This Schedule of
Relax and Feel Radiant Workshops and Classes
is Constantly Evolving – Please Visit us Often
or Contact Christina at (250) 890-9008
Venue for all offerings:
(Unless specified otherwise)
1942 Bates Road, Courtenay North, Comox Valley, V9J 1X4, Vancouver Island, BC.
Please note that the Google toggle is not in the right place for this address, so the GPS will lead you astray. Please e-mail for directions).
Payment by cash or cheque only. For appointments, classes or events at The Heart Gate, please contact Christina at (250) 890-9008 and leave a message. All calls will be returned within a few days.
Generally Office Hours are:
Tuesdays to Fridays, and occasionally Saturdays, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
If Christina does not answer the phone, she is probably either teaching a class, offering a treatment, in Pro-D training or in retreat – please leave a phone or e-mail message and she will get back to you during when back in the office (in the order of messages received).
Christina will not be available (inclusive of these dates):
- On Sundays and Mondays as well as most Saturdays;
- Public Holidays and Long Weekends; as well as
- Occasional breaks during the year.
During those times, as Christina may be either offering training, in Training, in Self-care Retreat, or sharing Quality Time with Family or Visitors,
she may not be in phone contact – and will follow up as soon as she is able after the office re-opens. Thank you for understanding that messages will be responded to in the order that they come in – and that due to the volume, it may take a little while.
If you would like to make an appointment at The Heart Gate, or would like to register for a workshop for before or after these periods, please contact Christina by phone, and Christina will get back to you within the next few days.
Program Details
Please note that treatments by an RCST® are now accepted by some Medical Insurance companies – so you may wish to check in with yours (and please let me know if yours does).
NEW: Mini Treatments at Earth Shine – Celebrating Spirit Fair
Date: Sunday May 26th, 2019, 11:00-4:00
Venue: K’OMOX First Nation Band Hall – FREE Admission!
FMI: Facebook – EarthShine-Events
Introduction to Sacred Movement
Mini Workshop
Date: TBA – Please contact Christina to be added to the Waiting List.
Venue: The Heart Gate
This experiential mini workshop will also include essential background information about Sacred Movement, and its origins, as well as a sharing of stories of how tuning into it has helped past participants transform what was the priority for them at any moment in time.
Please read the page on Sacred Movement to see whether there is resonance for you.
Participants will:
- Learn a short Heart Opening Meditation in Motion that is helpful in rebalancing at all levels of Being and can also be used as a stand-alone practice;
- Enter a short Sacred Movement experience;
- Receive hands-on and verbal support; and
- Have the opportunity to share about their experiences if they wish.
Please Bring:
Your own mat and comforter/blanket, as well as a journal. Drinking water is highly recommended and you are encouraged to bring a water bottle (we have beautifully pure, sweet, reverse-osmosis filtered well water). Dress comfortably in layers. Mat rentals are $3/person.
Please call Christina in advance, at (250) 890-9008 to ensure a space, as space is limited. $60 one-off, or $40 for those who register for the Sacred Movement Mini Retreat , or a One-on-One Sacred Movement session with Christina.
Sacred Movement Retreat Day
Date: TBA – Please contact Christina to be added to the Waiting List.
Venue: The Heart Gate
During this day-long deeper exploration of Sacred Movement, participants will:
- Learn a longer Meditation in Motion sequence that will take them directly into Sacred Movement;
- Enter several Sacred Movement experiences;
- Receive hands-on and verbal support throughout their experience; and
- Have the opportunity to share about their experiences if they wish.
Please Bring:
Your own mat and comforter/blanket, as well as a journal. Bring light, healthy snacks and Bring light, healthy snacks and a brown bag lunch/dinner – we may go down to the beach if the weather is nice, or snuggle by the fireside. Drinking water is highly recommended and you are encouraged to bring a water bottle (we have beautifully pure, sweet, reverse-osmosis filtered well water). Dress comfortably in layers. Mat rentals are $3/person
Please Call Christina in advance, at (250) 890-9008 to ensure a space, as space is limited to 5 participants. Friends are encouraged to come together as sharing enriches the experience. $85 two Weeks Before; $100 thereafter, payable upon registration.
