Shirley Lynn Martin

Reiki Master & Soul Coaching Program (in Progress)
2018-05-26 09:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Prerequisite: Completion of Levels One and Two Reiki

Level Two Case studies are due no later than January 15, 2018.

Students qualify for this level of instruction if they have demonstrated commitment to their personal Reiki practice, have experienced consistently the effects of Reiki in daily life, have reached a certain level of character refinement and understanding, have developed a certain level of sensitivity in their energy healing practice, are ready to commit to a deeper spiritual practice for the purpose of further psycho-spiritual integration.
This Reiki Master/Teacher (Level Three and Four) Intensive includes 50 hours in-class time over 7 months plus monthly assignments, reading and practice sessions with other students each week over a 9 month period. Teacher guidance and support provided throughout.
For more details…
Cost: $2000 +HST (can be paid in installments over 6 months).
In-Class dates: 6 Saturdays [9:30am – 4:30pm]:
February 24th – March 24th – April 21st – May 26th – June 16th – July 14th – August 11th
* All Saturdays must be attended. Last gathering and celebration day yet to be determined.
Non-refundable $200.00 deposit is due January 1st, 2018.
Please let me know as soon as you can of your interest and commitment as well as arranging a payment schedule. I am looking forward to walking this journey with each of you.

Connecting with the Flow of Chi
2018-04-29 09:30 - 16:30
Re-Scheduled date:
Join me for this Special Opportunity to spend the day “in the flow” with Junji Kanai, a shiatsu massage therapist for more than 30 years. I have asked him to teach us more about following and understanding ‘chi’ in the body.
Junji Kanai initially studied philosophy and theology and then worked as a Mennonite pastor for years before following his path to becoming a healer. In 1978, he decided to become a Shiatsu Therapist after hearing these words from a man he had helped – “Junji, you should be a therapist , you have a gift of healing”. Junji studied massage and Shiatsu in both Canada and Japan. His Shiatsu techniques and philosophy are heavily influenced by the late Shiatsu Master Shizuto Masunaga, and Junji has since developed and refined his own method. Now in his 70s, Junji still works from his knees and his ‘bed’ is a futon on the floor.
Junji will speak to his understanding that we human beings have our own innate healing energy, and as long as this energy flows within the body with ease we are healthy. When this healing energy flow becomes dis-ease, then we call this condition ‘disease’. Junji will share his techniques and philosophy with us, teaching us how to make the healing energy flow with ease from dis-ease. The day includes lots of opportunity for questions and conversation. Junji promises “to answer you as much as I know.”
I am opening this opportunity up first to Reiki students – after March 15th, any available spots will be offered to other interested persons who have not studied Reiki. Please note that you will not be a shiatsu therapist at the end of the day. Rather, our intent is to learn from someone who may provide insights into supporting how we experience ‘ki as a single flow’ in people and deepening our channelling of Reiki.
Limited Seating for 12 participants (so don’t delay to register)
Bring your own lunch, a journal for taking notes, and wear comfortable clothes ( we will be invited to work on the floor to really feel the core chi flow).
Cost : $85.00 plus HST (if paid with cash, check or e-transfer). (An additional fee of $4.50 will be added for online payments)

To Register, email Shirley Lynn at Shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com or call 519-886-6732. Full payment reserves your seat.
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Winter Solstice Peace Circle
2017-12-20 19:00 - 21:30
In this season of light, come join us and re-ignite your legacy of love and peace for the ‘children’ [of all species] of tomorrow.

This Winter Solstice, our Circle will be contemplating the legend of the Tree of Great Peace and the Peace-Maker who brought the laws of peace to the Haudenosaunee.
Through sharing story, meditation and deep listening, we will shed light on the conflict and weapon we still carry with us from our families and ancestors, not unlike the conflicts in this legend. With loving witness to one another, we will have the opportunity to surrender and release the conflict and weapon we carry so our future (ours and our children) can be healed.

Outcomes:

Find inspiration and discover a new way to bring peace to the planet and each other
Inspire ourselves to be fully present to this season as a true peace-maker
Remember the joy and connection that is at the heart of sharing love and peace
Connect and attend to a community in a meaningful way as we create our own legacies of peace
Touch again the peace and calm of silence in this season of light
Remember our responsibility to protect the peace.

We hope you will join us!
Peace Circle Facilitators,
Shirley Lynn Martin & Karen McCarthy
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Cost: $45.00 +HST if paid with cash, checks or e-transfer
(*Additional PayPal user fee of $3.00 will be applied for on-line payment)
Location: Waterloo, ON
To Register or for additional information, see Peace Circles or contact Shirley Lynn Martin at shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com or 519-886-6732. Space is limited so register early. Additional details will be released upon registration.

