An excerpt from the book, ‘The Journey is the Goal’, by Scott Robinson
Nature is a great reminder of the need to change. When a volcano erupts, lava will flow and wipe out everything in its path but then a forest will grow again. Even what looks like death is not actually death at all. It is simply movement on to another level. It is vibrant. It is about a constant state of change. Your spiritual nature is the same.
Change is growth
Growth is change
We touch truth, we take the step
In circles and cycles the cosmos flows
And in the centre the Spirit knows
Yes I know you are here
Yes I can feel your love
You touch me so gently, like a warm breeze
With such ease you are all
Only revealing yourself when asked
Ascent and descent, the lesson is free will
Ascent and descent, the lesson is love
I saw the dark fall down the sky
I saw the grey drizzle away
A million drops
A million ripples
A million years
In an instant before my eyes
A trembling moment
A forgotten time
A deeper touch
A fear freed
A changing world!
And my body said… Ouch!
An excerpt from the book, ‘Navigation’, by Scott Robinson
It’s a beautiful thing to be spiritually-senior. It allows you to deeply have the present moment. To get every morsel of joy and satisfaction from whatever is happening.
You can apply this to every part of your life. You probably have enough to eat, a roof over your head and people who love you. Let go of the programming saying, ‘It’ll be better when…’
When you are spiritually present, you have it all right now.
Don’t hang out waiting for bliss to arrive, muddling through until the good thing happens.
Have bliss now.
Moon cycles pulse in your heart
Stars burn in your seeing
Earth caresses your every step
Sun gives you pure power
You stand in vibrating brilliance
With truth beaming from every part of you
You lay in fields of fire
With cool soothing all around
Your love affair with Source
Fuels internal passion
Your love affair with your Soul
Creates freedom of Spirit
These are the markings of the worker of Light
An excerpt from the book, ‘The Journey is the Goal’, by Scott Robinson
Healing is flow, and flow is change. We are all in a constant state of change. Nothing in the cosmos is meant to stand still. Mountains are slowly eroding to sand. Seasons end, and new ones begin.
It is the same with your energy. When we block our energy flow as a result of resistance – fear, denial, – we limit healing. It is meant to flow, always.
An excerpt from the book, ‘Navigation,’ by Scott Robinson
It is said the pillars of the temple must stand apart in order to be strong. If there is only one pillar because two have merged, the structure will topple.
When two people are fully a couple, and honour each other’s path with no loss of personal space, the relationship is solid. It is based on individual spiritual autonomy and respect. This can happen in any kind of relationship, intimate or not.
To own your space in relationships, you need to see the other person clearly. You need to view the full picture, including their strengths and weaknesses, with neutrality, not judging them.
To the waters
Thank you for life
To the sky
You are our protection, our aura
To the soil
You nurture all
To the fires
Renewing rebirth
We walk the manifest path
with love, frustration and desire
I sit and adore this earth, this realm
and I know it is not forever
Forever exists outside of this place
This creation is a work of art
an expression of our creative nature
its detail profound
its beauty unbelievable
How much can we have it?
This intimate masterpiece of the Spirit
The leap of change
To let go of one season and embrace another
To destroy an old way of being and create anew
To know that all is fleeting
Only Source is forever
As the ages turn we move and flow
The universe expands and contracts
Like a single heartbeat
A single heartbeat
Constant change
Nothing in any universe is motionless
Wheels of Light
Wheels of dark
In what way do you want to travel?
In this vibrant ever-changing wash of energy
An edited excerpt from the book, ‘The Journey is the Goal’, by Scott Robinson
The more grounded you become, the more effective you can be in manifestation. On all levels, physical and intellectual, the more present you are in manifestation, the more effective you can be in body. When physical bodies are grounded, they feel more comfortable. They feel more relaxed, at ease and are experiencing the current reality. When you are ungrounded, it’s much more difficult to shift your reality, change your life. Grounding allows you to be more effective with shifting your energy if that is your preference.
