Your Peace Does Not Have to Depend on Another Person

  I have been on a spiritual journey for much of my adult life. The pivotal turning point came when my dear father, Risto, left his physical body suddenly in 2009. He was quite literally a guiding light in so many people's lives—and certainly an enormous, central light in mine. A man with gentle hands, eyes, and heart who took care of everyone around him.

We were all forced to face life without him and the loving security and reassurance he emanated. A man of few words, yet of immense power in his presence alone. He was flawed, as we all are in our humanness, but he had reached a level of loving service to others that I rarely ever witness. For this reason, and many others, he continues to inspire my mission: to love and serve selflessly, and to cleanse myself of any tendency to place the self above others.

On the eve of his passing, I was called to the hospital. Trembling and clutching the steering wheel as I drove through the night, I stopped at a red light only blocks away. I looked at my hands shaking—and then, suddenly, I felt strong arms wrap around me. 

A celestial hug is the only way I can describe it. A warm, deeply loving, reassuring embrace that calmed my body. Then I heard the words in a gentle, knowing voice: "Yes, it's time. It's happening." I knew it meant that my father was leaving the body. I nodded and said, "Okay." The light turned green, and I drove forward, the shaking gone, replaced by a quiet, steady peace. I knew what I was walking into, and somehow, I knew it was okay.

In the weeks that followed, I moved through the fog of grief—but I knew I would need to return to that moment to fully understand what I had experienced. When I did, I was struck by the power and reality of that mystical encounter. It felt as real as physical arms around me. I could not see them with my eyes, but I experienced them fully. In that moment, something in me opened—an expanded perception of life and of the unseen realms that support us.

Since then, my awareness has continued to expand. I perceive beyond the physical senses. I experience intuitive knowing, synchronicities, and a deep communication with the unseen support that guides us. In meditation and in my work with clients, I see Light. Not imagined — seen. It appears, flashes, and moves in response to what is being said or felt in the moment. It is alive, responsive, and intelligent in a way I cannot explain, only witness. I have come to trust this guidance with increasing clarity and humility.

I also want to speak of my sister, Karli. She left her physical body before her time — or so it seemed to us. But I've come to understand that nothing is without order. Before the news of her passing was shared with me, something arrived — a quiet, clear knowing. I don't fully understand it, and I take no credit for it. I only share it as part of my story, humbly, as one small example of the way the unseen world reaches us when we are open.

What I know for certain is this: her leaving cracked something open in me that has never closed. Karli was a spirit of playful joy and unwavering faith in the power of Love. She knew where she came from while she was here. She had her own journeys to the other side that I believe opened her heart and her knowing to our eternal nature — in ways that most of us spend a lifetime reaching for.

She has not gone anywhere. Her presence — exuberant, joyful, and infinitely loving — visits me, often daily. I don't claim any special ability. I only know that when I am still and open, she is there. I receive this as pure grace and I am so grateful. She is one of my greatest teachers and one of my most beloved companions. Her brilliant, irreverent sense of humour is as alive as ever — she still makes me laugh, and that laughter is one of the greatest gifts she continues to give me. She reminds me, again and again, that Love is the only truth. And that joy is its most natural expression. 

Through all of this, I have come to a place where I no longer believe in death — not in the way we have been taught to fear it. The other realms that remain largely unseen to our human selves are so alive, so responsive, and so present. The souls close to us who have left their physical bodies — who have, as I like to think of it, simply zipped off their earthsuit — their costume for this lifetime — they continue. They are not gone. They are just no longer visible to our physical eyes. And we have no reason to fear death for ourselves at all.

If you have ever doubted this, I invite you to spend some time with the near-death experience accounts that are so widely and openly available. They are undeniable. Story after story of ordinary people who crossed the threshold and returned — changed forever, carrying the same knowing: that Love is what we are, that we are never truly alone, and that what awaits us on the other side is beyond anything our human minds can conceive.

I don't share this to convince anyone of anything. I share it because it has set me free. And because I believe it can do the same for you.

What I know now is this: Love is the truth that governs our universe. The heart is the doorway to the Divine, where infinite well-being—health, joy, abundance, unity—unfolds. We are never off track. Life is arranged in a deeper order than we can see from our human perspective. And my work here is to be an expression of Love, and to expand that expression in every way I am guided.

I am also the mother of three young adult children who have been among my greatest teachers. The relationships we share are loving, trusting, and deeply cherished. I respect each of them for their own commitments to growth, to one another's well-being, and to our family. I am so blessed to be traveling alongside their radiant Souls.

If you are reading this, there is a reason. May this message awaken your own remembrance of Love.

I love you, 

Sara

 Before stepping fully into guidance and service work, I spent years in the world of business—managing and investing in commercial and residential real estate, and working in Human Resource Management and team building. These experiences gave me a deep understanding of the practical pressures, relational dynamics, and leadership challenges that many of my clients navigate. I bring that grounded, real-world perspective into every session.    

My path has been one of both formal education and deep spiritual apprenticeship—learning from teachers, studying modalities, and ultimately discovering that my own inner guide is my only true guide.

Education & Professional Training:

• University of Toronto — Hon. BA in Management 
• University of Waterloo — Conflict Management & Mediation Certification 
• Marisa Peer — Clinical Hypnotherapy Training (2018) 
• Co-Active Coaching — Life Coaching Training (2014) 
• Applied Numerology — Trained in the language of the Divine 
• Reiki Level 2 — Energy healing 
• Many other courses and certifications that subtly inform my work

Spiritual Teachers & Collaborations:

My spiritual apprenticeship has been rich, humbling, and deeply formative. In 2016, I had the profound privilege of joining an intimate spiritual mentorship with Marci Shimoff—bestselling author and one of the most beloved teachers of our time. Through Marci, I was introduced to and had the brilliant opportunity to work directly with many of her peers, friends, and colleagues, including Lynne Twist, Bill Levacy, Marianne Williamson, John Gray, Pam Oslie, and others whose wisdom touched me deeply and continues to inform my work.

I also worked with the extraordinary Sonia Choquette—an experience of intuitive training that was beautifully opening and expanded my perception in ways I am still grateful for.

In 2022, a conversation with David Bingham—a well-known and loved spiritual teacher featured in The Greatest Secret by Rhonda Byrne—led me to break through and see and know my true nature. What he refers to as Self Realization. He taught me so much that I am eternally grateful for. 

I also had the great joy of co-leading and co-teaching The Enjoyment Experiment with David Bingham. It was an honour to offer that course together.

Through these experiences and many others, I have come to realize that my own inner guide is my only true guide. And this is what I help others discover: the Divine wisdom within them.

Published Work:

My life story was featured in the book Conscious Luck by Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline—a testament to the power of spiritual community, living in alignment with the Divine, and trusting the unfolding of life.

My Work Today:

I guide clients to live from their true nature—consciously, sovereignly. I help them remember they are Love, disidentify from the experience (thoughts, emotions, body) and personal self, and reconnect to their own inner guide—the Divine wisdom within.

I am not your guru. You are your own guru. I simply help you remember the way home.

I use a combination of meditation, clinical hypnotherapy, applied numerology, and spiritual insights, along with the tools and frameworks I have developed, to illuminate how the Soul—or consciousness—expresses itself through the human mind and body. Through this process, we cultivate greater inner coherence and alignment, allowing us to reconnect with our true nature and find the path home to Love.

But the tools are not the destination. Your connection to the Divine within you is.