DIS-ENTANGLE YOUR LIFE by Un-Tying the Knots that Bind You
2017-10-28 09:30 - 12:30
Don’t miss this joint venture workshop with Colin Hillstrom and Shirley Lynn Martin. This is a rare opportunity indeed.
Attend this 3-hour workshop and you will discover how to:

Generate more awareness and choice with triggers
Transform stressful relationships with people, money, and things
Sustain peace of mind

SATURDAY October 28th, 2017
Waterloo, ON
$95 plus GST ($125 after Oct 21)
Maximum 12 People
For a free quick introduction to this workshop with Shirley Lynn Martin and Colin Hillstrom. please sign up and attend a FREE 20 minute ZOOM Meeting Wednesday, October 18th at 8pm.
The workshop is a synthesis of several consciousness tools used in the professional and personal practices of co-facilitators Shirley Lynn Martin and Colin Hillstrom. Ongoing support is offered to accelerate the journey towards more consciousness, possibility, choice … Love.
To REGISTER for the workshop and for additional information: www.corefreedom.ca.
Please note that registration for this event is through Core Freedom but I will be happy to share any information I can with you regarding this event. I look forward to sharing this experience with Colin, and with you! See you there!
Shirley Lynn

Reiki Healing Techniques & Applications
2017-10-17 19:00 - 21:00
A monthly Reiki Practice Night to build on the techniques, concepts, hand positions, etc we first learned in the Levels trainings. We will be studying Usui’s manual for various illnesses and diseases, as well as Levels I & II resource materials. Our evenings will focus on developing skills and understanding concepts related to Reiki – exchanges are not part of this program.
These evenings are open and appropriate for any level of training.
Every third Tuesday of the month 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Space is limited so please pre-register
Cost: $20.00 per session (+HST) for Reiki students who trained with Shirley Lynn
* $25.00 (+HST) for Reiki students who have trained elsewhere but are seeking additional skills and understanding (to cover the cost of providing copies of training materials). pay online

Autumn Peace Circle
2017-09-20 19:00 - 21:30
Together for Peace: Respect, Safety & Dignity for All!
In 2001, the United Nations General Assembly designated September 21st as the International Day of Peace, devoted to strengthening the ideals for peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. The day was also established as an annual day of non-violence and cease-fire.
In unity with the United Nations 2017 theme and events of celebration, education and story-telling, Karen and Shirley Lynn invite you to join this global movement of ‘together for peace’. We will be exploring the question Who will you make peace with on this day?
We are learning that Mother Earth is us and that we are Mother Earth. We also are learning that our neighbour is us just as we are the neighbour. And now we need to learn that we are the refugee and the migrant just as the migrant and the refugee is us.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten we belong to each other. – Mother Theresa

Through the practice of sitting in circle and listening to each other’s stories of peace done well, as well as sorrow for when we have fallen short of this ideal, we will be strengthening the ideals of peace in our world. Come, let us stand for respect, safety and dignity for all. Peace is not a distant goal. Peace is the way.
Come and be part of making peace our lived reality – because you are possessed of a beauty and a light and a value that are the Earth’s richest treasure. You hold a link between your peace and the peace of the world, between your vision of a peaceful world and the global vision of a peaceful world.
We hope you will join us!
Peace Circle Facilitators,
Shirley Lynn Martin & Karen McCarthy
Cost: $45.00 +HST if pre-paid with cash, checks or e-transfer (*Additional PayPal user fee of $3.00 will be applied for on-line payment)
Location: Waterloo, ON
For additional information about Peace Circles or to REGISTER, contact Shirley Lynn Martin at shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com or 519-886-6732. Space is limited so Register early. Additional details will be released upon registration.

You may say that I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one I hope someday you’ll join us And the world will be as one! – John Lennon, Imagine

For more information about International Day of Peace, see http://internationaldayofpeace.org.
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Reiki with Animals Workshop
2017-08-12 09:30 - 16:30
This full-day workshop will give you the opportunity to meet and interact with the multiple species who share their lives together on a farm near Arthur. Find out how these individuals found their way to this Healing Farm, the stories they embrace and those they have released.
You will have the opportunity to listen, learn and share Reiki with these animals who have chosen to partner with us on this day. A strong emphasis will be placed on observation of behaviour, listening with your heart, and being respectful in all our interactions. Come with a spirit of openness – be prepared to accept the gifts of healing and insight you may be given throughout the day.
The day will begin with familiarizing you to the Gilbert Farm, basic handling and welfare concerns of the animals, as well as introducing you to the various characters who call this place home. The Gilberts embrace Veganism, reflecting their commitment that all who live here are loved and respected, and not to be exploited. We invite you to honour this principle while a guest to their farm.
The workshop includes opportunities to observe a couple Reiki demonstrations, as well as practise Reiki with animal partners. Mentoring will be available for those who choose it. There will also be ample time for reflection, both individually and collectively.
All Reiki students are eligible to attend – a few observation-only spots will be available for those who want to attend but choose not to have hands-on participation. All workshop participants will be given an Animal Reiki participation certificate.
Cost: $125 + HST (includes light snacks and beverages) if paid with cash, checks or e-transfer
*Additional PayPal user fee of $5.00 will be applied for on-line payment
Hosts: Mark & Catherine Gilbert and all who live on their farm
Workshop Facilitators: Shirley Lynn Martin & Catherine Gilbert
Contact Shirley Lynn Martin for additional information at shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com or 519-886-6732. Space is limited so Register early. Additional workshop details will be released upon registration.
For complete details or to register…

“Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.” ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Peace Circle: Loving Mother Earth, Loving Self
2017-06-24 12:00 - 16:00
“You carry Mother Earth within you … She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment.
In that insight of inter-being, it is possible to have real communication with the Earth, which is the highest form of prayer. In that kind of relationship you have enough love, strength and awakening in order to change your life. …
So to breathe in and be aware of your body and look deeply into it and realise you are the Earth and your consciousness is also the consciousness of the earth. Not to cut the tree not to pollute the water, that is not enough. …
When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection, love is born.
… When you love someone you want to say I need you, I take refuge in you. You do anything for the benefit of the Earth and the Earth will do anything for your wellbeing.”
– Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh interview with the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/zen-thich-naht-hanh–buddhidm-business-values
 If these words of wisdom by Thich Nhat Hanh speak to you, you won’t want to miss our next Peace Circle on Saturday, June 24th.
Co-Facilitators Shirley Lynn Martin & Karen McCarthy have put together an inspiring Peace Circle during which participants will have the opportunity to reflect on and draw wisdom from Thich Nhat Hanh’s article ‘Falling Back in Love with Mother Earth’.
Outcomes we wish for this Circle:

to learn ‘to do’ self love by ‘loving Mother Earth’
to expand, enhance and deepen our meaning of self love as we learn to expand/deepen our meaning of loving Mother Earth
to create deeper connection and integrated awareness of the path to loving ourselves, to loving Mother Earth
to support community who chooses to love ourselves, Mother Earth, and each other
to experience the healing power in the Circle ceremony and stories that collectively transform our being and our relationships.

Saturday, June 24th, 2017
12:00 – 4:00 pm in Waterloo, ON
Weather permitting, this Circle will be outdoors
Cost: $60 (+HST)
To register or for more information, please contact Shirley Lynn at shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com or 519-886-6732. It is going to be amazing!

Spring Peace Circle: Forgiving the Past, Re-Birthing our Capacity to Love
2017-03-22 19:00 - 21:30
The whisper of spring is in the air
a time of new beginnings, fresh starts and new growth.
Come join us on a journey of forgiveness.
Forgiving our past – rebirthing our capacity to love
“There is no love without forgiveness and
there is no forgiveness without love” – Bryant H. McGill
You Are Invited to Come and EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC AND POWER OF PEACE CIRCLE

You have in your heart a vision of a peace filled life, with healthy and loving relationships
You are looking for a sacred and safe space to share your vision of PEACE IN YOUR LIFE and our WORLD and nurture the inner wisdom you have as a visionary of LOVE and PEACE.
Peace Circle returns us to love.
You are looking for a sacred place with others, who will hold the power of stillness, practise the path of inner stillness in body, mind and heart with you and claim your inner wisdom to manifest the peace you are called to create in our world.

Come experience what you are looking for in PEACE CIRCLE.

Come into stillness and experience the blessing of your own truth and wisdom. You will be blessed with sacred qualities that become the way you engage and lead through your vision of a life of Peace. The time is now. The Earth is calling the visionaries forward to lead. Let’s gather.
Co-facilitators: SHIRLEY LYNN MARTIN & KAREN MCCARTHY
PLEASE JOIN US IN CIRCLE on WEDNESDAY, March 22nd, 2017
*An additional date of March 20th will be added if needed
7:00pm to 9:30pm in WATERLOO, ON
COST: $45.00 plus HST
(Advance payment can by made by e-transfer, on-line, or cash in advance. Payment secures your registration. Additional information will be emailed to you following payment and before the event.)
For additional details and to register, please contact Shirley Lynn @ Feathers, Rainbows & Roses
Shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com or 519-886-6732.

Peace Circle: A Celebration of Peace & Light [SOLD OUT!]
2016-12-21 19:00 - 21:30
Come.
Pause for a breath
Reach for stillness
Centre yourself in Love and Light.
Become the gift of peace in this Season.

You have a vision and inner calling of peace on earth that requires your attention, awareness, passion and courage.
You are looking for a sacred, safe and confidential space to share your vision and nurture the inner wisdom you have as a visionary of real and concrete peace on earth.
You are looking for others who will hold the power of stillness, practise the path of inner stillness in body, mind and heart with you and claim your inner wisdom to manifest the peace you are called to create in our world.

Find what you are looking for in Peace Circle. Come into stillness and experience the blessing of your own truth and wisdom. You will be blessed with sacred qualities that become the way you engage and lead through your vision of peace on earth. The time is now. The Earth is calling the visionaries forward to lead. Let’s gather.
This Peace Circle coincides with the Winter Solstice – the longest night of the year. This is a mystical time … Light is reborn and Hope is renewed. There is no better time or way to celebrate the Light and Peace around and within us. Please join us in Circle.
Peace Circle Facilitators: Shirley Lynn Martin, Karen McCarthy
For additional details and to register, please contact Shirley Lynn @ Feathers, Rainbows & Roses
Shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com
519-886-6732
Cost: $45 (+HST)

Peace Circle: My Mothers, My Self
2016-06-22 19:00 - 21:30
Rare is the relationship that offers as much influence, emotional engagement and overlays in our lives as with our mothers. It is she who gave us life and birth. In all ways she shared of herself for our existence – from sharing her own vital force to help us create cells, from breath to breath, from putting clothes on us – our mothers literally will always be a part of who we are. It is from her that we had to cut the umbilicus and begin to breathe on our own.
The intricate and complex tapestry which is our relationships with our mothers holds a vastness of heartfelt stories, archetypes and psychological patterning. This tapestry has shaped the very essence of who we are and how we learned to love. Marianne Williamson says that women must now recognize we are no longer mothers to just our own children, but that ALL WOMEN are mothers to children all over the world. All children of the world need all women as mothers. And perhaps we may wish to add that all species’ babies need our mother selves to be vitally present and engaged in the life of the planet. Many of us have had more than one mother (i.e. through adoptive, in-laws, stepmothers, spiritual mothers, mothers we chose, mothers who chose us, etc.).
In this Peace Circle, we will share those stories that awaken us to the collective power of the Mother’s true love to care for and bless all her children. Through stories, guided meditation and ceremony, we will uplift that mother tapestry to carry forward the best of who we are and the love we share for all children with passion and peace in our hearts. Join us in this sacred place to heal our hearts and discover our true essence.
Invite a friend into this budding community where we gather heart with heart, story with story, inner light with inner light.

