Referrals, Kudos and Accolades
This portion of the website is dedicated to the community of local, regional and international people and their businesses who have provided excellent service, are unstoppable in their creative endeavors, and who have brightened my life in some way shape or form. Most have kicked me in the butt when I needed it, coached me, made sure I played in between work...it goes on and on. Kudos, accolades and gratitude!
You will find stories of people who took charge of their life, companies and people who provide great service in real estate, digital photography, fitness training, chiropractic services (energy sensitive of course), music, entrepreneurial wizards - business builders, visibility builders and the like.
The intention is to spread the word and celebrate their achievements.
Referrals and Resources
Health and Wellness - Fitness Trainer, Chiropractic, Balancing Energy
As you shift your conscious awareness of the world, your body requires the support to structurally (chiropractic) and functionally (fitness wise) adjust to the new frequency you have reached. This team works well together quite simply because they both read energy and know how to help you put what you have learned and integrated into action.
Dayna Bango: Brilliant Fitness Trainer
Dayna has the innate ability to pinpoint those muscles and build the kind of body you want or need at the time. She crafts the training to fit you and your body. She understands that the body is your support vehicle acting like a mirror to show you the state of your balance, literally and metaphysically, between your feminine-essence (left side and receptivity) and masculine-essence (right side and action). Functionality. Balance. Strength. www.bangobody.com Vancouver, Canada
Dr. Shamira Rahim BSc, DC, ART Certified – Chiropractor with Sensitivity
It is Dr. Rahim’s belief that long-term wellness is about prevention, and that with the right tools and support, patients can create a sustainable state of health for themselves. Her approach is to work closely with patients to ensure she fully understands their needs then develop a healing plan that begins with treating immediate symptoms. This plan is fully supported by education about the condition and options for creating long-term health and a balanced lifestyle.
Dr. Shamira Rahim has achieved a Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia, a Doctorate of Chiropractic from the Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon, and Active Release Techniques® (ART) certification. She is currently working on a post graduate diploma in chiropractic rehabilitation.
To support her credentials, Dr. Rahim is certified by the chiropractic national examining boards of Canada and the United States, and is a member of the British Columbia Chiropractic Association, British Columbia College of Chiropractic, Canadian Chiropractic Association, International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, and the Society of Weight-Training Specialists.
Deep Tissue Massage - Rafi Regev East or West - Rafi is the Best! Clearly you have to be in Vancouver or at least near it to benefit from Rafi's intuitive massages. Call 604.876.9847 or his pager at 604.631.8794.
Intuitive Massage - Samaya Ryane, Vancouver, B.C. Samaya’s intuitive sense of energy takes you to a deeply relaxed state bringing you back to center. This is gift in a world where you can often loose touch with what anchors you~ your body! I highly recommend her. I had the best sleep ever! 604-676=0761 or samayaryane@hotmail.com. Contact for testimonials.
Balancing Energy
Carla Whippy: Personal Energy Consultation
Carla has been studying the energy of colour and working with the biopulsar reflexograph for some time now. She is now offering auric readings, personal energy consultations and has combined that with the Klini chair to achieve optimal receptivity for reconnecting your bodies energy to work for what you seek to achieve.
Cory Herter: New Wave Technology
Read the story (on his site) of how Cory came to weave sacred geometry into his energy chargers. Whether you believe in math, quantum physics, sacred geometry or not; whether you can feel energy or not - Cory's chargers work to shift your body's frequency to a higher level enabling you to achieve more in your day and with your health. lick here to hear how Cory describes the chargers.
Entrepreneurial Resources - For Coaches, Small Business Owners, Consultants, Speakers, Trainers, Senior Managers
Business Builders
Christopher Flett – Warrior Entrepreneur, Speaker, Business Coach: In the fall of 2003 I met Chris Flett who immediately made sense. Chris is in your face, in your mind, in your heart and is gifted at seeing what you can’t see but know intuitively.
