Sanctuary for the Heart Sunday Online Gathering
2026-06-14 10:00 - 2026-09-29 11:30 (America/Vancouver)
Come rest.
Trauma-safe and nervous system-informed practices.
Join Candace and a small group of friends for this gentle and nourishing weekly gathering. Each week we will cover a new topic related to trauma, the nervous system and awakening to our nature of Presence.
In order to stabilize and support our physiology as we heal from trauma or chronic stress we must find our sense of ground in the present moment. A solid anchor that allows our physiology to recognize safety and support here in the present moment.
The practices I teach are a simple and slow way of connecting to the present moment through the senses. They will help to restore a sense of safety, stability and support to the physiology.
We don’t want to be pushed in all directions by the media, our own minds and the collective surges of overwhelm. Those of us who aren’t in the epicentre of a crisis we need to hold our ground. To be present. To be connected to our source of courage, love and wisdom. To sit or stand upright in our solidarity with truth and all that is meaningful, good and sound in this world. We need to hold onto the intention to always speak and act from a place of greater wisdom and unconditional love.
“One of the most subtly profound and gently deep experiences I have ever had has been joining you for this event. Thank you so much.” ~ Participant
We are not in control of what is happening in the world but perhaps in our willingness to stop and allow our systems to rest we can offer that rest to those around us. We can be a small island of calm in a very turbulent ocean.
Having a practice is no longer a luxury. Having a practice that connects us to the heart and soul of each moment is essential if we are ever going to restore a state of equilibrium in ourselves and our collective humanity.
Practice brings us back here, home, where we can align our internal compass with peace, unconditional love and eternal wisdom.
The safe container of the group will offer rest, consistent support, compassionate presencing and attunement for your nervous system.
You are invited to join me for this by-donation online weekly event.

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Bringing our Spirituality Down to Earth
2026-06-19 11:00 - 2026-08-07 13:00
Bringing our Spirituality Down to Earth
Healing trauma ~ the bridge to embodying the present moment.
An 8 week online course created by Trauma Therapist, Organic Intelligence Certified Coach and experienced Nervous System Practitioner Candace Kirby.

Arriving Here
Proper conditions for healing and our relational field.
Building capacity for integration of the past.
Relaxing our fixation on the survival self.
Cultivating fearless curiosity.
Experiencing a softer sense of self.
Frozen life force and the meaning we give it.
Trusting in the unfolding now.

Trauma-safe and nervous system-informed practices.
Join Candace and a small group of friends for this 8 week deeply restorative online course as we shift the orientation of our lives from “past to present moment attention”. This is a journey of arriving here, over and over again, in the present moment. Because so many of us carry the impact of undigested trauma we feel a great disconnect from ourselves; from each other; from nature and the present moment. We long for peace and simplicity, yet we are somewhere else lost in the reactivity of past and the future.

How can we learn to be gentle with the parts of us that have only known survival?

This online series will provide clear understanding and support for attuning to the needs of the traumatized physiology while gently orienting the nervous system to recognize safety and align with the true nature of self in the present moment. This is a path of returning to the direct experience of the present moment while reinforcing the pathway of returning in the bodies neural systems.

“The essence of your meetings brings this visual to mind. We’re all on an open boat that you’re gently and effortless paddling. We’re in beautiful peaceful waters amidst lush and lovely natural surroundings. You’re in no hurry, going here, then perhaps idling, going there, and pointing out the beautiful scenery around us, and pointing gently to the landscapes inside us, as if there were no difference. Sometimes there is joy, sometimes there are tears, and always there is what is…” ~ Participant

The impact of trauma is experienced in our diminished capacity to recognize reality as simply what is without an overlay. In service to survival we forget our nature of simple; authentic; peaceful and alive presence. Through no fault of our own we lost our sense of connection to our own true nature and connection to the present moment. We often feel caught in the survival currents of chaos; intensity and complexity. We are adrift and longing to be anchored here and at rest in our own experience. The momentum of our lives is reduced to managing insecurity; fear and anxiety rather than being grounded here in the simple, ordinary and peaceful nature of right now. This is the human condition.
Over the course of eight sessions, you will be learning to listen and tend to what your traumatized system really needs to settle into it’s natural state of ease and receptivity. You will learn to orient your physiology towards safety and provide a reliable anchor into the present moment. This groundwork is essential to your traumatized physiology. You will learn how to dissolve the tension, bracing and contractions in the body with your compassionate presence; gentle attunement and steady devotion.

“One of the most subtly profound and gently deep experiences I have ever had has been joining you in this workshop. Thank you so much.” ~ Participant

As your orientation begins to shift away from identifying with the patterns of the survival self and away from the exhausting effort of forcing, fixing, or fighting the momentum of past trauma you may begin to experience a greater sense of alignment with life as it is unfolding right now.

Slowly, the nervous system begins to soften out of protection and into presence.

As we provide the proper conditions for our physiology, qualities that may have been dormant can begin to emerge naturally from within. Not through striving, but through safety, care, and relationship. The traumatized system does not settle through force, but through receiving what it did not get in childhood: gentleness, presence, attunement, patience, slowness, softness, consistency, compassion, protection, love, and devotion.
And as these qualities deepen, many people begin to notice a growing sense of aliveness — a feeling of being more intimately connected with themselves, others, nature, and life itself. What once felt defended or distant can gradually become more open, relational, and alive.
During this course, Candace invites you to:

Practice arriving here in the present moment
Learning to honour the protective role of the survival self.
Practice orienting to the external environment as a source of safety and support.
Recognize and rest in the quiet aware space of right now.
Discover the reality where nothing needs to be different.
The body longs for the qualities of our true nature of Presence.
We learn to “borrow” safety and regulation and discover that we are not alone in this.
Coming back to the present moment while reinforcing the neural pathways of returning.

With attuned teachings; slow and gentle repetition and simple neurosensory practices you will learn to:

Pause and listen.
Recognize home as right here.
Discern between past and present.
Find safety and support in the present moment.
Recognize the difference between complexity and simplicity.
Listen to and recognize what your physiology needs.
Be attuned to the past as it’s still living in your physiology and to the quiet nature of present moment.
Move with the natural impulses of contraction and expansion instead of against them.
Learn to trust the present moment as the sacred ground of tending to the past and awakening your devotional heart.
Embrace tenderness and compassion as messengers of mercy to the body.

What to Expect:
Each session offers a blend of teachings, guided practices, optional sharing and listening exercises, and interactive questions and answers.
Registration includes:

Access to all 8 live classes.
All class audio recordings.
Weekly homework practices and primings for upcoming topics.

To arrange e-transfer payment for Canadian participants email candace@candacekirby.ca.
If cost is a barrier please message me. I am happy to arrange a reduced rate or payment plan that fits within your budget.