Again and again, I re-learn there is always something magical that unfolds in sharing stories of the heart in circle. The whole, the interconnection, is more than the individual story. The whole ~ the Circle is healing. Shirley Lynn Martin

REGISTER TODAY for the discounted price of $40.00 plus hst until June 17th. (After June 17th $45.00 plus hst)
Payment can be made via e-transfer, cash, cheque or online. Payment needs to be made in advance to reserve your spot. Upon registration and payment, you will be sent an email of necessary details and preparations for the ceremony of circle.
For additional details and to register, please contact Shirley Lynn @ Feathers, Rainbows & Roses
Shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com
519-886-6732
Circle Facilitators:
My name is Shirley Lynn Martin and I’m passionate about activating peace in our hearts and ways of being. I’m passionate about creating sacred space, where together, we develop our collective wisdom to best create a culture of peace and right relationship in every area of our lives.
I have partnered with Karen to create Peace Circles. As a facilitator, I bring 20 years of experience as a Soul Coach, Reiki Master/Teacher, whole life therapist and ordained Reverend. Peace Circles provides a great opportunity for me to bring together my training, my passion, purpose and wisdom. I’m grateful for my diverse formal (as well as informal) training, especially in the field of ‘Circle work’ from some of the best trainers in the field. I honour them as I now step into sharing Peace Circles with you.
My name is Karen McCarthy and I have always had a passion for creating safe, ecological and creative spaces for people to share, explore and transform their lives in authentic and meaningful ways. For over 18 years I worked with businesses, helping leaders and teams identify their shared purpose and build true, effective teams that worked together to achieve their goals. I helped teams create safe places where they could share the real issues and tap into their shared wisdom to create lasting solutions.
I have been a yogi for over 20 years as well as a Reiki Master for 9 years. My focus and passion has evolved to creating opportunities for building and experiencing greater peace within our lives and our relationships. My formal training in Peace Circle facilitation has allowed me the wonderful opportunity to partner with Shirley Lynn to use Circle to offer peace building experiences to people. In the sacred space of Circle we come together to create a place where we can nurture and deepen our connection to peace on earth.
We look forward to sitting in Circle with you!

Peace Circle: The Heart of Family
2016-05-25 19:00 - 21:30
The Heart of Family: Make it Shine
Wednesday May 25, 2016
7:00 – 9:30pm (in Waterloo)

If light is in your heart you will find your way home. – Rumi

In this Peace Circle, we will focus on family and where our family experience helps us shine. We will delve into what is the best of family that we have as medicine in our hearts, whether we are conscious of it or even if it remains hidden and elusive to us.
Family is a word with many meanings, legal, social and emotional. There is great variance in what constitutes a ‘family’, but what every family has in common is that all its members understand that each member is important in some way to the person calling them their family. Often we associate direct legal and/or genetic relationships with our understanding of ‘family’, but in reality there is more to family relationships than these basic concepts.
It is now commonplace to identify those who provide emotional and spiritual connection as family, even if they share no legal or genetic bonds. Today, we have different kinds of families, such as nuclear, complex, extended, step, adopted, (un)traditional, work, spiritual, friendship, college sororities, even virtual families now. A true family provides its members with emotional and spiritual kinship through:

Shared values, beliefs, and traditions, rituals
Common experiences and activities, hobbies, alliances
Unconditional, non-judgmental support

Ultimately, throughout our time in Circle on Wednesday May 25th, we will awaken the best of our memories of ‘family’ and claim the power in knowing where we belong. We will bring new awareness to where love flows and shines within us and our relationships. Perhaps some may even be able to let go of the pain/blocks and discover the ‘gold’. From this secure place of knowing where and to whom we belong, we will then be able to enter the world to offer what we came to do.
Join us this month as we remember family at its finest, the family with whom we can be truly ourselves and feel connected to. An important piece to understanding its relevance and influence in our lives is to examine what we did (and do) to contribute to that happening.
REGISTER TODAY for the discounted price of $40.00 plus hst until May 20th. (After May 20th $45.00 plus hst)
Payment can be made via e-transfer, cash, cheque or online. Payment needs to be made in advance to reserve your spot. Upon registration and payment, you will be sent an email of necessary details and preparations for the ceremony of circle.
For additional details and to register, please contact Shirley Lynn @ Feathers, Rainbows & Roses
Shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com
519-886-6732
Circle Facilitators:
My name is Shirley Lynn Martin and I’m passionate about activating peace in our hearts and ways of being. I’m passionate about creating sacred space, where together, we develop our collective wisdom to best create a culture of peace and right relationship in every area of our lives.
I have partnered with Karen to create Peace Circles. As a facilitator, I bring 20 years of experience as a Soul Coach, Reiki Master/Teacher, whole life therapist and ordained Reverend. Peace Circles provides a great opportunity for me to bring together my training, my passion, purpose and wisdom. I’m grateful for my diverse formal (as well as informal) training, especially in the field of ‘Circle work’ from some of the best trainers in the field. I honour them as I now step into sharing Peace Circles with you.
My name is Karen McCarthy and I have always had a passion for creating safe, ecological and creative spaces for people to share, explore and transform their lives in authentic and meaningful ways. For over 18 years I worked with businesses, helping leaders and teams identify their shared purpose and build true, effective teams that worked together to achieve their goals. I helped teams create safe places where they could share the real issues and tap into their shared wisdom to create lasting solutions.
I have been a yogi for over 20 years as well as a Reiki Master for 9 years. My focus and passion has evolved to creating opportunities for building and experiencing greater peace within our lives and our relationships. My formal training in Peace Circle facilitation has allowed me the wonderful opportunity to partner with Shirley Lynn to use Circle to offer peace building experiences to people. In the sacred space of Circle we come together to create a place where we can nurture and deepen our connection to peace on earth.
We look forward to sitting in Circle with you!

