Harp Wellness Fest, conference & Coach
🌿Harp Morning Reflection:
Elevation & Activation "A Sunrise Morning Reflection!
Embrace the dawn of a new leadership at Seal Cove Beach. Inspired by the timeless wisdom of prophets and poets, this sacred morning reflection is an invitation to rise into your fullest expression.
As the sun breaks over the horizon, the rhythmic pulse of the waves meets the live resonance of the harp, creating a sanctuary for you to release, receive, and reignite your inner light. Through breathwork and guided visualization, you will harmonize your inner gifts with your outer purpose. This experience is more than a reflection—it is a metabolic and energetic awakening, designed to help you embody your next level of leadership with grace, clarity, and grounded courage.
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“Don’t you know yet? It is your light that lights the world.” — Rumi
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“Let your light so shine before others.” — Matthew 5:16
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“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” — Kahlil Gibran
🗓️ 8 & 9 Août à 6h30am |
🌊 Plage "Seal Cove" Beach - Île (Grand Manan) Island
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🌿Biography: Dr. Shiona McIntosh
Hailing from rural New Brunswick, Dr. Shiona McIntosh’s journey from family physician to mindfulness leader is rooted in a lifelong connection to the natural world. After a distinguished 28-year career in medicine across Halifax and Fredericton, Shiona transitioned in 2021 to focus entirely on the transformative power of holistic health.
As a certified MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) instructor and the founder of Brookside Wellness Centre, Shiona specializes in bridging the gap between clinical mind-understanding and full-body application. Known for her workshops with diverse groups—from Indigenous communities to fellow medical professionals—Shiona is dedicated to the belief that mindful living can spark profound personal and collective change. She maintains a daily practice to ensure she shows up for her community with presence, clarity, and heart.
🌿Lecture Synopsis
Title: Beyond the Mind: Creating a Wellness Ripple Effect
In this session, Dr. Shiona McIntosh translates decades of clinical experience into a tangible, somatic practice. Moving beyond theory, Shiona provides a practical toolkit derived from her transformative 8-week program. Participants will engage in active exercises designed to bridge cognitive understanding with physical embodiment.
An invitation to leaders: This lecture is a call to action for those who lead—in their families, workplaces, or communities. You will leave with "portable" skills to navigate stress and foster resilience. By becoming the best version of yourself, you spark a ripple effect, empowering those around you to do the same and creating a culture of wellness that spreads throughout your community and beyond new frontiers.
The Practical Workshop Curriculum:
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Strengthening Attentional Capacity: Drop out of "autopilot" and shift from doing to being.
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The Lens of Perception: Discover how our "way of seeing" dictates what happens in the next moment.
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The Power of Now: Practical techniques to anchor yourself and reclaim your personal power.
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Response vs. Reaction: Mastering tools to choose a thoughtful response over a reflexive reaction.
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The Domino Effect: Bringing mindfulness into leadership and interpersonal communication.
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The Foundation of Practice: Establishing a sustainable daily practice as the key to long-term impact.
📍 Conference:
🗓️ 8 & 9 août à 8h30am | 8 & 9 August at 8h30am
🌊 Centre de Bien-Être - Seal Cove Wellness Centre - Îles (Grand Manan) Island
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🌿Biography – Jody Bell
Originally from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Jody Bell has deep ancestral roots in the Grand Manan community as a direct descendant of the Wood Island families. Her life journey reflects both grounded heritage and global experience, shaped by her time as a U.S. Navy Reserve Nurse Corps Officer. Despite extensive travel, she has always considered Seal Cove, Grand Manan, her true home.
In 2019, seeking a permanent residence in "downtown Seal Cove," Jody and her husband Leonard purchased the former Seal Cove Wesleyan church and parsonage. From the beginning, their intention was to transform the space into a living community hub while preserving local heritage. The project honors Seal Cove's aquaculture history, including the smoked herring sheds, the sardine factory, and dedicates two rooms to the memory of the 63 families who once lived on Wood Island.
With over 30 years of healthcare experience, Jody earned a Master's degree in Acupuncture in 2017 from the New England School of Acupuncture near Boston. After successfully passing three national board exams in the United States, she obtained her acupuncture license in New Hampshire in 2020. Through Beach Port Acupuncture, she currently sees approximately 50 patients per month.
