Muse Life Guide is comprised of the trifecta of holistic wellness – Muse Life Coaching for the mind, Muse Nutrition for the body, and Muse Yoga for the spirit. The word “Muse” means to look inward, as opposed to always looking outward, for the power, strength, inspiration, validation, and resources to create a meaningful and beautiful life for ourselves.

We often look externally for validations as a measurement of our worth. But what if we looked within ourselves for the love, courage, and acceptance that we need to create the life that we want to live?

The Muse logo is a mandala in the shape of a blooming white dahlia flower. The Muse dahlia flower mandala represents an individual’s wholeness in relations to the universe, and their spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical journey and growth through time and space. The centre of the flower represents an individual’s core, and the blooming rings of petals surrounding the individual represents their flourishing journey. As they grow brighter, so does their positive reach and inspiration to others.

Muse chose the dahlia flower as its logo because it symbolizes inner strength, creativity, change, and sacred values, all of which are important attributes required for positive growth. Additionally, a white dahlia, such as in the case of the Muse logo, represents focused pure intentions, another important factor in positive change.

I believe we all have the capability and capacity within us to live the life we want. We just have to believe we can and are worthy enough to live that life.

Be your muse.

Muse Life Guide was founded by Edmond T Cheng. Edmond’s passion is in working with people to discover their passions, and transform their potential into meaningful and tangible manifestations of their visions and values. His passion came after a life changing moment many years ago when he realized he was living his life for others than himself, which led him to question his own beliefs, identity, and values. What Edmond came to realize was that his whole life was made up of layers and layers of cultural, societal, and familial expectations of what it meant to be a man, of what it meant to be an Asian man, and of what it meant to be a gay Asian man. It came to a point where he wanted to live the life he’s always wanted to live, and that meant becoming his own man, his own sun, the author of his own story, and the master of his own universe. But in order for Edmond to be his own sun, he realized he had to be open and willing to the idea of self-discovery and to do the work required to fulfill his purposes in life. And once he said, ‘yes’ to the universe, ‘yes’ to his future, and ‘yes’ to himself, that was when the transformation began. And that was when Edmond turned his life long passion of helping people into transformational coaching and holistic nutrition consulting, and his 15+ years of yoga practice into yoga teaching.

Through Edmond’s journey of self-discovery, he experienced what it felt like to be mentally, physically, and spiritually aligned, which led him to want to bring that empowering experience to others through his work. When we are totally aligned, we are in the clearest mind, at our freest point, and at our high peak in that moment of our lives to make the most positively impactful decisions that serves our highest selves and our deepest values.

Edmond is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Associate Certified Coach (ACC); Erickson International Certified Neuro-Linguistics Programming (NLP) Practitioner; Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) that specializes in Hatha, Yin, Pain Care, Chair Yoga and Yoga Nidra; Institute of Holistic Nutrition (IHN) Certified Nutritional Practitioner (CNP), and a Canadian Association of Natural Nutritional Practitioners (CANNP) Natural Nutrition Clinical Practitioner (NNCP).

It’s called total transformation coaching because depending on the services you purchase, Edmond has the ability to coach you through all three layers of your being - mind (life coaching), body (nutrition), and spirit (yoga).

Our collective holistic health and wellness approach empowers you to create the clarity and direction to live your most authentic and purposeful life.

Our collective holistic health and wellness approach empowers you to create the clarity and direction to live your most authentic and purposeful life. Unlike many wellness companies that focus on one or two areas of wellness, Muse focuses on all three areas of being of mind, body, and spirit. According to Edmond, “having experienced what total alignment of all three areas of being felt like, it was the most empowering experience ever because you are at your clearest mind to be able to see into the future of what your life can be if you just take the steps towards it.” And even if you only purchase one or two of the three available services, there will be principles of each wellness service incorporated into your sessions to encourage total alignment of your entire being.

Muse takes an inclusive, compassionate, and non-judgmental approach to coaching, nutrition, and yoga. Everyone is seen as whole and unbroken, behind every behaviour is a positive intention, that everyone is okay, and has the resources within them to make positive changes in their lives.

Muse offers Muse Life Coaching (mind), Muse Nutrition (body), and Muse Yoga (spirit) services. Each of these three services can be purchased online at muselifeguide.com.

Prior to purchasing a package, you have the option to schedule a 15-minute free meet-and-greet with Edmond to get to know one another. When you schedule a 15-minute meet-and-greet, please also submit a completed intake form that can be found on the website. The intake form allows Edmond to better understand you, your needs, and your expectations.

In order for clients to fully benefit from their sessions, full participation, open-mindedness, and readiness and willingness for positive change in their lives are highly encouraged so that they can create sustainable, measurable, attainable, realistic and tangible results from their hard work.

