Darlus has always been curious about the mind/body connection. Working 30 years as a fitness and Stott Pilates instructor, Darlus noticed how emotional energy affected mobility, strength and motivation.
This prompted her to start reading Donna Eden’s work on Energy Medicine. When her two year old Granddaughter started stuttering, Darlus used two of Donna Eden’s recommended exercises with her Granddaughter, who ceased stuttering after 5 days. This motivated her to commit to four years of study, towards her Eden Energy Medicine, Advanced Practitioner certification.
Darlus uses her skills to work with the subtle energy systems of the body, helping clear old patterns, habits and thoughts and allowing space for creativity, vitality and joy.
The in-person gatherings of the Roots to Thrive program take place of the ancestral and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation at the Hulit Lelum (Health Centre), and also on the homelands of the Coast Salish, Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw and Nuučaan̓ułʔatḥ (Nuu-chah-nulth) Peoples.
Integral to Roots to Thrive’s approach to healing, re-connection and remembering who we are, are these Guiding Principles. By embodying these principles we intend to honour and give thanks to the Snuneymuxw and all First Nations, the teachings they carry and lands they steward, and to join in working for Truth and Reconciliation.