Mountain Air Counselling

05/11/2026

✨ 4-Week Hypnobirthing Journey ✨
Prepare for birth feeling calm, confident, and deeply supported

This 4-week Hypnobirthing series is designed to help you feel more grounded, connected, and empowered as you prepare for labour and delivery. Together, we create space to slow down, tune inward, and build trust in your body’s innate wisdom.

Hypnobirthing is more than meditations and breathing techniques. It is a shift in how you view your pregnancy and birth experience.

Through guided relaxation, visualization, nervous system support, education, and deep mind-body connection, you begin to build trust in yourself and your body’s natural wisdom. Hypnobirthing empowers all of your senses while helping you gain a greater understanding of your body and tap into a deeper level of calm, confidence, and presence.

Join me for a supportive 4-session journey designed to help you feel grounded, empowered, and prepared for birth.

🤍 Supportive group discussions
🤍 Guided visualization & birth preparation
🤍 Hypnobirthing meditations
🤍 Recorded sessions for home & labour support

📍 Vitality Nelson Health Centre
🗓 Sundays | 2:30–4:00 PM
✨ Starting May 24

Facilitated by
Candice Mangione, CCC & Clinical Hypnotherapist
Mountain Air Counselling

🌿 Space is intentionally limited to create a calm and connected experience.

✨ Birth is not something to fear — it is something to prepare for, connect with, and move through with trust. ✨

05/01/2026

National Walking Month 🤍

There’s something incredibly regulating about simply putting one foot in front of the other—especially in nature.

Walking isn’t just movement… it’s medicine for your nervous system.

When we walk, particularly outdoors, we gently shift out of stress mode and into a more grounded, connected state. Your breath deepens, your thoughts begin to settle, and your body remembers what it feels like to be safe.

Even a short walk can:
• Reduce overwhelm and anxiety
• Support emotional processing
• Increase clarity and focus
• Boost mood and energy
• Help regulate sleep patterns

This isn’t about doing more or pushing harder.
It’s about slowing down… and coming back to yourself.

If it feels supportive, try:
• A quiet walk without music
• Noticing your senses (what you see, hear, feel)
• Walking at a slower, intentional pace
• Letting your thoughts come and go without needing to fix them

Small, consistent steps create meaningful shifts.

This month, consider weaving in a few intentional walks—not as another task, but as a way to support your mental and emotional well-being.

You don’t have to do it all. Just take the next step.

— Mountain Air Counselling 🌿

04/10/2026

4 Week Hypnobirthing Series

Prepare for birth feeling calm, confident, and deeply supported.

Seeds of Calm is a gentle introduction to hypnobirthing designed to help you release fear, build confidence, and learn powerful tools to remain calm, present, and in control during labour.

Through guided hypnosis, breath-work, and nervous system regulation, you’ll learn how to:

• Reduce fear and tension
• Enter a deep state of calm during labour
• Work with your body, not against it
• Build trust in yourself and your birth process
• Create a positive, empowered birth experience

Whether this is your first birth or not, this series offers tools to calm the nervous system, release fear, and approach birth with clarity and confidence.

No prior experience needed. Just an openness to feeling calm, confident, and supported.

Mother's to be are welcome to come alone or with your partner/doula.
Individual sessions are also available.

Series 1
Seeds of Calms: Introduction to Hypnobirthing 4 Week Series
Dates: April 12- May 4 2:30-4pm
A gentle introduction to the foundations of hypnobirthing.

Series 2
Rooted In Calm: Hypnobirthing Deepening Series
Dates: May 24 - June 14 2:30-4pm
No experience necessary, all parents to be are welcome :)

Location: Vitality Yoga Studio 205 Victoria St, Nelson, BC
Investment: $222 each 4 week series
Facilitator: Candice Mangione, Certified Canadian Counsellor & Clinical Hypnotherapist

Spaces are limited. Reserve your spot now:

Online and in-person counselling in Nelson, BC

02/27/2026

When your nervous system goes into stress mode, your body isn’t trying to work against you — it’s trying to protect you.

One of the fastest ways to signal safety to your brain is through gentle, intentional touch.

Place one hand on your chest.
Place one hand on your belly.
Slow your breath, even slightly.

This activates the vagus nerve, which helps shift your body out of survival mode and into a state of calm and regulation.

