ABOUT
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
We take a hands-on approach to life and learning,
providing experiential seminars and workshops that deliver
far more than any book, lecture, video, disk, or audio tape can ever provide:
ACCESS TO CORE WISDOM
Tell me and I forget.
Show me and I remember.
Involve me and I understand.
Chinese Proverb
James Thurston
Facilitator
Shasa Vidal
Seminar Director
James Thurston first experienced The Life 101 (Basic) Seminar in May 2001 and was immediately moved by the depth of awareness, the profound insights and the incredible breakthroughs available through participating in the course. James' Life: 301 (IPI) Mastery Course started on September 11, 2001, a day that changed this planet and his life forever. In Life: 301 James woke up to his dreams and developed the confidence and the courage to live into them. Words can barely express the gratitude James experiences to be able to share his gifts and make a difference in the lives of others.
James has had the honour and privilege of facilitating personal growth and leadership development workshops and seminars since 2003. A dynamic and versatile presenter, James is also a corporate CPR and First Aid trainer, who consistently delivers energetic, humorous, and entertaining classes throughout Ontario.
An alumnus of Sir Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, James earned his Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997, majoring in English and Philosophy, with a minor in Sociology.
As a member of Toastmasters International, James has won several awards for speech giving and impromptu speaking, including 1st place in the Division D International Speech Competition and 2nd in the District 86 Humourous Speech Contest in 2008.
James "Ross" Quinn
Facilitator
Ross is a well-respected motivator and leader, international keynote speaker, leadership trainer, author, and success coach. Quinn’s seminars go well beyond typical motivational speeches and workshops, as his leading-edge human development technology empowers people to overcome Fear-Based reactions and to identify and change their non-productive behaviors to become truly successful in all areas of their lives.
Since 1979, Ross has made more than 1500 presentations to over 150,000 people all over the world, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Thailand. His corporate clients include Remax, State Farm Insurance, Boise Cascade, and Walt Disney.
Ross is also the author of “Controlling Others For Love and Profit”, and his new book, “Speaking Of Success”, with co-authors Steven Covey (“7 Habits”), Jack Canfield (“Chicken Soup”) and others. Ross has also produced an eight-CD audio seminar that captures the essence of his leadership trainings called “Get Over Yourself”.
Ross graduated from University of Southern California. Prior to becoming a LifeStream facilitator, he was the Director of Marketing for Van De Kamp’s Bakery Products in Los Angeles. He and his wife Christine live on a beautiful lake outside of Chicago.
Shasa Vidal has a passion for life that inspires joy in all those around her. A graduate of the entire Life curriculum offered by Life-Works, Shasa has dedicated her life to the education and empowerment of individuals and organizations around the world.
An administrator extraordinaire, Shasa oversees and ensures the smooth operation of the varied menu of Life-Works Seminars and Workshops. It is through her meticulous and tireless efforts that the space is held for the transformational work being done here.
Shasa has a solid business background, earning her MBA from the Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands in 2001. Since immigrating to Canada Shasa has contributed to the success of several companies in the Greater Toronto Area including Syneron, WSI Internet Service and Capital Tools & Design.
Jim Quinn
Founder, a history
James H. Quinn was born in Washington state and served in the U.S. Corps of Cryptographers in China durning World War II. He worked in sales for JC Penney Inc. in Los Angeles and opened a clothing store in California. In 1973, he founded LifeStream, an experiential training seminar company and right up until his death in 1998 he introduced to tens of thousands of people all over the world, how to get the best of life.
The roots of Lifestream and the experiential seminar movement goes back to the late 1960's and a course called, Mind Dynamics founded by Alexander Everett. Mind Dynamics was the major forerunnner of most of the Large Group Awareness Trainings.
Many of the followers of Alexander Everett's work branched off to form their own group training companies when Mind Dynamics shut down. Jim Quinn and his wife, Jan left California with everything they owned and headed to America's mid-west.
They settled in Chicago and created LifeStream.
From its humble beginnings in a kitchen in the Chicago area circa 1973, where Jim Quinn delivered the first LifeStream seminar to three participants (one gentleman, one lady and her seven-year-old son) the Basic and IPI Advanced seminars have been offered around the world and delivered by a variety of powerful and engaging facilitators.