I will always remain faithful to the LEAVE NO TRACE and I.M.B.A.'s teachings (as my debut with I.M.B.A. dates way back to 2003, when I was I.M.B.A.’s National Capital representative and co-founder of IMBA Canada with Mark and Lora Schmidt and Jérôme Pelland.
IMBA Canada's new core crew was actually trained at LaRoccaXC and featured in the movie Soulcarving, produced by my nephew Ben McKinnon (Five Knights Production). To this day, it remains the favorite movie we show during the RPS camp.
My nephew Ben McKinnon once asked me while we were filming the movie Soulcarving (2010): "Aunt Dominique, why do you work so hard?" I remember getting very emotional and teary-eyed and answered: "Ben, I do it for the children so that they can experience what I enjoyed growing up in Northern Ontario, land of forest, lakes and rivers".
“Stop acting so small.
You are the universe
in ecstatic motion”. - Rumi
Dominique Larocque, grew up in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, and spent her summers at the family cottage on the Mattawa River. She has carved her counseling practice with a B.A. in Social Sciences bolstered with Gestalt therapy training, a Master of Human Kinetics, and complementary training in energetic healing, eco-philosophy, and end-of-life doula training. Her practice has been strongly influenced by surviving the death of a parent, growing up in a medical family, and her own life experiences as a two-time national team athlete, graphic artist, and restaurateur. Her commitment to excellence is reflected in her company, Creative Wheel Consulting, and her mountain bike school, LaRoccaXC. She is convinced of the healing power which environmental aesthetics holds in our society. Dominique continues celebrating her Algonquin heritage and her deep love of nature by designing trails and sacred land-art / outdoor spaces, inviting individuals in reclaiming their inner space for personal health. She now resides in Rupert, Quebec, where she is fully committed to celebrating her late partner, Canadian painter John Eaton (www.johneaton.ca), ensuring that his legacy and creations live on in the hearts of many art lovers and nature enthusiasts for many years to come.
Video – Voir la vie en vert
Thank you Zacharie Turgeon for truly capturing the spirit of my vision.