Yvette Eastman – In Memoriam
A Celebration (Yvette went Home March 24, 2012)
Yvette Eastman – pioneer, teacher, author, film-maker, risk-taker, humanitarian, go-getter, mother, wife, animal and nature lover, friend.
Yvette has been a part of my life for 30 years, taught me reflexology and how to be an instructor, how to be a human being with a heart, how to hug, how to appreciate this amazing complexity called the human body, how to use various forms of complementary health and how to practice those various modalities.
Yvette sowed many seeds which have germinated and grown, as students, and students of her students in Western Canada, came under her umbrella first with the Canadian Institute of Reflexology and then Touchpoint Reflexology.
Yvette sowed many seeds which have germinated and grown, as students, and students of her students in Western Canada, came under her umbrella first with the Canadian Institute of Reflexology and then Touchpoint Reflexology.
Yvette’s challenges have been immense and yet through them all she has persevered and overcome obstacle after obstacle while continuing to help others, provide hope when there was none, healing for those with dis-ease, and laughter for those who needed it. Courage, tenacity and perseverance are synonymous with Yvette.
While pursuing her caring career as a therapist and teacher, Yvette was and still is a mother to Sam (Samantha), Chris, Geff and Linky. When Yvette shared the news of her finally being re-united with Geff and Linky, we all celebrated with her in her joy.
My fondest memories of Yvette include the Winter Solstice Celebration, in Belcarra. We sang while standing around the fire pit, listened to the story of “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein, and then placed in the fire a twig that represented all the things in life we wanted to let go of.
Yvette instilled in each of us the importance of letting go of the old and embracing the new.
To Yvette - I am so glad that you and I got together last year. It was a time of endings and beginnings, the end of a phase of your life, letting go of the old house, and embracing the beginning of new life, which led to this final transition as you, Yvette, journeyed Home on Saturday, March 24, 2012. Richard Bach says it all in his wonderful little book ‘Illusions’: “Here is a test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished. If you’re alive, it isn’t.”
While pursuing her caring career as a therapist and teacher, Yvette was and still is a mother to Sam (Samantha), Chris, Geff and Linky. When Yvette shared the news of her finally being re-united with Geff and Linky, we all celebrated with her in her joy.My fondest memories of Yvette include the Winter Solstice Celebration, in Belcarra. We sang while standing around the fire pit, listened to the story of “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein, and then placed in the fire a twig that represented all the things in life we wanted to let go of.
Yvette instilled in each of us the importance of letting go of the old and embracing the new.
To Yvette - I am so glad that you and I got together last year. It was a time of endings and beginnings, the end of a phase of your life, letting go of the old house, and embracing the beginning of new life, which led to this final transition as you, Yvette, journeyed Home on Saturday, March 24, 2012. Richard Bach says it all in his wonderful little book ‘Illusions’: “Here is a test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished. If you’re alive, it isn’t.”
Yvette, you finished, you got your wings and have been able to fly back HOME. I hear you laughing, free! So, dear Yvette, as you let go of the old and embrace your new life in those realms beyond, you are still here... never gone... always in our hearts. Love ya and always will!
To Sam, Chris, Geff and Linky – the loss of a mother is a hard loss. But know that Yvette is still with you, not visible, but still here... watching over you, caring, loving, guiding, being. Listen for her voice in your inner ear, catch her whisper, feel her laughter, sense her presence. Send your love. Feel her love.
Rosemary ♥J♥
There will be a Celebration of Life for Yvette on Sunday, April 1, 2012 from 4:30 pm - 6:00pm at The Gathering Place, #1100 - 2253 Leigh Square Place, Port Coquitlam.
To Sam, Chris, Geff and Linky – the loss of a mother is a hard loss. But know that Yvette is still with you, not visible, but still here... watching over you, caring, loving, guiding, being. Listen for her voice in your inner ear, catch her whisper, feel her laughter, sense her presence. Send your love. Feel her love.
Rosemary ♥J♥
There will be a Celebration of Life for Yvette on Sunday, April 1, 2012 from 4:30 pm - 6:00pm at The Gathering Place, #1100 - 2253 Leigh Square Place, Port Coquitlam.
3 comments:
Rosemary--
Thank you for your lovely tribute to Yvette! She would have loved it.
Condolences to you, her family, and friends, on your loss. Yvette's was a life well lived and can be an inspiration to all of us.
Best Wishes,
Christine Issel
Thank you for posting this, and for giving the time and place for her celebration of life.
Yvette touched so many people's lives, including mine. We are going to miss her something fierce
My Mom Eva Tunold was a friend of Yvette years ago and took the reflexology course.I remember Sam well as she was close to my age..teenager then.I was just sitting here and Yvettes' name and face crossed my mind so I did a search for her online and found this.I was sorry to hear of her passing because my mom who lives with me now, would've liked to talk to her after all these years!
Lise Tunold
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