Paris woman turns hard life lessons into mindful, actionpacked guide aimed to change your life in 21 days!

By Casandra Turnbull

A local author felt the best way to navigate through some major life changes was to document them. As a certified mindfulness and mediation instructor, who happens to have a talent for writing, it was a natural pairing that cultivated in the result of her first book aimed at an adult audience – 21 Days of Mindfulness

The book, available on Amazon for $16.99, is a kick-in-the-butt, actionpacked guide and journal to get, stay and be mindful. Author Stephanie Van De Ven describes it as having your very own sassy and experienced self-help guru with you every single day for 21+ days!

“Every day, for 21 days, I guide you through themes like grief, joy, trust, and provide activities, exercises, and journaling options for you to enjoy and complete,” Van De Ven explains during an interview with The Paris Independent.

“21 days is said to be the perfect amount of time where you can form new and positive habits and may even create new neural pathways in your brain. I definitely notice that I feel much better after doing a "21-day cycle" with my book, and I hope the reader feels the same!”

The Paris woman is no stranger to writing and releasing sound advice and inspirational messages within pages of a book. She’s published a children’s book

Meet Paris woman Stephanie Van De Ven. She owns and operates Spirit Country Wellness Farm, she’s a certified mindfulness and mediation instructor and a published author! She recently published her first book, for adult audiences, titled 21 Days of Mindfulness. You can support this local author but checking out her book available on Amazon now.

Story continued on page 15 called ‘The Birdy Book Series – Life Lessons and Positive Affirmations,’ and travelled across the province with her canary to schools and events, reading and sharing positive and uplifting messages. So when she was faced with some major life changes her natural outlet was writing and that led to the realization that if the book helped her mindset, it could help others. The idea of helping others in a small, yet significant way, was too good to pass up so she put pen to paper (maybe not literally) and within weeks the first draft of the book was completely written.

To celebrate her success, friends and family gathered at Stillwaters restaurant on April 25th for the official Book Launch where she was able to mix and mingle with guests and share the story of how the book came to life and her simple, yet impactful message. “I've learned that mindfulness doesn't have to be complicated. It's simple, in fact! And can be done daily even for five or ten minutes - you just have to choose to make the time to care for yourself,” said Van De Ven, noting that she will continue to practice mindfulness so that she can practice what she preaches! The book is layered with refreshing insights, a how-to-do-it action plan, suggestions, ideas, and ways to easily incorporate mindfulness into your busy life with ease.

21 Days of Mindfulness by Stephanie Van De Ven is available on Amazon right now for $16.99. She’s also open to the opportunity to connect with local groups and organizations to speak at events on the subjects of: Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude, Wounds are Our Wisdoms, What Is Mindfulness, and much more - all chapters from her book.

Van De Ven is also the Owner of Spirit Country Wellness Farm located just outside of Paris on Highway 2. The farm offers a variety of spiritual opportunities – relaxing spa experiences, beautiful sunset picnics, peace and relaxation on a farm setting with animals and the great outdoors. Check her out on Facebook for more details.