Her background in military and critical care nursing allows her to bring a uniquely comprehensive and integrative approach to healing—where clinical precision meets holistic care.
🌿 Acupuncture Treatment Synopsis – With Jody Bell
Acupuncture is an ancient therapeutic practice rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, involving the insertion of ultra-fine needles into specific points of the body. Its purpose is to support the free flow of vital energy, restore internal balance, and activate the body's natural healing capacity.
In Jody Bell's care, each session becomes an intentional experience of natural health prevention and restoration.
From the moment you arrive, you enter a calm and grounding environment designed to support relaxation of the nervous system. Jody takes time to listen deeply to your health history, ensuring a personalized and respectful approach. Treatments are tailored to your unique needs—whether addressing chronic pain, stress, fatigue, hormonal imbalance, or immune support.
During the session, the needles are applied with precision and gentleness. Most patients experience a profound sense of relaxation, often entering a meditative or deeply restful state. The body gradually shifts into recovery mode, as if rebalancing itself from within.
More than a treatment, the experience becomes a moment of reconnection—where body and mind return to a natural state of harmony and coherence.
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🌊 Seawall Beach, near Digby, Nova Scotia
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🌿 The Transition Architect
Leonard Bell doesn’t just help you find a new role; he helps you reclaim your narrative. A U.S. Navy veteran with two decades of global service and a Master of Education, Leonard has spent his life managing the most complex resource on earth: human potential. As a Career Team Lead at SNHU, he has mentored thousands of individuals through the mechanics of change.
But Leonard is more than a strategist. He is a musician, a community builder, and a founding director of the Seal-Henge Society. He brings a rhythmic, soulful energy to the table, helping women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond see that their "retired years" are actually their Prime Years. Leonard’s mission is to provide the accurate support needed to turn a lifetime of expertise into a vibrant, high-definition future.
Conference Synopsis
The Third Act: Writing Your Manifesto of Force & Fire
For the woman who has spent decades building, leading, and nurturing: The fire isn't going out—it’s changing color. Whether you are in your 40s strategically engineering your "exit-to-excellence" or in your 50s ready to pivot, Leonard Bell is here to help you draft your most important work yet. This isn't a quiet retirement plan; it is a Propulsion Blueprint.
Leonard will guide you through the creation of your Personal Legacy Book, a vivid, multi-dimensional map that tames your vast experience into a vehicle of influence. We will use a "Spectrum of Competence" to color-code your journey:
- The Crimson Foundation (Experience & Grit): Harnessing the heat of your toughest professional and family trials.
- The Indigo Insight (Wisdom & Intuition): Identifying the deep knowledge you now possess that others are desperate to learn.
- The Electric Amber (Future Energy): Designing the "Next Chapter" that sets you on fire, using tools to magnify your reach and impact.
What we will achieve together:
- The Life Inventory: Auditing your "Previous Competencies" to see the patterns of your genius.
- Taming the Chaos: Turning decades of scattered "work" into a focused, exciting new "book" of life.
- Propulsion Tools: Moving from "What do I do now?" to "Here is how I lead next."
Retirement isn't an ending; it’s the moment the ink finally meets the page. Come ready to design a life that is as colorful, bold, and powerful as you are.
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🌿 Indian Head Massage Practitioner
At Harp Wellness Fest, we don’t only educate and elevate through music, rich and inspiring conferences, and curated harp workshops for Celtic harp lovers and players—we also honour the body, our essential vehicle to experience and create life.
✨ TANEISHA BROWN
Indian Head Massage Practitioner
An educational assistant at Grand Manan Community School, Taneisha is devoted to creating safe and nurturing spaces. Inspired by her own self-care journey, she now offers restorative experiences that invite deep relaxation and reconnection.
🌸 SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Indian Head Massage
A gentle, revitalizing treatment designed to release tension and restore balance.
Focus Areas
Shoulders • Neck • Scalp • Face
Techniques
Circular kneading • Light tapping • Gentle stretches
Session Style
Seated • Fully clothed • No oils
🌿 BENEFITS
• Releases built-up tension
• Helps prevent headaches
• Promotes healthy hair growth
• Renews and balances energy
⚠️ WELLNESS NOTE
This treatment may not be suitable for certain conditions. Please listen to your body.