Scott Robinson is the founder and spiritual director of Lightwork Spiritual Development, based on Gambier Island, B.C. For more than 30 years, Scott’s spiritual evolution has been his life focus, along with helping others discover themselves as spiritual beings.
Even in earlier stages of his life Scott lived outside the confines of mainstream society as a hippie kid, musician, video artist, photographer, poet and world traveller. Spiritually aware from childhood, he could see energy, and he knew there was a bigger picture than the material pursuits of life.
His spiritual purpose took shape in his early twenties when he discovered a meditation style that was an immediate fit. He dove deeply into spiritual studies, deepening his clairvoyant abilities and learning the art of self-healing.
Scott is constantly pushing the boundaries of spiritual knowledge. Through teaching, writing and photography, he empowers others to become conscious, bright spiritual beings on the path to freedom.
Scott is also Chair of the Board, chief visionary, and manager of the Lightwork Ecovillage, the Gambier Island sacred site that is home to the Lightwork practice.
Alison has been practicing Lightwork meditation since 2007. As a certified Lightwork teacher, she offers classes suitable to first-time meditators or anyone who has practiced other meditation styles. You can attend her classes in beautiful Nelson, BC, or by phone or Skype.
Alison has found Lightwork's clarity, ease and potency to be transformative in all aspects of her life including parenting, work, relationships and stress.
She has a Masters in Strategic Leadership Toward Sustainability which she applies in collaborative projects seeking solutions for climate change.
Julia offers meditation and consulting services for organizations and individuals.
She started her conscious spiritual journey in her mid-twenties but it wasn’t until she came across Lightwork in 2002 that she found a meditation practice that really worked for her.
Julia completed Lightwork’s seven levels of training in 2010. She has been joyfully teaching meditation classes and offering private energy readings since then.
She was previously the Program Director at Hollyhock (Canada’s leading educational retreat centre) and is now a self-employed bookkeeper.
Julia received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University in 1994. She received a permaculture design certificate in 2000.
Julia started taking Lightwork classes by phone from Winnipeg in 2004. The classes rocked her world so thoroughly she moved to Vancouver to continue her meditation studies, eventually graduating from Lightwork's most advanced program, 'Level 7: The Apprenticeship' in 2012.
Her move to the West Coast allowed her to become involved in the Lightwork Ecovillage, where she continues to deepen her meditation practice and learn life lessons (like...you really can grow kale year round!).
Julia is a certified Lightwork Teacher. She offers Lightwork Level 1 and Level 2 classes for beginners, as well as private energy reading sessions.
She brings creativity to the Lightwork administration team, and manages two annual meditation retreats: the summer '9-Day Dharma Healing', and 'Winter Light Week'.
She has an intuitive and studied understanding of all things green, arising from her work in therapeutic gardening at BC Children's Hospital and other locations around Vancouver.
When Cathy signed up for her first Lightwork class, she entered brand new territory. Coming from a scientific background, meditation was well outside her normal repertoire but she felt compelled to try it.
Without even being able to describe how, she shifted perceptions in all parts of her life and began making decisions that decreased stress. Encouraged, she thought she would keep meditating until it no longer felt like a fit. That day never came. She’s now a committed Lightwork practitioner and teacher.
Cathy offers Lightwork Level 1, Level 2, private classes and energy reading-healings. She blends her passions for writing, teaching and meditation by offering creative writing workshops for children and adults.
Darci discovered Lightwork meditation in her last month of nursing school. She realized she wanted a totally new way of coping with stress.
So she turned down a fancy job in California with a big signing bonus and season’s tickets to her favourite football team. Instead she registered for Lightwork's beginners class and never looked back.
Throughout her healing journey Darci has witnessed how meditation has the power to shift tough situations and heal what needs healing.
Her favorite thing about being a Lightwork teacher is the simplicity and presence of being in the moment. The big and small of the universe come into focus and make room for significant awareness and healing.
Darci graduated from the Lightwork Apprenticeship program in March 2014. She offers energy reading sessions and meditation classes in a loving, supportive environment.
