ABOUT

Why takeĀ the BLC courses?

What makes a place feel like home to you? Is it knowing where everything is, how it works and what to expect? Is it being able to understand others and to be understood? Or having economic safety and being able to grow personally and professionally?

These, and many more things make us feel "at home,"Ā butĀ what happens when we move to a new country?Ā 

Everything is new, even when it looks the same.

People behave differently and they expect you to know how to behave and communicate like them.

Systems and institutions work differently and everyone expects you to know how and why without having to explain it to you.

Laws, rights, and responsibilities can be very different from those you are used to, but no one teaches them to you.

And so are the ways you manage your finances, get education, raise your kids, get a job, behave at work, build friendships, deal with unfamiliar diversity, resolve conflicts, and so much more!

There is so much to know. I had to learn all these things the hard way, by making many "expensive mistakes." I want you to do it the easy way. That's what the BLC course series if for.

NICE TO MEET YOU

I'mĀ Nava...

and Iā€™m on a lifelong mission to leave the world a better place than I found it. I have done it in many ways throughout my personal and professional life, and Iā€™m not done.

Right now, Iā€™m dividing my time and energy between two areas I believe to be well aligned with my mission: One is related to the Cone Model, and the other to the successful integration of newcomers in Canada.Ā 

My first step was to write a book about the Cone ModelĀ and reach out with it to the world in as many ways as possible to spread the word.

My second step was to develop a course series that will help integrate newcomers to Canada in the fastest and best way possible. My goal is to help immigrans and refugees gain a sense of home in their new country, and support local communities with effective integration of this incredible human wealth. Ā 

My ultimate goal is to lay healthy foundations to open-minded, inclusive, and enlightened practices and dialogues, and to communities driven by a positive and constructive mindset, and an abundance of radical generosity.Ā Ā