Welcome to the first day of your journey! Here are the next steps:

1. Submit an intake form online. An intake form can be found under each service in the “services” tab.
2. Schedule a complimentary 15-minute meet-and-greet by clicking the “schedule” button or click here.
3. After our meet-and-greet session, and we agree to work with each other, you can purchase a session or package online and schedule your sessions online up to one month in advance.

You can visit muselifeguide.com/services to purchase sessions and/or packages.

Click on the “schedule” button on top right hand corner of the website to schedule your sessions up to one month in advance.

If you have questions, you can email [email protected].

Coaching focuses on the present and future to propel you into the life you have always wanted to live, whereas counselling, therapy, psychology, and psychiatry focuses on the present and past. Muse Life Coaching takes a neutral and solutions focused approach whereby you are guided through a series of deep belief changing vision exploration exercises, as well as powerful questioning techniques to integrate your sense of purpose and values in motivating and compelling ways to create powerful and attainable futures.

A good professional coach does not tell a client what to think, feel, believe, or do, nor does a coach give their personal opinions. Instead through the series of powerful deep questioning by the coach, it will allow you to relax into your sub-consciousness, which is where your deepest values and vision of yourself and your future resides. By tapping into your sub-consciousness, it will not only allow you to become resourceful, but it will enable you to connect your action steps that contributes to the life you want to live to the person who you are inside and the person you want to become.

Muse Life Coaching’s transformational coaching specializes in areas of identity and values exploration, personal development, lifestyle transitions, pivotal life moments, sexual orientation, self-love and relationships, and career transitions. Muse Life Coaching takes an inclusive, compassionate, and non-judgmental approach whereby you are seen as whole and unbroken, behind every behaviour is a positive intention, that you are is okay, and that you have the resources within you to make positive changes in your life.

Click here for a comparison chart of the different types of mental health practitioners.

Muse Life Coaching specializes in areas of identity and values exploration, personal development, lifestyle transitions, pivotal life moments, sexual orientation, self-love and relationships, career growth and transitions, and nutrition. Whether you purchase a 3, 6, 9, or 12-month package, you will receive three weekly 60-minute sessions per month. At the end of every 3 months, you receive a free 30-minute check-in to review your progress, make sure we are on track to your long term and short-term goals, and to re-strategize for your upcoming sessions (if you have any). Life coaching sessions are mostly done over the phone or via a video conferencing tool.

Click here to see what coaching sessions and/or packages include.

Each insurance plan differs, so it is best that you check with your employer’s human resources department or insurance underwriter.

Coaching sessions are conducted via Zoom, phone, or in-person within the City of Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Coaches are governed by the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

When people think of nutrition, most people may only think of physical health, but our physical health is very much integrated with our mental and emotional health. Muse Nutrition takes a holistic approach to your health by requesting and reviewing your entire health history including medications and supplements, surgeries and hospitalizations, mental and emotional health including stress management and support network, 7-day food diary, relevant test results, and basic family health history.

Dietitians focus primarily on the diet and science of food and of the digestion system, and naturopathic doctors focus on patients' physical health from a natural medicine and pharmaceutical perspective. Holistic nutritionists, like dietitians, also focuses on the diet and science of food and of the digestive system, but nutritionist also focuses on the diet and science of food and of the digestive system in relations to all your other body systems, as well as taking into account your lifestyle, support networks, mental and emotional health, and medical history.

Click here for a comparison chart of the different types of nutrition practitioners.

Muse Nutrition specializes in specific health areas and specialty diets including vegan, vegetarian, paleo, ketogenic, and diets that are specific for certain autoimmune diseases. The specific health areas includes fitness and steroids use, weight management, STIs (sexually transmitted infections) management and PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) use, alcohol and smoking including marijuana, recreational drugs and opioids use, depression and anxiety, erectile and colon health including prostate health, aging and hormonal balance, digestive health and autoimmune disease support. Muse’s position on these areas is a neutral position whereby clients are given the education and resources to make the most informed decisions that best supports their lifestyle needs, and health and wellness goals.

When people think of nutrition, most people may think of physical health, but our physical health is very much integrated with our mental and emotional health. Muse Nutrition takes a holistic approach to your health by requesting and reviewing your entire health history including medications and supplements, surgeries and hospitalizations, mental and emotional health including stress management and support network, 7-day food diary, relevant test results, and basic family health history.

Click here to see what nutrition packages include.

Prior to purchasing a package, you have the option to schedule a 15-minute free meet-and-greet with Edmond to get to know one another. When you schedule a 15-minute meet-and-greet, please also submit a completed intake form that can be found on the website. The intake form allows Edmond to better understand you, your needs, and your expectations. You can visit muselifeguide.com/muse-nutrition-rates to purchase the package.

