Charlene Roycht (Photo by Jim Tulk)

"I attended Charlene's workshop at Gilda's in Detroit in Sept. It was called Living, Loving, Dying. I don't know exactly what to say ... it was so everything. She was funny yet so filled with wisdom and information. I laughed and I cried. It was so spiritual ... I mean I felt like I was with some spiritual master having a spiritual experience. I know Charlene, which makes it all more exciting. She's well, just remarkable, in so many ways." Kam, Detroit, Michigan.

"There has been such positive feedback on your Living, Loving, Dying workshop yesterday! Words like entertaining, funny, deep, thought-provoking, and a great speaker! I had invited a girlfriend to come, and her comment was "You don't know how much I really needed to hear this today". I bet you get that a lot! I personally felt like I was being reminded to re-examine many of my spiritual truths. You captivated all of us here at Gilda's Club Desert Cities and we feel blessed to have had you here sharing with us all. Thank you so for the gift of your time, talents and treasure. Stop back and see us any time you're close to the paradise we call the desert!" Love & Blessings, Sherry Sturch, Program Administrative Asst., Gilda's Club Desert Cities

"I recently enjoyed the privilege of attending Charlene Roycht's Living, Dying and Loving talk at Gilda's Club Metro Detroit. As a staff member of our Gilda's Club cancer support community, I am rarely able to attend Gilda's workshops and talks due to my other obligations there. On this occasion, I was most delighted to be present for Charlene's talk as she captured my attention with her humor and honesty and her clear passion for inspiring the audience to a higher level of conscious living. We were all blessed that day to be able to learn from this powerful teacher that each and every one of us has the power and responsibility to live life lovingly, regardless of our circumstance. Thank you Charlene!" Christine Spencer, M.A., L.P.C., N.C.C., Senior Program Manager, Gilda's Club Metro Detroit

"The Come to Your Senses workshop, in Sarnia in September, was excellent! The only thing which would have made it better would be if it was longer." Don

"I was glad to have attended Come to Your Senses! I got more out of it than I expected. I was struck by much of what you presented. I loved when you shared information about one's inner critic and living in the now. I loved how you presented the concept of one's personal 'soup' of life with main ingredients and spices. I intend to take some of your 'spices' and continue to add them to my pot of soup called 'my life.' I want to thank you for a great workshop. It really touched me." Chris T., Sarnia, Ontario

"I was deeply moved by Charlene's use of poetry and meaningful quotes in her workshop Come To Your Senses. She awakened in me an understanding of my bad habit of taking on too much and feeling overwhelmed most of the time. Her invitation to STOP, breath and go deeper really resonated with me and, although I know it will be difficult, I am now equipped with better skills to deal with all the activity around me. Thank you, Charlene, for helping me get my life back on track!" Blessings, Wendy Starr

"The workshop 'Come To Your Senses' was fun, creative, and deeply inspirational. Thank you for sharing your gift and inspiring me to share mine." Rev. Barbara Schreiner-Trudel, Centre for Conscious Living

"...a wealth of experiences to focus on ... for personally going deeper in my life. " participant in Come To Your Senses... very good ... the poetry and resources ... so enjoyed all the experiences ... listening, reading. Thank you for a wonderful workshop." Monica

"Thank you for reminding me of myself ... my incredible imagination ... my sense of possibility ... my creativity." Nathan

"Charlene is a beautiful woman that is a gifted guide to the souls of the universe; who's sensitive, humble and humorous. She has a true calling and generous heart. A lighthouse for spirit wandering in the deep forest of life. I recommend her for anyone who truly wants to go deeper and come to their senses. Thank you! " Dolphin B.

Come To Your Senses and Then! is a participatory workshop that will encourage one to go deeper within their own heart. Using the senses as a stepping stone, participants will stop, think, feel and record feelings about who they are, how they feel, what's going on, what they'd like to change. Depending on size of group, some sharing is encouraged. Charlene uses a variety of resources including material from Marianne Williamson, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Don Miguel Ruiz, Earnest Holmes, to name a few. Charlene constantly adds to the workshop, to keep it fresh, to keep it challenging. She uses poetry by Rumi, Mary Oliver, and others, and includes references from various spiritual practices. Come To Your Senses and Then! is a call to come to one's senses and then to go further. Yes, take off your mask. Yes, be in the moment. Yes, live the love. Yes ... be open to what's next for you.

