Meet Harley. He is one of my favorite clients. He always greets me with an amazing amount of pure, uninhibited enthusiasm. After a moment of settling in, complete with licking my face and hands, he goes to his bed, lies down, and pretty much indicates, “Ok, I am totally ready to allow in this healing.”Continue reading “Animals get it.”
Category Archives: Wellspring
Physical Health
“If you don’t think your anxiety, depression, sadness and stress impact your physical health, think again. All of these emotions trigger chemical reactions in your body, which can lead to inflammation and a weakened immune system. Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days. ” ~ Kris Carr One of the bestContinue reading “Physical Health”
counseling at Wellspring
For the next several weeks we will be featuring the skilled and qualified practitioners who work out of Wellspring Holistic Center. Heidi Minich is the newest practitioner at Wellspring Holistic Center. She is a certified professional counselor with a background in providing solution-focused, strength-based, client-lead therapy. She is also a student at the Pennsylvania GestaltContinue reading “counseling at Wellspring”
surprise yourself
I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding. ~ John O’Donohue
Never Give Up
“Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.” ~ Unknown Check out this flower. Do you see the leaf underneath? Nature is truly amazing. This flower had a will and a purpose and nothingContinue reading “Never Give Up”
Happiness
Happiness… “I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition. ” ~ Martha Washington
Kitchen Experiments – Almond Flour Pancakes
Breakfast has never been my favorite meal. As a teenager into my early adulthood I always skipped breakfast. I always thought it was a good way to control my weight and I was never hungry anyway. Since then I have learned how wrong I was on both of these counts. Breakfast or break fast isContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Almond Flour Pancakes”
This Moment
Out of nothing came Everything. Think about that! Out of nothing came Everything. Standing here in this kitchen now cooking is the miracle, boiling water, making tea. The feel of the sun this morning. The feel of the rain this evening. If we were truly paying full attention to this moment, thereContinue reading “This Moment”
Kitchen Experiments – A Special Mother’s Day Dinner
Cauliflower. It has never really been one of my favorite vegetables, but I would buy it on occasion and roast it and then not buy it again for weeks. Recently, once again, I have made some dietary changes and cauliflower has risen to the top as one of my new favorite vegetables. There have been weeks where I haveContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – A Special Mother’s Day Dinner”
Morning Inspiration
I like to get up early so that I can have time to be still, quiet, contemplative, and yes, so that I can make my lists! I am a chronic list maker. I admit to actually doing something “NOT” on my list and then going to my list to add it just so that IContinue reading “Morning Inspiration”