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Vitality . Spirit . Motion
Special Workshops
knowledge . wisdom . experience.
At BMC, Our workshops and classes are designed to help you reach physical, mental and emotional wellness.
We provide self-help and self-improvement tools and a supportive and welcoming community. Our mission is to help our members reach their full potential and to connect with others. Join us and feel the difference
May is Mental Health Month
Wellness Workshops Schedule
We have a great lineup of wellness workshops with Dr. Steve Fonso, Dr. Kimberly Boileau
Romy Marlo Elis, Erin May, Barb Davies, Margareta McDonald & Katherine Keeping.
to register call The Bodymind Centre 807 344 1628 or register on BMC APP
All workshops are $20
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BALANCED MENTAL HEALTH: THE MIND/GUT CONNECTION
Erin May, Founder of The Bodymind Centre and Vagal Yoga is a 1000hr Certified Yoga Teacher, Pilates Reformer Instructor, Advanced Structural Integration Practitioner and Reiki Master. She combines her studies and experience in neuropsychology, anatomy and yoga to provide fun and informative learning experiences to enhance people's well-being. She is certified in Cellular Resonance Healing, Usui and Holy Fire Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, and all levels of Healing Touch.
STAYING SANE IN A CHAOTIC WORLD: A Heart-Centred Approach to Resilience, Foucus, and Support
Dr. Steven Fonso is a holistic chiropractor, educator, author, and program creator with over 22 years of experience supporting individuals, families, and communities in restoring health and resilience. As the founder of Veressent Life, Steven blends body-centered trauma healing, breathwork, nervous system regulation, emotional literacy, and non-dual awareness practices to guide others toward greater vitality and authentic living. He has developed powerful transformational programs such as Heart-Centred Leadership for Families, The Self Worth Method, and various methods around self-worth, trauma, and resilience, and is the author of Finding Magic in the Mess. With deep respect for both modern evidence-based mental health practices and traditional ways of knowing, Steven is committed to fostering sustainable well-being through teaching, mentorship, and embodied leadership.
“The Woman Within: Taking Back Your Time, Health, and Personal Peace in a World That Takes So Much”
Focused on boundaries, burnout recovery, and building a life you love —this workshop hosted by Romy Marlo and Erin May empowers women to reconnect with their truth and learn to prioritize what truly matters without fear or guilt. Be prepared to walk away with scripts and tools to help you navigate rhe changes, and the desire to create more of what you want in your life!
BIO:
"Coach, Consultant, Speaker, and Founder of Uncommon Woman and Crush Coffee Co, Romy is a driven entrepreneur with over 15 years experience supporting and mentoring women through life and career altering transformation.
Romy’s burning desire to see more women become self-actualized has allowed her the honor of guiding thousands of women in the past decade, including women in business, leaders, and change-makers.
Through her own experience as a busy entrepreneur and more recently as the primary caregiver to her aging parents she has made it her life work to be an advocate and champion for those other women who hold sacred seats in their families and careers!
Her unique style of mentorship guides and inspires women to find their own unique voice, declare their desires, heal their lives ‘behind closed doors,’ and ultimately embrace and embody their feminine power so they can confidently live lives of freedom, ease, joy, and abundance.
A straight shooter with an empathetic edge, Romy's energizing style of mentorship and speaking sets her apart. Her goal? To ignite the outcomes and results women want NOW by challenging them into their truth in a way that moves them into radical, self loving action.
Romy is known for her gift of opening and holding intimate and honest conversations, getting to the root of the issue, and sharing effective tools and solutions that can be implemented immediately.
Her unique style and passion to see women rise moves those around her to seek and build a life that supports their dreams as the empowered women they are today."
BIO:
"Coach, Consultant, Speaker, and Founder of Uncommon Woman and Crush Coffee Co, Romy is a driven entrepreneur with over 15 years experience supporting and mentoring women through life and career altering transformation.
Romy’s burning desire to see more women become self-actualized has allowed her the honor of guiding thousands of women in the past decade, including women in business, leaders, and change-makers.
Through her own experience as a busy entrepreneur and more recently as the primary caregiver to her aging parents she has made it her life work to be an advocate and champion for those other women who hold sacred seats in their families and careers!
Her unique style of mentorship guides and inspires women to find their own unique voice, declare their desires, heal their lives ‘behind closed doors,’ and ultimately embrace and embody their feminine power so they can confidently live lives of freedom, ease, joy, and abundance.