💫 INVITATION
Take a moment. Breathe. Receive.
🌿 Integrative Wellness Practitioner
DARLENE PARKER, N.D.
A certified yoga instructor through the Amana Yoga Institute and a dedicated yoga therapist, Darlene Parker guides the body into a state of deep relaxation through mindful movement, release, and attunement to the nervous system.
Her wellness journey began with yoga and has evolved over the years through the exploration of various therapeutic modalities. She holds a particular passion for the lymphatic system and provides gentle guidance toward restored balance, inviting the body to slow down, let go, and regenerate.
Holding a naturopathy designation from the Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists of Canada and a member of the Association of PEMF Professionals, Darlene offers an approach that bridges therapeutic knowledge with non-invasive techniques, supporting the body's innate healing capacities.
🌸 SERVICES OFFERED
- Japanese Head Spa & Massage A profoundly relaxing treatment targeting the head, neck, and shoulders to release tension and soothe the nervous system.
- Japanese Facial Massage & Gua Sha A gentle, sculpting treatment that promotes circulation, lymphatic drainage, and a natural facial glow.
- Lymphatic Drainage A light, rhythmic technique designed to support the lymphatic system, reduce fluid retention, and provide a sense of lightness.
- PEMF Therapy A non-invasive approach using Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields to support circulation, cellular function, and the body’s natural recovery process.
- Vibrational Therapy (Tuning Forks & Chromotherapy) The use of therapeutic frequencies and light to calm the nervous system and encourage a deep state of relaxation.
- Chair Massage Targeted massage of the neck, shoulders, and back to release tension, performed fully clothed and without oil.
🌿 Holistic Care Practitioner
MARY ROSE FREETH, N.D.
A former Registered Nurse with over 30 years of experience in the healthcare field, Mary Rose Freeth brings a gentle, reassuring, and deeply compassionate presence to every session.
As the founder of MeTimeMeditations.com, she creates spaces for relaxation and reconnection, promoting nervous system regulation, body awareness, and a state of inner calm.
Holding a naturopathy designation from the Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists of Canada, a diploma in Reflexology from the Sara Canadian Academy, and membership in the Association of PEMF Professionals, Mary Rose offers an approach that seamlessly blends clinical expertise with gentle energetic care.
🌸 SERVICES OFFERED
- Reflexology (Feet or Hands) A gentle technique working on reflex points to release stress, stimulate circulation, and promote overall balance within the body.
- PEMF Therapy A non-invasive approach using Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields to support circulation and the body’s natural functions.
- Vibrational Therapy (Tuning Forks & Chromotherapy) The use of therapeutic frequencies and light to calm the nervous system and harmonize energy.
- Chair Massage Targeted massage of the neck, shoulders, and back to release tension, performed fully clothed and without oil.
🌿 Support of our health, mental clarity, and personal evolution
SYNOPSIS
In the age of artificial intelligence, a new opportunity is emerging: to use technology consciously in support of our health, mental clarity, and personal evolution.
This conference offers an inspiring exploration of the connection between health, mindfulness, and artificial intelligence. It highlights how these tools can be used intelligently to better understand the body, optimize energy, and make aligned decisions.
You will discover:
- How to use AI to maximize your physical and mental well-being
- Simple ways to integrate AI into your daily life with intention
- The importance of discernment when navigating information
- How to stay grounded, present, and connected in a rapidly evolving world
In the spirit of the Harp Wellness Fest, this conference invites a harmonious balance between innovation and awareness, performance and inner presence.
🌿 Transform their relationship with money in a profound and lasting way
In this practical and inspiring conference, Patricia Baril invites women to transform their relationship with money in a profound and lasting way.
Drawing from her book Femme et argent, she offers a simple, concrete, and modern approach to financial intelligence, adapted to the reality of today’s active women.
Beyond basic financial management, this talk opens a broader perspective on how women can understand, use, and grow their financial resources consciously and strategically.
Participants will explore:
- The essential foundations of feminine financial intelligence
- How to overcome limiting beliefs around money
- Practical tools to organize and optimize personal finances
- A new vision of money as a tool for freedom and expansion
This conference is an invitation to move from financial survival to clarity, and ultimately to a true expansion of personal and professional wealth.
