StillPoint Relaxation Lounge

08/17/2026

You don’t need an dr. appt or insurance to find out the basics everyone should know

07/06/2026

I hope everyone had a happy, safe 4th of July!

06/15/2026

🧠 **What if it's not just stress, aging, or a lack of willpower?**

Do you struggle with:

▪️ Brain fog

▪️ Difficulty focusing

▪️ Irritability

▪️ Anxiety

▪️ Low motivation

▪️ Afternoon energy crashes

▪️ Sugar cravings

▪️ Feeling overwhelmed by things that normally wouldn't bother you

Many people assume these symptoms are simply part of life.

But what if your body is struggling to turn food into energy?

One group of nutrients essential for this process is the **B vitamins**.

B vitamins help support:

⚡ Energy production

🧠 Mental clarity and focus

😊 Mood regulation

🩸 Blood sugar metabolism

🧬 Healthy nervous system function

Here's the part many people don't realize:

**Taking a nutrient and absorbing a nutrient are not the same thing.**

The quality matters.

The form matters.

Digestion matters.

Absorption matters.

And some people may benefit from active or methylated forms of B vitamins, while others do well with standard forms.

🩸 **This is especially important for those with prediabetes or diabetes.**

B vitamins help the body convert glucose into usable energy. When blood sugar is elevated, the demand for certain nutrients may increase. Fatigue, brain fog, cravings, poor concentration, irritability, and low energy are often blamed on blood sugar alone, but nutrient status may also be part of the picture.

**The body doesn't run on calories alone. It runs on nutrients.**

This is also important for teenagers.

Many are fueled by:

🥤 Energy drinks

🧃 Fruit juice

🍬 Candy

🍟 Chips

🍩 Pastries

🥣 Sugary cereals

🍕 Fast food

Yet their brains and bodies are growing rapidly and require a tremendous amount of nutrients.

What looks like poor focus, low motivation, irritability, mood changes, or constant fatigue may not always be "just being a teenager."

Before assuming it's stress, aging, hormones, or personality, ask yourself:

**Am I giving my body the nutrients it needs?**

And just as importantly:

**Am I absorbing and utilizing them?**

Certain lab markers—including B12, folate, methylmalonic acid (MMA), and homocysteine—can provide valuable clues about nutrient status, absorption, and methylation pathways. These tests are not always included in routine blood work.

As part of my functional wellness practice, I offer lab review and testing options to help identify potential nutrient deficiencies, absorption issues, and metabolic imbalances so we can stop guessing and start looking at the data.

Sometimes symptoms are messages, not character flaws.

06/12/2026

Happy Friday!!

Have a fabulous weekend! 😎

Zion Pulse

06/11/2026

What is the nervous system, and why is it so important?

The nervous system is your body’s communication network. It connects the brain, spinal cord, organs, muscles, hormones, digestion, immune system, and virtually every function in the body. It also influences how we think, communicate, make decisions, solve problems, and connect with ourselves and others.

Its primary job is to gather information and continually ask one important question:

“Am I safe?”

When the answer is yes, the body can regulate, repair, recover, digest, heal, think clearly, and connect more fully with life and those around us.

When the answer is no, the body shifts into protection mode—often called fight, flight, or freeze.

Once in that state, the nervous system begins gathering evidence. It scans every word, every expression, every action, every situation, and every memory looking for proof that we are safe—or proof that we are not. Most of this happens automatically.

We replay conversations, analyze text messages, question decisions, look for clues, and search for patterns. Sometimes our concerns are valid. Sometimes they are not.

But when we are operating from a state of fear, stress, or protection, it becomes difficult to see clearly. Our perception narrows. The nervous system becomes focused on detecting threats rather than possibilities and why our decisions should not be made when we are anxious, overwhelmed, angry, or afraid.

I’ve spent much of my life studying and understanding this process, both professionally and personally. Like many people, experiences from childhood shaped how I viewed the world, relationships, and safety itself.

What I learned is that the goal is not to stop the nervous system from doing its job.

The goal is to become aware of what it is doing. Awareness gives us choice.

When we can see our patterns more clearly, we can begin responding rather than reacting.

This the reason my work is so important to me.

I don’t chase symptoms.

I focus on the system that connects them all.

Hence the name, StillPoint.

A still point is the place between protection and restoration. The moment we pause long enough to observe rather than react. The moment we create space between fear and truth.

It is from this place that the body can return to what it was designed to do:

Regulate. Repair. Recover.