A straight shooter with an empathetic edge, Romy's energizing style of mentorship and speaking sets her apart. Her goal? To ignite the outcomes and results women want NOW by challenging them into their truth in a way that moves them into radical, self loving action.
Romy is known for her gift of opening and holding intimate and honest conversations, getting to the root of the issue, and sharing effective tools and solutions that can be implemented immediately.
Her unique style and passion to see women rise moves those around her to seek and build a life that supports their dreams as the empowered women they are today."
Self-Hypnosis for Stress Management - 1 hour
Discover a powerful technique to manage stress, followed by a group hypnosis session for relaxation and stress relief. Please bring a yoga mat, pillow and light blanket.
Bio:
Barb Davies, RSW, CCH
Barb is an award-winning Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Registered Social Worker, Hypnosis Instructor & Transformational Coach at The BodyMind Centre. Barb helps clients overcome anxiety, trauma, PTSD, grief, fears, phobias and more using evidence-based hypnotherapy and counselling techniques. She also supports clients with smoking cessation, weight management, mindset and peak performance.
Bio:
Barb Davies, RSW, CCH
Barb is an award-winning Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Registered Social Worker, Hypnosis Instructor & Transformational Coach at The BodyMind Centre. Barb helps clients overcome anxiety, trauma, PTSD, grief, fears, phobias and more using evidence-based hypnotherapy and counselling techniques. She also supports clients with smoking cessation, weight management, mindset and peak performance.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR TRIGGERS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM
Margareta Camara MacDonald is a certified clinical hypnotherapist and a registered social worker. She has a BA double major Psychology/English. HBSW, B. Ed and Master of Education degrees and many certifications in hypnosis/hypnotherapy where she studied with many of the world's leading hypnotists/hypnotherapists. She has worked in the fields of social work and education for well over 25 years. Margareta is certified in EMDR/Blast (Advanced Level), Emotion Replacement Therapy by World Renowned Hypnotist Tom Silver, and is a certified Smoking Cessation Specialist in hypnosis and more. Her certifications include Advanced BreathWork Facilitator, Reiki Master, and Goddess Energy Healing. Margareta is registered as a therapist, counsellor and psychotherapist so if you have benefits you may be able to claim your sessions and be reimbursed from your plan. If not, then it's an amazing investment in yourself, your health, and healing, and your future that you can make!
Margareta has a practice of helping people with healing work, dealing with life challenges & stress, trauma P.S.T.D., inner child work, attachment/codependency, and the healing of replay of unhealthy patterns in life. These therapies are natural and powerful also for challenges with pain, sleep issues, weight release, smoking cessation, grief, addictions, fears and phobias, mental health wellness, healing stuck emotional issues, and more. While not a replacement for medical healthcare with your providers, these therapy are a powerful way to add healing your body and subconscious physical, mental, spiritual and emotional health programs and can be a powerful addition to your medical team's plan for your health. Hypnotherapy allows you to quiet your conscious mind to become a highly receptive state for installing and replacing new thoughts, emotions, habits, behaviours and and rewiring new programs that help you achieve your goals, and positive change and manifestation of the life you want and truly deserve!
Margareta has a practice of helping people with healing work, dealing with life challenges & stress, trauma P.S.T.D., inner child work, attachment/codependency, and the healing of replay of unhealthy patterns in life. These therapies are natural and powerful also for challenges with pain, sleep issues, weight release, smoking cessation, grief, addictions, fears and phobias, mental health wellness, healing stuck emotional issues, and more. While not a replacement for medical healthcare with your providers, these therapy are a powerful way to add healing your body and subconscious physical, mental, spiritual and emotional health programs and can be a powerful addition to your medical team's plan for your health. Hypnotherapy allows you to quiet your conscious mind to become a highly receptive state for installing and replacing new thoughts, emotions, habits, behaviours and and rewiring new programs that help you achieve your goals, and positive change and manifestation of the life you want and truly deserve!
