If you know Lozen (as she prefers mononymously to be called), you'll know she wears a lot of hats: Aprés Lounge host, music director at Whistler FM—now dubbed Vibe Radio—and all-round creative. She's got a book coming out April 24, too: Soul Path Guided Journal: A Journey of Consciousness, Intuition, and Spiritual Exploration.
The title's a bit of a mouthful, but it hints that this work isn't just something you read. It's something you experience.
"This book—this offering—is part journal, part guide, but more than that, it’s a sacred space. It wasn’t created to tell you who you are. It’s here to shine light on what’s already within you—not to replace your voice, but to echo its truth," Lozen reveals. "It supports that inner journey through reflective prompts, spiritual practices and invitations to connect with your higher self."
She wants people to know Soul Path is not rooted in her own spiritual beliefs, nor is it emblematic of any particular faith or religion. Instead, the book takes a universal approach to consciousness, intuition, and spiritual exploration, one that "transcends labels and honours the individual path of each person."
Lozen doesn't believe in gurus. She feels that, while professional psychiatric input can be helpful, it can also create a false sense of dependency and hierarchy. Instead, Lozen asserts we must be able to trust our own inner knowledge, especially at a time when long-held structures in government, media and religion are collapsing or transforming.
Put differently: if you give a man a fish (or in this case, an expert to turn to), you only feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you'll feed him for a lifetime.
"My goal isn't to have people come back to me. It's empowering them to listen to themselves," elaborates Lozen. "That's why I love the Buddha in a sense. He never said, 'hey, I'm the guy. Do what I say.' He was like, 'this is my experience, so I'm going to share that. If it applies to you and it's helpful, sweet. If it doesn't, don't hold on to it.'"
Intentional coexistence
No matter what you believe, self-awareness is essential for healthy growth.
It grants us the opportunity to pause and observe our own thoughts, emotions and behaviours in a curious and honest manner. Thus we reconnect with our core values and ponder why they are our core values to begin with—an uncomfortable but important process. We can make intentional decisions rather than floating through life on autopilot, or on somebody else's script.
Lozen can personally attest to the value of introspection.
She hails from a diverse religious background: her mom was Catholic, but her dad was a Buddhist. One day, Lozen asked her father why he didn't get up to take communion in church. His response: "I don't believe in that doctrine, however, I love your mother and her family so I'm here out of respect."
In young Lozen's mind, her dad had just given out a permission slip for her to explore different faiths. She did just that extensively, and he nurtured the process by offering all kinds of metaphysical literature. Above all, she just wanted to learn more about that which seemed unexplainable.
During adulthood, Lozen has also questioned her future in music. Some aspects of the industry didn't line up with who she was becoming: a divide between self and career she could not ignore.
Many people would have swept that kind of conflict beneath the proverbial rug. Others might have acted rashly or allowed the tension to decimate their mental health. Lozen found a better approach.
"In 2020, I founded Soul Path Records as a convergence of those worlds. It was a turning point, where I realized that these parts of me—music and spirituality—were intrinsically connected and could coexist with intention," she recounts.
'The point isn’t to judge the dark, it’s to meet it'
Despite growing up in Gatineau, Que., Lozen has felt Whistler's call for a long time. She didn't actually show up, however, until life's roadblocks drove her west. As it turns out, a good number of locals have a similar story: moving in pursuit of some intuition or impulse.
"When you live here, especially long-term, you learn to have faith. I've had times where I didn’t know where I’d live next, but somehow, something always came through," says Lozen. "Miracles. Acts of generosity. Divine timing. Whistler taught me to trust.
"It also gave me my career and introduced me to people from all over the world—people with different cultures, perspectives and languages, but who all came here with the same spark. For those of us who live here, that’s something we don’t take for granted. It’s a choice to live in alignment with that wonder."
Soul Path is one way Lozen desires to give back to a community she characterizes as passionate, magical and spirited. Everyone, from the long-term local to the 18-year-old Australian getting a six-month taste of winter paradise, is in need of genuine connection—whether that happens on a gondola, a bus or a coffee date.
"There’s a lot going on in the world right now. So much darkness and it can feel heavy, collectively, globally … but I see that as a macrocosm of what happens within us," Lozen says. "Our own inner seasons. Our own shadow work. The point isn’t to judge the dark, it’s to meet it. Sit with it. Let it teach us, because the contrast matters.
"The sun is beautiful, but if it shone all the time, everything would burn. We need the night. We need balance, and darkness isn’t bad—it’s what allows the light to be seen more clearly. Think about the stars: you can only see them in the dark. We may not be able to fix everything happening in the world, but we can come back to ourselves."
Visit lozenmusic.com/product-page/soul-path-guided-journal to order Soul Path, which is also available locally at Armchair Books.
