Integrative Wellness Therapy

03/18/2026

Loving Nature-Based Therapy! Check out the conference I am presenting on Earth Day, April 22, 2026 with PESI -- CEUs available!
https://www.pesi.com/sales/rh_s_002303_naturepediatric_organic-1677769?_gl=1%2A16bi12c%2A_up%2AMQ..&gclid=83c1b6bf4918151626d6df9bc66aca78&gclsrc=3p.ds&fbclid=IwY2xjawQmwxpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEei8QtX1WEjoA0gE0RGcZnTyxIm0BiVV5Juv8sDU5ZHGw23fPt-uylXfg_e8A_aem_3HaDHCoES-bnVeHGYQB_NA

Helping people to connect to self through therapeutic benefits of nature, in order to Live Well.

07/10/2025

Ever heard of "BLOT"? Bottom line on top.
That is how I begin my lectures on trauma neuroscience with Optimal State YT school. Challenges and difficulties are a part of human life and affect us on all layers of our bio-psycho-social-emotional-spiritual

-- AND BLOT -- Yoga Therapy offers many complementary tools to reduce suffering. Neuroscience teaches us about neuroplasticity. Psych offers resilience strategies. And, most importantly, we are reminded that at the center of our being is our light, connected to something greater (from my perspective).

"We are spiritual beings having a human experience." (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin).
I encourage us to continue to seek to be in a close relationship with our light within.

Preparing my lectures for this weekend: TRAUMA NEUROSCIENCE, CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, PTSD

06/29/2025

Huneebee Project, a nonprofit that offers youth beekeeping training in a therapeutic context, focused primarily on those with experience in the foster care system. Since 2018, the organization has graduated 11 cohorts from its 15-week program, which helps teens develop job skills and build community — with humans and insects alike — while tending to a hive.

Beekeeping is gaining recognition in research for its potential to support mental well-being—promoting mindfulness, reducing stress, and fostering a sense of purpose and connection.

Emerging research shows the healing power of the hive for people grappling with stress and trauma.

06/22/2025

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1868848030633276?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e

05/20/2025

Finding windows of nature in urban areas!

10/23/2024

Two Harbors to Parsons on the Trans Catalina Trail, the "hard way". Tough uphill and downhill, but the view at top and end destination worth in.

10/20/2024

Chag sameach.
For Sukot, we walked in the "desert" and built a "sukkah" ... and enjoyed connecting to ourselves, each other, nature and faith.
Live well, Connect to nature ... for purpose, meaning, and whole-person wellbeing.

10/12/2024

What the ruck is "rucking"? Boost your cardio!

10/09/2024

The Ups and Downs of life are natural -- and healthy (heart rate variability, nervous system regulation, rest and action, polarity of cells)!! So, I encourage you to find the joy in the up and down hill in nature.

09/26/2024

Sound travels best thru water, and humans are about 65% water. So find a "nature window" and sing your what's in your soul ... nature offers one of the richest ways of connecting to ourself!

09/25/2024

A walk around the block, in the heart of the city .. finding ways to connect to nature.