MINDFUL COMMUNICATION

A 4-Week Experiential Workshop

Communicate with more presence, clarity, and compassion
— even in difficult moments.

Do you ever:

- feel unheard or misunderstood in conversations?
- react quickly, then wish you’d responded differently?
- struggle to say what you really mean without creating tension?

This 4-week workshop offers a supportive, reflective space to slow down and learn mindful communication practices that strengthen connection — with yourself and with others.

What We’ll Explore

Over four weekly sessions, we’ll work with some common communication challenges:

Listening deeply | Learning to be truly present — listening to understand, not just to respond.

Reactivity & Emotional Triggers | Noticing habitual patterns and developing the capacity to pause and choose your response.

Speaking with Clarity & Honesty | Expressing feelings, needs, and boundaries with kindness and confidence.

Your Facilitators

Deborah Carruthers, BA, BSW, MA
Director of Vancouver Island Yoga School

Deborah Carruthers, director and founder of VI Yoga, has devoted her life to studying with master teachers in India, the US, and Canada. Deborah is also an international retreat leader, guiding transformative retreats in India and Greece.

With over two decades of teaching experience, Deborah has shared the practices of yoga, meditation, and Ayurveda with students of all levels. Her work is rooted in spiritual inquiry, compassionate guidance, and a deep respect for the ancient traditions.

Deborah brings a spiritually informed approach to life and practice, weaving yogic philosophy, meditative presence, and Ayurvedic principles into everything she teaches. She offers students a pathway toward inner steadiness, wisdom, and heartfelt connection.

Deborah holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and a Level One Ayurveda Practitioner Certification.

Julia Star, BA, IMHA, MCP, RCC
Counsellor and Group Facilitator

Julie is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) living in the Cowichan Valley of Vancouver Island. She has been a counsellor for over thirty years.

She specialises in psychedelic integration, managing spiritual awakenings and encompassing transformation through transpersonal and archetypal experiences..

Her therapy focuses on depression, anxiety, altered state therapies, psychedelic integration, nature-relatedness, trauma resolution, mindfulness, and spiritual atonement.

Workshop Details

Your Investment: $160 inc tax or register by Feb 15th for $145 inc tax!

Workshop limited to maximum 12 participants

Dates & Times: Mondays
March 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th at 2:00pm-4:30pm

What You’ll Gain From this Workshop

Greater awareness of your communication patterns
Tools to regulate emotions during conversations
Increased confidence speaking honestly and compassionately
Skills for navigating conflict with integrity
A deeper sense of connection — with yourself and others

This Workshop is for Adults Who:

value personal growth and self-awareness
want healthier relationships (personal, family, or work)
are open to mindfulness-based and experiential learning
prefer a respectful, supportive group environment

No prior meditation or mindfulness experience is required.