Peace Circle: Falling in Love with the Living Earth
2016-04-20 19:00 - 21:30
Celebrate Earth Day at our next Peace Circle …

It is time we stepped back into the circle of life, take our place in the rim with all our relations, rather than believing we alone are the centre, or own the centre or control the centre of the circle of life. – Shirley Lynn Martin

Gathering in Circle is as ancient and familiar as time. We can all remember sitting around a campfire, telling stories and sharing ideas, cloaked in the intimacy and warmth of both the fire and those present. Peace Circle calls us to be who we really are. Gathering in Circle invites us to share what is most real and life-giving, to move into a deeper sense of space and connection, and to open ourselves to the sacred wisdom that exists within us all.
This next Peace Circle aligns synergistically with Earth Day, providing us with the perfect opportunity to have ceremony and express our love for the Earth. Our theme of Falling in Love with our Living Earth suggests there is a dynamic living relationship between us and Her.
Together we will explore and celebrate the many ways we have received this love and how we then give back so that all life may live in love, and with the Earth and Her resources. Space will also be given to acknowledge the pain, isolation and despair we may feel about what is happening to our Mother Earth, our home. Find the supportive community you are looking for who share your commitment and vision to live in love with our Living Earth – a love that will guide you in your day to day choices.

If we can develop a deep relationship with the Earth, we’ll have enough love, strength and awakening in order to change our way of life. – Thich Nhat Hanh

Peace Circle: Falling in Love with the Living Earth
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
7:00-9:30 pm in Waterloo
REGISTER TODAY for only $40.00 + hst
Payment can be made via e-transfer, cash, cheque or online. Payment needs to be made in advance to reserve your spot. Upon registration and payment, you will be sent an email of necessary details and preparations for the ceremony of circle.
For additional details and to register, please contact Shirley Lynn @ Feathers, Rainbows & Roses
Shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com
519-886-6732
Circle Facilitators:
My name is Shirley Lynn Martin and I’m passionate about activating peace in our hearts and ways of being. I’m passionate about creating sacred space, where together, we develop our collective wisdom to best create a culture of peace and right relationship in every area of our lives.
I have partnered with Karen to create Peace Circles. As a facilitator, I bring 20 years of experience as a Soul Coach, Reiki Master/Teacher, whole life therapist and ordained Reverend. Peace Circles provides a great opportunity for me to bring together my training, my passion, purpose and wisdom. I’m grateful for my diverse formal (as well as informal) training, especially in the field of ‘Circle work’ from some of the best trainers in the field. I honour them as I now step into sharing Peace Circles with you.
My name is Karen McCarthy and I have always had a passion for creating safe, ecological and creative spaces for people to share, explore and transform their lives in authentic and meaningful ways. For over 18 years I worked with businesses, helping leaders and teams identify their shared purpose and build true, effective teams that worked together to achieve their goals. I helped teams create safe places where they could share the real issues and tap into their shared wisdom to create lasting solutions.
I have been a yogi for over 20 years as well as a Reiki Master for 9 years. My focus and passion has evolved to creating opportunities for building and experiencing greater peace within our lives and our relationships. My formal training in Peace Circle facilitation has allowed me the wonderful opportunity to partner with Shirley Lynn to use Circle to offer peace building experiences to people. In the sacred space of Circle we come together to create a place where we can nurture and deepen our connection to peace on earth.
We look forward to sitting in Circle with you!

Peace Circle (Waterloo): Open to Love
2016-03-23 19:00 - 21:30
You are invited to our next Peace Circle …
Gathering in Circle is as ancient and familiar as time. We can all remember sitting around a campfire, telling stories and sharing ideas, basking in the intimacy and warmth of both the fire and those present.
Peace Circle calls us to be who we really are. Gathering in Circle invites us to share what is most real and life-giving, to move into a deeper sense of space and connection, and to open ourselves to the sacred wisdom that exists within us all.
For some, this may be a new or unfamiliar experience, evoking feelings of vulnerability and fear. It takes courage to acknowledge this fear and resistance and move forward toward what you truly yearn for and need. The beauty and power of Peace Circle is ‘the container’ we collectively create which keeps us safe in our vulnerability. In that moment when we tell our stories with our whole heart, and where we are being deeply witnessed, the pain or joy we experience transforms into power and love.
Love is the bridge to everything. But unless we risk the courage to speak from our hearts, we will never discover the strength and love we have inside of us.

And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself? – Rumi

Peace Circle (Waterloo): Open to Love

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 (7:00-9:30 pm)

Neuroscience, great love songs, holy scripture of all traditions focus on the life-giving nature of Love. Without love, our hearts die, we die. Love is as important to our well-being as food and water. Sharing our stories of love calls us back to our hearts and connects us to what gives us true life. Love then, is our bridge to joy and peace.
In this Peace Circle, we will be sharing sacred stories about our journey with love for ourselves and others. As we recount our personal stories, we will remember and reconnect with the power of love which transforms lives and relationships. We will reflect on what restores essential meaning to our most significant relationships. And finally, we will develop a deeper understanding of what it means to live from a place of love.
Within this network of support and shared wisdom called Peace Circle, you will gain access to what will help you live the life you imagine for yourself outside of Circle. Experience Love as the natural bridge to joy and peace.