NAVIGATING PARENT AND CHILD ANXIETY WITH CLARITY AND CONFIDENCE
Dr. Steven Fonso is a holistic chiropractor, educator, author, and program creator with over 22 years of experience supporting individuals, families, and communities in restoring health and resilience. As the founder of Veressent Life, Steven blends body-centered trauma healing, breathwork, nervous system regulation, emotional literacy, and non-dual awareness practices to guide others toward greater vitality and authentic living. He has developed powerful transformational programs such as Heart-Centred Leadership for Families, The Self Worth Method, and various methods around self-worth, trauma, and resilience, and is the author of Finding Magic in the Mess. With deep respect for both modern evidence-based mental health practices and traditional ways of knowing, Steven is committed to fostering sustainable well-being through teaching, mentorship, and embodied leadership.
AM I LOOSING MY MIND? MENOPAUSE & MENTAL HEALTH ~ WHICH HORMONE IS IT?
Here is a description of the session: Step into empowerment at our free workshop, where you’ll discover tailored solutions for perimenopause. Learn to manage fatigue, mood changes and and weight gain with Dr. Kimberly Boileau’s trusted approaches. Leave equipped with personalized insights and the hope of reclaiming your vitality. If hormonal changes are draining you, reserve your spot now and take the first step towards renewed mental and physical energy!
Dr. Kimberly Boileau, a passionate naturopathic doctor practicing since 2013, understands the plight of women facing hormonal and metabolic challenges. After struggling with her own ovulatory dysfunction and the fatigue and weight gain that followed, she dedicated her career to transforming women's health through functional health testing and bespoke herbal remedies. Trusted by over 2,000 patients and recognized with a platinum award in the 2024 Thunder Bay community votes, Dr. Boileau's approach is grounded in real empathy and expertise, having accumulated over 10,000 hours of practice and prescribed more than 100,000 herbs and supplements. Her methods empower women to lose weight, regain their energy, and rediscover happiness—all achieved through practical strategies and compassionate care.
Dr. Kimberly Boileau, a passionate naturopathic doctor practicing since 2013, understands the plight of women facing hormonal and metabolic challenges. After struggling with her own ovulatory dysfunction and the fatigue and weight gain that followed, she dedicated her career to transforming women's health through functional health testing and bespoke herbal remedies. Trusted by over 2,000 patients and recognized with a platinum award in the 2024 Thunder Bay community votes, Dr. Boileau's approach is grounded in real empathy and expertise, having accumulated over 10,000 hours of practice and prescribed more than 100,000 herbs and supplements. Her methods empower women to lose weight, regain their energy, and rediscover happiness—all achieved through practical strategies and compassionate care.
CRYSTAL HEALING FOR ANXIETY with Katherine Keeping
Katherine Keeping’s commitment in studying and discovering the amazing healing powers of the earth’s powerful crystals, has resulted in delivering the benefits of bringing balance to the body, mind and spirit to many of her clients.
Certified Master of Crystology in Melody L1&2 Laying-On-Of-Stones & Laying-On-Of-Hands Workshops
Certified Instructor of Crystal Surgery, written by V. Schapera
DNA Healing
Healing Touch L3
Usui Reiki Master
Instructor of Crystal Healing Techniques Vol 1 & 2, written by V. Shapera & B. Kennedy
Recognized Practitioner of Therapeutic Touch™
Certified Master of Crystology in Melody L1&2 Laying-On-Of-Stones & Laying-On-Of-Hands Workshops
Certified Instructor of Crystal Surgery, written by V. Schapera
DNA Healing
Healing Touch L3
Usui Reiki Master
Instructor of Crystal Healing Techniques Vol 1 & 2, written by V. Shapera & B. Kennedy
Recognized Practitioner of Therapeutic Touch™
Bilateral Stimulation & Hypnotherapy for Self-Esteem and Stability
The purpose of this workshop is to explore a comprehensive approach to emotional well-being through the integration of yoga, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, and bilateral stimulation of Yoga-Based-Psycho-Neuro-Somatic Therapy (YPNT). This workshop aims to promote a sense of safety, stability, foster confidence and self-esteem in participants.
It will be a 15 minute guided meditation with bilateral stimulation, a 50 minute yoga practice and 15 min hypnotherapy practice to promote self esteem and feelings of stability and safety
We will end with a 5-10 min Savasana to let the practice settle. You will leave feeling grounded stable and empowered . Click the link below to register the workshop.
It will be a 15 minute guided meditation with bilateral stimulation, a 50 minute yoga practice and 15 min hypnotherapy practice to promote self esteem and feelings of stability and safety
We will end with a 5-10 min Savasana to let the practice settle. You will leave feeling grounded stable and empowered . Click the link below to register the workshop.
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