Who is Bev Janisch?
Hi, I’m Bev. I’m so glad you’re here!
I am on a mission to share contemporary, holistic meditation and mindfulness practices that are research-based, grounded in ancient wisdom, and adapted for modern lives so that people can live with greater ease and well-being.
With a background as a master’s prepared nurse, I am also a certified meditation and mindfulness teacher, integral coach, and Enneagram practitioner.
For over 25 years, I worked as a nurse in various roles with seniors and end-of-care. I loved being a nurse and was honoured to journey with people during the final phase of their lives.
After leaving nursing, I was led to meditation, mindfulness, the Enneagram and many other tools and teachings to connect with myself, improve my health, feel more peaceful, and live more meaningfully.
In 2014, I began coaching and teaching in universities, corporations, spiritual centres, retreats, people’s living rooms, and charitable organizations. I have taught hundreds of people how to establish meditation and mindfulness practices that improve their physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
My book Awakening A Woman’s Soul: The Power Of Meditation And Mindfulness To Transform Your Life was published in 2019.
I serve clients both locally in Calgary, Alberta and worldwide.
I am passionate about empowering people to live more vibrant, connected and meaningful lives!
Here’s why I’m so passionate about this…
In 2012, I was standing on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the highest peaks in the world, and I had never been lower.
Like many women, I was so busy on life’s treadmill and fulfilling all my roles (wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and nurse) that I slowly lost touch with my SELF.
On the outside, I looked successful, happily married, and cheerful, but on the inside, I felt stressed and had no idea who I was anymore.
Despite being grateful, I felt lost, confused and stuck.
I found myself asking big questions: Who am I? How can I feel more peaceful? What’s missing in my life? Why can’t I just be happy?
I had no idea what was wrong. All I knew was that my physical and emotional health was suffering, my marriage felt disconnected, and my life lacked meaning and purpose.
This dark night of the soul became a choice point. I could either continue to struggle with the soul hunger and disconnection I was feeling or gain some tools to get to know the real Bev beyond all the roles, conditioning and limiting beliefs running my life and holding me back from becoming the best version of myself.
I spent over a decade researching and practicing meditation, mindfulness, positive psychology, Jungian psychology, life coaching, energy healing, esoteric wisdom teachings, mind-body medicine, the Enneagram, human design and many spiritual traditions. I’m grateful for all the teachers I’ve had along the way!
Now, I offer coaching programs and teachings integrating holistic meditation and mindfulness practices enriched with Enneagram wisdom.
This embodied approach incorporates our bodies, minds, and souls, empowering people to transcend their conditioned selves and usher in a new way of being to live with greater inner peace, well-being, and joy.
My journey over the past decade has led me to a place where I can empower you to discover and become the best version of yourself.
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