About Nancy
Entertainer · Movement & Activity Facilitator
Hi, I'm Nancy Tindall.
I'm a children's entertainer and Adult movement & facilitator in Port Perry, Ontario. As Fancy Nancy, I bring face painting, balloons, magic and general merriment to kids' parties. Through Brain Body Being Bliss, I keep minds and bodies moving — for everyone, from children to seniors.
My journey to this work began at 17 when a boat crash dramatically altered the life I had planned. While I physically healed quickly, I faced significant cognitive challenges including memory issues that persisted for years. In an era when doctors understood less about brain injury than they do today, I experienced profound isolation while working to rebuild my cognitive function on my own.
Through years of self-recovery, I learned how to retrain a brain with temporary balance and visual obstacles, which often worked in reverse(non dominant hand use, speaking and/or writing words upside down and/or backwards) with limited memory capacity. I went from taking advanced level courses at school to trying to figure out how to organize my thinking. I eventually transformed these personal insights into a professional calling by becoming a Personal Support Worker (PSW), helping people with brain injury, dementia, physical injuries, and age-related decline.
My clients found comfort in my genuine understanding of their frustrations and loss of function. I naturally incorporated the activities that helped me recover into my work with them. As families witnessed the positive impact, they began hiring others for standard PSW duties while bringing me in specifically for activity facilitation and companionship. Some families continued engaging me even after their loved one passed away, as the surviving spouses also benefited from our connection.
Having experienced significant personal losses early in life and witnessing many pass during my PSW career, I expanded my scope to become an End of Life Doula and body removal technician. In caring for people at all stages of their journey—including over a thousand after death—I've observed something profound: regardless of age, income, struggles, or abilities, we all share the same fundamental need for connection and love.
I had the privilege of visiting one man with Alzheimer's. We danced everyday in his kitchen. When he could no longer dance, we rolled balls across his kitchen table instead. We had the music, the rhythm, the connection and his smile was just as big as when we danced. It's challenges like this I love. How can I bring joy to others, through connection and understanding.
My work focuses on identifying and nurturing the innate abilities we all possess, creating connections that generate positive energy and bring joy to others through understanding and shared experience.
The E.C.H.O. Approach
Everything I do grows from the ground up. E.C.H.O. is the framework I built for it — like a tree, healthy growth starts at the roots and moves upward.
E — Engage. The roots reach into their surroundings — soil, streams, fungi, the life underground. Connection begins below, unseen. Be present. Connect.
C — Coordinate. The trunk carries what the roots gathered, moving it up to the branches where it's needed. Learn to move your body and actions with flow and confidence.
H — Harmonize. The branches spread and reach for balance as they grow — and it feels good. Bring emotions, relationships and experiences into balance.
O — Organize. The leaves are where it all comes together — light turned into life, every part working as one. Build thoughts, decisions and goals on that foundation.
Like a tree, healthy growth starts at the roots and moves upward. Engage. Coordinate. Harmonize. Organize.
Background
Personal Support Worker · End-of-Life Doula · Reiki Master · Certified Coach Practitioner.
Studies in: Cognitive behaviour therapy, Brain Gym, Bal-A-Vis-X, Fitness and Neuro-movement
Smiles,
Nancy
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