Come To Your Senses and Then! has received accolades from Gilda's Club participants in Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, from MCC (Toronto), the Centre for Conscious Living (Toronto), and Unity Congregation in Sarnia, Ontario. Charlene has given workshops in Ontario, Arizona, Ohio, California, and Illinois.

New Workshop in 2008! Soul Energy! What level is your soul energy at? Can you define your soul energy? Is soul alive and well? Fed daily? Is your soul energy ignored? How do you care for your soul? Care of the soul can be inspiring and exciting. This workshop may be taking place at a monastery in Deventer, Holland, and will be available in Canada and the U.S. as well.

Love Yourself, which takes one through an exploration of literally falling in love with yourself. We explore your feelings about you ... and peel away those layers that hide the true you ... the likeable and loveable you. It's like you meet yourself ... date ... ask for you own hand in marriage ... and figure out the right celebration for you ... to marry yourself!

A More Sacred Life This workshop deals with your choices, simply that. You are in charge... whether you take responsibility for that, or not. How you spend your time, and we all have twenty-four hours in our day, is really up to you. Yes, we have responsibilities, some 'have-to's,' but still we have choices with what little or what amount of time we have. A More Sacred Life is about coming back to you, your heart, your needs, and adding some sacred thought and action to your day. I used to call this workshop the gift of time but it's really about choosing to lead a more sacred life.

Living, Loving, Dying... Reflections on Life and Our Choices Have you chosen to live well? As well as you can? Love well, as well as you can? Are you prepared to die? At peace within, with yourself? Our choices are very personal but they are our choices! How's your choice process? Do you take enough time to think about your choices so you can reflect on them? In this workshop Charlene shares her wisdom, uses many resources to deepen your thought process. You are given time to think, go deeper, feel, record and share. Living, Loving, Dying... Reflections on Life and Our Choices was given to Gilda's Club's in Detroit, Michigan and Palm Desert, California and received great accolades.

"We'd like to express our gratitude for your sharing of time and talent with our members at Gilda's Club Metro Detroit. Your workshop Come to Your Senses was very well received by our participants. Our members have attended many wonderful workshops given by talented people here at Gilda's Club. I'm pleased to say that the high expectations our members have were exceeded by your presentation. Attendees found you to be refreshingly frank and upbeat, personable and knowledgeable. We are happy to recommend you as an excellent presenter." Christine Spencer, MA, LPC, NCC Senior Program Manager, Gilda's Club, Metro Detroit

[A More Sacred Life taught me]...new ways to look at time and how to manage my perspectives of time, so I could focus on what is really important to me. Very informative, enlightening, and encouraging. I highly recommend this workshop! Charlene is a great presenter." Doug C, Tempe, Arizona

"Thank you for bringing your unique workshop, Come To Your Senses to Gilda's Club Chicago. We all enjoyed meeting you. Those who attended were inspired by your energy and strength. They felt they could be open, honest - share their journeys. Please let us know when you will be in Chicago again. We look forward to your return." Gail Mitchell, Program Director, Gilda's Club, Chicago

"Thank you so much for your gentle inspiration. You have facilitated my 'coming to my senses,' and you have helped me understand the importance of going deeper -- not only for me but for the world." Blessings, Cathy

"The fastest 2 hours ever spent. I was startled -- and disappointed by the passing of time. I wished it to continue. Amazingly good and enlightening." Thank You. Chris, Participant, Come to Your Senses

"This workshop helped me deal with the problems in my current relationship; my reluctance to face the pain of ending it. I accepted, more, my limitations due to my restrictions from cancer. Charlene helped me to accept what is happening. I sure did get a lot out of this time ... the way she discusses where we come from, where we are NOW, and how to recognize what is changing is excellent. Being in the now is an encouragement of hers. I'm getting it more. I realize after her presentation, one of the pains for me is loss of some dreams and the need to develop new ones, but I'm not ready to admit that yet. She presents from the heart, with enthusiasm, with an honesty that isn't finger pointing. It's very loving yet strong. An excellent workshop, she's an exciting yet down to earth presenter." Participant, Come to Your Senses, Gilda's Club, Toronto.

"A true light, an amazing woman of courage, humour, and sincerity."

"I liked the structure, format, and spirit of love expressed."

"Your honesty makes the audience love you so much."

"You are making this world a better place for us all to live in."

"[Charlene you are] a rare source of power and energy."

"Your words and gestures touched me in such a healing and loving way."

"Inspiring, moving, emotional, fun ... fantastic!"