by admin | Jun 25, 2019 | Body, Mind, Spirit
When anxious, uneasy, and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused. -Rainer Maria Rilke This past summer...
by admin | Mar 26, 2019 | Body, Mind, Spirit
Learning to notice an emotion arising in the body and pausing to take the time to pay attention and care for it allows us to have more choices in how we respond to that emotion. Well-Bean has created a four-step process called planting the S.E.E.D. for emotional...
by admin | Feb 20, 2019 | Practitioner Interviews
Wellness Collective member Nancy Despres is a registered nurse utilizing some unique therapies in her holistic practice. Using electroacupuncture and rapid transformational therapy among other tools, she helps identify and remove the obstacles keeping your body from...
by admin | Dec 28, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
Picture this… You’re watching a pretty standard princess-centric cartoon with your bestie’s kiddos when suddenly the king enters his throne room. All his subjects immediately throw themselves to the ground, arms outstretched, foreheads and bellies pressed...
by admin | Dec 17, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
Energy vibrates at this time of year. With so much to do and so little time, what are we to do? Deep inside we know this level of energy is not meant to be. We know there is a different way. As it so happens Mother Nature has a different story to tell. Mother Nature...
by admin | Nov 24, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
I’ve been intrigued by the concept of interoception, which means what it sounds like: internal perception. This concept describes the ‘felt sense’ within your body, which leads to an understanding of your own experience and your own needs. This internal focus is what...
by admin | Sep 20, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
Maybe your teacher is effortlessly cool — naturally wavy hair falling to her low back, a stunning floral tattoo gracing her upper shoulder, and one of those hoop-style nose rings. She gives you a warm hug every time you see her and drops the most amazing little...
by admin | Sep 8, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
Are we so broken that we would aspire to anything less than a sacred world? Charles Eisentein This is the question posed to me several weeks ago as I was reading Charles Eisenstein’s Sacred Economics. And it has been rolling around in my mind, like a shiny...
by admin | Aug 31, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
When my son was in the second grade I used to visit his classroom weekly and share mindfulness lessons. This quickly became my favorite weekly activity and eventually turned into the creation of Wise Owl Yoga & Mindfulness in Education Program. Back then, and...
by admin | Jun 28, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
The primary element of life is derived from the air we breathe. In yoga, this subtle element is known as Pranayama, or Prana, which literally means “to extend the vital life force.” It is an incredibly rich practice made up of many breathing techniques that can bring...
by admin | Jun 19, 2018 | Practitioner Interviews, Uncategorized
Wellness Collective member Rachel Leah Gerson is a metaphysical practitioner offering inner guidance sessions and psychic training. She helps people connect with the mystical. Though she has a deep capacity to see and feel into realms beyond our normal senses, she...
by admin | Jun 6, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
Wellness Collective member and midwife Teresa Cramer shares some helpful way to beat the heat this summer by staying hydrated. These tips are especially beneficial for pregnant and nursing mamas, but are helpful for everyone! Did you know that 50-70% of our body...
by admin | May 18, 2018 | Practitioner Interviews
Wellness Collective member Jen Rapanos is one of the good ones – one of those genuine, authentic souls living a life that impacts. As a child & adolescent psychotherapist, registered children’s yoga teacher & mindfulness educator, Jen uses talk...
by admin | May 8, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
Last year, if you remember (if you don’t you can find the article here), Venus, Mercury, and Saturn all went retrograde in April, giving way for shifts in energy that would allow for us to look at ourselves, the lessons we had not yet learned, our self-love, how we...
by admin | May 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Betsy Rosenbrook has the ability to really see into someone. As a counselor and yoga teacher this is an important quality to have. Starting out as a social worker, Betsy has worked with many kinds of people from all walks of life; her ability to see, meet, and accept...
by admin | Apr 26, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
Teaching our children the lifelong skill of being with our feelings. I was recently in my office working on paperwork at our Early Childhood Center when I overheard a preschool teacher working with a small group of children. She asked, “How are you feeling...
by admin | Apr 17, 2018 | Practitioner Interviews
What is a Biomagnetic Pair Therapist? What does this title even mean? Wellness Collective member Ann Sinclair can answer these questions as one who has experienced the healing benefit of magnets not only with her clients, but also in the life of her own son. Faced...
by admin | Apr 10, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
Who doesn’t like a great story? We all do. They bring back life to an old event over and over again, making it seem like it just happened yesterday. As coaches, when we hear stories we start to pay close attention. We start to listen and hear how ‘alive’...
by admin | Mar 31, 2018 | Practitioner Interviews
Wellness Collective member Kate Block is a therapeutic bodywork practitioner and registered yoga teacher whose passion for helping people find their true voice permeates every aspect of her work. Kate’s desire to explore what’s real and true offers the...
by admin | Mar 24, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
You are not who you “appear” to be. You are love. We are all of Love/God/Source and we have a body for a while to do the most good we can do in this world while, if we so choose, remembering we are not “of this world.” When you see or encounter others acting in ways...
by admin | Jan 20, 2018 | Practitioner Interviews
Wellness Collective member Teresa Cramer carries a strong, gentle presence. As a midwife these qualities serve her. Her knowledge, experience, and passion for women’s health is evident. We spent some time interviewing her to learn more about what makes her the...
by admin | Jan 20, 2018 | Body, Mind, Spirit
Recently, while driving my car, I had a life-changing moment sparked by my hands. My hands. There they were, minding their business, helping me out by holding the steering wheel, when I casually glanced at them and noticed their wrinkled and weathered skin. My...
by admin | Jan 20, 2018 | Practitioner Interviews
For many people, a pet is an important part of their life. The relationship between owner and pet can be a sacred one. No one knows this better than animal naturopath Michelle Rhodes. She has dedicated her life work to helping animals and their guardians care well for...
by admin | Mar 27, 2019 | Practitioner Interviews
WCGR member Cami Mann does soul work, the kind of work that touches one’s deepest sense of self. She embraces the deep places, the places where wisdom resides. In tapping into these places, she finds and assists others in finding the meaning that comes from...
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