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Well hello there!Although born during the summer of love, LAMI is not my hippie dippy given name -darn it- but rather my initials. Call me LAMI or Lara, just not late for dinner!Why come play with me? For those who need them (I SO needed them!) I do have some earthly type creds: clinical hypnotherapist, retired RPC counsellor & adult educator. AND I am very semi-woowoo: grounded in the physical yet homesick for the stars.My passions are diverse but one that has been with me since I was 17 years old is guided meditation. I think subconsciously I went down my education path to justify leading others in meditation. I lead several groups in meditation in the years before COVID. Now, I lead deep hypnosis meditations on a podcast named: "THE CONTENTMENTALIST" to my ever expanding glee. You can find it on apple, amazon, spotify, iheart, pocket casts and youtube podcasts.I hope to make a home for my fellow spiritual or spi-curious peeps who long for a safe place to be. All are welcome who treat the others with the respect each Soul deserves for being on this crazy earthly plane.

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About the Meditations

Hypnotherapeutic Guided Meditations....Let’s talk about the fact that these meditations are based on clinical hypnotherapy. Please know that hypnotherapy is not mind control. You may have heard of stage hypnotists who get people to bark or quack or entertain the audience in many perhaps unethical ways. The stage hypnotist is trained to find the type of people who want to be wide open and love to be the life of the party; or they find people who have little in the way of boundaries and are easily suggestible.
Clinical hypnotherapists are bound by ethics to help their clients and never suggest harmful or uncomfortable situations. I have had clients lie to me to protect their secrets. And in the actual therapy the clients are hyperaware of everything, conversing with me and working hard.That’s well and good, but what about the meditations?You most likely will not find yourself hyperaware. You may even fall asleep. (Don’t worry about that, your subconscious mind is still reaping in the benefits.) And, this is not an interactive therapy session so you will not be conversing or making any noises.How the meditation episodes unfold:I will guide you deeply into a safe place within your subconscious where, depending on our meditation’s theme, I will offer up healing, self-loving and/or calming suggestions for your body and mind to absorb. There will be between 3 (beginner) and 15 (intermediate) minutes of silence in the meditations. Some people love that quiet time, others struggle; I have experienced both so I get it: the silence can be daunting.Each episode starts with the CMA speech: PLEASE do not drive or do anything else that requires you to be aware of your safety while meditating. And do not meditate in an unsafe space.My sleep meditations will always start with just a soft patter: discussing my garden or the area I live in. Use these first 5 minutes or so to do your last bedtime routines like brushing your teeth or washing your face. This is valuable because as you get used to my voice this will help prepare your brain for sleep, to unwind and have like a pre-meditation meditation...I can't wait to meet with you on the podcasts. Do reach out and tell me if there is a certain meditation you would like to hear.Wishing you calmness in the chaos! ~Lara

Join a Meditation

Please contact Lara using the form below to join a meditation:Please state which date you want.There is room for 4-5 laying down and 2 seated. Is the session full? Join a waitlist and Lara will create another session! Cost: $20 per regular meditation session; cash or e-transfer.Location? In my lovely wee basement studio in central Ladner, BC-near Hawthorne Park. Address will be given to you upon emailing.

What is the Cost?

The regular meditations cost $20 each session. For specialty education, meditations or events please see the cost in the events description.I accept cash or e-transfer.

Receive $10 off

Have you attended a meditation before? Thank you! Now, if you bring a friend to another session, you will get $10 off your next paid session. Woo-hoo! How fun is that? Want to share an overview of what that looks like? Please share the page below. Or cut and paste this:https://lami.love/#section09

Hello!Thank you for considering coming to meditate with us. My name is Lara McIntyre and I am a retired RPC mental health counsellor, adult educator (in mental health) and clinical hypnotherapist. Before covid I had an active one on one practice and also lead deep, rejuvenating guided meditations for all levels at PJ Wren's Studio in Ladner Village. Covid changed a few things as you can probably relate to, including the closing of the space unfortunately.Once we could mingle again, my biggest issue was finding a space to allow me to keep the meditations very reasonable in cost. Then, my son moved out and a basement space became a redecoration project and now a meditation studio.You can find all sorts of information about my meditations on my website linked below. Please know we are a cat friendly household but the cats will not be in the room. I use hypnotic techniques in my meditations AND this is NOT mind control: only the deepest, calmest and most loving space created for my meditators to have health and peace suggested. (retired or no, I am bound to two ethical boards to operate only from the highest good.) The actual meditation time is about 35-40 minutes (although the sessions last 1 hour or a bit more for anything the meditators need afterward) with 3-5 minutes of silence: the rest is my voice guiding you. I ask people to let go of expectations and understand there is no wrong way to do this. It is my aim to provide a wee bit of peace in kinda crazy times.
The cost of the meditations is $20 and I accept cash, e-transfer or cheque. I currently am planning two days a month with 2 meditations on each of those days at 12:45 pm and a 6:45 pm. Right now those dates are February 4th and February 19th. I am located in Ladner very near Hawthorne Park (behind Hawthorne Elementary school).Please do look at the website for more indepth information. If you have any questions at all please contact me at [email protected]Wishing you a peaceful day,
~Lara