Nicolas Canon

Words I'm sitting with: Everything you dismiss will come back to you and you will call it destiny.. for that which you disown, owns you. 🔥Fireside Chat: Your Lover wears the face of your Mother. Yesterday as I drove my mother to the airport I got nostalgic. She stayed with me these past two months to help me set up 'Yantra House' (our new mini-retreat + community gathering space). Ram Dass was right when he said: "If you think you're enlightened try spending a week with your family." I had...

Words I'm sitting with: A child who is not embraced by the village will eventually burn it down just to feel its warmth - African proverb pre-ceremony w/ my mother 🔥My mother used to beat me up as a child... We've sat in over 20 Ayahuasca ceremonies together and she's now my right hand in the healing retreats I host (and a loving mother to everyone who walks through our doors.) I want to share with you how we got from there to here, and what I've learned about healing the mother wound.. So.....

Words I'm sitting with: Triggers aren't proof that someone hurt you. They're proof they touched the place where you were already hurting yourself. - Nicolas Canon 🔥Fireside Chat: I thought my dad was kicking me out! Yesterday I moved into my new home in Colombia but when I was unpacking I saw a few bags that made me freeze. See, after my separation I decided to sell everything and leave Toronto. My entire life was reduced to six luggage bags. I had a few retreats in Colombia and work in Dubai...

Words I'm sitting with: That which can be destroyed by the truth should be. P. C. Hodgell 🔥Fireside Chat: The Main Lesson (from my divorce) Last year, my wife and I separated. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have already known that. I have not shared much about it. Until now. So since it's been one of my greatest initiations and it's taught me more than any Ayahuasca ceremony, I wanted to share the golden nuggets with you. My elder used to hold my shoulder, as we sat by the fire, and...

Hey Reader. There's SO much I want to share with you, however this morning I want to keep it simple, useful and fun. Here's a prompt that allowed me to get deep clarity in a matter of seconds. Go to ChatGPT and write: ✨ Prompt of the day: "Based on everything you know about me, describe in one word:My greatest super powerMy biggest weaknessWhat I should focus on right nowWhat I need to let go of in my lifeand what god wants me to remember today (feel free to use multiple words for this last...

Words I'm sitting with: "The relationship, finances and health you want lie on the other side of the emotions you refuse to feel." 🔥Fireside Chat: Emotional Healing 101 Hey Reader I want to skip the stories today and cut straight to the point. I'm going to compress my last decade of work around emotional healing and how it affects relationships, finances and health into a 2.5~ minute read. Here we go! If your relationship isn't working, you are most likely afraid of feeling unworthy, angry or...

Words I'm sitting with: "Heaven" is for people who are afraid of hell... Spirituality is for those who've been there. I'm celebrating and I've got a gift at the end for you! 🎁 🔥Fireside Chat: I have a gift for you! Hey Reader I wanted to celebrate a very special milestone with you. Two milestones actually. First is that last week's Father Wound Workshop broke our attendance records (with about 250 people registered and 140+ LIVE) We even had to upgrade our zoom subscription because apparently...

Words I'm sitting with: Anyone who gets upset when you draw a boundary had something to gain by you having none. 🔥Fireside Chat: Solid, Healthy Boundaries. Growing up in Colombia, I was bullied at school, cheated on by girlfriends, and disrespected by bosses. I resented them all until I moved to Canada and experienced the same patterns: Fights at nightclubs Broken promises from women Poor treatment from roommates and coworkers. I used to think I'd just been unlucky to know a few horrible...

Words I'm sitting with: If you want fruits, ALWAYS think 'roots'.. So if you want to know where you're going, you must first be at peace with where you've been. 🔥Fireside Chat: My dad's Friday wine o'clock texts (and a puppy) It was my dad's birthday last weekend when my sister showed me a text he had just sent her: "Thank you for giving me THE greatest gift of my life..." Seeing it was Friday night, we instantly assumed this was one of those messages he sends when his stoic, Colombian...