Who is Bev Janisch?
As a former nurse, I’ve always been devoted to easing suffering—and now I guide people to reconnect with themselves, cultivate inner peace and live authentically.
Today, as a coach, teacher, and author, I empower people who feel stressed, lost, confused and stuck to reconnect with who they truly are by transforming the inner disconnection that often hides beneath stress, anxiety, and restlessness.
In my nursing years, I witnessed firsthand how disconnection from ourselves manifests as physical, emotional, and spiritual symptoms. That sparked a decade-long passion for understanding the deeper roots of suffering and guiding others in returning to wholeness through a renewed relationship with themselves.
Over time, I came to see inner stress not just as something to manage, but as a signal: a quiet invitation to realign with our truth and come home to ourselves. When we respond with insight and compassion, stress becomes a catalyst for greater ease, well-being and purpose.
My Turning Point
In 2012, I stood on top of Mount Kilimanjaro—one of the highest peaks in the world—and yet, I had never felt lower. On the outside, my life looked “perfect.” But on the inside, I felt lost, confused and deeply disconnected from myself.
Something vital was missing.
A gentle nudge from my doctor, who recognized my rising stress levels, led me to explore meditation and mindfulness. At first, I hoped to manage the symptoms—anxiety, mental fog, and emotional overwhelm. But the more I practiced, the more I realized the stress wasn’t just coming from the outside.
It was deeper. It was internal.
It was what I now call soul hunger—a quiet ache for clarity, connection, and meaning. A longing to come home to myself after years of fulfilling all my roles and being who I was supposed to be.
What began as a search for stress relief became a journey home to my truest self—a path that helped me find my voice, reconnect with my soul, and awaken a life of authentic purpose and inner peace.
This journey home to myself taught me that I wasn’t broken and didn’t need to be fixed—I needed to be free to become my true self.
When we transform our relationship with ourselves, we open the door to inner peace, aligned purpose, and the freedom to be who we truly are.
A Proven Path to Inner Peace
I know what it’s like to feel disconnected from yourself. I’ve lived it—and that experience, combined with my professional journey, led me to create the 4 Keys to Inner Peace framework. It’s a soulful, science-informed path that helps you reconnect with who you truly are, so you can live with clarity, calm, and meaningful purpose.
The 4 Keys Framework emerged from seeing how traditional stress management approaches often fell short by focusing solely on daily stressors and surface-level solutions.
By blending mindfulness, neuroscience, the Enneagram, and soul-level insight, I created a holistic path for people to create inner alignment and build a more loving relationship with themselves.
The 4 Keys to unlock inner peace
These keys guide you step-by-step from inner stress toward inner peace and deeper self-alignment:
Where Science Meets Soul: The Influences that Shape My Work
The first half of my life as a master’s-prepared nurse shaped the way I see healing. Rooted in the science of health and the philosophy of wholeness, nursing taught me to see people as integrated beings—body, mind, and spirit. Through years of accompanying others, especially in end-of-life care, I felt a quiet but steady call to ease suffering. Science offered many tools, but I came to sense that healing also lives in places beyond what science can explain—in meaning, presence, and the quiet stirrings of the soul. That knowing became the threshold to the next chapter of my path.
After stepping away from nursing, I entered a season of deep searching—and I’m deeply grateful for the teachers who offered light when I felt lost, confused, and stuck.
My approach has been shaped by a blend of modern psychology, ancient wisdom, contemplative practices, and a deep understanding of the mind-body-soul connection.
The insights of Carl Jung, Ken Wilber, William Meader, and James Hollis have profoundly influenced how I understand the psyche and soul. Drawing from Gabor Maté’s pioneering work, I recognize that trauma, stress and emotional pain are not merely psychological—they are lived, embodied experiences.
Meditation and mindfulness traditions, including the gentle guidance of Sarah McLean and Kristin Neff’s groundbreaking work on self-compassion, form the foundation for reconnecting with our inner selves. I also draw from the Enneagram wisdom of Sandra Maitri, Beatrice Chestnut, and Russ Hudson, who provide a psychospiritual road map for self-discovery on our journey to wholeness.
This synthesis of science and soul is at the heart of how I guide others on their own hero’s journey home to themselves.
My vision is a world where we return to ourselves—where we grow not by fixing who we are, but by freeing ourselves to become who we were born to be.
Why I Do This Work
As a former nurse with a Master’s in Nursing turned mindfulness life coach, meditation teacher, Enneagram practitioner, and HeartMath Certified Mentor, I help individuals who feel disconnected, stuck, or like something’s missing—reconnect with themselves and rediscover clarity, peace, and authentic happiness.
I don’t just teach these tools—I walk alongside you as a guide who has lived the questions and found a path home to myself.
Over the years, I’ve witnessed profound transformations when people begin to transform their relationship with themselves. Clients find their authentic voice, improve their health and relationships, and experience the calm and confidence that comes from living in alignment with their true nature.
In 2019, I published Awakening A Woman’s Soul: The Power of Meditation and Mindfulness to Transform Your Life to share these insights more widely. While my book focused on women, my approach has evolved to guide anyone seeking deeper alignment and authentic happiness.
Ready to Begin Your Journey?
Whether you’re feeling stressed, lost, stuck, or yearning to reconnect with yourself, my approach meets you where you are, guiding you home to yourself.
You deserve to live a vibrant, connected and meaningful life that feels good to your soul. It begins by turning inward—towards the you you’re called to become.
Bev’s Formal Training and Certifications
1984 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Alberta
1993 Master’s of Nursing, University of Calgary
2014 Certified Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor, McLean Meditation Institute
2014 The Power of Mindfulness with Jack Kornfield, nicabm
2017 Co-active Communication, Mindfulness Coaching School
2018 Deep Coaching Intensive, Center for Transformational Coaching
2019 Usui/Holy Fire 11 Reiki
2020 Integral Associate Coach™, Integral Coaching Canada Inc.
2020 Integral Coaching & the Enneagram: Soul-Building & Contribution, Russ Hudson and James Flaherty
2020 Own The Shadow of Your Enneagram Personality Type, Beatrice Chestnut
2021 Developing Powerful Enneagram Skills, Chestnut Paes Enneagram Academy
2021 Intensive 1/2, The Narrative Enneagram
2021 Instincts & Subtypes, The Narrative Enneagram
2021 The Typing Process, The Narrative Enneagram
2021 Providing Effective Enneagram Solutions, Chestnut Paes Enneagram Academy
2022 Deepening Spiritual Awareness, The Narrative Enneagram
2022 The Enneagram For Therapists, Counselors, and Coaches, The Narrative Enneagram
2023 Trauma Awareness in Coaching, Deep Coaching Institute
2025 HeartMath Certified Mentor, Building Personal Resilience Program
