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Zen Quickies
Short Zen Blog posts to get you thinking


Client Story: CHANGE is possible with CHOICE
If you find yourself complaining of low energy, complaining you have "so much to do" or you're "so busy all the time" forgetfulness/brain fog, screwing up appointment times, lack of free time for yourself etc... Take a realistic look at YOUR schedule, how often you say "YES" to opportunities that come your way and how much BALANCE your actually offer your physiology.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Jun 42 min read


A Problem with "This or That" approach - DON'T get Sucked in!
I'm coming at this from the perspective that MOST of us are NOT consistently practicing healthy habits. If we were (as a society) our health statistics would be IMPROVING, which they are not.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 262 min read


Questions to ask Yourself in your Health Efforts and Routines
When we loathe, dred or dislike doing something, guess what happens? We tend to (inevitably) AVOID IT.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 242 min read


Same S#$!, Different Day
When we're NOT seeing the results we are aiming for over a period of time, creating small shifts (along with having a WILLINGNESS to do something different), allows us to create change in a positive way, without it feeling hard or drastic.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 202 min read


Client Story: "I can touch my toes, can you!?"
Caring for your deep health CREATES SO MANY AMAZING benefits outside of the "fancy" or "popular" goals we typically equate to health

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 142 min read


"Pushing Through" is NOT a path to Health
Too often we are "pushing through" our day(s) for the sake of "looking strong" maybe? Or being seen as a "warrior" perhaps? Well, I hate to tell you - It doesn't work!

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 133 min read


LET YOURSELF be a BEGINNER!
ANY parent and/or HUMAN reading this would MOST LIKELY say what to that child?
"It's okay. You just need to practice. You'll get better." But we COMPLETELY overlook telling ourselves that VERY SAME ADVICE!

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Apr 202 min read


An Unexpected "Comment War" as I Wonder WHY I Kept Reading
I don't often write posts on a Saturday morning, but I had to share this as I laughed and was shaking my head at "the battle" going on in the comments on a Linkdin post.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Apr 113 min read


Client Story: When your new "light" is 2x heavier - That's Progress!
...with the right blend of laughter, support, learning and effort and you see positive change in your DEEP HEALTH grow each day.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Apr 33 min read


Health on YOUR Time - Modern Coaching
Lots has changed in our lifetime and continues to rapidly change. I can tell you, over my 25-years and counting in the health and wellness industry, PLENTY has changed. Including HOW coaching can work.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Mar 233 min read


"It comes down to how we work WITHIN ourselves..."
"EVERY era/generation in history was living in a time where they thought the world was ending, chaos was rampant and we were nearing the end. It's no different today..."

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Mar 192 min read


Fact: The Internet is Most Likely Your Biggest Barrier
"Normal" is NOT where health lies today.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Mar 142 min read


Slowing Down is a Superpower
This is a VERY sad reality, but it sure makes things clearer to see why our health is lagging behind where we want it to be.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Feb 262 min read


Want to Improve?
This awesomely worded quote from James Clear reminds us that the path to health and wellbeing is from WITHIN, not WITHOUT.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Jan 261 min read


Consistency does NOT mean "Perfection": Cont'd
"I didn't do it EVERY DAY, so I 'FAILED'"...
"I got busy two days last week, so now I guess I'm 'STARTING OVER'"...
"Since I didn't do it every day, I guess this just isn't what's going to work for me"...
Every single one of these is very REAL and very much the kind of BS that we tell ourselves in our minds!!

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Nov 22, 20252 min read


Just a little "Smack in the Face" Reminder
I read these words the other day... Fall in love with your life. Wake up early, buy your favourite coffee, go for walks, eat good food, wear what makes you feel confident and listen to your favourite music. Purposefully create these small moments that make you fall in love with your life. Read these words again if you have to. We ALL get caught up in life. Yet we forget that we are SO LUCKY TO BE ALIVE!!! To BE YOU is approximately a 1 in 400 TRILLION chance. 😳 (that's

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Nov 13, 20252 min read


The "Act of Doing" IS the Perfection we Think we Have to Have
We modern humans have this notion that things have to be "perfect". "On paper it needs to all be the same" kind of mentality. Or if we do something differently in another set it may "magically throw the body for a loop" or something. This is a common mindset; if it's not done in a particular way it won't count or it'll do something "all of a sudden" to us. The REALITY is, the ACT OF DOING something (to me) IS the perfection we think we have to have.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Oct 24, 20253 min read


Change in and of itself is NOT scary
In health and wellness, more often than not we talk about change. Change, at first, seems scary. Understandably so. However, it's NOT CHANGE that's scary... The "scary" part for most of us when it comes to change, is the UNKNOWN . As individuals, we WANT the change - especially in positive ways for our health. The UNKNOWN however ( like the effort, time and energy that we need to put into creating change ) is the "scary part". It's unfortunate how often this holds (too ma

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Oct 16, 20252 min read


How Early Experiences Shape Us
I have a client who comes in for sessions twice a month and in between works with various routines and habits at home/on her own time. ...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Oct 7, 20252 min read


Practice Being Happy with Where You're at NOW
A client (inadvertaintly) used my own coaching against me recently. In our session, her friend who shares the session with her, was...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Sep 12, 20253 min read
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