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- What We Do
- The Phoenix Centre for Creative Living is a Humanistic, Zen based counselling centre located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. We combine cognitive-behavioural approaches with Zen practicality.
We help our clients to find focus, meaning, and depth. - How We Do It
- We use caring and compassionate dialogue, Zen stories and assignments, and a clear vision of what is possible, to assist our clients to learn new ways of being and relating.
- Take Away Point
- Nothing changes until you do! Stop doing what does not work, start doing what does.
- Face to Face
- Click above image to read more about face to face counselling
- E-mail & Phone
- Click image above to read about phone and e-mail counselling
- What We Do
- Bodywork is a process that uses deep pressure on blocked muscles in the body. The process assists the recipient in releasing buried emotions.
- How We Do It
- We apply direct pressure to specific acupuncture points (trigger points) on the body. We add in breathwork, and the combination helps our clients find old material, process it, and "work through" the buried material.
- Take Away Point
- Talk therapy is great, and yet... the body has a "mind of its own," and speaks to us directly. We need to learn the voice of our body, and take the messages seriously, so we can let go of drama, pain, and illness.
- Breathwork
- Click image above to learn how to easily use breathing as a tool for stress reduction, and getting in touch with your emotions.
- Chakras
- The Indian Chakra System provides insight not only to our internal energy, but also to our psychological development. Click the image above to learn more.
- About W C Allen
- Wayne C. Allen is an internationally popular writer. His books have inspired his readers to take pro-active, deep action, resulting in changed and deepened lives.
- About the Books
- Wayne is the author of several books, each dealing with aspects of human development and relating. There's more info available by clicking the image, above.
- Take Away Point
- Reading is one thing, doing is another! We help you to see a clear path, and are available for guidance and coaching.
- Articles
- Our e-zine, was published weekly for 7 years, and we've also singled out significant articles. Click the image above to have a look, search around, and discover a wealth of information.
- Freebies
- Click the image above, and read more about our selection of downloadable e-books on relating, on dealing with depression, and living an elegant life.
- What We Do
- Our approach to both life and relating is informed by simple Zen practices. We continually add resources for you to explore.
- Pain Management
- We've been working with Injured Workers since 2008, and have developed elegant East / West solutions to pain and suffering. Click the image, above, to learn more.
- Stress Relief
- Check out our resources for alleviating stress, by clicking the image, above.
- Zen Lifestyle
- We're expecting our Membership Site, "Healthful Zen Living," to go live in mid-2010. You'll have the opportunity to learn, over 56 days, how to find yourself through meditation, Qi Gong, stretching, and Zen living.
An Overview of our work
The Phoenix Centre's core belief is in the essential unity of body, mind, and spirit.
Living a life of presence, clarity, and depth is impossible without developing all three areas.
Our approach is to use directed, Zen-based, cognitive and Humanistic Therapy to work with the mind. We use Bodywork, Breathwork, and Chakra energy work to address the body. And, we teach meditation, Qi Gong, and other Eastern approaches to reach the depth of your spirit.
If you'd like to know more , have a look at this overview from one of our BLOG articles.
A bit more about the resources available
The Phoenix Centre is rooted in the Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychotherapy movements. This is a therapy and lifestyle understanding that stresses personal responsibility, our innate ability to make better choices, (thus integrating more of our selves into every day living,) and respect for and appreciation of the desires and differences of others.
There's a lot of information here, and we're busily making it more accessible. Here are are a few suggestions:
- If you're looking for counselling: I provide
one on one counselling (including counselling by:
phone and e-mail),
Zen Bodywork, and
seminars and training events for individuals and groups.
- If you're interested in personal development, here are articles that will help:
- 13 Wisdom Lessons —This is place our website began – our foundational beliefs. Read them to get a feel for where the difficulties in your life come from.
- 12 Principles we Believe in —Ideas designed to free your mind and to help you let go of ideas that simply do not work.
- Our most popular themes and articles are listed in the column to the left.
- Explore our Bodywork Section. You'll quickly learn the basics for listening to the voice of your body.
Please, click around, using the links on this page or use the menu at the top. Explore.
And drop me a line to let us know what you'd like to see here, to ask a question or just to say "hi!"
Warmly,
