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It’s a beautiful Spring weekend I started creating a new area for some raised bed gardens in my compact backyard. It’s feeling good to be out in the fresh air and sunshine. Last week we talked about the red flags to watch for in the wellness industry. This week we’re looking at what you can do about them. About fifteen years ago, I took a spoon-bending class with a friend. She was exploring parapsychology and the world of energy healing and asked if I would join her. The class was…

The wellness industry is booming, attracting millions wanting better health and quality of life. However, amidst this burgeoning field lies a shadowy underbelly of wellness grifters. With the industry being largely unregulated and many of its practices involving subtle, often invisible energies, it can be difficult to discern genuine guidance from deceit. Here’s a guide on how to spot a wellness grifter and trust your own path to well-being. What is a Grifter? Let’s get on the same…

For many years, Easter meant very early mornings with excited children racing around searching for Easter eggs that we had colored and decorated the day before and in search of a basket filled with treats that the bunny hid for them. It was filled with spring fun: kites, balls, sidewalk chalk, and bubbles—all things that lured us outside to enjoy some fresh air and sunshine after a cold winter. It’s a primer for new beginnings, new growth, new energy. The days get a little longer,…

I shared some information on the energy of the collective consciousness this week with a few clients. If you’re not familiar with the term collective consciousness, it’s considered the general shared beliefs, morals, and rituals of society. It has its own energetic flow and can influence our energy field. Currently, we are in an environment with significant divisive and chaotic energy. The power dynamics in society are shifting. This affects all of us in one way or another and…

In academia the human energy field is often referred to as the biofield. The term is more formal and better tolerated than energy field. It’s defined as the complex field of energy and information that is believed to surround and permeate the human body. This concept originates from various ancient healing traditions and holistic health practices. Vital for maintaining health and well-being and a major component in the body’s self-regulation processes it has been largely invisible…

It’s been a beautiful weekend. I was able to walk the beach with the sun on my face and waves rolling in. It felt invigorating. It was such a delight to be outside after all the rain. Yesterday, I even got to hang my sheets out to dry. I love line-dried sheets. For our monthly peak into the human energy system we’re taking a look at the Throat Chakra, known as Vishuddha in Sanskrit. It’s the fifth chakra in the chakra system. Positioned at the base of the throat, this chakra is…

When we think of change, it’s often in the form of before and after, like a home improvement show where the kitchen gets gutted and a completely new kitchen is installed. In reality, changes are much more fluid there’s a lot of back-and-forth (about a million baby steps or so it seems) the proverbial three steps forward, and two steps back does get you there eventually. Leaning into your innate skills can help pave the way to a smoother road to change, big or small. We all have…

I’m sitting here sipping my coffee writing this newsletter and looking forward to spending time telling Elyse’s (the protagonist in my fiction book) story later. For the past month, I’ve been starting my week with a writing group. It makes a difference in the story I tell myself.
I have never considered myself a “writer,” yet for the last seventeen years, I have written a weekly newsletter, and I also write blog posts and academic papers.
The story I told myself was that I didn’t…

It’s a big sports day today, meaning the puppy bowl will be playing at my house. I’m not a big sports fan, leaning more toward books, art, and solo pursuits.
That’s not to say community, connection, and relationships aren’t important; I just seek them outside of sports. Give me a book club or a writers’ group any day 🙂
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I felt that looking into the heart chakra would be timely.
It’s where emotional attachment and love in all its forms…

It’s been a stormy weekend, perfect for tucking in with a good book and a cup of tea. I’m reading Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. She has a way of making her characters come to life.
I also find myself distracted by social media and a plethora of advertisements. 🤪​
I’m not sure about you, but I can get distracted by BSOS (bright shiny object syndrome) or FOMO (fear of missing out) and make bad choices. Ones that aren’t based on my goals and dreams but on some other person’s ability to…

I had lunch with a colleague a few weeks ago. She’s been a nurse for 35-some-odd years, something we both have in common. Despite having some core similarities, particularly in answering the existential question of who I am and how am/did I…