Tiffany Robinson has 18 years of experience in the social services sector, a B.A. in psychology, and over 15 years experience developing and facilitating dynamic wellness programs for youth and adults. She is a full-time instructor of Lightwork’s Level 1 – 3 meditation courses and Teacher Training program, and has been studying meditation for over 15 years, completing Lightwork’s two-year meditation teacher training in 2012, and a three-year apprenticeship in 2015. She is also Lightwork's Director of Operations.
As the Wellness Programs Specialist for the Crisis Centre of B.C., Tiffany co-developed and facilitated hundreds of workshops, webinars and wellness programs designed to enhance well-being, resilience and mental health. Over 13 years, she championed the centre’s first mindfulness training programs and was instrumental in establishing key contracts to deliver large-scale mindfulness programs to 1,500+ employee organizations, such as the Vancouver School Board.
Tiffany lives at the Lightwork Ecovillage on Gambier Island, an off-grid permaculture farm-meets-meditation-centre set on 80 acres overlooking Howe Sound.
Jacqueline first learned to meditate as an antidote to stress and a crazy-busy lifestyle in the tech and PR industries. As she gradually made it part of her daily routine, an entirely new way of experiencing life emerged.
In March 2014, she completed Lightwork’s two-year meditation teacher program and began its most immersive course, a three-year apprenticeship to founder, Scott Robinson.
Jacqueline teaches Lightwork's beginner classes (Levels 1 & 2) and offers meditation workshops for companies and organizations. She has hosted workshops for the Dalai Lama Center for Peace & Education, UBC Faculty of Medicine, BC Cancer Research Centre and BCIT Student Association.
She is also a writer and communications consultant.
Elizabeth decided to give Lightwork a try in 2010, after observing a friend's Lightwork journey. Deciding it was a fit, she took classes from her hometown of Victoria by phone for six years. She then packed up and moved to Vancouver to continue her studies, completing Lightwork's Level 6 Teacher Training Program in 2017.
Meditation has helped Elizabeth let go of fears and embrace all aspects of herself. She's excited that teaching now gives her the chance to offer the Lightwork techniques to other people.
Prior to Lightwork, Elizabeth completed a B.A. in anthropology, and certifications in community counselling and permaculture. Music has always been an important part of her life. She enjoys singing opera and jazz, and offering vocal improv classes.
Leslie took her first Lightwork meditation class by phone in 2012 while living in the busy city of New York. She was awestruck by the simplicity of the tools she learned, and how they helped her let go of old patterns. She knew she wanted to learn more.
Now settled in Vancouver and enjoying a much simpler life, Leslie offers Lightwork Level 1 and Level 2 classes, as well as private energy reading-healings. She completed the Level 7 Apprenticeship program at Lightwork in 2021.
She also works in communications at BC Recreation & Parks Association.
Zhenya started taking Lightwork meditation classes in the fall of 2012 while living in New York City and working for a bank. Meditation was his way of dealing with stress-filled workplace and hectic city life.
While taking Lightwork's Next Step program, he moved to Vancouver to lead a quieter, healthier life with a focus on his spiritual development.
Zhenya completed the Apprenticeship program at Lightwork in 2021 and now he offers beginner Lightwork classes (Level 1 and 2), as well as reading-healing sessions.
Having a job in the tech sector, Zhenya finds his meditation practice to be essential for having wellness and balance in his life.
Bogdan Serban is a certified Lightwork teacher and a soccer-playing dad of two boys.
He started studying Lightwork in 2015 after many years of interest in spirituality and energy work. He considers the Lightwork practice to be life-changing, improving his relationships at home and work, and instilling a deeper self-confidence. He uses the Lightwork techniques every day to support his parenting, marriage and work life.
Bogdan originally hails from the picturesque, mountainside city of Brasov, Romania. He’s lived in Vancouver since 2005 and works in the telecom sector. In his down time, you’ll usually find Bogdan hanging out with his family or on a soccer pitch.
Bogdan completed his Lightwork teaching certificate in 2020. He also holds a degree in business management.
