Remembering Our True Essence

We were all born as pure light and love… our natural state of being.

And yet, we tend to find ourselves consistently yearning, searching for happiness, freedom, safety, connection… like these things exist outside our physical body.

Born in a time and space where we are still navigating layers of fear, suppression and oppression.

If we are all worthy of love and abundance then why does it seem like these things are only accessible to some and not others?

If our thoughts become our words and our words become our actions, and our actions become our habits, and our habits become our character and our character becomes our destiny, we can see how we may be contributing to our own suffering.

The journey is about remembering our true essence by being willing to unlearn a lifetime of conditioning and being ready to let go of all the imprints that we have been subject to from the outer world.

As we purify our minds, bodies and souls from the toxins and pollution we expose ourselves to, we are then able to remember the perfection and magnificence of our being from within.

Every little baby action step counts!

IIA’s 2023 Summer Newsletter

Although, it took us the better part of Spring to adjust to waking up to a new rhythm, the Roche family has fully appreciated being home for their first official Spring here as Cape Breton also seems to take her time waking up and adjusting to a new pace.

Trusting and honouring the process as Spring slowly emerges into Summer is key. This can feel hard, especially when we have spent the long Winter months holding our vision and sometimes our initial instincts are to GO once the weather changes.

However, making a conscious effort to slow ourselves down and taking time to enjoy, play and rest through the Summer months is important when nourishing the mind, body and spirit, while putting our visions into action.

Besides, going slow is the new fast. The more time we take to enjoy the more capacity and energy we will have to continue doing what we love and loving what we do.

health

The process of detoxing the mind, body and spirit of all toxins is a process, that continues to humble us and slow us down. And after manifesting a grand mal seizure in early April, I was guided to a whole other layer of understanding and truth in my journey and healing.

Not only did I walk away from this experience with pure gratitude (which spoke volumes to how far I have come in my healing journey), but it also gave me further clarity as to why I have chosen this divine journey.

Understanding we are only light and love at our core is critical. Anything else, is simply not ours. Fear, sadness, guilt, shame, these are only layers of imprints from the outer world, that are in our control to heal.

So as we continue to purify and cleanse our bodies of all toxins, substances and pollution… the layers of suppression, oppression, past conditioning continue to come up and out, giving us more experiences to remember our true essence, free our children of the emotional injuries we have contributed to, and better equipped to help serve others who want to feel the same sense of freedom and sovereignty.

Here’s to embracing our birthright and shining our inner light bright so that others have permission to lead as well.

world learning

As we continue to remember this idea that we are our most powerful as a child, allowing our daughters to be free in their wonderings continues to be a high value to us.

Our children know themselves the best and already have the wisdom to lead the way.

If we listen, they guide us in our journey. We are not raising our children, but rather we are raising ourselves (healing our own trauma) through their guidance. We are one of the same.

The more we nourish and foster this idea in our children, the more they are able to hear the whispers of their own hearts as opposed to being distracted and imprinted by every consumerism, materialistic, artificial imprint that is readily accesible to them.

It’s been such a joy to give them experiences outside the “box” and create opportunities that give them exposure and opportunity in a way that doesn’t have to be confined by rules, limitations and constraints.

These past few months we have been hatching our own butterflies (thanks to Ryn and Lane), growing our garden from seeds, prepping the land so that our food will continue healing our dis-eases, learning fiddle, traditional step dancing, performing on stages, consciously taking opportunities to face our fears, exploring bugs, bird watching, learning how to raise ducklings, partaking in Coach Nicole’s Gymnastic classes, etc.

We have been partaking in a Dance and Music program that Nicole Deveau has programmed on our behalf for our Homeschooling Community, and Finn and I were able to offer a camp for our Unamaki Homeschooling Group last month which was terrific, along with meeting up with fellow Homeschoolers once a month for extra play, connection and movement.

