Wellness Wisdom

When we think of our health we usually focus on food, exercise, and stress. Did we forget about the human body's largest organ, the skin? Julie Lucas, Skin Sense 101, is an Esthetician who focuses on Mind, Body, and Spirit SKIN health. Julie uses a holistic approach to skin care.
Julie will share her journey to becoming a Holistic Esthetician and her passion for helping people love themselves through nurturing and caring for their skin. Julie knows that as we care for ourselves we feel better about ourselves. Julie shares how to "Love the skin you are in" through preserving our skin and enhancing our natural beauty. As you improve the way you care for yourself you can find the "real you."
Julie teaches how to "enhance our natural beauty" without camouflaging it. She helps people focus on mental, physical, and emotional self-care. Julie incorporates gem stones and Asian based massage modalities into her skin care. Julie challenges us to "protect our skin so it can protect us." Julie will explore how what we eat, our environment, and genetics play a role in the health of our skin. You are going to love hearing what Julie has to say about skin care that is marketed as "Anti-aging."
Julie will help you learn to love the skin you are in, to build your confidence in who you are, to reject negative media messages, and to bring "YOUR true ESSENCE forward."
Listen in as she gives the simple 3 step process for caring for our skin so that it can keep caring for us.

https://skinsense101.skincaretherapy.net/

If you want to lose weight and eat healthier and you google "diet" on the internet you will be bombarded with information. It can be so confusing. How do you know which diet is best for you or are they all just out to sell the latest product, pill, or green drink? It's a billion dollar industry. We all want to feel better, lose weight, increase energy, or just make it through each day. Every diet product will try to convince you that they have the cure, the answer, the miracle drug for your problem.
Lana Nelson is an Intuitive Nutritionist who believes that food is our best medicine. She believes that each body has different needs. It's not about finding the cookie cutter diet or one size fits all. We are individuals and we all have different needs for nutrients and health.
Lana will share with us her health journey going from daily pain with fibromyalgia, to living pain free. Lana teaches people how to heal themselves with food. After years of trial and error, Lana Nelson discovered the solution was as close as her kitchen cabinets and refrigerator… food.
Lana uses the principles of the bodies' energy systems, muscle testing, and using your intuition to determine what foods are best for you. Her food plans include customized, individualized foods based on the season, needs of your body, and what your body says is "best" and "worst" for you. As a Certified Emotion and Body Code consultant, Lana has developed one of the easiest techniques on the planet to help anyone discover what foods really are “good for you!” Good for you personally, right now.
If you are tired of dieting, restricting food, and being confused by the latest fads, explore "The Food Codes" and improve your relationship with food now. The Food Codes is perfect for anyone who wants to tune into their own body rhythms to learn the perfect food for their body type, physical and emotional goals and lifestyle.

https://thefoodcodes.com/

Karen Prier is an expert in the field of body, mind, and spirit unification. She is author of "Understanding the Divine- 7 Laws to Improve Your Relationship With God." Karen shares her own transformation story of changing her thoughts and beliefs. Karen says that by connecting to "inspiration and direction" from her divine source she was able to shift away from wounds of the past and connect to her divinity within. She talks about her own awakening experience and how she used the process of R & R (Remove and Replace) to remove destructive beliefs and thoughts and replace them with a statement of choice and belief. "I choose to believe love my body."
She says that our negative beliefs and patterns can be deeply embedded into our psyche. Karen will walk us through the R & R process with examples from her own life. Karen will share how beliefs become emotions and feelings. She will explain how our relationship with ourselves impacts our relationship with our higher power. Karen describes her "7 Elevations of Wholeness" can help you connect to your higher power. Karen helps people see themselves as a creator and teaches them "recreate" their relationship with their higher power, food, money, or whatever may be holding them back.
Karen helps people connect to the answers from their divine source to feel more confidence, trust, and "knowing" in their lives. She believes that each of us can be guided if we trust our own inner knowing and do what we are being directed to do. Karen will explain how we have the power to choose to be accountable and responsible for our lives.
Karen has created a community and website where instructors can come together from a place of abundance and cooperation to edify and bless each other. Classes are available now to take online.

