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8 best crystals to have nearby while journaling.

8 Best Crystals to have Nearby While Journaling

by Maria Koropecky, Storytelling Coach & Crystal Mapper Are you ready take your journaling practice to the next level with the magic of crystals? As a crystal enthusiast and a passionate advocate for personal growth, I’m excited to share the 8 best crystals to have nearby while journaling. These gems will enhance your creative flow, …

Join us for the Lighten Up Retreat in Sarasota Florida in November!

Join us for the Lighten Up Retreat in Sarasota Florida in November!

by Maria Koropecky, Storytelling Coach & Author of Closer to Indigo When I think of Florida, I think of sunshine, beaches, warm weather, palm trees, oranges, NASA, alligators and snow birds. I also think of the Golden Girls TV show which was set in Miami. I loved watching the Golden Girls because in essence, the …

Mental Rehearsal is just one of the tools and techniques I use in my Storytelling Coaching programs which cover the areas of health, relationships and creativity.

Have you Heard of “Mental Practice” or “Mental Rehearsal?”

by Maria Koropecky, Storytelling Coach What do you do when you’re feeling stressed? I tend to eat my feelings, stuffing them down, trying to comfort myself with food. This year, I’ve been feeling more stressed than usual and have been working through some challenges and hardships. As a result of eating all of these extra …

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How to Use SELF-CARE to Write More

by Maria Koropecky, Storytelling Coach I’m happy to say that people are really enjoying my novel, Closer to Indigo and my TV series, Saanich: Emerging Land; Emerging People. I was very busy in 2022 and I could not have completed my creative projects without practicing self-care and doing things like: going for wellness walks, eating …

Which retreat would you prefer: wellness, writing or spirituality?

Which Retreat Would You Prefer?

by Maria Koropecky, Storytelling Coach, Author, Videographer, Crystal Mapper, Retreat Leader I’m wondering if you could help me out. I’m currently designing my next 4-day weekend retreat to be held here on supernatural Vancouver Island in April and I’d love to know your thoughts about what kind of retreat you, personally, would most like to …

Pile of clothes. Journal prompt: write about a piece of clothing.

Journal Prompt: Write About a Piece of Clothing

by Maria Koropecky, Storytelling Coach If you’re looking for something to write about, here’s a journal prompt: write about a piece of clothing! The clothes we wear have their own stories and I’m sure you can go right back in time at the mere mention of your favorite shirt, hat, jacket or shoes from any …

Journal Prompt for Manifesting: Imagine you’ve just had the most incredibly magical year and we’ve just bumped into each other in a coffee shop. What would you tell me?

What do these 12 people have in common?

by Maria Koropecky, Author & Writing Coach Leonardo da Vinci, Frida Kahlo, Marie Curie, Anne Frank, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Anaïs Nin, Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston, and Lady Gaga – what do these 12 people have in common? They’ve all kept journals, diaries and/or sketchbooks! Are you in this club, too? …

Feeling like it's too late to live the life of your dreams?

It’s Not Too Late, #LateBloomer

by Maria Koropecky, Free Spirit Coach Do you think that by now things are set in stone and are impossible to change? Maybe you’ve reached an age when you think it’s too late for you to find love, make money, be successful, go on your big adventure or tell your stories because if it hasn’t …

Saanich essential oil blend.

Don’t you just love the smell of trees when you walk through a forest after it rains?

by Maria Koropecky, Free Your Story Retreat Leader You may know that I love crystals but did you also know that I love essential oils, too? As I said in a book I wrote back in 2006 called, How to Throw a Home Spa Pajama Party, essential oils are highly fragrant and concentrated oils produced …