FREE Talk/Mini Workshops:
Tuning in to Your Body Intelligence with Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
General Introduction
Date: TBA – Please contact Christina to be placed on Waiting List
RSVP by 1 Week before – attendance limited to 10 participants to ensure interactive time and individual attention.
At The Heart Gate, 1942 Bates Road, Courtenay N, BC
Please note that the Google toggle for The Heart Gate is not in the right place – so your GPS will lead you astray. Please e-mail for directions.
Embrace your living anatomy and the amazing intelligence within it during this informational, interactive mini workshop.
A speaker and workshop presenter with more than 40 years experience (the first 20 years’ as a scientist), she is absolutely LOVES sharing about BCST and will be guiding participants through some experiential exercises, sharing a list of resources, and offering a demo session at these events.
Information about training to become a Registered RCST, right here in the Comox Valley will also be shared.
FMI on BCST, please read the introductory articles on Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy on the BCST page.
Reserving a Seat:
Although this event is a FREE event, please call (250) 890-9008 or Contact Christina well in advance. Sharing this experience with a friend creates a great opportunity to review what was shared – and two sets of ears always gather more than double what is heard by one!
Thank you also for being considerate and canceling at least a week before if you can’t make it, so those on the waiting list may be offered a chance.
EXCITING NEWS:
Body Intelligence Training to become a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist has started in the Comox Valley!!! FMI and to apply: please visit: http://www.bodyintelligence.com/comox-valley
Gentle Kripalu Yoga Classes
(For Info on Taster Days, Retreats, Workshops on various topics and other Special Events, please scroll down to that section, thank you)
Wednesday Evenings – Gentle to Intermediate Kripalu Yoga and More
6:30-8:00 pm at The Heart Gate Yoga Studio, 1942 Bates Road, Courtenay N, BC.
These Wednesday evening Yoga Classes with Christina, a Certified Yoga Teacher (Kripalu Style), with additional training in Yoga for Pain Management and Transformation (with Neil Pearson of Life is Now) are wonderful for:
- Deep Relaxation,
- Rejuvenation,
- Pain and/or Stress Relief;
- Promoting Healing and Transformation – also after illness or surgery;
- Preparing for Birth; and for
- A Deeper Connection with all aspects of Who We Are.
No previous experience required and all abilities are welcome. Experienced Yogis are often surprised by the depth of the experience induced by the gentle approach in these classes. Students may start any time – if there is space.
Commitment to 8 Consecutive Yoga Plus Classes is highly recommended, and preferred, in order to build a life-long home practice.
Investment: – $120 (no credits for classes missed; but when Christina is away or a class needs to be cancelled, credits will be carried over). If you are registered for 8 consecutive classes and can’t attend, please call a few days ahead so we know there is an extra drop-in space – thank you for being so community minded and considerate!
Please refer to “Dates that the Office will be Closed” (at the top of this page) – when Christina will be in Training or in Retreat – for no class dates, thank you.
As the studio intimate, and class numbers are small, allowing for ample personal attention, drop-in spots ($20) can not be guaranteed and are only available if a regular registrant is unable to attend (please call a few days ahead). Again: a commitment to a regular practice is highly recommended as it has exponentially increased benefit.
Please bring:
Your own mat and blanket. Drinking water is highly recommended and you are encouraged to bring a water bottle. Mat rentals are $3/class – at The Heart Gate.
To Register, or see if there is drop-in space, please call Christina at (250) 890-9008.
Very Gentle Kripalu Yoga Class with a Body Intelligence Twist
Date and Time TBA.
at The Heart Gate Yoga Studio, 1942 Bates Road, Courtenay N, BC.
A very gentle biodynamic synergy of “the Yoga of Compassion” and embracing our Body Intelligence to experience, first hand, the amazing transformational possibilities when we tune in to our living anatomy, which has a blueprint for health, and the Breath of Life that interacts with that to animate us.