For more info check out 7Elevations.com

Many people suffer with chronic pain, exhaustion, or other physical health issues. It can be frustrating when you feel there are no answers or help for your condition. Dr. Cassandra Schamber, is a family practice doctor who has discovered the power of Mind Body medicine. Dr. Schamber shares how many of our medical conditions can be connected to emotional blocks. She talks about how our body holds on to negative emotions and when we stuff emotions or put up a wall to feeling them, it actually interferes with the body's natural healing power.
Dr. Schamber shares her own experience as a resident doctor feeling like she was the pushing too hard through medical school and noticing it was having a negative impact on her health. She shares experiencing shame about not being able to keep a rigid schedule as an intern. This led her to want to understand how the emotional connection influences the physical body.
In her online course, "New Healing Connection", she explores the 3 parts of our inner selves
1) physical emotions 2) thoughts and 3) intuition. She says we must honor the physical sensation of emotion, and recognize the unhealthy messages we tell ourselves and then create new messages, and explore our inner voice through connecting to our intuition. She acknowledges that stuffing emotions takes a lot of energy. She says we must work to protect our energy flow from being blocked.
When nothing else works people come to Dr. Schamber to get relief from their pain and discomfort. She helps them explore negative messages from their tribe, feel the negative emotion, and create new positive messages with high vibration energy.
Dr. Schamber believes you can heal yourself. You can find new thoughts to help you relax, improve pain, and let the emotions flow.
You can heal yourself and change your life from the inside out.
https://www.newhealingconnection.com/

Are you struggling to keep up motivation to eat well, exercise, or take better care of your health? Why is your well-being so difficult to maintain? What if there was a way to know exactly what your body needs and when it needs it?
Shelley Ellington is a coach, teacher, and jewelry maker who teaches women to connect to their intuition in order to make the best choices for themselves and their family. Shelley says that connecting to our inner knowing can ground us. It can help us know what to eat, how to move, and when to take time for ourselves. When we connect to the core of who we are we can move confidently forward, without second guessing, worrying what others think, or giving away our authority.
Shelley shares her own "rocky" healthy journey, trying different diets, exercise programs, and exploring what was best for her. Shelley struggled with lifelong health problems where the medical profession had no answers. Feeling frustrated, she started to look inside herself to find answers.
Shelley learned how to successfully manage chronic health problems through the process of recognizing when she was out of touch, getting quiet, connecting to herself, listening to her body, and responding to what it is telling her. Shelley emphasizes that building a relationship with our body and mind is a lifelong journey. She talks about how at times we step into the darkness and must trust our inner guidance to know what to do next.
Many of us want a prescription, a diet or a to do list for our health. Shelley shares how we can adapt our situation to the current needs of our body. We can slow down our exercise routine, or eat something we've never tried before. As we grow the relationship with our intuition we can transform our lives to enjoy health, contentment, and peace. Shelley's creates jewelry to help you connect to your intuition. The stones are a reminder to help ground you to your inner self, your intuition, the real you.

Have you ever had an "Awakening" experience and felt directed to something you are supposed to do? Did you recognize there was a mission you were called to that only YOU could do? Jenn McMurdo, is a Spiritual Life Coach who helps people realize their truth and assists them to take action to live an authentic life. Jenn shares her story of working through depression, sexual abuse, and negative emotions in her life. Jenn talks about "whole being wellness" and that all human beings desire connection and love. Jenn has a passion for helping families connect wholeheartedly to each other. She talks about her experience moving with her children to Kenya and seeing strengths come out in them as they served and learned from the people there. Jenn shares the transformational of her family changing as they connected with each other and with those they were serving. Jenn explains how touch is a "basic human need" and that it is as important to us as food, water, and shelter. She talks about using her intuition to know what type of touch each of her children need. What is the touch they will accept and be open to? Jenn talks about teaching children appropriate and loving touch. She says that touch can be healing and helps move our energy and connect us to each other. Jenn knows the importance of human affection for healing our relationships, even our relationship to ourselves. Jen explains how to give yourself healing touch and the importance of self-love. She gives parents tips on working with teens and children who may be averse to touch. Jenn shares how to keep yourself open to opportunities to build lasting connections with your kids through positive touch.

