Make your own Aroma Blends. All you need is a 10 ml roller ball bottle, a carrier oil and essential oils. I recommend amber or cobalt blue bottles to preserve the integrity of the essential oils. Use a carrier oil such as jojoba or sweet almond oil. These blends have been created to be utilized… [Read More]
Opening Your Holistic Practice Again After Shelter in Place
Are you a therapist, coach or energy healer? Massage therapist or Reiki practitioner? If so you may have just returned to work after a shut down or quarantine during COVID-19 or you may still be closed, or worse- you shut down, reopened and you are facing another shut down. As an Associate Member and Partner… [Read More]
Tips to support the lymphatic system
We are in a pandemic. Because of that I have not been able to see my massage therapist for Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD). I am at high risk due to my lung condition- “Advanced Stage Sarcoidosis” so I have been cloistered since COVID-19 became an issue the beginning of March. Manual Lymphatic Drainage I began… [Read More]
Telemental Health during a Pandemic or Natural Disaster
I never imagined I would be blogging on this topic. A decade ago, as co-founder of the Online Therapy Institute, I had written about mental health and the use of technology during disasters. That was post-Katrina. I knew then that the internet would be a powerful tool during such trying times. But I could not… [Read More]
Transformation Life Coach- The New Buzz!
Becoming a Certified Transformation Life Coach is apparently the new rage and I just became one. Although from the 15-hour training I went through, I believe I was already doing this, even when I was a psychotherapist. Professional Development As a coach and coach educator I am always involved in some sort of professional development…. [Read More]
Become an Approved Clinical Supervisor
Did you know that the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE), an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) offers a certification in Clinical Supervision? The Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) credential is a national certification demonstrating competency and experience as a clinical supervisor. Many states endorse or require the ACS as a standard… [Read More]
Intuitive Aromatherapy
As an Intuitive, I use essential oils in my work and life. I incorporate the oils into my wellness lifestyle for physical, emotional and spiritual balance and I use the oils as a divination tool when working with others. I have always been intuitive but when I learned about essential oils and started using them… [Read More]
No more air travel for me. I am done.
And not for the usual reasons you might hear about these days- such as crowded security lines at airports, uncomfortable seating on the plane, delayed takeoffs and landings. That is certainly enough to make the average traveler weary. But no, my reason is very different. I have primary lymphedema and plane travel is about the… [Read More]
