About Barbara
Barbara McDowall
Barbara McDowall is a life coach, ordained interfaith minister and officiant. For the past 20 years, Barb has been studying, exploring and applying the concepts of awareness, consciousness, and authenticity, and the transformation of pain and suffering in all areas of life to her own spiritual development and growth. Barb has been guiding others to find their true selves and navigate through life’s challenges for over 10 years.
She has a deep understanding and appreciation of the rich diversity (spiritual and cultural) to be found in the world and brings a variety of perspectives from a number of philosophies and faith traditions. Barb brings her deep awareness of current literature and resources in support of others as they walk the earth. While an ordained interfaith minister, she is not attached to any particular religion or tradition.
Barb believes passionately in the human rights of all people and was an active participant in the ground-breaking Canadian same sex marriage case which saw lesbian and gay couples achieve the right to choose to marry legally .
She has trained with the Coaches Training Institute in California and ordained as an interfaith minister at The New Seminary in New York. Barbara has Etheric Healing Level II and III and Quantum Touch Level I. Most recently, Barb has been afilliated with the Canadian Centre for Leadership and Human Values as a life coach.
According to Anthony De Mello, spirituality is waking up. This is one of the best and the most succinct definitions of spirituality I have come across.