Awakening to Who You Truly Are: What Are We Creating Together?
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 6:30–9:30 PM
With Guest Presenter Carl Stedmond
Carl Stedmond’s life has been shaped by some remarkable transformations.
From the ages of eight to eleven, Carl lived with Perthes disease and spent those years in a wheelchair — an experience he remembers as profoundly disempowering. Then, at 14, he discovered Bruce Lee.
Something shifted.
In 1975, Carl began studying karate and martial arts, beginning a path that would eventually lead him to become a fifth-degree black belt master and teacher.
But another transformation was still to come.
In 2005, Carl had a profound mystical experience that changed his understanding of himself and the reality we inhabit. It also took his life in an unexpected direction: into music and, ultimately, becoming a professional singer.
His approach to martial arts changed as well. Carl renamed his Liverpool School of Martial Arts The Harmony Centre, reflecting an evolving philosophy centred on love, peace, and harmony.
On this Wonderful Wednesday, Carl invites us to explore some big questions:
What is awakening?
Are we simply living our reality — or are we participating in creating it?
What happens when we become conscious of the energy we bring into the world?
And perhaps the biggest question of all:
What are we creating together?
Through personal stories, community discussion, music, humour, and exploration, Carl will share his experiences while inviting us to reflect on our own.
Today, Carl brings together an unusual combination of experiences as a singer, entertainer, life coach, martial artist, and inspirational speaker. Music has become one of his expressions of joy and spiritual connection — so this won’t be an evening spent entirely in our chairs. There will be music and dancing, too.
Everything is energy.
Everything is connected.
What are we creating together?
Our Haiku
What if life responds
To the energy we bring?
What will you create?
About Wonderful Wednesdays
Potluck begins at 6:30 PM — bring some healthy food to share.
Workshop begins at 7:30 PM and continues until approximately 9:30 PM.
Suggested contribution: $10–25.
No one is turned away for lack of funds.
Studio 202
43 Towns Rd., South Etobicoke
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