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Mother
author journalist reflexologisT yoga instructor Janaia hutzal |
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Morning has Broken
On Nov. 26, 2008 Janaia Hutzal’s entire life tragically changed; when morning broke her daughter, Marina Jane McQuaig, only eight years old, did not survive the night. At the time, Janaia was going through a divorce, she had not worked outside the home in almost a decade, the stock market was crashing and she had two other children to raise and care for in a city she had yet to call home.
All of this left her asking, “Who am I and how am I going to survive?”
The hardest part for Janaia came with the realization that the death of her daughter was not the hardest part. Her grief began when her daughter was first diagnosed with a terrifying, progressive and uncontrolled seizure disorder as an infant and continues on. The effects of the trauma of helplessly watching a child suffer affects every part of a family as a whole, and each individual. The positive part of her journey is that she has learned concrete skills to help herself, and now others, continue to rise up after a fall.
Over fifteen years of practicing holistic wellness and studying the positive effects of maintaining a healthy ecosystem of all seven aspects of wellness, taught Janaia that knowing and honouring one’s true essence is the first step to finding the answer to “who" and through this she also discovered tools to “how." She has now earned the titles Author, Journalist, Reflexologist and Yoga Instructor – Mom is still at the top.
It is an honour and a privilege to be alive.
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All of this left her asking, “Who am I and how am I going to survive?”
The hardest part for Janaia came with the realization that the death of her daughter was not the hardest part. Her grief began when her daughter was first diagnosed with a terrifying, progressive and uncontrolled seizure disorder as an infant and continues on. The effects of the trauma of helplessly watching a child suffer affects every part of a family as a whole, and each individual. The positive part of her journey is that she has learned concrete skills to help herself, and now others, continue to rise up after a fall.
Over fifteen years of practicing holistic wellness and studying the positive effects of maintaining a healthy ecosystem of all seven aspects of wellness, taught Janaia that knowing and honouring one’s true essence is the first step to finding the answer to “who" and through this she also discovered tools to “how." She has now earned the titles Author, Journalist, Reflexologist and Yoga Instructor – Mom is still at the top.
It is an honour and a privilege to be alive.
Follow blog at www.7seedsgmagazine.ca Book an appointment.
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education• 200 RYT Yoga Instructor • Yoga Alliance Recognized Inspired Yoga Institute Journalist Print and Online SAIT • First Degree of the Tsui System of Reiki Healing Reiki Hawaii • Certified Level II Reflexologist Excellence in Reflexology • Certified at the Canadian Centre of Indian Head Massage • Certified Level II Dental Assistant |
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