The Willows Collective, Counseling & Holistic Wellness

09/05/2026

Courtney spent a day with Belle Vernon Area School District recently, leading breakout sessions on sound healing for district employees and running a full sound bath demonstration. Watch the highlight video here!

Most of the room had never experienced one before. The feedback afterward was consistent: people were surprised by how relaxed they felt, and several said they had not expected an hour in a school building to do that.

That reaction is the usual one, and it is a large part of why we keep offering these. Sound is a low-barrier entry point. There is nothing to learn, nothing to perform, and nothing required of you except lying down and letting your nervous system do what it already knows how to do.

If you have been curious and waiting for a reason, the next one is on the 20th!

Check out the highlight reel from the event. Link in comments.

09/02/2026

This month's letter follows the moon through the turn into fall. New moon in Virgo on the 10th, the equinox on the 22nd, and the Harvest Moon on the 26th. Reflections for each, journal prompts, and what's coming up at the Willows.

It goes out later this week, so there's still time to join. Link's in the comments.

What does the turn toward fall usually feel like for you?

08/27/2026

Looking at something far away settles the body faster than most things you can do on purpose. When we're on edge our vision pulls in close and starts scanning, and distance tells it there's nothing to manage.

Tonight there's a reason to look up. The eclipse is deepest right around midnight, with almost the whole moon in shadow.

Find the moon, then slowly take in the rest of the sky. Stay until your breath drops on its own.

What's been surfacing for you this eclipse season?

08/21/2026

If you've ever driven somewhere familiar and gotten there without remembering the drive, this one is for you.

Courtney explains what dissociation actually is, why the nervous system does it, and why it shows up far more often than most people realize.

Have you experienced any version of this? What's helped you come back?

08/20/2026

Take some time for yourself this weekend and start the week strong.

Relax and let sound do the work. Singing bowls, gongs, and chimes fill the room while you rest, and your only job is to receive.

What people often notice afterward:

- Deep relaxation and a calmer nervous system
- Less tension held in the body
- Easier sleep in the nights that follow
- Room to breathe and think clearly again
- A settled feeling that tends to stay with you

Upcoming Sunday Sound Baths at The Willows Collective:

Sunday, August 23rd, 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Sunday, September 20th, 10:00 to 11:00 AM

109 Brush Creek Road, Irwin PA

Attendance is capped at 10 so the space stays quiet and personal. Bring a mat and blanket if you have them, and we have extras if you don't.

Registration link is in bio. Price is $10

Have you been to a sound bath before, or would this be your first?

08/17/2026

We had such a nice time at the YWCA Westmoreland County women's health event last week. Thank you to the attendees, fellow participants, and organizers. We are looking forward to helping with future educational events!

With that said, if you need a speaker for your event or workshop, please reach out via DM or willows collective.com ❤️

08/13/2026

We are getting ready for tonight! Who's going?

Something is coming together for women next month, and we get to be a part of it!

On Thursday, August 13, Courtney Kirkpatrick will be the keynote speaker at the YWCA Westmoreland County's free Women's Health Series workshop, sharing a talk called "Rooted and Rising: Women's Wellness Beyond Survival Mode." It's a subject close to her heart, and she has a lot to say about what it looks like to move past just getting through the day and towards long term healing.

Courtney is also leading a breakout session, Where Science Meets the Sacred: How Sound Heals, and Leah Herman will be offering Nervous System Reset. Two different doorways into the same thing: what happens in the body when we finally let it settle.

The full evening includes sessions from Authentic Perspectives, Charlie Health, Diane Kerrigan & Associates, Eat Well, Independence Health System, and Mind Dojo. Free, open to women of all ages, refreshments provided.

5:30 to 7:30 PM at 424 N. Main Street, Greensburg. Pre registration required!



(Registration link in the first comment.)

08/11/2026

Two days!! Have you registered yet?

07/29/2026

The Full Moon rises tonight in Aquarius, opposite a Sun in Leo. This is the axis between the personal and the collective, the voice that wants to be heard and the circle it belongs to. Aquarius is the water bearer, the sign that pours out what it holds, so tonight is a good night to ask what you're ready to release, and what you're ready to make room to receive.

What are you ready to pour out under this moon?

07/20/2026

Something is coming together for women next month, and we get to be a part of it!

On Thursday, August 13, Courtney Kirkpatrick will be the keynote speaker at the YWCA Westmoreland County's free Women's Health Series workshop, sharing a talk called "Rooted and Rising: Women's Wellness Beyond Survival Mode." It's a subject close to her heart, and she has a lot to say about what it looks like to move past just getting through the day and towards long term healing.

Courtney is also leading a breakout session, Where Science Meets the Sacred: How Sound Heals, and Leah Herman will be offering Nervous System Reset. Two different doorways into the same thing: what happens in the body when we finally let it settle.

The full evening includes sessions from Authentic Perspectives, Charlie Health, Diane Kerrigan & Associates, Eat Well, Independence Health System, and Mind Dojo. Free, open to women of all ages, refreshments provided.

5:30 to 7:30 PM at 424 N. Main Street, Greensburg. Pre registration required!



(Registration link in the first comment.)