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Exploring the Power of Looking Inward
"The Heart’s Wisdom" In the quiet spaces of the mind, Emotions flow, gentle and kind. Through storms and calm, they guide our way,...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Jun 13, 20243 min read


Empowering Yourself: Utilizing Tools Learned as a Client for Better Health Management
How awesome is that pic eh? This was taken in Portugal when my clients were hiking in the mountains. Incredible. But that's not the...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Jun 10, 20243 min read


Morning Mindfulness: Start the Day with Awareness & Calm
Every morning the past couple months I've started my weekdays by practicing my meditation. Be it a guided audio meditation, box breathing...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Jun 6, 20243 min read


The Power of a Healthy Relationship ... With Yourself
I signed up a while back to an email newsletter called "The Journal Prompt" (It's Canadian too! Yay!). Each week, they send a newsletter...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 30, 20243 min read


Redefining Self-Care: Beyond Bubble Baths and Spa Music
Self-Care is perhaps an overused term in our industry. I feel without question the message it's trying to convey is not only correct,...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 29, 20244 min read


How can we embrace change and overcome the fear of the unknown?
We fear change. We often resist it for the familiar in our days, weeks, months and years. Yet change is inevitable. Change is nature....

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 23, 20243 min read


Sometimes You Find Gold!
I love quotes. Do you? Granted, the ones we never forget and that we actually use in our approach to our daily routines are the ones...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 13, 20242 min read


Empower Yourself: Practice saying "NO"
I recently finished a "mini-series" here on the Zen Blog, with 16 posts (so "mini" is debatable I guess), and in the process I had some...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 9, 20245 min read


Final Post of the Series: Part 16 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
Here we are at the last post in our "little" mini-series here on the Zen Blog. Taking my favourite points from Gretchen Rubin's Secrets...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 7, 20243 min read


Part 15 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
This is a common conversation with clients and observation in general as the years go by. It's also a reminder for me as to how much my...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 6, 20244 min read


Part 14 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
The next point on Gretchen's Paradoxes on Happiness list that we've been exploring, and how I relate it to overall deep health, expands...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 3, 20242 min read


Part "12.9" - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
Yep, that's right - This is post "12.9". Why? Simple - because I'm very supperstitious and the number 13 just isn't my favourite for...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 2, 20243 min read


Part 12 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
Here's a point from Gretchen's Paradoxes of Happiness list that is a tough one: Silence is sometimes the best reply This is a challenging...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 1, 20242 min read


"Part 11 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
This point from Gretchen Rubin's Paradoxes of Happiness makes me giggle a bit... Because it's true: Hell is other people. Heaven is other...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Apr 30, 20243 min read


"Part 10 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
For our 10th post in this series, we're going to go a little deep... maybe? Well, I'm not sure if it's even remotely close to what...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Apr 29, 20243 min read


"Part 9 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
We're heading into Part 9 of our series that stems from Gretchen Rubin's "Happiness Project" book, and we're now heading into Coach D's...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Apr 26, 20245 min read


"Part 8 - Unlocking Deep Health Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
Part 8 now? Wow!! I hope you're enjoying this series of posts. I enjoy sharing my favourite of Gretchen's points from her Secrets of...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Apr 25, 20243 min read


"Part 7 - Unlocking Deep Health: Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
We touch on today's point from Gretchen's list in Part 6 of our series here on the Zen Blog. It's also been discussed here before on the...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Apr 24, 20243 min read


"Part 6 - Unlocking Deep Health: Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
Part 6 of our little series of posts takes another of Gretchen Rubin's Secrets of Adulthood and adds some thoughts in regards to how it...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Apr 23, 20243 min read


"Part 5 - Unlocking Deep Health: Exploring Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project' Secrets"
Part 5 of our series on Gretchen's Secrets of Adulthood list and Coach D's favourite points is a personal favourite. It's helped in my...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Apr 22, 20244 min read
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