We also had the pleasure of visiting family in Ontario for the month of March which always serves many unique purposes for each of us to help us grow and flourish.

future creations and visions

The Cabin is coming along wonderfully. We are fortunate to have the help of a new found friend and are so grateful for the extra set of hands and his support in our visions.

We even had the pleasure of using it to host a very special bday celebration this past Spring. So grateful for these two beautiful soul sisters and all the abundance they have brought into our lives. Here’s to 3 and 6!

Fingers crossed we will be able and ready to share our sacred space with the world come Fall. 🙂

Our intention is to continue building our Space of Love so that more people have access to tools that foster their healing journey and remembering in their own true essence. We have the experience and the tools to help support other families whom are looking for more freedom, sacred family time, and enjoyment.

coaching and workshops

With more time and clarity, I am opening my availability and space for three whole hearted in person clients who are ready to put their dreams into action and live a life that further aligns them with the whispers of their hearts.

While I continue to visualize and call in these magnificent beings I have been pulled to start offering workshops for our growing community. We are calling this special project: A Space Of LOVE where we will be serving other inspiring beings who are curious about integrating more rest, enjoyment, love and connection in their already beautiful lives.

Our theme for this workshop is: What is LOVE? We are talking about our true essence and what being loving means in every area of our lives.

This workshop is geared towards anyone who is looking to incorporate more loving rituals into their lives. Usually when we have the space to see how we are spending our time, we see areas where we could be utilizing our time more efficiently so that we have more capacity for our already full lives.

If you want in on this magic IN PERSON or VIRTUALLY please see the following details and links below to CONFIRM and REGISTER your attendance!!

Tuesday July 4th, 2023 ($70 exchange)

IN PERSON: 5pm-8pm (ALT)

https://imaginationsinaction.as.me/workshop

VIRTUALLY: 4pm-8pm (EST)

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Keep your eyes open for our next IN PERSON and VIRTUAL workshop coming this SEPTEMBER around the FULL MOON. We are calling it, Dissolving Fear. If you would like on the waitlist, please email us at: [email protected]

coming soon and manifestions…

Recently, Finn approached me and vocalized that he was ready to start sharing himself with the world in a NEW and inspiring way. I am so proud to see him stepping outside his comfort zone and offering these sacred services.

Finn has been practicing Reiki for over 5 years now and although I have experienced first hand the magic of his touch and presence, I am absolutely thrilled that others will also benefit from this beautiful man’s energy and essence. Finn will soon be offering sessions via in-person and at a distance for any other inspiring being interested in this practice.

Reiki is a Japanese technique that fosters healing and relaxation. This divine practice is a wholesome experience as it nurtures the mind, body, and spirit. A session can include moments of releasing, relaxation and feelings of peace and security. Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use.

Finn has ALSO officially finished writing his FIRST children’s BOOK. I know right? Writing a book has been a creation he has been working on for some time now and is looking for the perfect ILLUSTRATOR to bring his words to life. Feel free to reach out if you know of anyone who would be interested in this opportunity. So proud of you babes!

Further, Finn has been having these visions of guiding groups of people on nature adventures. So this SUMMER he will be leading his FIRST 30km Bike Tours for anyone who feels inspired to join. Email us at: [email protected] if you are interested. ,

March 15, 2023March 30, 2023

Transcending The Darkness

There is something to be said about honouring the energy of each season. When we don’t we can feel a hell of a lot more suffering.

Winter is a time to rest, heal, feel the depths of our soul, let go, dream, manifest, visualize, be in nature, enjoy, find stillness often, go slow, rest…

In doing these sometimes really hard, uncomfortable things… we can feel grounded in the wisdom that has been remembered… as we transcend the darkness into the light of spring.

From this grounded place we can have the capacity that helps immensely when it comes to putting action steps towards our missions, visions, and creations in the next coming months.

A question that has recently kept me accountable and motivated to heal is: what do I want to be known for?

IIA’s 2023 Spring Newsletter

If you have been following our journey, thank you… it has been so nice to have you. Your energy and essence keeps us accountable and inspired.

