Our life has the most meaning when we align with the truth of who we are.
Our energy is of most value when we use it to create, rather than destroy.Evita Ochel
Past Work
Immediately upon graduating from my post-secondary education, I began working as a secondary school science teacher. During the seven wonderful years that I held this position, I had the pleasure of teaching some of the most amazing souls in this world! I was one of the happiest teachers ever, as I absolutely loved the profession and my role in it. Throughout the years, I taught various grade 9 through 12 science courses, with an emphasis on grade 11 biology courses. Aside from regular day school, I also had the pleasure of teaching a few math and science courses in summer school and night school for adults.
With each year, my love for teaching continued to amplify. However, the Universe had a few surprises up its sleeve. Although I thought I would retire from this profession at the typical retirement age, I officially retired from it at the age of 30. It was both intriguing and exhilarating to know that this would be the last time I would be an employee, or revolve my life around a job.
Upon leaving, one of my students gave me a framed picture with the following quote. It meant the world to me then, and it still does to this day.
Teaching is the choicest of professions because everybody who is anybody was taught how to be somebody by a teacher.
Anonymous
New Work
My teaching path did not stop there; it merely transformed and evolved in more meaningful ways than I could have ever imagined. I knew I wanted to continue to teach, and the time came to do it on my terms. The comfort of a daily routine, a secure job, a pleasant work environment, a comfortable paycheck, and a retirement plan were all nice. However, my inner being began to seek something very different. It became more important to me to liberate myself from the cookie-cutter mold carved out by the “system” and live life on my own terms with all of the risks and opportunities than to limit my personal growth and spiritual expansion. The years of research leading up to this point in the natural health and nutrition fields, coupled with a spiritual awakening, enabled me to envision a very different life. Freedom of being and service to the world became my guiding principles.
My work does not blindly follow or adhere to limiting and faulty mainstream ideas regarding topics of the mind, body, and spirit. Instead, it follows the laws of nature and explores the unlimited potential of the human mind, body, and spirit, along with the nature of this reality. It is best suited for anyone who is ready to live from a higher state of conscious awareness, open-mindedness, personal accountability, and creative potential.
The stage for this new teaching path was taking shape a few years before I left teaching, although I did not know at the time what it was all leading up to.
- In January 2008, I began writing articles on my first website—EvolvingBeings.com and in March 2008 on EvolvingWellness.com to focus on health and wellness topics specifically.
- In the summer of 2010, my education work expanded into video form, and to date, I have created, hosted, and shared over 300 videos that teach, inspire, and empower others.
- In the fall of 2011, I published my first book—Healing & Prevention Through Nutrition. In the fall of 2014, I released its thoroughly revised and expanded second edition, and in the summer of 2018, an updated third edition.
- In the spring of 2012, I officially launched Healthytarian - a lifestyle concept based on Fresh Thinking, Smart Eating, and Mindful Living that was conceived in 2008 and became a video library of resources for optimally healthy eating and living.
- In the fall of 2012, I began to teach online in virtual classrooms, and have since created and delivered dozens of classes and courses via several online education platforms, including Udemy and Learn It Live.
- From the fall of 2012 to the fall of 2019, I was also a regular presenter of classes, workshops, and retreats at the Grail Springs - Canada’s leading wellness retreat center.
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
Confucius
My 20+ years in the field of education have included writing articles on my own websites and as a guest author on numerous other websites, writing books, creating classes and courses, creating videos, consulting and coaching people, providing media interviews, and giving presentations of all kinds. All of these made up what I considered to be my work, my life’s calling, and my passion. All these outlets enabled me to express my gifts, my talents, and my creativity to do what I love while adding positive value to the world and the lives of others. This was a very active and outwardly-focused time in my life.
Since the start of 2019, I have chosen to scale back in many of these areas and step away from others completely to enter a quieter period in my life that can provide me with more time for the next phase of my spiritual development. It is now time for a reflective and internally-focused period. I am feeling a deep call for more solitude and silence to maintain the required balance of my mind, body, and spirit, while I apply a more narrow focus to the work that most resonates with me at this time.