Originally posted April 17, 2018. Sharon was experiencing feelings of lack of self-worth and hopelessness and helplessness. Sharon felt...

Originally posted March 29, 2018. What are the chakras? The word chakra literally means wheel or vortex (Eden, 1998). According to yogic...

Originally posted March 27, 2018. Sarah was the witness of an accident where a car struck and instantly killed two pedestrians. She had...

Practice mindfulness and increase mental health with Lovingkindness meditation

Originally posted March 13, 2018. Years ago, my son had a wonderful first grade teacher. She was creative and kind. The kids all loved her! During St. Patrick’s week, she told her classroom that they might see tiny, happy leprechauns about! She left out some nickels for the leprechauns. The children were all very excited about this and kept watching to see if a leprechaun might come to collect the nickels! One morning, when the children came in, the nickels were gone

Originally posted March 9, 2018. I believe cultivating the habits of thought and action that nurtures mental health is an ongoing,...

Originally posted February 27, 2018. People ask me to explain craniosacral to them all the time. Craniosacral is your body talking to you...

Originally posted February 6, 2018. Clinical Aromatherapy One of my life long hobbies is studying healing plants in the form of herbals, essential oils and flower essences. I studied for my aromatherapy certification in 2014 with Liz Fulcher at her Aromatic Wisdom Institute in Pennsylvania. It was a wonderful course and she mentored me further into the secret life of plants. I discovered a whole network of wise women working with plant secrets. It was a great experienc

Originally posted January 23, 2018. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a well researched therapy used to treat...

You can practice mindfulness everyday by following your breath and using a grounding mantra

Updated August, 2021 Goodness, if mindfulness was a drug, there would be ads everywhere about its effectiveness! And it’s free and available to us at all times. Mindfulness is the heightened awareness of inner and outer experiences through focused attention in the present moment. Mindfulness and positive intention can be purposefully cultivated and used for healing. Current research confirms this ancient belief. Today there is a big movement to incorporate mindfulness and

Flower essences are a complementary, non-invasive practice that some people use for emotional reflection and support. In my own work and personal life, I’ve approached them as a symbolic and experiential tool, rather than as a medical or psychological treatment.

Mindfulness doesn’t have to be complicated. Mindfulness is learning to live more fully in the present moment without judging yourself or others and is one of the healthiest lifestyle choices you can make. It’s also an effective self-care and support as your identity undergoes the seismic change of incorporating motherhood and parenting.

Happy Mother’s Day! Be kind to yourself today. Affirmations by themselves are not all that need to do to enact change within yourself, but are a wonderful enhancement to positive self-development. Positive parenting and feeling well and confident take conscious, daily effort. The conscious processing of perceived hurts and events helps clear out old habits, making way for new thoughts and ways of being. Pursuing the development of the self and being gently and consciousl

Originally posted May 2, 2017. Can insomnia be treated without medication? Are you having trouble sleeping? Are you so tired that it’s ...

Originally posted April 17, 2017. When is it a good time for you to try EMDR? Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a...

Originally posted February 24, 2016. I’ve been blessed with wonderful, caring friends who’ve helped me a lot over this past winter! I...

Originally posted June 22, 2015. Expressive Art – A Mindbody Practice Using mandalas as a healing expressive art form is a merging of Eastern and Western practices and thought. “Mandala” is Sanskrit for “circle” and is a spiritual symbol used ritualistically to represent universal wholeness. It is used a focal point in meditative practice. In Western practice, the mandala has been adopted as a tool for healing and self-discovery. The endless interlocking patterns can be

Originally posted February 2, 2015. Candlemas: The growing season begins Candlemas, February 2, is a day rich in emotional, spiritual and...

I’m trying to protect my garden from becoming deer appetizers! A seasoned gardener in deer country, I’ve used many commercial preparations, including Deer Out and Liquid Fence and Deer Scram Repellent . I’ve found that all are effective, all take persistence in remembering to take the time to re-apply during the season, all are kinda hard on the pocketbook plus I always had to make sure I had some on hand! Because it just always seems that when my intuition was tingling