Fiona Walsh: Ghost CEO Coach who works with Chris Flett when he lands on the
ground. Fiona worked for years in sales and has a no-nonsense and practical
approach to business development.
Graphic Designer
Robert Grey is an outstanding graphic designer who listens to your feedback and comes back with something better. Ken Kerr, former creative director for Disney, said he would not hesitate to recommend Robert. Neither do I. www.brooksgreydesign.com
Memorable Presentations
Ken Bellemare: Communication Magic and Powerpoint Pizzazz. Ken is a creative wizard who is the enemy of boring presentations. He has tons of ideas that he can come up with alone or in combination with another wizard, Deb Calderone. They have produced Whizbangers. For Ken call 1.778.327.9624. For the book go to: www.whizbangers.ca.
John Saremba: The Information Guy Making technology work for you! John has a knack for taking information and making it dance and sing using technology in ways that make it work for you rather than you trying to make it work for you.
Speaker Services
Susan Levin and Jack Barnard, Speaker Services, Los Angeles CA: I originally came across Susan in 2003 at Book Expo America. Susan is a natural marketer but with a difference, she comes with a sincere and genuine interest in your success. Jack is a brilliant speaking coach but wears many hats including that of inventor of SourceWorks: playful and profound exploration of who you are at your source. I am grateful to them both for their contribution to my life and my business. Take a look at the many courses Susan offers as well as her speaker listing service.
Dennis Cherenko, Threshold Facilitation Inc.: Dennis is an amazing man who was a client for years and then became a colleague. We co-designed and delivered training and development in facilitation, leadership, partnership for about 10 years. Dennis is still available for short training gigs. He and his wife Marilyn have contributed much to my life and I am grateful. Dennis is a genius at synthesizing a lot of information down into chewable forms. He is also gifted as a process designer - training applications and knows how to structure concepts, present them visually so that they make sense to the learner. Marilyn is a gifted animator who teaches at Emily Carr. Many animations have been used to convey leadership and personal mastery/mental model concepts so the theory could be seeen in an objective way.
Digital Photography - Digitizing your Photos
My father is a professional photographer who is technically challenged. For years he has been photographing birds in all places of the world. He is empathic with them. One day, a client who had purchased some of his photos maintained that it was the quality of my father’s slides, not the scans they had done that explained poor colour, contrast. My father and I spent Christmas holidays trying to figure out why there was such a difference between the original and the .jpg showing up on screen. After researching monitor and resolution quality, scanning quality I came across DigMyPics. Not only do they provide great information on their site, they also did a superb job of transferring 450 or so 35 mm slides to both .jpg and .tiff format.
My 84 year old Dad is happy to know that he is not crazy as the slide quality now matches the image quality. The idea of the photo album, which you will see as a service, is brilliant for a guy who installs door handles upside down and who could give Tim the Toolman a real run for his money.
What does this mean to you? Well... old photos simply can’t be replaced. Whether you have prints, 35mm negatives or slides, DigMyPics! can scan your pictures to preserve them in digital format and provide you with the finest quality, acid-free, archival products to preserve, display and store your photos for future generations. DigMyPics
Real Estate and Related Services
Nancy Beaton: Nancy is a real estate agent who also is a lender. She is a great person to deal with and brings lots of talent to what she does.
Sharon Kong: Sharon is a real estate agent who is totally prepared to do what it takes to make things work. She is a superb people person who is watching out for your interests...a nice feeling.

Real Estate Advisor/Managing Broker
Andrew Schulhof is a real estate wizard bar none! And a musician. Andrew understands the strategic side of real estate and the market which is incredibly helpful. He handles real estate investment through www.2020realty.ca , is a pleasure to work with, up front honest and fun.
Laurie Campbell: Laurie is a wizard mortgage broker who works inside TD Canada Trust. She is service oriented, makes things happen and happen fast and can do things that your local branch manager can not, so when they say it is not possible try Laurie. Two articles by Laurie are What You Should Know About Your Credit Report and Home Maintenance Tips for Spring.
