Meet Heidi Smith, BSc. RD.

Heidi Smith has been consulting for individuals and organizations for over 25 years. Her approach combines an expertise in nutrition and exercise with her passion for practicing mindfulness, discovering unconscious patterns and reconnecting to our intuition. In addition to being a Registered Dietitian, Heidi is a certified facilitator of the MBSR program (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), a trained SoulCollage® Facilitator and an Advanced Dream Pattern Analyst. She is an award-winning presenter, an author and a mother of 3. In addition to her individual work with clients, Heidi has travelled across North America facilitating workshops for organizations of all sizes.

Heidi creates warm, non-judgemental, soulful spaces to explore our inner world. Whether it’s through meditation, collage, dream analysis or intuitive eating, Heidi uses her facilitation skills to help you turn inward, to listen to your body, to be curious about your mind, to awaken your heart and to find what fuels your fire to live life with vitality.

History and Training: Heidi completed her training in Dietetics at Brescia Collage earning a double degree in Nutrition and Human Biology at the University of Western Ontario. She did her Dietetic Internship at Kingston General Hospital. She began her career as a research coordinator at Queen’s University looking at the metabolic effects of weight loss through diet and/or exercise. Heidi stayed in the University setting for the next 18 years as Head of Nutrition at the University of Guelph, Health and Performance Centre. During her time in this position she consulted for individuals, sports teams and organizations. In 2015, Heidi began expanding her training in mindfulness, positive psychology and self-compassion. She went on to complete her training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and SoulCollage® Facilitation. These soulful practices ignited her passion for the exploration of our inner world and led her to dream analysis studies and training in the Internal Family Systems model of therapy. Today, Heidi has consolidated her consulting practice online and continues to offer workshops, retreats and presentations on the topics of fueling your body and feeding your soul. For more specifics on Heidi’s career, refer to her CV below. On a more personal note, Heidi loves spending time outdoors in the woods, by the fire or on the water every chance she gets. The more she practices mindfulness, the more she savours her time in nature shared with loved ones.

Additional Certifications and Trainings

  • Certified SoulCollage® Facilitator: Instructed by Mariabruna Sirabella.

  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction MBSR Trained Teacher: 3 year training. Instructed and mentored by Dr. Patrica Rockman, Susan Woods and Gwen Morgan, MSW.

  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program: Instructed by Saki Santorelli and Florence Meleo-Meyer. Taken a second time instructed by Blakie Sahay.

  • Master Dream Pattern Analyst: 4 years of training completed at the Assisi institute instructed by Dr. Michael Conforti and mentored by Muriel McMahon, Jungian Analyst, Psychotherapist.

  • Mindful Self Compassion 8 week training: Instructed by Eileen and Rainer Beltzner at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto.

  • Self-Compassion in Clinical Practice: Instructed by Dr. Kristen Neff

  • Radical Self Compassion 6 week training: Instructed by Tara Brach at the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine (NICABM)

  • School of the Origins (SOTO) facilitated by Mariabruna Sirabella. Exploration of the 4 elements: Fire, Earth, Water and Air.

  • Trauma and the Internal Family Systems Model with Dr. Richard Schwartz: Releasing personal and legacy burdons.

  • Introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS): Facilitated by Dr. Risa Adams, MD and Marina Hazan, Psychotherapist

  • Working with Exiles and Polarization in the IFS Model: Facilitated by Dr. Risa Adams, MD and Marina Hazan, Psychotherapist

  • IFS Online Circle 6 month Training Program: Facilitated by Dr. Richard Schwartz, Pamela Krause and Toni Herbine-Blank

  • IFS and The Eating System: Facilitated by Kimberly M. Daniels. Psych.D, Level 2 IFS

  • IFS and Highly Sensitive People: Facilitated by Martina Barnes, LCMHC