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The Art of Joy: Tending the Flame With Daily Discipline

September 2, 2025 Mariel Camillerialiveness, discipline of joy, emotional wellness, joy practice, mindful healing, somatic healing, tending the flame, wholeness

Joy is not only a feeling we wait for, but a practice we can choose. By approaching joy as a discipline, we tend the inner flame that softens grief and …

Relearning Ease Through Pandiculation: The Body’s Natural Reset

September 1, 2025 Mariel CamilleriBodyMindIntegration, NaturalMovement, Pandiculation, SensoryMotorAmnesia, Somatics, SomaticTherapy, ThomasHanna

Why do cats and dogs always look so supple, while humans grow stiff with age? Thomas Hanna, philosopher turned movement educator, had an answer: our brains forget how to let …

Glyphosate and Canada’s Forest Fires

August 27, 2025 Mariel Camilleriaerial spraying, bees, biodiversity loss, butterflies, Canada forestry, conifer plantations, forest management, glyphosate, hardwood trees, honeybees, Indigenous rights, non-chemical reforestation, pest management, pollinators, toxic herbicide, wildfire risk

🌲 Canada’s forests are burning: instead of protecting them, authorities and forestry companies keep spraying glyphosate, turning once-lush undergrowth into dry fuel. Why is this allowed, and who truly benefits? A …

Discover the Joy of Improv! Play, Laughter & Confidence!

August 23, 2025October 20, 2025 Mariel Camilleri

Wednesday 27 August 2025 Do you ever wish you could be more spontaneous, playful, or confident in the moment? Improv is the perfect way to unlock that side of yourself: …

Mariel’s Maker’s Diet

August 23, 2025 Mariel Camilleriancestral eating, fermented foods, gut health, holistic health, kefir, keto friendly, Maker’s Diet, natural eating, nutrient dense, peasant kitchen wisdom, spiritual nutrition, traditional fats, whole foods

If it can’t be made in a peasant kitchen, it’s not worth eating. Whole, simple, and sacred: the way I eat is rooted in ancestral wisdom, guided by intuition, and …

Kaizen: The Art of Growing a Life, One Step at a Time

August 20, 2025 Mariel Camillerialignment not activity, always content never satisfied, continuous improvement, Kaizen, lifelong learning, Mariel Somatic Therapy, MScAd, personal growth, purposeful living, self-awareness, slow is sacred, small steps big change, somatic wisdom

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier In a world obsessed with big leaps and dramatic transformations, I’ve always been drawn …

The Healing Power of Devotional Chanting

August 20, 2025 Mariel CamilleriAdvent retreat, bhakti yoga, chanting, Christmas retreat, community singing, devotional singing, Easter retreat, Emotional Healing, interfaith experience, kirtan, Loyola Jesuit Centre Guelph, mantra chanting, meditation, sacred music, sound healing, spiritual practice, stress relief, Taizé, vagus nerve stimulation

When the world feels too loud, the ancient remedy is simple: sing. Chanting, whether kirtan in the East or Taizé in the West, steadies the breath, opens the heart, and …

August 17, 2025 Mariel Camilleriadjust your sails, calm in chaos, coping with loss, discard, emotional resilience, Epictetus, finding inner strength, healing after breakup, heartbreak recovery, Marcus Aurelius, philosophy for modern life, sailing through hardship, staying steady in the storm, Stoicism

Five years ago, my life collapsed. After a decade together, I was discarded by my partner. In one moment, I lost not only the relationship, but also the off-grid lifestyle …