I chime the pristine note
Balance fills my moment
I am a point of power, a point of light
The din drifts away, and I am free
I feel depth, I feel whole, and I feel love
You are near my lover, my bliss
My world becomes huge
No longer distorted by the noise of ego
The centre of my universe
It is child’s play, and transcendence is near
An edited excerpt from the book, ‘The Journey is the Goal’, by Scott Robinson
So much of what happens in life is unconscious.
I believe meditation is about raising your awareness and recognizing what is really going on in your life. If you are unconscious of an issue, it is difficult to heal it.
There’s so much in society that promotes unconsciousness and denial. Ignorance is bliss, but it is not freedom and it doesn’t work forever.
When the question, ‘Why?’ becomes bigger than the comfort of ignorance, you become more conscious.
An excerpt from the book, ‘The Journey is the Goal’, by Scott Robinson
Acceptance is about validating and saying hello to what is, that is, what is going on right now for you. With acceptance, you can clear the way to move forward spiritually. If you are in denial of a part of your reality, you will continue to be owned by that piece. Accepting what is, does not mean you are powerless to change your situation. It means, you are clear about where you are, and what you are working with. You are outside of judgment.
After the exhilaration
After the celebration
After the release
There is the great stillness
The vigour is only a memory
And a hope for the future
But now all is silence
The exhale
The rest
Ambition is replaced by peace
Like the master…in the end
The beautiful death
That creates the sacred birth
Like the young morning’s light
Orange, gentle, warming
The giddy excitement of the new
Grounded in the ancient
A bright and powerful dawn
The darkness slowly bleeding away
Revealing the places longing to be filled
An excerpt from the book, ‘Navigation’, by Scott Robinson
Creating stability has been a priority in my own life. In the past I was into drama. One of the biggest changes I’ve had to make is letting it be okay to lead a simpler life.
Simple isn’t mundane. As you play with simplicity, you create more clarity.
I like to notice when I’m creating the next level of stability for myself. I can be more present for the simple things, which are often my biggest joys.
When I’m busy, I don’t have time to stop and really experience the small things. Like a raindrop hanging from a leaf. Or the scent of a rose as I walk by. Or the quality of the air at daybreak. Or the
essence of light bouncing off water.
Or the pure stillness of a quiet room.
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.
To touch to hold
To cherish truth
Light revealed in every moment of time
Sparks of glimmering clarity
Open the skies
Open the heart
Open the Spirit
The mists lift
The clouds part
And what is, lays before you with simplicity and grace
It is always there
Yet with ego, with right and wrong, one cannot see
Gifts abound in every moment
But one needs to be humble and brave to see them
One must be quiet to hear
The messages of wisdom
The signs designed for you
The internal you
The timeless you
An excerpt from the book, ‘Navigation’, by Scott Robinson
The spiritual warrior knows the tropical beach is not better or more valid than a quiet afternoon at home. Fundamentally they are the same.
You can heal yourself by seeing the ways you believe your happiness is external to you; that it is somewhere ‘out there’. What programming leads you away from this moment where everything is already as it needs to be?
Because it’s all right here, right now. Life is complete and whole as it is.
Yes, there is healing to do as you create freedom for yourself, but at the same time, there is only now. The present moment. So if you’re waiting for a different reality to show up, you are missing your life.
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
As time slows down I ground and sigh
Because I know now, something must die
I must take my world and let it go
Knowing a new one has begun to grow
That old reality will be greatly missed
But on the horizon is a new bliss
With ease I let go of this life’s pain
As I feel both the sun and rain
With a step toward the light I find
A shift into wholeness of Spirit and mind
Letting identity go allows me to see
That inside I know I just want to be free
After years of holding on
I finally know
That to be truly free
You have to let go
An excerpt from the book, ‘The Journey is the Goal’, by Scott Robinson
You must let it go. This applies to everything, including the things you want most in life. The old cliche of “if you love something set it free” is based in spiritual truth. Practicing non-attachment is one of the more challenging things for the human body, because the body believes that if you want it you should hold onto it tightly. This is not the way of Spirit, of the universe. As Spirit we understand that if we want something we need to let it go and the more we want it the more we need to release it. This does not mean we go into apathy; “who cares”. It means we can be passionately involved with something and at the same time not be attached, being able to let it go.
Stillness…
As past and future dissolve
This moment is everything that is…
No more waiting, no more tomorrow, only now remains
Time, water, air, breath, and life become one
Whirlpools vortex years into light then ripple away
Piercing the veil of time
And with a flash I am crystal clear presence
Every cell vibrates in now
Sky more blue
Body more real
Spirit more present
Future disappears
Past fades away
Now expands and envelops every molecule of me
My heartbeats, I am with every pulse
My lungs fill with rich air
My eyes bring colour in all directions
I am here, Yes
The honour is mine
Thank you,
Let go of tomorrow
It will be what it will be
Let go of yesterday
It was what it was
Hello to now
The forever now
The eternal now
An excerpt from the book, ‘The Journey is the Goal’, by Scott Robinson
Listen to your heartbeat. How many heartbeats do you get until this manifestation is complete, this cycle is complete? The cycle of one life. The cycle of this Earth is also made up of heartbeats. Civilizations are heartbeats. Everything is always in constant motion. Nothing is ever static. Permanence is simply a limiting idea. Everything is going through cycles of life and death, beginning and end. As a lifetime ends, it is the end of a heartbeat. When a lifetime begins, it is the beginning of a heartbeat; thump, thump, constantly moving through realities, heartbeats within heartbeats.
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
Plunging through waves of gold
Cascading Light reveals you
In the sunlight seas of your depths
Time falls away
The walls crumble
Truth pulses
And I bask in your Light
An excerpt from the book, ‘The Journey is the Goal’, by Scott Robinson
Decide what reality you want to create and put that out into the world. Give it away. Let it go and ultimately you will receive it back. If you want to learn all of the time, then teach all the time. If you want to receive love from others all the time then love others all the time. Ultimately this comes back to you. If you want to be in a state of bliss it doesn’t work if you just sit around waiting for it. You simply need to be there and put it out. Simply be in a state of bliss and let that radiate out into the world, it will radiate back to you. Remember anything you put out into the world you will receive back sooner or later. Make your choices from this place.
Rushing heat bright and grounded
Soothing all of us
Close, close
Yet expansive beyond beyond
Awash in the warm loving ocean
A darkness to slay
We are of the one who creates the skies
Then soars in them
We are of the one who creates the seas
Then plunges into them
We are pure power, pure Light
With an unlimited nature
Time to grasp the golden sword of awareness
Send the limiter back to the depths
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.
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.