You may notice:
• your breath deepening
• your heart rate slowing
• a subtle sense of grounding
• your thoughts becoming quieter

This works because safety isn’t created through thinking — it’s created through sensation.

Your body listens to what you do, not just what you say.

Even 30 seconds can begin to shift your state.

You deserve to feel safe in your own body.

🌿 If your nervous system has been stuck in overdrive, support can help you return to balance.

Book a free 15-minute consult or session at Mountain Air Counselling.

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02/20/2026

Seeds of Calm → Rooted in Calm
Your calm. Your confidence. Your birth.

Birth is not something to fear. It is something you can prepare for—mentally, emotionally, and physically.

I’m honoured to offer two powerful hypnobirthing series designed to help you release fear, regulate your nervous system, and step into birth feeling grounded and confident.

Seeds of Calm: Hypnobirthing Foundations
For those new to hypnobirthing
Sundays, April 12 – May 3
2:30 – 4:00 PM

Rooted in Calm: Hypnobirthing Deepening Series
For those ready to deepen their practice and strengthen their mind-body connection
Sundays, May 24 – June 14
2:30 – 4:00 PM

Details:
Yoga Studio at Vitality Health Centre
205 Victoria St, Nelson, BC
Investment: $222 per 4-week series

Hosted by Candice Mangione, CCC
Certified Canadian Counsellor & Clinical Hypnotherapist

Learn to work with your body.
Shift fear into confidence.
Anchor into calm.

Spots are limited. Reserve yours today.

https://mountainaircounselling.janeapp.com/

Learn more about me and my practice:
www.mountainaircounselling.ca

02/16/2026

When a thought shows up as “I’m anxious” or “Something is wrong with me,” your nervous system often treats it like a fact, not a thought.

Thought diffusion gently creates space between you and what your mind is saying.

Instead of “I am anxious,” try:
→ “I’m noticing anxiety is present.”

This small shift does something powerful:
• It reminds your brain that thoughts are experiences — not truths
• It reduces emotional intensity by engaging your observing mind
• It signals safety to your nervous system, helping it settle
• It creates choice, instead of reactivity

You’re not pushing thoughts away or forcing positivity.
You’re simply changing your relationship to them.

With practice, this builds resilience, emotional regulation, and self-trust — especially when stress or anxiety feels constant.

🤍 If your thoughts often feel loud, overwhelming, or stuck on repeat, support can help.

✨ Book a session or free 15-minute consult at Mountain Air Counselling.

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02/11/2026

Grounding and regulating your nervous system doesn’t have to be complex. Practicing small, simple, and proven exercises can build your vagal tone and re-wire your brain for positive changes. Save this for later & book a free 15-minute consult if you would like support shifting from over stimulated to feeling more and ease and grounded.

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02/09/2026

Two of my personal go-to favourite RMTs have teamed up to offer couples massages this love season. If you are looking for a calming and connecting experience I highly recommend stepping into the calming Geodome with these ladies.

Reach out to Monika Chlus or Samantha Hart for more details or to book.

01/09/2026

A New Year Doesn’t Have to Mean Hustle.
Although we’ve entered a new calendar year, we are still in the season of rest and restoration.

The pressure to push forward, set rigid resolutions, and “do more” during the darker months often goes against nature—rather than flowing with it.

If you’re feeling stuck, heavy, or searching for direction, or if something feels off but you can’t quite name it, you’re not alone. This season often invites slowing down, reflection, and gentle recalibration.

At Mountain Air Counselling, I offer a supportive space to pause, soften, and reconnect. Together, we work with your nervous system—not against it—using:
• Nature-based and passive therapeutic approaches
• Somatic therapy & polyvagal-informed care
• Mindfulness practices
• Counselling, life coaching & hypnotherapy

This is a time to refocus and regain clarity, so you feel grounded and refreshed—ready for renewal as spring and summer arrive.

You don’t have to do this alone.
There is strength in taking action and receiving support.
You deserve care, presence, and ease.

🌿 Weekday & evening availability
🌿 Virtual sessions across Canada
🌿 Walk & Talk sessions in nature
🌿 Direct insurance billing available for many providers

Book your session:
https://mountainaircounselling.janeapp.com/

Learn more:
www.mountainaircounselling.ca
📧 [email protected]

12/30/2025

I am happy to annouce that direct billing is now available for Sun Life insurance clients at Mountain Air Counselling. Please check your individual insurance coverage and reach out if you would like to book a session.

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