#101: Maurice & Tracy Thibodeau - I Am Festival (Live Episode)

On episode 101 of Welcome To The Winners Circle, Derek Pang and co-host Bianca Léger interview Maurice and Tracy Thibodeau (IG: @experiences_maurice, @tleethibodeau) live at the I Am Festival 2022 (@iamfestival; www.iamfestival.net) in Teulon, Manitoba on the closing day of Manitoba’s Manitoba’s mind, body & soul wellness festival named Canada’s Wellness Retreat of the Year by the Prestige Awards. Here are some of the subjects we touched on: - What their lives looked like before the creation of the I Am Festival. - The call to adventure that led to their creation of Manitoba’s mind, body & soul wellness festival. - Overcoming resistance in the festival’s creation. - Mentors & allies that helped them in the manifestation of year 1 of the festival in 2017. - Reflections on each year of the festival - 2017 to 2022. - How the festival has grown and improved each year. - The power of community. - Witnessing dreams unfolding. - The cancellation of I Am 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. - Pivoting with challenges. - The creation of the I Am Festival Presents: Comm-Unity online classes during the 2020 stay-at-home health orders. - Their announcement that this year’s festival would be their final I Am Festival. - A recognition and acknowledgement of all the people who’ve helped them along the way in their creation of I Am. - Their greatest personal insight gleamed from their creation of the I Am Festival. - How they were individually transformed by the I Am Festival experience. - Their decision to step down as chair and co-chair of I Am. - The future of the I Am Festival. - What they envision for the I Am community. - Closing thoughts on the legacy and ripples in time created by the I Am Festival. I hope you guys enjoy this podcast as much as we did. We are all on the same path, The Hero’s Journey, just at different points along the way. Thank you so much for listening! Connect with us on Instagram: WTTWC Podcast: @wttwc Derek Pang - @pangyoga Bianca Léger - @bee.leger https://www.welcometothewinnerscircle.com