HOLISTIC LIVING

11:37 AM

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

CERTIFIED YOGA INSTRUCTOR

ARTIST/EDUCATOR

"If when you leave our world, you leave it even slightly better than it was when you entered it, you will have made life more liveable for those who will follow you, and yours will have been a life well lived." 'Ayurveda'  Robert E. Svoboda

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• WORKSHOPS' FACILITATOR
• 'TRAIN THE TRAINERS'
• MOTIVATIONAL COACH/PERSONAL TRAINER
• SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR
• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
• STRATEGIC PLANNING
• MARKETING & ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGNS

KUAN YIN, also known as 'She Who Hears The Cries of the World

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

"We are all going to die; of this there is no doubt. The only doubt is whether or not we will waste our lives. While we live we are stewards of life itself, and we have a chance to make a difference to ourselves, our families, our communities and our world, a chance to promote art, grace and culture, to refine the manifestation of consciousness on Earth and weaken the barbarity of selfishness, to give civilization a little extra breathing room."

"Un revolucionario verdadero esta motivado por un gran sentimiento de amor. Amor a la humanidad, amor a la libertad, amor a la verdad." Che Guevara

IN THE SPIRIT OF LIVING A HOLISTIC LIFE STYLE, MEANING.....IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT, I AM CONTINUALLY MAKING AN EFFORT TO STAY HEALTHY BY EXERCISING REGULARLY, EAT ORGANIC PRODUCTS - PREFERABLE FROM MY GARDEN WHEN POSSIBLE,  PRODUCE ART TO SATISFY MY SOUL. I AM ALSO CONTINUALLY STUDDING TO CHALLENGE MY MIND WITH EXPANSIVE THOUGHTS. ALL COMBINED WITH A REGULAR MEDITATION PRACTICE. BESIDES SEARCHING FOR THAT BALANCE OF WORK-LIFE HARMONY, THERE IS FAMILY. LIFE CAN GET BUSY AT TIMES, BUT WHEN ENJOYING ONCE ACTIVITY IT ALL SEEMS TO FIT BEAUTIFULLY AND FIND LOTS OF LAUGHTER AND LOVE.

PROJECTS TO DATE

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• YOGA FOR THE SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY (Merritt Civic Center, Nicola Medows Assisted Living Facility, Princeton Riverside Wellness Center, Hedley's OAPO).
  
• A PROJECT FOR SELF-SUSTAINABILITY (Quails' Patch Hobby Farm & Art Studio - Lulu #4 Reservation).
  
• MEDITATION GROUP AND BUDDHIST READINGS
• BREATHE FOR LIFE INITIATIVE (Town of Merritt)
• LATINO WOMEN'S NETWORK (Upper Similkameen Valley)
  
• COORDINATED & MANAGED AN IMMIGRANT SETTLEMENT & ADAPTATION PROGRAM (Multicultural Services South Okanagan)
• FAIR WARES FAIRE (A VIEW OF FAIR TRADE) Okanagan Valley
• INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS PROJECT: The Fire This Time
• RADIO CENTER VILLE (Radio Producer/Announcer) Community Radio in the City of Montreal. 
  

TEACHING COMPENDIUM
EDUCATION & TRAINING

 

To the memory of my father, who adored me, Gonzalo Marcial Toro Garland
To my mother who was and always will be my best friend, Sonia Julia Tapia Boero.
To my grandmother, who taught me the meaning of unconditional love, Maria Dolores de Tapia Boero.
To my son who continually inspires me and who I greatly respect, Gabriel Danton Toro Pitman.
And to all those great souls such as Bakhta Jolicoeur, Reinaldo Valverde, Maria Luisa Segnoret, Hereditary  Chief of the Carrier Nation - Raymond Quaw.

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