, in deep communion, in deep orgasmic experience, in that ecstasy, you both disappear and there is only God and nothing else. Remember, there is no need to be afraid... Love is one of the greatest doors to God, just as awareness is another." - Rajneesh Chandra Mohan Jain aka 'Osho' |
Dr. Ruth Sigal was a Registered Psychologist and faculty
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Mary Benson holds certificates in a vast array of healing
modalities including bodywork, reflexology, lymphatic drainage, Reiki,
Integrative Energy Healing, craniosacral therapy, and myo-fascial release.
She has been in practice since 1998 and used to teach Integrated Bodywork
through the former Healing Bodywork Centre in Vancouver.