Whether through conversation, or any other modality I offer the goal is always the same to help create the condition where your the nervous system can find balance.

Because when we stop looking for evidence of danger, we create space to see possibility, purpose, and a path forward.

06/05/2026

Happy Friday! 💛

Bob Marley & The Wailers

06/01/2026

Late Spring → Early Summer 🌱☀️

Today is June 1st — a new month, new energy, and a reminder that seasons are always changing. Summer arrives around June 20th, giving us the next few weeks to gently prepare for the seasonal shift ahead.

What we do today supports tomorrow. Small choices now help build energy, hydration, and resilience for summer.

As spring wraps up, we also begin closing out the season connected with the Liver and Gallbladder.

🌿 Liver & Gallbladder Quick Recap
• Associated with movement, flexibility, and decision making
• Gallbladder time: 11 PM–1 AM
• Liver time: 1–3 AM
• If you notice waking during these times, it may simply be helpful to notice patterns

✨ Balanced: motivated, creative, flexible, decisive
⚡ Out of balance: frustrated, irritable, stuck, indecisive

As we move toward summer, focus begins shifting toward the Heart and Small Intestine.

❤️ Heart
• Associated with circulation, joy, connection, and presence
• Time: 11 AM–1 PM

✨ Balanced: joyful, connected, calm
⚡ Out of balance: restless, anxious, overstimulated

🧡 Small Intestine
• Helps absorb nutrients and sort what the body needs from what it doesn’t
• Time: 1–3 PM

✨ Balanced: clear-minded, calm, focused
⚡ Out of balance: scattered, overwhelmed, uncertain

Foods for this seasonal transition:

💧 Hydration:
Cucumber, watermelon, celery, oranges, berries, zucchini
→ High water foods become more important as temperatures rise

🌱 Digestion:
Apples, leafy greens, cooked vegetables, beans, oatmeal, yogurt, broth-based soups, mint
→ Gentle foods can feel easier to digest during seasonal changes

⚡ Steady energy & blood sugar:
Eggs, fish, chicken, beans, lentils, nuts, seeds
→ Help support steady energy and fewer crashes

🧂 Minerals & warmer weather:
Potatoes with Himalayan or sea salt, avocado, pumpkin seeds, spinach, broth, olives, beans
→ Help maintain hydration, muscle function, and fluid balance

🍯 Pair carbohydrates with protein or healthy fats to help keep energy and mood more steady.

As one season comes to an end and another begins, supporting ourselves now often makes the next season feel a little easier.

06/01/2026

🌕 Full Moon Tonight 🌕

Look east around 8 PM tonight as the full moon rises over the horizon. If you catch it early, it often appears larger and more golden as it climbs into the sky — one of nature’s best optical illusions.

Tonight’s moon is also special — a rare Blue Moon, meaning it’s the second full moon in one month. It’s also a micromoon, meaning the moon is slightly farther from Earth and appears just a little smaller than average.

As the sky darkens, look nearby for Antares, the reddish star often called the heart of the scorpion. Then turn west after sunset where you may spot some bright neighbors in the sky:

⭐ Venus — the brightest and easiest to find, low in the western sky
⭐ Jupiter — shining above Venus
⭐ Mercury — low near the horizon if you have a clear view

Grab a blanket, put your crystals out, make some moon water if that’s your thing, and enjoy the sky show above us tonight.

The universe puts on the best entertainment — all we have to do is look up 🌕✨

05/29/2026

🌕 Are you feeling a little different lately?

The full moon peaks on May 31st, but many people notice shifts not only on the night of the full moon but also in the 3 days leading up to it and the few days after, as the energy settles back down.

This full moon is also a little extra special—it’s a rare Blue Micromoon, meaning it is the second full moon in one month and also farther away from Earth than usual, making this a less common event. It won’t look blue, but its rarity makes it worth noticing.

Some people notice changes in sleep, emotions, energy, focus, appetite, dreams, or simply feel more sensitive or restless during this time.

We know the moon influences tides and natural rhythms on Earth. Since our bodies are largely made up of water, many people feel it makes sense that we might notice shifts within ourselves, too.

Those who tend to be more sensitive to cycles—women noticing hormonal shifts, those already feeling stressed or overwhelmed, or people who connect strongly with astrology, especially water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces)—may notice these changes more.

If you feel more emotional, tired, restless, sensitive, or just not quite like yourself right now, know that many others feel the same way. Be gentle with yourself, hydrate, rest when needed, and remember that shifts in energy and emotions are part of being human.

This too shall pass. :)