Love is the bridge between you and everything. – Rumi

REGISTER TODAY and get the discounted price of $40.00 + hst
($45.00 + hst after March 17th)
For additional details and to register, please contact Shirley Lynn @ Feathers, Rainbows & Roses
Shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com
519-886-6732
Circle Facilitators:
My name is Shirley Lynn Martin and I’m passionate about activating peace in our hearts and ways of being. I’m passionate about creating sacred space, where together, we develop our collective wisdom to best create a culture of peace and right relationship in every area of our lives.
I have partnered with Karen to create Peace Circles. As a facilitator, I bring 20 years of experience as a Soul Coach, Reiki Master/Teacher, whole life therapist and ordained Reverend. Peace Circles provides a great opportunity for me to bring together my training, my passion, purpose and wisdom. I’m grateful for my diverse formal (as well as informal) training, especially in the field of ‘Circle work’ from some of the best trainers in the field. I honour them as I now step into sharing Peace Circles with you.
My name is Karen McCarthy and I have always had a passion for creating safe, ecological and creative spaces for people to share, explore and transform their lives in authentic and meaningful ways. For over 18 years I worked with businesses, helping leaders and teams identify their shared purpose and build true, effective teams that worked together to achieve their goals. I helped teams create safe places where they could share the real issues and tap into their shared wisdom to create lasting solutions.
I have been a yogi for over 20 years as well as a Reiki Master for 9 years. My focus and passion has evolved to creating opportunities for building and experiencing greater peace within our lives and our relationships. My formal training in Peace Circle facilitation has allowed me the wonderful opportunity to partner with Shirley Lynn to use Circle to offer peace building experiences to people. In the sacred space of Circle we come together to create a place where we can nurture and deepen our connection to peace on earth.
We look forward to sitting in Circle with you!

Spring into Peace Offer
2016-03-09 - 2016-04-08
Do you have someone in your life who is facing the winds of change and needs a little help?
Do you know someone who needs help de-cluttering their personal closets?
Do you know someone who is ready to let go of the stress and chaos in their lives and make peace – with themselves, someone or something else?

Show them you care by referring them to Shirley Lynn Martin at Feathers, Rainbows & Roses. You already know from your own experience that I have the skills and knowledge to successfully guide them to their new path, their new dream, their new peace and fulfilment.
To express my gratitude for this referral, I will extend a special offer to you. For any referral who books a session I will extend a super deal to you. Purchase three (3) sessions* for the price of two (2) or receive $35 off a single session for yourself. Because you deserve the joy and prosperity that comes with making peace in your life as well.

This special Springtime offer is only valid until April 8th, 2016. So don’t delay. Spread the message of Peace far and wide. As they say, what goes around, comes around…

* The 3 for 2 deal only extends through the month of April. Thanks for booking your three sessions before the April 30th, 2016 deadline.

Weekend Reiki Retreat
2016-02-19 16:00 - 2016-02-21 14:00 | Lotus Heart Centre, 448 Old Wooler Road, Brighton, Ontario, Canada
Moving into Reiki Freedom

Compassionate joining with people produces a creative environment in which you and the people you join enjoy a multitude of freedoms – Whitney & Trosten-Bloon, Appreciative Inquiry

It has been said that we start to really let go of our sense of responsibility and stress once we get about 2 hours from home. It is at that point we realize there is nothing we can do about ‘what’s at home’ – which then frees us to let go and engage in what we are doing.
YOU ARE INVITED to a weekend Reiki retreat at the idyllic Lotus Heart Centre. Immerse your heart and whole being into Reiki and into that experience of inner peace, relaxation and simultaneous aliveness for an entire weekend. Surround yourself with a community who shares your passion and commitment to the Reiki path. Enjoy walking on nearby hiking trails. Envision yourself with a cup of tea by the fireplace.
Reiki practice includes hands on Reiki treatments, meditation, self-purification and serving in community. We will enjoy all these Reiki practices. Spend time individually as well as in group activities reflecting on what it means to experience freedom within Reiki.
The Freedoms we will be exploring this weekend include:

freedom to be you
freedom to say YES! And NO!
freedom to think and learn
freedom to dream
freedom to act
freedom to free and be free
freedom to love

Freedom is the experience of oneness, of non-duality, of remembering we are infinite love. It is seeing life as it is, with all its inherent pain, imbalances and suffering. Infinite Freedom resolves our thinking that we are separate and forgotten individuals. Without Freedom, we find ourselves struggling with anxiety, doubt, worry, with confusion of purpose and direction, and lost to love and the creation of a joyful sense of being.
Take this opportunity to step out of the hustle and bustle of daily life and open yourself to the insights and rejuvenation you’ll experience and take home with you. You will be so glad you did. Sign up today!
Friday, February 19th (after 4pm) – Sunday, February 21st (2pm), 2016
Lotus Heart Centre, Brighton, ON
Cost: $265.00 + HST (Includes lodging, meals and retreat program)
* Open to all levels and lineages of Reiki attunement – Reiki students and teachers*
Please Register before Thursday, February 4th, 2016
Please specify any allergies or dietary restrictions when you register
Contact Shirley Lynn for additional information or to register:
shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com or 519-886-6732

Freedom and constraint are two aspects of the same necessity, the necessity of being the person you are and not another. You are free to be that person, but not another. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Wisdom's Way to Relating Peacefully: Your 2016 Working Guide
2016-01-01 - 2016-10-23
It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
Eleanor Roosevelt
This 2016 version will take you through an indepth process of reflection, dreaming and learning in a very supportive way.
You begin on a journey of remembering and discovering what has been the best and the worst of times in your relationships. With these insights and desires ‘in front of you’, you will then be prepared to design your goals and personal action plan to create the peaceful relationships you have envisioned.
Get started right away with a simple click:
Wisdom’s Way to Relating Peacefully: Your 2016 Working Guide is just a click away. Get the download version for only $13 (HST included).

