Forest Bathing Recap: Dreaming into the Speaking Land
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Forest Bathing Recap: Dreaming into the Speaking Land

On Saturday, October 19, 2024, a group of Balanced Soul Forest Bathers gathered for our last Forest Bathing event for 2024, “Dreaming into the Speaking Land.” We met at The Nina Mason Pulliam Ecolab on the Marion College Campus to experience the forest as an oracle. Activities and discussions were presented to encourage attendees to experience the forest speaking to us through signs, symbols, and synchronicity.

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Can’t sleep? Maybe it’s time to try Reiki
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Can’t sleep? Maybe it’s time to try Reiki

In today’s fast-paced world, insomnia has become an all-too-common struggle. Reiki is a holistic healing practice rooted in ancient Japanese traditions, which has emerged as a promising solution for those seeking relief from sleepless nights.  This gentle approach not only addresses the symptoms of insomnia but also encourages a deeper exploration of underlying emotional and physical stressors.

Click here to learn more about how Reiki channels healing energy, helps to alleviate burdens, and promotes a sense of relaxation.

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Forest Bathing Recap: Journaling Among the Trees
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Forest Bathing Recap: Journaling Among the Trees

On Saturday, September 14, 2024, eight Balanced Soul Forest Bathers met at the Marion College Nina Mason Pulliam Ecolab to explore "Journaling Among the Trees." The group shared about a favorite tree from their lives and their connection to it. Other highlights of the day included nature journaling, capturing responses from nature through creative writing, collecting nature for a Mandala, and a closing ceremony with Dandelion Tea.

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Spirit Horse Wisdom
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Spirit Horse Wisdom

Horses are kind, social creatures. They represent feminine energy and the igniting of creativity. These spirited creatures have galloped through many of our ancient myths, favorite childhood stories, wishes, dreams and drawings. This historic relationship has given humans and horses a woven, interconnected bond.  Horses help us to recover the beauty, power, and nobility of our own spirit. 

Click here to learn more the profound connection to your inner vitality and creativity through the presence of equine spirits.

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Forest Bathing Recap: Healing with Nature
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Forest Bathing Recap: Healing with Nature

On Saturday, July 13, 2024, fourteen participants joined in a Balanced Soul Forest Bathing experience, "Healing with Nature." The group spent the morning exploring their reciprocal and symbiotic relationship with the trees and experiencing ways to engage with the forest for healing and personal well-being at the Marion University Nina Mason Pulliam Eco Lab.

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Welcome Summer
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Welcome Summer

Each season carries with it an energy, a sense of time and place that resonates within us. When we take inspiration from the changing seasons and adapt our self-care routine to fit with this, we feel relaxed, empowered and in tune with the natural world.

Click here to learn more about how to connect deeper to this summer season and to embrace well-being.

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Manifest What You Desire: Manifestation Exercise
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Manifest What You Desire: Manifestation Exercise

Do you ever wonder what it feels like to be truly in sync with the universe, where your deepest desires materialize into reality? That's manifestation. It can be a powerful tool in your well-being toolbox. While it isn't my specialty, my friend and colleague Star Staubach, owner of Ignite Radiance and the Bad Ass Manifestation Parties, is a master at manifestation and helping people tap into and attract what they really want in life.

Click here for the manifestation exercise.

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Something feels off….is it Languishing?
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Something feels off….is it Languishing?

Have you been feeling different lately? You can’t pinpoint it…. You are not exactly sad, but it would be hard to describe yourself as thriving. Maybe you’re just feeling “BLAH”? How about trying the word languishing to portray how you’re feeling?

Languishing is the opposite of flourishing – when you feel connected and purposeful. Languishing is when you feel lackluster or disconnected. The word “languishing” can be traced to the early Latin root word “languere”, which means to feel faint or unwell. Languishing is associated with emotional distress, to languish is to be more of a middle point on the mental health continuum. In other words, not high and not too low, just flat.

Click here to learn more about this term, common signs and how to cope.

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Chinese Lunar New Year: The Year of the Wood Dragon
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Chinese Lunar New Year: The Year of the Wood Dragon

Saturday, February 10, 2024 marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year, the year of the Dragon, and will end on Jan. 28, 2025. This year's animal is the Dragon, specifically the Wood Dragon.

So what does that mean? To embrace the energy of the Dragon, we're encouraged to tap into our spirit that promotes our inner strengths and showcases our leadership qualities. The Dragon represents a commanding presence, encouraging us to pursue our aspirations with vigor and resilience. 

Click here to learn more about this special year of the Wood Dragon.

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Beat the Winter Blues
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Beat the Winter Blues

It is winter! It is dark and cold, and after the Holidays have passed, there might not be as much to look forward to in the next couple of months- except the coming of Spring. As an Integrative Wellbeing Coach, I am not surprised that January can be one of my busiest months. As soon as the Holidays are over, I tend to get more clients looking for some help to ease the winter blahs.

Most people who experience seasonal depression report feeling tired, unmotivated, and just plain sad.

Here are 6 tips to help battle the winter blues.

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Tis the Season to Overindulge!  
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Tis the Season to Overindulge!  

Cookies, cocktails, gravy, mashed potatoes, chocolate, chips and dip, appetizers, ham, stuffing, pies, cakes ………Ugh, I ate too much. I need some TUMS... how can I feel better?

Here are 10 tips from the Functional Nutrition Alliance to improve your digestion and help you feel better during the holidays.

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Do more of what lights you up!
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Do more of what lights you up!

We light up the world by following what lights us up. We are here to share the unique gifts that we all possess. We don’t discover our soul calling; we uncover it by following the trail of things that light us up. When you follow what you love, the Universe will pick up on and expand these feelings and send you more things to match your newly found expansion.

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Balance your mind, body, and spirit this autumn with Reiki
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Balance your mind, body, and spirit this autumn with Reiki

As we enter the colder months, we may start to feel a shift on an emotional, physical, and spiritual level. Shorter, darker days impact us in many ways, sometimes making us feel listless, uninspired, or isolated. Reiki is a great tool to help individuals feel balanced during winter when our energies tend to taper.

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Connect with the Rhythm of Nature
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Connect with the Rhythm of Nature

The sounds of the forest, the scent of the trees, the sunlight playing through the leaves, and the fresh, clean air give us a sense of comfort. They ease our stress and worry, help us relax, and think more clearly. Being in nature can restore our mood, give us energy and vitality, and refresh and rejuvenate us.

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