Scott McPherson

When I was five years old a very serious accident should have left me dead. Instead, it immediately led to me to begin a journey through many very earnest and logical meditations. Since then, all I have been trying to do is understand how we human beings actually use our consciousness and our power of thought to create our sense of being.

Luckily, a five year old will spend a ton of time pondering silly theoretical questions like, “What is to ‘be’ someone?” While there many valuable insights along the way, it took decades of hard work, but those meditations did bear fruit. I ultimately came to the same conclusions others have, and for the same reasons. I realized that Buddhism and Taoism have always been discussing enormously logical and practical things. It’s just we, as modern over-thinking people, have trouble understanding what it is they were really saying.

This understanding is not only far more natural, and logical to people. But it’s also an excellent path to mental health and stress management. And if we learn enough, it also allows us to unconditionally love ourselves and others in ways that make life deeply rewarding, even when its painful.

I am not a counsellor or psychologist or psychiatrist. I fell into this by accident, because too many people wanted to learn about things that others had told them I said. It was through many successful experiences that I learned that the conclusions I was able to draw from my extremely extensive meditations, are also useful to others as they too learn to flow more naturally through their lives.

My sessions, classes and writings are all reflections of those realizations. The surprise is how practical, ordinary and ‘understandable’ the thing we often call ‘spirituality’ can be, and how connected it is to our psychological health. But as ephemeral as that sounds, nothing I offer is illogical, or factually false. And it all aligns with known physics, chemistry, biology, neurology, etc.–not to mention our own experiences. As the Dalai Lama told the New York Times, “If science ever proved Buddhism wrong, Buddhism would have to change.” This is a solid lesson, useful throughout life.

Our minds are powerful things. But it is easy for that power to spin back against us if we don’t understand how it works. But if we do understand it, that psychological power can do great things. We can come to terms with challenges, grab opportunities, we can love, and forgive, and revel in all that is life. I hope you choose to join us.

peace. s

Things I can help with:

Access to performance and/or creative ‘zones’ for artists and athletes. Some learn to be more confident in business or in life. Some come to temper anxieties, fears, or frustrations. Some  come to get over anger. I teach some to forgive, or to stand up to family members–or others. Some come for help with job interviews. Some because they are afraid they won’t be a good enough parent to their sick kid. Some want to start off their relationship in a realistic way. Others want to save a relationship that likely didn’t start realistically. Some want to quit people, or substances, or activities. Some want help through a tough period of life. I’ve even helped some die.

Scott is an Edmonton-based writer, public speaker, and mindfulness facilitator who works with individuals, companies and non-profit organisations. He specializes in working with advanced students on the philosophical underpinnings of nature and natural wisdom.