Walt Aguilar at NIHO Land and Cattle Company: Walt sells land, rural, recreational, raw land throughout B.C., Canada. He starts the conversation with the result you are looking for and then finds property that fits that. Here is Walt's story on how salsa dancing impacted his self-knowledge.
Maquire and Company: Carolynne Maquire was referred by Nancy Beaton. Carolynne is a notary who does a lot of real estate. What I liked about Carolynne is that she cares and is curious about why you are sitting in front of her and she is willing to help you make sense of the legally gobbly gook. That may sound like what notaries are supposed to do but it is how it is done that makes the difference.
Real estate listings & holiday rentals: http://www.arkadia.com/usa/
International real estate classified ads from homeowners or brokers to buy, sell or rent your property, house, apartment, business, land. Worldwide directory of vacation rentals by owner!
Accolades and Kudos
Shane Finlay: www.vitaljourney.ca Shane is a brilliant natural healer who has inspired and supported me to expand my work. He has systematically shifted himself out of victim mode by shifting his energetic frequency. He intutively grasps the role of psychoneuroimmunology in healing dis-ease enabling him to make a much more powerful contribution. See the video on his website delivered to the HIV fundraiser sponsored by the Sukhi Lalli Foundation.
Andre Darche: www.whitestargazer.ca Andre is a gifted artist, techno wiz, creative genius and all around fun guy. He zips here and there like a hummingbird and has a curiousity about science and the mystic arts that I appreciate.
Lindsay Henwood: My daughter, for heading off to live in France right after high school and for her cool eye for photos.
Bree Willson: A gifted intuitive counselor who assisted me by sharing higher knowledge and helping me clear out more of the inner blocks enabling a more effective use of my energy. While helping Bree with research for her book I ended up reigniting an old interest in the sciences which engaged a part of me that had fallen asleep. Thank you Bree and her heart centered sidekick, Mary Ann, for your contribution and role.
Alma Anderson: Energy Reader, Friend and Rich Gypsy. Alma has been there for me when being on the planet made no sense at all. She conveyed a perspective of me that came from unearthly sources, which got my attention and gave hope. Alma is an awesome humanitarian who is difficult to track down. If you are in Vancouver you will find her at Utopia bookstore on Lonsdale in North Vancouver and Garden Health store on Davie giving readings to the public.
Music
Mike Manvil of The Manvils for their CD release…and meanwhile selling shoes with an awesome community of creative wizards all hanging out at one of my favourite shoe stores…Fluevogs!
Jamie Schnetzler - my proxy son. Kudos for what he is doing with his music, one step at a time. See www.myspace.com/highsociety
Life "Coaching" Clients - Pro Bono work
From time to time people ask me to help them get out of their current reality to create one with much more joy and happiness. They do the work, I provide some guidance and may select or offer tools for them to get started and then they report back. This is the place where I post their version of life.
Kudos To Charlotte ….for coaching herself to a stronger happier state in the company of four legged feedback from the horse community.

Some of Charlotte's Poetry - Enjoy!
Life or Death
You live you life, then you die,
You point your head towards the sky,
Then you see your body found,
You seem to float above the ground,
You see peoples eyes covered in tears,
Where have I been all these years?
You see a light that is bright,
You take a flight into the night,
You say to yourself who am I,
And why did I have to die?
You have no feelings feel no fright,
It’s life or death so choose right.
Life as a Garden
I often wonder about life,
I sit alone and think about all there is,
Why our lives are so very different,
Why things are easy for some and not so for others.
More often I think about life as death and rebirth,
Like a leaf falling from a tree when it is still so vibrant,
Like a butterfly that lands for the last time on a flower,
Like a child lying in the arms of angels before his life is lived.