What does it mean to love yourself? When we love others we spend time with them, we care for them, we want to make their lives easier. Loving ourselves can be a difficult journey especially when it comes to loving and accepting ourselves just as we are.
For the past several months we have been following Ryan Pilkington on his health journey. Ryan put a line in the sand in late October 2018. Ryan decided to embrace the identity of being "the elephant" (or the largest person) in the room. Ryan has been a passionate advocate for anti-bullying and with his podcast and BLOG "The Charging Elephant", he emphasizes helping people who struggle with their weight to "embrace their flaws and charge to a healthier life."
This month Ryan shares how he feels like a "butterfly coming out of a cocoon." He talks about how doing hard things and the struggle of changing habits have been transforming him into who he wants to be. He says that most of us try to "avoid" pain and hard things, but that he's been learning to meet his hard days with compassion. Ryan has been working daily on "I am affirmations" to promote positive self-talk. He is learning to be resilient and keep going when he takes a side track off the trail of a health. Ryan is being mindful of how he feels when he eats certain things. Ryan talks with us about changing habits and embracing imperfections. He shares how self-love is incorporated into our habits and decisions. Ryan shares his own struggles with feeling not enough and how he has been able to work through feelings in order to keep himself focused on the life he is creating. He shares how everyone wants to "be seen" for who they are and that we all have a purpose in our lives.
He shares his passion for helping teens know they matter. He says we all get to write our own stories. He says he wants teens to know and love themselves. Ryan shares how the love of others has helped to strengthen and support him as he makes difficult changes in his life. Ryan talks about how he hopes to help teens feel more connected, have positive thoughts, and see their potential. When we lose sight of our value and don't feel worth, we miss opportunities to serve others.
Ryan will release his biography later this year about his life being bullied for being "fat." Ryan is vulnerable that he is still on the path of self-love and acceptance. It's a journey to "Be Comfortable Being You!"

Happy Valentine's Week! Whether or not you are in a romantic relationship, we can all learn how to love ourselves, be more self aware, and improve our relationships through learning to connect to ourselves and explore our relationship patterns.
Lana Elco, is a Relationship Expert trained in Transpersonal Psychology and Spiritual practices to help people uncover what is holding them back from the relationship they want.
Lana shares her journey of self-discovery in her relationships with men. She tells how she could attract men, but had a difficult time creating a lasting connection.
She explores the balance between women in more submissive traditional role and women in a dominant role. Lana believes there is a middle ground that is "feminine empowerment." This is a place where a woman knows herself and is confident in who she is, but is also is interdependent with her partner and gives and receives love easily. Lana says that when a woman connects to her inner guidance and is empowered by who she is she can then create a lasting relationship.
Lana shares her past challenges with creating deep levels of intimacy in a relationship. Lana helps women create authentic intimate relationships. She helps women be conscious of their behavior and feel transformed. She helps people identify and transform toxic relationship patterns.
Lana helps women expand their consciousness through breath and spiritual work. She explores with women how their "deepest desire may be behind your deepest wound."
Lana explains how you can get information from your divine self through meditation, breath work, and exploring consciousness. Lana says that as you step into your power, be true to who you are, and trust the guidance you receive, everything will fall into place. Lana explores aspects for feminine and masculine energy and the balance that creates a healthy union.
Do want to meet someone who is synchronized with you, who is your soul mate? Lana gives you steps to connect to who you are and what you want, how to listen to your intuition, experience your own healing, and avoid repeating the past.
Lana explores with her clients feminine and masculine values and how to better understand your partner. Lana talks about how we can learn to accept our emotions, investigate them, and respond rather than react when in intimate relationships.
Lana will help you create a "model of relationship that serves your unique personality." Live awakened, confident, and transformed to love and be loved.