What a transformational season of resting and reseting. I sometimes don’t realize until mid winter, how flipping tired I am. Which usually comes with a couple necessary burn outs to keep me humbled.

It does gives me a gauge as to where I am at though. Back in the day I would have never even let myself feel tired. I didn’t ever stop long enough to consider it (conditioning). Building awareness and integration takes time. We cannot rush the process.

Needless to say, The Roche family is rested and re-centred. We have lots of projects and creations in mind for the near future and look forward to sharing our sacredness with anyone who it resonates with.

our family and health

Finn and I are changing on a consistent basis. Is it comfortable? No. But the more we challenge ourselves the more we are supported. We are living proof of that abundance.

The past 6 months have been spent detoxing my body of the last 10% of seizure medication I have been taking for the past 18 years. The darkness has been dark… and I know what I shed, our children shed. I am so grateful for the support of this family I chose. They are warriors for choosing me as their partner and mother.

And equally, we have been divinely supported during the process and have even had many moments of enjoyment. We are so grateful for our new health and wellness family goddess who has been holding the space like a champ for our family. She is magic.

world learning

Homeschooling has turned into… unschooling… which has turned into just world schooling really… if we have to label it.

I am absolutely amazed at the resources/experiences we have been able to find and offer the girls. It’s authentic, diverse, real and natural. Every time we drop our expectations a bit lower, Rosemary and Lavender lead us somewhere deeper and more meaningful.

We also have been spending our extra time as a family visiting different homeschoolers over Cape Breton Island. This movement is big and it has incredible momentum behind it.

We have met some truly, earthy, authentic, real, resourceful, creative, abundant, natural beautiful families and are very inspired to continue co-creating with this special community.

camps

Unfortunately Finn and I will not be running swim lessons and summer camp this coming season. We have a special wedding to be at in Ontario, so we will be spending some of the summer weeks there.

That’s not to say we may not have a Pop UP Day Camp at some point, here or there. We will keep you posted.

Finn and I are really looking forward to hosting a camp experience with our Unamaki Homeschooling Group in Baddeck once a month come April. We will be running programs for the kids (integrating people’s super powers) and providing supports for parents.

future creations and visions

Finn and I are eager to prep our land and continue developing our property. We have some big visions moving forward and we know that what we put our attention towards will grow. And having other structures that visitors can utilize while we run our programs is a high priority for us in the next 3-5 years.

Finn’s been working away at the shed… which is now being transformed into our first cabin. Our plan is to move it… yes… movie it… to the North East corner of the property in order to have extra space for an office/bunkie. We are looking forward to creating simple, beautiful stations where our visitors can find stillness. We look forward to attracting people who are curious about healing, nature, living intentionally, more simply, self-reliant.

We are also looking forward to hopefully getting our new 700 foot driveway put in next door. When we bought this house, it came with a strip of land that starts at the Cabot Trail and ends at the back of our lake. Our plan is to build there in the next few years. We are in the beginning stages of designing and manifesting.

But once we have access to that piece of land by car, we will be able to continue creating more spaces for our visitors.

coaching clients

It has been such a magnificent opportunity working with other curious beings who want more for their lives. Regardless of their story, they are showing up, doing the work and seeing the results of shedding past patterns that no longer serve them.

I am so grateful to feel inspired to hold the space for those who want to heal and fully step into their worth and abundance.

The clients I attract are equally significant in my own healing journey as they too are teachers guiding me to continue stepping outside my comfort zone towards my destiny.

Come April I will be opening my availability to allow for two more clients. I am attracting individuals who feel curious and/or inspired to shift into a new way of living, breathing and being. This service is recommended for individuals who have tried many healing methods and are feeling as though they are “missing something”.

If this opportunity resonates with someone you know, feel free to share our contact and/or have them book an Exploratory Session to see if we would be a good fit.

https://imaginationsinaction.as.me/explorationcall

Many Blessings,

The Roche Family

June 30, 2022March 30, 2023

The Blank Canvas

The Blank Canvas

No one can prepare us for the unique space that presents itself (and what to even do with it), after any kind of change. There is no manual for how to live from our heart and it can feel very uncertain and unfamiliar.