A powerful adjunct to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy!
Please note that this class will only run if we have a minimum of 4 series registrants – so bring a family member/friend for a FUNNN summer activity – and consider a walk in Seal Bay Park before, or lunch and a swim on the beach below The Heart Gate afterward!
Fee: $100 for 8-class series (due to small class size no refunds can be offered for missed classes). Only 5 students to ensure ample personal attention, so drop-ins ($20) can not be guaranteed. Please call 24 hrs ahead if you have committed to the series and can not attend – or wish to be on the waiting list for drop-ins if there is space.
FMI on class content please see Wednesday Evening Class description above.
Please call Christina at (250) 890-9008.
Other Taster Days, Retreats, Workshops and Other Special Events:
Energy Medicine 101
for Self-Care and Supporting , Human and Animal Family and Friends.
TBA – Please contact Christina to be added to the Waiting List.
These basic, easy to assimilate, courses grew out of Christina’ personal experience during her own journey of how powerful these practices can be in facilitating Self-Healing, Self-Care and Self-Empowerment. As a result she has become an enthusiastic advocate for facilitating self-empowerment and she has shared Energy Medicine 101, related Chakra Journey Work, and other tools since 2000. With Energy Medicine “Giving truly is Receiving” as the relaxation, rejuvenation, rebalancing and healing benefits are experienced by both receiver and the giver – so a wonderful win-win for all!!! FMI on Christina, her journey and her training, please visit About Christina.
This introductory course is presented in two parts to allow for the opportunity to practice what has been learnt and balance our own energy system. Part 2 builds on Part 1 and the experience gained during the practice sessions, by learning to share treatments. These classes are great fun – and can be very healing. Life-long friendships are often formed amongst class-mates. Each session runs from 11:00-4:00 pm, and includes breaks to journal, walk the Heart Gate Labyrinth or reconnect with nature in the beautiful park-like garden and /or forest beyond the back gate.
In Part 1, Participants will learn:
- Basic information about the human energy system, including the Chakras;
- How we are all already using energy work in every moment, whether we are aware of it or not;
- How to become more aware of our own energy field, what depletes and what boosts it; and
- How to ground, connect and balance it, for our own healing and highest good, and because energetically we are all connected, for the good of all who we are in relationships with.
In Part 2, Participants will:
- Have the opportunity to share about their experiences during the past week; and learn
- Learn how to see energy;
- Learn how to share the tools acquired in Part 1 to consciously support others by practicing on each other and on Christina;
- Team up with a buddy to continue practicing with, by trading treatments.
Investment:
Early Bird $120 2 weeks before Workshop; $150 thereafter. Bookings are already being received, so if this resonates, don’t delay! This is also great Seasonal Gift for someone you love – and come with them so you can exchange sessions!
Please bring:
An open heart and mind and a sense of adventure, healthy snacks and a light lunch to support you, a journal and dress comfortably in layers. If you have a treatment table, please check in with Christina whether to bring that along.
We are Currently in the Process of Editing
and adding to this Events List
below this entry – which will be continuously updated over the next few days
So, please check back regularly – or Contact Christina to receive updates.
Yoga Preparation for Fall and Winter Mini Retreat
Some Yogic and Ayurvedic Tricks and Tools
Dates TBA, 11:00-4:00
Come learn some Tricks and Tools from Yoga and the Yogic “Science of Self-Healing”, Ayurveda, to help your system remain balanced during the winter months. Tag it onto the Energy Work 101 Workshop to create an awesome Self-Care Weekend Retreat!
During this Mini Retreat, participants will learn specific postures and tools from Ayurvedic Wisdom to help:
- Strengthen the immune system;
- Support the respiratory and digestive systems;
- Support a more light-hearted approach to the season when SAD can become a challenge; and
- Keep warm.
Please Bring:
Your own mat and comforter/blanket, as well as a journal. Bring light, healthy snacks and lunch. Drinking water is highly recommended and you are encouraged to bring a water bottle (we have beautifully pure, sweet, reverse-osmosis filtered well water). Dress comfortably in layers. Mat rentals are $3/person.