Join "Her Intimate Universe" at https://www.lanaelcocoaching.com/

Happy Love Month! How do you show your kids you love them? Do you buy them gifts, give them experiences, or cuddle on the couch? Amy Roskelley is a mother of 3 kids who has a passion for health and nutrition. Amy believes that one of the greatest gifts we can give our children is to teach them healthy habits. But how do you get your kids to eat broccoli?
Amy started her business, "Super Healthy Kids" to teach children how to notice what their body needs and to make choices that satisfy those needs. Amy created a "healthy plate" for kids with 4 sections 1) fruit (fiber) 2) grains (energy) 3) veggies (minerals) and 4) protein (muscle).
Amy wants to inspire balanced eating for children and teens and empower them to make their own food choices. Amy discusses what processed food can do to our brains and how when we eat whole foods we improve our physical and mental health. Amy says that her healthy plates challenge kids to make choices on what they eat based on the 4 basics. Amy shares her own story and struggle with weight as a child. She talks about how balance is the key to a lifestyle of health. She says we can empower our children by helping them problem solve what food they may need and what is missing in their diets. Instead of "telling" our children what to do we are giving them the information to make their own decisions.
Amy says that parents can make healthy eating part of their family "culture" and that it doesn't have to be a "fight" if we give our children choice and control. Amy shares with us creative and easy ways to help children eat mindfully and intentionally. Amy says we need to make eating an enjoyable experience where we are present without distractions. Amy has a passion for helping people love and accept their bodies with imperfections and flaws. We don't eat so we can look a certain way, but so we can feel like we are "the best version of ourselves." Meal times can be a time of community and close connection with our children.
Amy will show you how to avoid diet crazes, make food your kids with love, and how to prepare healthy meals for busy teens.
We are role models of our children's eating habits. Talk to you kids about what they like to eat, ask for meal ideas, and have fun creating nutritious and delicious meals together.

Check out more about how you can love your kids and feed them health at https://healthbeet.org/

If you are like many people you probably made a goal to "exercise" more in 2019. For many the word "exercise" has a negative connotation. Get ready to move and enjoy it!
Marci Barker, is the creator of "fun and sustainable" fitness. Marci is a life and fitness coach and an expert in helping women with mindset, movement, and creating a healthy lifestyle.
Marci believes our bodies are not something to flaunt, but an instrument to be used to improve our mental health and feel stronger, happier, and more engaged in our lives.
Marci shares her personal struggle with postpartum depression and how movement transformed her mind, body, and soul.
Marci says many people come to her wanting to "lose" weight, but they end up learning to love themselves and create lifestyle habits. Marci focuses on the basics: sleep, self-care, water, and movement. She helps people see a vision of what they want and take "actionable" steps to achieve it!
Marci shares how she helps people become "in tune" with their body. Marci helps bridge the gap between why people start personal training and the underlying issues that may be holding them back. Marci helps people explore what their ultimate goal is.
Marci believes in focusing on who you are not what you look like. Take care of yourself for you! Our value has nothing to do with our weight. Love yourself enough to take the next step. Don't define yourself by what you don't like about your body.
Marci says that "loving yourself" is the most important thing in your wellness journey. She says our focus should not be on what we "look like" but what we believe about ourselves.
Marci shares how her habit of going to the gym was a "preventive" measure for mental break downs. Exercise and physical movement create little shifts that make you a happier person.
"Your physical self is a byproduct of what happens on the inside." Shift how you feel about yourself and notice how your body changes. Every body is different. We are all unique and wonderful.
Marci educates her clients on what is healthy and what is not. Marci does a 4 week healthy eating challenge that gives people education, action, and accountability. Move your body in a way you love!
Marci talks about how fitness is an individual journey. You may love running or yoga or sports. It's whatever is fun and sustainable for YOU! Marci believes that what you tell yourself makes all the difference when you believe you are a "great mom" or a "happy person" you can see the best in yourself. Marci helps you get clear on your why and what it is that motivates you? What makes you feel accomplishment, success, and empowered?
Empower yourself to love moving, to practice self-care, and to love your body! Thanks Marci
https://www.funandsustainable.com/