Although this unknown space can feel scary, it is equally freeing… this is where the magic to create lies.

Finn and I call it, Our Blank Canvas.

After the big move, Finn and I took the entire fall and winter months, sitting in the discomfort of the unknown. Sifting through the pain body that surfaced as we adjusted and adapted to this new idea of a Blank Canvas.

We consciously knew we had intentionally initiated big changes, but didn’t know exactly what it would look like. Without relying on the systems and structures we had contributed to for so long, we quickly realized that we would now have to create these systems for ourselves.

This made us feel very overwhelmed in many moments.

How do we choose what to put our attention to (and when), when we already feel we have so many other hats that we are wearing!?!

Needless to say, over several months of divine waiting and observing, Finn and I gained some clarity. This gave us the confidence to start reflecting, manifesting, and vision boarding to ensure our intentions were loud and clear.

Only then could we began the process of organizing and implementing the several baby action steps towards our goals.

When we are divinely waiting can feel confusing, frustrating, and/or uncomfortable as we want to know what the future holds, or what our purpose is, and if we are on the right track… in that exact moment.

However, this moment in time is a critical part of our growth and healing process. It creates spaces to feel, heal, explore, venture, enjoy, rest, discover, reflect, process, slow down. And then, when the timing is right, clarity comes; always arriving when we are ready.

So here we are today, in the next phase of our action steps… getting the property ready for our 9 Week Summer Day Camp Program, including Swimmer 1 Swimming Lessons. Putting in driveways, swing sets, renovating sheds into cabins, and gardens to prepare our sacred land for our Campers next week.

To reflect back to all the action steps that were required to get this magnificent opportunity up and running makes our hearts sing.

We are so grateful for listening to our heart’s aspirations and putting them into action! And equally grateful knowing we get to share our services and love with the community.

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September 30, 2020March 30, 2023

Embracing Change

It always brings me comfort when remembering Louise Hay’s teachings about how we each divinely choose our parents as they are our guides to help us grow and evolve in love and wisdom. This concept has grounded me many times throughout my journey, especially during the waves of pregnancy, giving birth and postpartum healing; these experiences in themselves left my mind, body and spirit changed forever each time.

Knowing that our daughters chose me specifically to be their mother helps me feel supported by the divine and embrace change with grace especially when it seems as challenging as the one I am currently living now.

My healing process after Rosemary consisted of multiple daily flower baths and applying ointments to help nurture my yoni. I healed quite quickly and was thankful for all the “work” I put into myself in order to bounce back rather quickly.

With Lavender, I didn’t expect healing to look so different. I assumed because of my “experience” I would be equally prepared to heal in the same ways I did with Rosemary. Boy was this the farthest thing from the truth.

The unexpected chronic back pain and thus my inability to hold my newborn baby for long durations of time took me by complete surprise, leaving me humbled, yet dead curious.

Diastasis what? I replied to my midwife. What the hell is that? This was after I refused to leave her office as I knew something didn’t feel right. The separation between my two abdominal walls (what they call Diastisis Recti) had been stretched so badly from pregnancy that my organs had nothing to hold them in, leaving my back to overcompensate for the rest of me.

Within a week of giving birth I had my team set in place to help support my journey to self healing: nutritionist, lactation consultant, reiki master, osteopath, chiropractor, yoga teacher, mother, physiotherapist etc. I knew this next part of my journey would have to be a true testament to everything I had learned in the past ten years around healing the mind, body and spirit. I also knew it would take time, dedication, patience and a whole lot of grace.

After months of releasing… surrendering… reflecting… and wondering… I am significantly stronger and will continue to heal one day at a time, gaining more clarity and information around my dis-ease.

I understand her more.

I have more compassion for her.

I am grateful for where she is guiding me to go.

I am worthy of love.