The Author Within

Master Your Mind. Choose Your Intension. Activate your Courage. Author Your Life. A women’s capacity building immersive experience. Join us! The Author Within A presentation and experiential event designed for women invested in expanding their competencies and practice of curiosity, connection, and communication. Advance your awareness, remove masks and cultivate your authenticity through a practice of self-authorship. Learn the Seven Steps to Engineering Agency, an evidence-informed framework designed to help you activate more agency in your relationships, both professional and personal. Join us in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Optional small-group extension: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The invitation Created by Patricia Auchnie, RSW, MSW, BSW, BA, The Author Within is an intimate experience facilitated by Patricia and a team of practitioners with advanced training and gifts in teaching, inspiring, caring, and creating meaningful connection. Patricia as lead facilitato, holds advanced training as a certified facilitator in Dr.Brené Brown's workshops, Tara Brach meditation in clinical practice, progressive goals attainment program, and brain coaching. Patricia runs a private clinic and enjoys providing experiential opportunities at small and large events. This restorative day "The Author Within" will draw on a variety of modalities to create a special container that invites you to slow down, turn inward, and reconnect with yourself. We will use our intellect to learn more about the science of us. We will use the breath to disconnect to reconnect, and the body to move into awareness. We will use music, voice, somatic experiences, and nature as our guides. We will use expanded states to reflect and integrate as you explore your inner landscape. We will walk mindfully, rest deeply, engage in creative reflection, and consider what is calling to be authored next. Can you hear it? The learning labs Throughout the day, you will be invited into six experiential learning labs: 1. Internal Family Systems Explore the different parts of yourself with curiosity and compassion. This lab introduces Internal Family Systems principles and invites you to notice your inner voices, protective patterns and deeper sense of Self. 2. Guided meditation Settle into stillness through guided meditation that supports presence, self-awareness and restoration. Listen inwardly and create space for what is emerging. 3. Three breathwork techniques Learn three accessible breathing practices for grounding, regulation and focus. Practise each one and consider how it might fit into your everyday life. 4. Self-authorship Reflect on the stories, beliefs and expectations that have shaped your life. Through guided inquiry and creative reflection, consider what you want to reclaim, revise or author next. 5. Integration Gather your insights and experiences into a meaningful whole. Reflect, make connections and identify a next step you can carry into your life. 6. Movement Reconnect with your body through gentle movement, adapted to your comfort and ability. The day also includes mindful walking, time in nature, restorative practices and meaningful conversation. Every activity is an invitation, and you choose how to participate. Please bring a brown-bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Registrater by completing the contact form on the Nova Salutem website or follow the booking link now. Solo early bird: $250 CAD per person Duet early bird: $225 CAD per person when registering with a friend Regular rate: $288 CAD per person Optional two-hour small-group extension: $44 CAD per person. Details revealed on the day. Early-bird rates are available September 26 through October 10, 2026. The regular rate begins October 11. Spaces are limited. A portion of the event fee may be eligible for reimbursement through private health insurance, depending on your plan and the services covered.