Peace Circle: A Celebration of Peace and Light
2015-12-16 19:00 - 21:30
Come.

Pause for a breath

Reach for stillness

Centre yourself in Love and Light.

Become the gift of peace in this Season.

Peace Circle Facilitators: Shirley Lynn Martin, Karen McCarthy
Waterloo, ON
Cost $40.00 plus HST ONE SPOT LEFT!

“Peace Circle creates a space where the mind and heart meet and where the soul story of our lives is revealed. When committed and heart-centred people share real stories … within circle, a synergistic transformation effect is created for all members.” – Shirley Lynn

Save the date… more information to come…
Contact: Shirley Lynn @ Feathers, Rainbows & Roses
shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com
519-886-6732

Sacred Seekers Night
2015-05-22 19:00 - 21:30
Come out and connect with Nature in a multi-sensory way.
Be inspired to dig deeper into our relationship with Nature and perhaps leave with a new understanding and commitment to Her health and harmonious balance. Shirley Lynn and Janice will be co-facilitating the circle discussions this time.
For more details about this event and to register, please contact Shirley Lynn. New members of our Reiki community are always welcome.

Reiki Community Celebration and Meditation
2014-12-16 19:00 - 21:30
Join your Reiki Community for an evening of celebration and connection.
Please bring a picture of a loved one that has passed on into Spirit this past year (animal companion or people companion). We will celebrate them and offer prayers as a way to honour their leaving in 2014. We will also do a Universal Prayer for Peace and Love as a way to bring in the Holiday Season and the year 2015.
You are invited to bring some holiday goodies to add to our festivities. Hot beverages will be provided.
Even if you haven’t come out for a long time, come out and join us in Reiki Light Prayer and Meditation for all the transitions of 2014 and Open the Doors to 2015!

Cultivating Joyful Living: Balancing Self Care Within Relationships
2014-05-23 09:00 - 2014-05-24 17:00
Do you find yourself putting other’s needs ahead of your own?
Want increased confidence in handling the difficult situations and demands in your life?
Ready to transform your life, your relationships, your career, your spiritual unfolding?
Are you ready to live a happier, more fulfilling life?
Participating in this dynamic two-day workshop will help you:

Learn the personal steps and boundaries to live a happier and healthier you!
Be more aware of your personal body-mind connection that makes your choices to happiness clearer;
Develop positive strategies that move you out of “the drama” to a more secure and empowered belief about what you can do next;
Learn how your body says yes to what makes you happy and no to what makes you sick;
Choose relationships, family bonds, and career that awaken the more joyful you;
Create an action plan to achieve your joyful life.

Friday & Saturday, May 23-24, 2014
9:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: $285.00 plus HST
For additional workshop information …

PEACE CIRCLE (A 4-PART SERIES)
2013-12-10 19:00 - 21:30
Opening to Grace:
Connection, Acceptance and Wealth of Love

What if your ‘girl-child’ heard stories and poems of Goddess when growing up?
What if the collective stories and metaphors of women from history, religion or even modern culture included images of a God/Divine/Creator that looked liked women?
What if we re-birthed your ‘girl-child’ into your own true divinity, into the Goddess who looks like you?

Truly loving ourselves as women means that we embrace and discover the full expression of divinity within us. For many women, stories and metaphors of the Divine Feminine ‘in our image’ have been scarce or even non-existent, leaving out a significant part of the Divine Story. Awakening to Grace invites us to cherish and embrace our deepest sense of empowerment, self-worth and connectedness.
As we explore a Great Spirit, in images and representations that look like women and celebrate the ‘girl-child’ in each of us, we experience a more full and deep understanding of the Great Mystery that lives within us. This is a big shift and it demands new ways of seeing who we are and how we fulfill our needs.
We will explore these concepts and so much more within the safe and respectful space of a ‘Circle’ process. Everyone is equal within the Circle – in voice, experience and value. Circle is an ancient tradition – each of us has ancestors who sat in circles together, perhaps around a fire … singing, dancing, telling stories, and sharing their lives with each other. In those circles people found solutions to their problems, they laughed and played, celebrated and grieved together.
In this 4-Part Series, we will draw on the shared wisdom and experience within our group and develop a supportive community to carry us forward in this new era of a broader more inclusive understanding of the Divine Feminine.
What you will gain and the needs that will be met:

A real experience of circle and the power of self acceptance that goes with you for life
New ways to think about what you really need and how to live your true heart
A gentle and safe place to unravel old patterns and teachings to make way for the new
Experience the power of your voice as a leader of your own life and in your community
Celebration of your own true feminine expression of power in the world
Ceremony which heals the lost and hidden or abandoned voice of the Divine Feminine within … a place to claim and embrace the fullness of one’s own divinity

To see what others have experienced in this Peace Circle series …
Come and join us this Fall!
– Tuesdays 7-9:30pm –
September 10th Opening the Circle and Opening to Self Love
October 8th Opening to Grace: Awakening to the Divine Child
November 12th Opening to Grace: The Power of Self Acceptance
December 10th Opening to Grace: Returning to Wholeness
To register, contact Shirley Lynn at 519-886-7632 or Shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com
Limited Seating so reserve early! Payment reserves your spot.
Price: $275.00
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Animal Reiki: Enhancing your Gift of Healing and Connection with Animals
2013-11-23 12:30 - 16:30
Want a stronger connection with the animals in your life?

