¡Hola! My name is Jonice Tovar. I am a licensed Heal Your Life ® Workshop Leader and I am thrilled I can help you tap into your own power to enjoy a healthier, happier life! I am originally from beautiful Venezuela, in South America and have been living in Albuquerque, NM since 2003. I am a teacher at heart; I hold both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in English as a Second Language (ESL) and have enjoyed the pleasure of teaching for the past 20 plus years.

I was introduced to Louise Hay’s philosophy about 18 years ago by a dear, close friend back home, Aracelis Ghinaglia, to whom I’ll be forever grateful for writing on a piece of paper: You Can Heal Your Life, by Louise Hay. But it wasn’t until 3 years later when my mom was diagnosed with cancer that my true understanding of Louise’s teachings came about. I gave my mom Louise’s best-seller “You Can Heal Your Life”, but I was the one ending up reading it and having Aha moments after Aha moments! I learned about my mom’s childhood and adulthood ordeals, about forgiveness, and, more importantly, about loving myself, starting with my inner child. I can truly say that her dis-ease catapulted my eagerness to transform my life and help others transform theirs by simply “changing their thinking.”

I am very proud to say that life has given me wonderful experiences and provided the right people and events at the right time. Nonetheless, in 2009, I, too, was diagnosed with cancer. This time around, though, I knew more deeply about love, compassion, forgiveness and trusting the universe. I was better prepared to deal with the dis-ease and was able to understand where it came from, and more importantly, how to let go and release all unlike love. My support system got stronger and stronger and the “showers” of love poured from expected and unexpected ways…I was ready for a comeback! I knew that forgiving myself and others was the very first step to healing in the right direction!

One of my closest, dearest supporters from the moment I was diagnosed (actually way time before then!!) is watching over me from the most beautiful, purest place in heaven. My beloved sister-in-law, Dina, (I used to call her, “Nana“), lost her battle to cancer in December 2013 after 4 years of doing her best to get healthier and healthier. We were both diagnosed the same year and therefore shared so much about healing, eating healthy, exercising, forgiving, resting, having fun, eating out after chemotherapy (our favorite!), meditating, talking about our pets, and sharing personal, intimate past stories. We even talked about attending one of the “I Can Do It!” conferences once she felt up for it. We DID it all…including how to surrender when her time was up here on earth! She departed very gracefully and peacefully, but not before telling me she wanted me to continue learning about healing and helping people by spreading the word of love and compassion!

Well…guess what?! I attended my first “I Can Do It!” conference 3 months after Dina’s passing and came across information about “Heal Your Life ® Workshop Training”. I knew at that moment that this was my next step to healing and transforming mine and other people’s lives. It felt so right at that moment that I realized that it was my Nana guiding me in the right direction! She showed me the way before, during and after her stay with me and I can say now that I am so grateful and blessed to have become a Heal Your Life ® Workshop Leader and Life Coach. “I know you can do it”, she used to tell me. I know now that I CAN live a healthier, happier life. I will always miss and love you, Nana! This is for you and for all those who thrive on living to their fullest! All is well! And so it is!