Please call Christina in advance, at (250) 890-9008 to ensure a space, as space is limited to 5 participants. Friends are encouraged to come together as sharing enriches the experience. $85 two Weeks Before; $100 thereafter, payable upon registration. A great Seasonal Gift!
Introduction to the Chakras Mini Workshop
and The Chakra Transformational Journey that starts one or two weeks later
Normally Thursdays, 6:30-9:00 pm OR Fridays 10:30 am-1:00 pm: OR Saturdays 1:00-3:30 (Fridays and Saturdays are Repeats of Thursday).
TO BE SCHEDULED when we have sufficient numbers on the Waiting List.
This is an Amazing Experience for Teambuilding, or Groups of Friends or Family Members wishing to Experience Exponential Growth Together.
One of the Introduction Sessions can be attended as a stand-alone OR as an Introduction to the Chakra a Week Transformational Journey – and is a prerequisite to embarking on the Journey. FMI on the Journey, to see whether there is resonance, please scroll down.
During the Introductions participants will:
- Gain a basic understanding of the human energy system;
- Experience seeing the human energy field;
- Learn to ground and balance their energy field; and
- Become familiar with basic information about the Chakra system; and
- How working with it can transform all levels of being within our lives and life experience.
Please bring:
A journal, a water bottle, an open mind and heart, and a friend to share this experience with if you can.
Investment:
$35 one-off; or $25 for those who register and pay for the series at the introductions.
Please call Christina in advance at (250) 890-9008, to ensure a space.
Multi-Week Multi-Dimensional Transformational Journey Through the Chakras
Towards Living Happy, Wild and Free – and Love-ing Be-ing Me!
TO BE SCHEDULED when we have sufficient numbers on the waiting list.
This is an Amazing Experience for a Teambuilding, a Group of Friends or Family Members wishing to Experience Exponential Growth Together
Starting A Week or Two After and in the same time slots as the Introductions – which are prerequisites to embarking on Series.
This 10-Week Series includes 8 Weeks of 2.5 hr Tuition plus two self-study project breaks – more details of dates TBA at the Introductions. If numbers allow, two or three sessions will run to allow for cross-over by participants, as and when shift-work or schedules require. If any classes have to be missed, the detailed notes will be available for pick-up within 2 days of the class, or can be e-mailed if preferred.
This course is also available by Correspondence for those not living within traveling distance of The Comox Valley or whom the dates and times do not work.
This is a truly transformative series that will include experiential exploration of all aspects of our individual and relational human existence and interactions, using various tricks and tools that Christina has tried and tested during her own journey from discontent and cancer to living a life she Loves, with Inspiration as her Guiding Light. Christina has shared this series with many, many participants since 2000 (16 years). During the Journey, Christina does the same work requested of participants but a week ahead so that she may candidly share about her own experiences to illustrate and illuminate the process.
Participants will:
- Have the opportunity to learn through experiential exercises during class;
- Become familiar with and practice principles from various disciplines, which may include Yoga and Ayurveda; Body Intelligence; Massage and Energy Medicine; specific Grounding Practices and Deepening our Connection with Nature; Family of Origin and Ancestor explorations; Labyrinth-walking; The Heart of Relationship; The PeaceMaker Principles; Becoming clearer on Who AM I; Opening the Heart; Finding our Voice; Seeing the Bigger Picture as well as beyond physical reality; Establishing a Deeper connection with our Higher Self; becoming more aware of our Life Purpose; creating a Manifestation Wheel to move forward after the Course ends; and more!
- Be encouraged to journal – and especially use Morning or Evening Pages effectively;
- Receive home assignments that helps us directly apply the tools that are shared in class;
- Have the opportunity to sit in a talking circle and share about the week’s experiences in an environment where speaking from the heart, deep compassionate listening, spontaneity of words, brevity and clarity, and confidentiality are practiced;
- Have the ongoing support of a buddy and the group throughout the Journey;
- Receive detailed notes on the chakra covered during that week – that has become a self-care reference manual for many past participants, some of whom are revisiting A Chakra a Week on their own from time to time with great results!