Package 1 is 7 weeks long, package 2 is 13 weeks long, and package 3 is 19 weeks long. Package 2 Mini and 3 Mini are each 7 weeks long.

Please click here for a sample health assessment and nutrition and lifestyle protocol. Since everyone’s health history is unique, so will the content the assessment and protocol as it will be specifically tailored to each individual’s health concerns and goals.

Depending on your employer and/or insurance plan, your Muse Nutrition package purchase and the supplements that you purchase through Muse’s partnership with Fullscript and Thorne, may be covered if you have funds in a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA). It is recommended that you check with your employer and/or insurance provider first to determine what your plan covers.

Nutrition sessions are conducted via Zoom or in-person within the City of Vancouver, BC, Canada.

The governing body of nutritionists is the Canadian Association of Natural Nutritional Practitioners (CANNP).

Yoga is a moving meditation. It has the power to transcend the physical being and touch the mental and emotional aspects of our lives. It creates space within us to work through whatever we need to work through; find gratitude in what we have; change our perspective on the world around us, and cultivate peace, strength and love in ourselves so that we can become more compassionate and empathetic.

Muse Yoga specializes in Hatha, Chair Hatha, Yin, Pain Care, and Yoga Nidra. Click here for a comparison chart of the different types of yoga that Muse Yoga offers.

Yoga is a moving meditation. It has the power to transcend your physical being and touch the mental and emotional aspects of your life. It creates space within you to work through whatever you need to work through; find gratitude in what you have; change your perspective on the world around you, and cultivate peace, strength and love in yourself so that you can become more compassionate and empathetic towards others and yourself.

Hatha is a sanskrit word meaning the union of the sun and moon as it is a balanced practice that involves both upper and lower body poses, balance poses, and breath work to align the mind, body and spirit. Hatha is a moderately paced style of yoga that is medium to high intensity and difficulty. This style of yoga acts as a moving meditation that allows you to be in the present by calming your mind through breath, and surrendering to the moment through challenging poses so that you can, much like life coaching, create the space within to discover your identity and values, and create powerful futures for yourself.

Chair hatha yoga consists of hatha yoga poses and sequences that are modified so that you can do them with or on a chair. The use of a chair is for added stability and safety as this type of yoga is often for individuals that have may have physical challenges, but want to increase their strength and mobility. Chair hatha yoga is a slow to moderately paced style of yoga that is low to medium difficulty. Much like regular hatha yoga, chair hatha yoga also acts as a moving meditation that allows you to create the space within to discover your identity and values, and create powerful futures for yourself.

Yin is an introspective yoga practice that’s slower, softer, and calmer than other styles of yoga such as hatha, which can be more dynamic and heat generating. Yin focuses on stillness and patience through mainly floor postures that are held for longer periods of time. The longer held postures allow you to surrender even more to the moment and go inwards even deeper to discover the physiological, mental, and emotional benefits of the practice. Yin yoga is low intensity and difficulty, and can be quite soothing.

Pain care yoga is a specialty yoga that is focused on supporting you during times where you may experience mental, emotional, or physical pain through using various yoga postures and props to create a sense of safety, comfort, support, and mobility. Pain care yoga is an extremely slow paced style of yoga, and consists of mainly floor poses that are soothing and restful with no balancing or stretching. And because this type of yoga is not intense or difficult whatsoever as it is meant to restore you mentally, emotionally, and physically, you will be in a state of full relaxation and restoration.

Yoga Nidra, also known as yogic sleep, is a form of mind-body therapy that consists of a systematic form of guided meditation where you lay in a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping. Yoga nidra often brings immediate emotional and mental benefits such as reduced stress, better sleep, and consistent mood. Improved emotional and mental states often lead to physical benefits such as lower inflammation, improved digestion, consistent energy, resiliency, and better weight management.

Yoga sessions are done in-person at a client’s home or a client’s location of choice as long as it is within Vancouver. It is the client’s responsibility to have yoga props that they would like to use as part of their practice.

Click here for a comparison chart of the different types of Yoga styles.

Prior to purchasing a package, you have the option to schedule a 15-minute free meet-and-greet with Edmond to get to know one another. When you schedule a 15-minute meet-and-greet, please also submit a completed intake form that can be found on the website. The intake form allows Edmond to better understand you, your needs, and your expectations.

You can visit muselifeguide.com/muse-yoga-rates to purchase the package.

Each insurance plan differs, so it is best that you check with your employer’s human resources department or insurance underwriter.

Yoga sessions are conducted in-person at a private location of your choice as long as it is within the City of Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Yoga teachers are governed by Yoga Alliance.