Looking for useful tips when offering Reiki to animals?

Not feeling confident that you are an effective channel?

This new workshop is open to all Reiki practitioners at all levels of training. It is designed to enhance your present skills with new knowledge, awareness and confidence in offering Reiki to the animals in your life.
We will begin the day with an exploration of what connection with our animal companions really means. We will follow with a discussion of the relationship between connection and Reiki – especially how we offer treatments to animals. What are the elements of a good treatment? What are the pitfalls to look out for?
This workshop is highly interactive with lots of opportunity for shared learning. We will not be practicing Reiki on animals at this event; rather we will focus on building a solid foundation that will carry you forward into deeper and more fulfilling Reiki sessions with the animals in your lives. Follow up consults specific to course content will be offered for one month afterward.
Please register as soon as possible to Shirley Lynn at 519-886-6732 or Shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com. Because of limited space available, your enrollment will only be secured with full payment.
This workshop is led by Shirley Lynn Martin and Lucy Martin. Shirley Lynn has been a certified Reiki Master for 15 years and has been blessed with working both with her own animals as well as clients. Lucy is a certified Reiki Level II practitioner, certified small animal acupressure and canine massage practitioner and has also trained in animal communication, as well as been offering dog care and socialization for 5 years.

Summer Reiki Retreat
2013-07-06 09:30 - 16:00
Weaving the Centre of our Heart into Reiki: Abundance, Creativity & Self-Love as an Empath
For ALL Reiki students (‘new’ and ‘old’, at all levels of training)
Saturday July 6th, 2013
9:30 am to 4:00 pm
This Reiki Retreat is an opportunity to weave together the threads of our conversations and our ‘art’ over the past year about ourselves as empaths, our creativity and the abundance mindset that supports us in living a Reiki path of health and happiness.
Come and join us for a day of

Reiki healing
Self transformation and opening to abundance
Friendship building
Community celebration
and Blessing

We will begin the day with healing time. And we will continue our tradition of a Community Potluck lunch. Bring your culinary works of art to share and enjoy!
Cost for the day: $85.00 (+HST)
Dress comfortably. We will be spending some time outside if weather permits.
For more information and to register, contact Shirley Lynn at 519-886-6732 or shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com. Please reserve early to facilitate planning. See you there!

Peace Circle: "New Love"
2013-01-24 19:00 - 21:30
With the beginnings of 2013, we have the possibility of stepping into our life choosing a new way or bringing forward the best of what we are living already. You are invited to join our free peace circle gathering, to share in the purpose of discovering NEW LOVE. We will be exploring the stories about the best of your love through appreciative remembering.
This circle will introduce you to an upcoming 4-part series of our Peace Circle in which we will celebrate, discover and inquire into the subtleties and depths of what this new love can be for us in the joyful living of our best life. (more information will be provided at the circle).
There is limited seating, so please get your registration in early. Location in west Waterloo. Contact ShirleyLynn at shirley@shirleylynnmartin.com or Karen McCarthy at karen.mccarthy@rogers.com for registration.
Thursday, January 24th 7:00-9:30 pm

Reiki Ryoho Retreat
2012-12-01 09:30 - 16:30
Reiki as Creative Expression for the Sensitive Heart
Saturday, December 1st, 2012
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
I am so excited about what is happening and unfolding for people and participants who have studied Reiki with me. We all know we are ‘sensitive’. Reiki is a heart path and so if we weren’t sensitive before, we are now! Most of us have always been sensitive, so learning Reiki was a natural step, even if we didn’t initially know why. What I have come to understand is that as highly sensitive souls, we also have a common passion for beauty, art, and aesthetics.
In our June 2012 retreat we began our exploration and honouring of our sensitivity. This time we will continue that journey and will also connect it with our creativity. So even if you weren’t there in June, you will want to come. We will be exploring the different ways we channel Reiki and the creative expressions that Reiki is highlighting within us.
We will then go forward with our Reiki ways of sensitivity and creativity for the next 6 months and during our June 2013 Retreat we will celebrate and bless all our creative endeavours inspired by our Reiki path.
What you will take with you from this retreat:

That the way you feel and experience life is not imagined but real, and that your sensitivity is not a curse, but a blessing, because it feeds your creativity
The connection between chakras, creativity and sensitivity (learn the corresponding chakra to our creative centre)
Build and enjoy community and delicious feast to the taste buds
Reiju and Reiki meditation to strengthen your inner Reiki and life destiny as a sensitive heart

PLUS… Reiju, Reiki treatments with partners, great food, laughter and more!
Potluck Lunch
Bring a dish for the festivities of a Holiday Potluck to share with others. Please let me know what you are bringing so an array of exquisite dishes can grace our community table.
Cost: $85.00 plus HST

Reiki Retreat

Non-Refundable Registration Deposit$30.00 CADAdditional Registration$55.00 CAD