- Experience significant life-enhancing shifts and changes during this period.
Investment:
Sliding scale of $350 – $700 for the 10+ Week Course, if paid in full at the Introductory sessions OR $150 Deposit + a post-dated cheque, at the Introductory Sessions. These fees are based on past participant feedback.
Please call Christina in advance at (250) 890-9008 in advance to ensure a space.
Summer Project: Creating Your Own Manifestation Wheel
A powerful tool towards tweaking your life and manifesting your Vision for the next stage of your journey or some Bucket List Wishes that have been calling to you.
Dates TBA as soon as we have enough numbers on the waiting list. Thursday 6:30-9:00 pm AND/OR Friday 10:30-12:00 pm (repeat of Thursday).
Participants will be gently guided to:
- Explore what truly Inspires them and calls them forth towards living it Now;
- Find clarity about how that ties in with their Life Purpose;
- Crystallize clear steps towards living it Now;
- Creating a Manifestation Wheel that will keep them on track;
- Learn how to use it energetically;
- Have the opportunity to share a Bucket List Wish and receive feedback and ideas towards manifesting it sooner rather than later.
Please Bring:
Your own mat and comforter/blanket, as well as a journal and large sheets of paper to work on, crayons and pens. A water bottle (we have beautifully pure, sweet, reverse-osmosis filtered well water). Dress comfortably in layers. Mat rentals are $3/person.
Please call Christina, in advance at (250) 890-9008 in advance to ensure a space. Friends are encouraged to come together as sharing enriches the experience. $45 two Weeks Before; $50 thereafter, payable upon registration. For an even more powerful experience, come to both sessions for $80, pre-registered).
Living as if we have only A Year To Live
Bringing Completion to the Past and Exploring our wishes for End of Life and what we wish to leave behind as our life’s work/legacy, so we are able to Now Live Fully Happy, Wild and Free – however long or short that might be.
Introductions Thursday 6:30-8:30 OR Friday 10:30-12:30 (repeat of Thursday).
TO BE SCHEDULED as soon as we have sufficient numbers on the waiting list.
This is A Year-long Transformational Journey towards completing unfinished business at all levels and starting to live fully before we ‘die’. We will be meeting either once a month or every 2nd Friday for the duration of the series (with some self-study breaks) – as will be decided by the group.
Although this course will draw on parts of the book A Year to Live by Stephen Levine, much more will be covered, including creating our Advanced Care Plan, special Gifts to leave each person who is meaningful to us, and more! It will be FUNNN and very, very FREE-ing!
Details TBA at the Introductions. Please enquire if you would like to be kept informed.
Sacred Movement Series
Starting in the Fall, 4:00-6:00 pm (6 Weeks). Dates and times TBA as soon as we have sufficient numbers on the waiting list.
Attendance of one of the Introductory Mini Workshops, Day Workshops or a One on One with Christina recommended.
Also Available by Request:
If any of the following topics appeal to you and the are not listed in the upcoming events schedule
Please call Christina at (250) 890-9008 to be added to the waiting lists. As soon as we have sufficient interest, a time will be scheduled that suits the majority of interested potential participants.
- Chakra a Week
- Energy Work 101 for Self-Help and Self-Empowerment
- The Heart of Relationship
- Sacred Movement for Beginners
- Self-care during Pregnancy and Beyond
- Very Basic Ayuruveda
- Yoga Plus for Chronic Pain Relief
- Yoga Plus for Digestion
- Preparing for a Parent’s Passing
- Revisiting a Parent’s Passing; and other topics.
The last two topics are based on the first two Books by Christina: Messages of Love: Stories Around a Mother’s passing and Be Who You Are: Messages from a Father’s Life and Passing, respectively. See Shop.
By Invitation:
Christina is available to present Classes, Workshops, Retreats or Inspirational Talks
for other facilities or groups, world-wide. Please call Christina at (250) 890-9008.
