Is what you're doing to be well in your pregnancy supporting you?
Are you hearing your own wisdom as you journey into motherhood?
Do you have interest in moving from reactive to reflective living as a mother?
This program is for mothers interested in embodiment of awakened, conscious, heart centered parenting. For those wanting to move from states of fear, scarcity, and lack to states of ease, confidence, and abundance in motherhood. Sessions are individually curated and incorporate aspects of mindfulness, reflection practices, music, sound, and breath work according to the interest of the participant. We hold space for all gender diverse persons, therefore welcome all who identify as mothers.
Individual sessions can be scheduled for 45 minutes or 1 hour in duration, at a frequency of weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. The amount of sessions depends entirely on the interest of the participant. There is not a prescriptive amount of sessions as each person's journey is individualized and honoured as is. Please connect directly with Mackenzie to learn more about the cost of sessions. Sessions can be covered through health insurance with Mackenzie being both a Certified Music Therapist and Registered Counselling Therapist.
Program Themes
Loving Kindness… is one of the four cardinal virtues in Buddhism. It is a “deep friendliness” with ourselves and all beings. We can transform our default thinking of doubt and hostility to a steady stream of kindness—which is the ultimate freedom from suffering.
Wisdom… is not to be mistaken with knowledge (an exercise of the ego mind), Wisdom is a quality of the heart. It’s beyond intellect. You can’t hear your (Higher) self unless you get still and listen. School and business teach us to mine the “facts.” Now we’ll learn to tap WISDOM.
Divine Love… is the ultimate in Inclusiveness. Shadow + light and all of our fragments and glory are welcomed into the Heart. This can be the whole purpose of your life. This Virtue is the deeply practical approach to what mystics have been teaching for centuries.
Resilience… is adaptability + inclusiveness + the fortitude of the heart. It’s not about toughening up, it’s about finding steadiness in the inclusive heart. We bend so we don’t break.
Program Music and Breath Work
In connection with Mackenzie's training as a Certified Music Therapist you will be supported through how the voice and the benefits of music can be used in labour and delivery. Programming considerations involve both vaginal and cesarean deliveries.
Some activities may include: breath work, singing, vocalizing, chanting, meditation and music, relaxation and imagery, improvisation, songwriting, playing instruments, and creating a delivery playlist. You do not need to have a background in music or identify as a musician to participate. All sessions will be intentionally curated at the comfort level and interest of the participants.
Program Mindfulness Practices
Heart Centered Manifesting: Creating heart centered life visions where personal fulfillment also brings benefit to others. (Because the days of the self-centered bucket list are over.)
How To Choose Loving Thoughts: Make unconscious thoughts conscious, to raise the vibration of our thinking. Identifying thoughts that are fear-based, in order to choose thoughts that are in alignment with Loving Kindness.
The Stop Doing List: Identify what you can Stop Doing to create more ease in your inner and outer worlds.
The Self Help Laundry List: A self help audit to simplify your spiritual practices so you can go deeper into your heart.
The What I Trust List: Create a list of what you trust to deepen mental relaxation and sense of being supported.
Deeper Gratitude: Increase your scope and sensation of appreciation.
Love Letters: Neutralize judgements by writing appreciation messages to both positive and negative emotional states.
What are people saying about their work with Mackenzie...
- Very insightful, supportive, authentic, and caring!
- You answered so many questions and calmed severe worries.
- Mackenzie’s advice is invaluable. She acts as my conscience and guides me to be accountable to myself.
- Mackenzie’s gentle guidance is helping to keep my vision evolving.
- Her attention to detail, candidness and experience makes for such an enriching experience.
Benefits of The Program
Feel more clarity and confidence...
Tap into your heart’s wisdom…
Feel more connected with yourself, your baby and your relationships…
Develop a way forward in ease and peace...
Investment
Please connect to learn more about the cost of sessions.
We are excited to share that this program has increased accessibility for those residents of Nova Scotia. As your health insurance can be applied to your sessions as Mackenzie is also a Registered Counselling Therapist, as well as Certified Music Therapist.
If you’re not sure this program is right for you, please get in touch. I’m happy to answer all your questions.
I envision a future where we are supported as mothers throughout the pregnancy journey.
I envision a space where we feel safe, seen, heard, respected and honoured.
I envision a time where community and connection is the way forward into motherhood and beyond.
About Me
Mackenzie Costron, BMT, MTA, RCT (she/her), is the Owner and Founder of Find Your Voice Music Therapy, launching the first practice location in Katarokwi/ Kingston, ON June 2014. She launched the second Find Your Voice Music Therapy location in K’jipuktuk/ Halifax, NS July 2017 and currently provides music therapy & counselling services in Halifax area as well as online across Turtle Island/ Canada.
Mackenzie began her Canadian Association of Music Therapists (CAMT) Certified Music Therapist (MTA) training with Acadia University obtaining a Bachelor of Music Therapy (BMT). In recent years, Mackenzie returned to campus as a part time member of the music therapy faculty instructing 3rd and 4th year students. She is also a Registered Counselling Therapist (RCT) with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists (NSCCT) and completed the Narrative Therapy program through The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre and University of Toronto.
In addition, Mackenzie is a Heart Centered Facilitator with Costron+Co supporting creatives, therapists and health/ wellness entrepreneurs through business coaching and mentorship sessions, workshops, and retreats.
Mackenzie uses the interplay of music and verbal language within the therapeutic process. She specializes in working in areas of mental health (including anxiety, panic attacks, grief, loss and life transitions) with seniors, adults and with women in the prenatal period. She also has experience working with neurogivergent folk (i.e. autism, ADHD), children & youth at risk, stroke & acquired brain injury, neurologic movement disorders, dementia & Alzheimer’s as well as hospice & palliative care.
In Mackenzie's clinical and spirituality work she is inspired by Danielle Laporte (Heart Centered Program), Byron Katie (The Work), Dr. Gabor Mate (Compassionate Inquiry), Dr. Richard Swartz (Internal Family Systems Therapy), and Dr. Shefali Tsabary (Conscious and Awakened Parenting). Also, through Mackenzie’s passion in equity, diversity and inclusion she completed the University of Alberta Indigenous Studies Course and frequently attends Anti-Oppressive Practices trainings and workshops, such as with Holiday Phillips.
Mackenzie is a classically trained vocalist, with advanced training in piano, guitar, and percussion. She has been a member of Canadian choral communities since 1998.
Email: mackenzie@findyourvoicemusictherapy.com Phone: 1-800-827-3120 ext. 103