My first experience of coaching was in early 2005, shortly after picking up my life in Ottawa and moving to Vancouver. I was going through major transitions in many area of my life and having a coach to work with took the experience from being overwhelming to being a playful and creative one. I experienced first-hand the ease and possibilities that a coaching relationship creates.

A short while later I went on to experience coaching in a large group context. I completed the Curriculum for Living offered by Landmark Education and went on to graduate from the Introduction Leaders Program, a demanding six-month course that embodies both individual and group coaching.

The more I experienced the benefits of coaching the more motivated I became to choose coaching as a career. In 2007 I enrolled in the Core Curriculum offered by The Coaches Training Institute (CTI), an internationally recognized and highly acclaimed training organization. I completed the Core Curriculum in March 2008.

Life took an unexpected turn in the summer of 2008 when I was very unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. I’m happy to report that I was given a clean bill of health six months later. This journey has had a profound impact on my personal and professional lives. Inspired by the lessons from my bout with cancer I have developed a workshop called “It’s About Time” that made its debut in Vancouver, Canada in May 2009. The workshop has a strong coaching component and draws upon my years of experience as a yoga teacher, business owner and technologist.