Our Story  

by Brad Hardie

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United by one mission;
to move the human spirit,
one person, one family and
one community at a time
through conversation. 
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We move forward inspired and filled with possibility. 

Fond memories take me back to the day we sat together in a small living room, flip chart and markers in hand; ready to ink the pages with grand strokes of change. Susan, Cindy and myself were ready to thoughtfully share what would personally be the best outcome if we were to create a dream business delivering innovation. I don’t think at that point we fully understood the actual impact it would have on our lives, or the lives of those around us.

I had been working as a Life Coach since 2010 and specializing in Stress and Chaos Management. My interest in human psychology, communication and stress and how it impacts our society has always been at the forefront of my practice. Nurturing and cultivating the intuitive side I learned to manage any situation from "my gut" instinct and careful, realistic strategies and methodologies. This had separated me from pursuing other general Life Coaching careers, and pushed my involvement in helping people not only to manage their stress and chaos, but also to survive and thrive while doing so. It was in 2010 that I met Susan at the same college where we had both been training to further our credentials in Coaching and we became fast, steady friends.

Susan was creating Coaching Cultures in professional and personal arenas with great results. Her work in the corporate environment for 20 years had garnered her an incredibly high level of professionalism. From a potential business partner point of view, I found that very attractive. She was known for her relationship coaching with individuals, couples and groups, delivering high impact change within her gentle and empathetic manners and skill set. She worked endlessly with gifted children and their parents, righting the path for their futures to be filled with productive communication and purpose. Susan seemed able to personalize her client’s needs, fulfilling specific requirements and make the healing process a much easier undertaking for them. With her integrative approach she certainly shared my interest of process and creating a more balanced and healthy lifestyle for our clients. It was then we started discussing the possibility of collaboration and what that might look like.

Cindy came next, and at that point we knew we had what we needed to propel Moving the Human Spirit into reality. Cindy liked to explore both metaphorically and physically and her spontaneity and adventurous nature made it easy to connect with her. She viewed everything through her global lens. Cindy conceptualized, developed and implemented successful leadership models within the companies that she had been involved with. Deeply committed to creating a common ground among all cultures, Cindy was spending time cultivating relationships with Indigenous Communities in Canada. She was particularly interested in Leadership, Mindfulness and Health and Wellness on every level of the human consciousness. Her grassroots approach is evident in her mantra: A healthy individual - creates a healthy world.

When it came to the idea of becoming a collective it was clear we had found one another for that reason. So with clients at the heart of our work, the values we lived by unfolded. To help others evolve, awaken and grow we deliver the following:
- Engage and coach with courage, commitment and respect.
- Hold each person as a fully capable individual who belongs.
- Maximize all human potential to assist change for the better. 

Welcome to the birthing of
​Moving the Human Spirit.

"We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness."
- Thich Nhat Hanh

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