Many people act ad though it is a common thing,
Life is what it is, just days in a row, nothing more,
But I know that life is more than that,
Life is a very special gift,
Many take this gift for granted, dismissing it as simple,
Life is not so simple,
When someone you love leaves this world, you know,
You know life was more than just the day to day,
You find that you have been gifted,
A gift that is more valuable than anything in this world.
Life has its fallen leaves and has its springing flowers,
Yet it is not so simple,
Trees can be planted to replace the old ones, yet they are new,
Seeds can grow to bring color and warmth, yet they have changed.
People do not see life as I do.
They don’t see that it can be so wonderful,
So wonderful that you can lay under a tree for hours
And lose yourself in its greatness,
You can watch as the flowers bloom,
And the caterpillars turn into something wondrous-
That you forget the past years
And enjoy today as if it were an eternity.
Then as time goes by the leaves fall gently to earth once again,
And the newly born butterfly sets itself to rest on a flower,
They will all be replenished once more,
As if they had never left and always were,
And that is how I see life, As a Garden.
Gossip Hurts
When you go to a place you enjoy you shouldn’t be concerned,
About the accusing looks you get,
You don’t know what has been said but you know it’s bad,
It makes you really upset,
Someone has said something that probably isn’t true,
And if it is true, it’s no one business,
But you can’t help notice the strange expressions looking at you,
It is wrong to tell a lie, and sometimes worse to tell a secret,
And really bad if it’s personal,
It is trusting that person that you regret,
People say, “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me,”
With this I strongly disagree,
I hate it when bad things are said about me,
Some words are said as a joke but some are meant,
You can’t take them back once they are sent,
Words do hurt if it’s not a joke to you,
Pain will still get through,
And it hurts more when it’s not true,
So lies or truth you should not speak,
For gossip makes the strong hearts weak.
Hearts
Why did god give us hearts? Just to have them broken?
The pain they cause is so great that nothing but the cause can relieve it,
Hearts break more than ocean waves, and yet there is no cure, no solution,
So why is something as capable of love be more capable of pain?
Why do we have hearts? Why do we fall in love?
The love that they create causes the pain that breaks them.
So, why do we have them?
Anyone can answer this question,
But the real question is can anyone answer it without using their heart?
In My Sleep
Two a.m. and the moon is fading away,
I am lying in my bed,
I stare at nothing as thoughts flow in my mind,
They are thoughts about everything,
About what to do tomorrow,
About life, and where it’ll take me,
About what I saw the previous day.
They are images, images of life.
I need to be sleeping,
To put my head to rest on my pillow,
Close my eyes and dream.
As I finally drift into my mind,
My thoughts come to life,
They are played out as real,
Something that feels so comforting,
If only it were real. I awake with sadness.
Sadness that my dream was just that, a dream.
And then, while it is fresh in my mind,
I grab paper any paper and I’m off.
I write whatever I am feeling,
It flows out like a raging river.
I make up art, I make up poetry,
And when I finish my work,
I am completely satisfied,
As if my dream were captured on paper,
In my words that come when I sleep.
Stars are brighter at home
Are you ever worried about the next day and you can’t get your mind to clear?
I’m there now; I have doubts and fears, hopes and dreams,
Life is what you make it and what you do in life makes you,
This is why you should live life as full as possible,
Never be afraid of what you don’t know, never cry over spilled milk,
Never give up, never give what you don’t have nor take what you don’t need,
Never let anyone down, never run away from a problem,
And most importantly never say, “I can’t”,
When you say, “I can’t” you’re letting your life slip,
Even those few little problems make an impact on a life,
Often you don’t think about the choices you make affecting others,
Well they do
They affect me, when I see you on the street selling drugs,
When I see you robbing the corner store,
When I see you sleeping in the box you call home,
You make me want to be a better person,
Because of you, I want to fix the world,
Because of you, I want to change my life,
Because of you, I realized something that I always knew, but never noticed,
Because of you, I know that someone loves me and would never let me down,
Because of you, I know that the Stars are brighter at home.