The Adventure – Rolfing Rolfing, also known as Structural Integration, is a form of bodywork where the practitioner manipulates your body’s supportive wrappings that covers all your muscles, tendons, and organs. Also known as fascia, it acts like a girdle by holding everything together in place. Using a firm and directed pressure, it lights up ... Read More
The Adventure – Going from a Plain Jane to Girly-Girl I’m a bit of a tomboy. Here in the city, you might not think so…but I spent COUNTLESS hours in the forests in the north country. My sister and I were the sons of my father, you could say. And it didn’t help that my ... Read More
The Adventure – Archery Lessons I’ve alw ays imagined myself with a bow and arrow. Not to kill or maim anything – no – it’s more a meditation thing. And I was NOT disappointed when Darcy from the BFRO took me and my friends out on a shooting spree. If the sun wasn’t so burning, ... Read More
The Adventure: Learning How to Climb I actually felt scared. With my heart pounding in my chest, I could feel the sweat soaking through the material on my body as I put on the climbing gear. I knew I wouldn’t fall to my death or anything – but still – it was somewhat terrifying. And to compound ... Read More
The Adventure – Spelunking I wasn’t sure if I had a fear of enclosed spaces. Particularly when those spaces are situated on top of those pesky tectonic plates that seem to keep on shifting. So what does that mean for me? Nothing. It would seem that I’m okay with the darkness and enclosed spaces, nestled ... Read More
GORMAN STUDIOS 2015 from Gorman Studios on Vimeo. The Adventure – Becoming the Chief Operating Officer at a Decorative Arts Atelier I started my career at Gorman Studios, one of the world’s leading decorative arts ateliers. It’s been quite the experience. I am surrounded by some of the world’s most amazing artists…and watching them work ... Read More
The Adventure – Going off on a Road Trip without knowing where I’m going. The last thing you should probably tell the border guard is that you have no idea where you are going, no idea where you are staying, or how long you’ll be gone for. And when he asks you what the purpose ... Read More
The Adventure – Tango Dance Lessons There is something provocative about tango. Something deliciously hot. The way that the man holds you intensely, passionately, lovingly…in his arms. The way that he frees you to become this glorious creature, a precious flower, a dazzling star in the night sky. He moves. You move. And the music ... Read More
The Adventure – Dungeons & Dragons In my mind’s eye, I am an otherworldly creature in search of a story, a quest. And it just so happens that my faithful companion is an armoured polar bear of extreme size and speed. Unfortunately, he sometimes forgets things…like the time when I told him not to eat our ... Read More
The Adventure: Being a Surrogate Mummy It’s not every day that I become the surrogate mother of a juvenile seagull who hasn’t learned to fly yet. One night, I discovered a seagull swimming about in my wee pond. It was clearly scared and so I decided to leave it alone. The next day, I ... Read More
